Avoid "portrait photographer" they often don't understand the need of the fashion industry. See the photographer's portfolio. Do you like it? Does it represent the style and format your looking for? Commercial photographers might be a good source of work! Keep that in mind. Be concerned about photographers who seek to take nude pictures of you or claims to be working on a swimsuit calendar. Photographers should be professional and respectful and you should bring a friend along. Always be cheerful, you never know when you might get a free shoot or a free picture or an extra roll done at no extra cost! If you bring your own clothes to the shoot, always bring extra. If the photographer for example like your look and decides to do an extra roll you will be ready to benefit from it. Keep an open mind photographers loves to do editorial shots.

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# The best professional photographers usually do their bookings a year in advance. In case you want to have outstanding photographs for your wedding, then start searching for a professional wedding photographer few months prior to the ceremony.
# You may consult your relatives and friends, who have held weddings prior to your ceremony. Ask if they liked the photography of their own wedding. Browse through their wedding albums.
# If you have a list of photographers to choose from, then peruse their websites or portfolios, to scrutinize their photographic capabilities. Look at their wedding photo samples. Consider how they perform at different given environments and settings of wedding venue.
# Peruse the works of the photographer. For the purpose, request him to bring two or three wedding photo albums, which are he has done recently.
# Make sure that you see at least one album of an entire wedding, right from the start to the finish. This will enable you to figure out how the photographer has handled the entire ceremony.

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