FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WEDDING FAQS

Once you have decided I’m the right wedding photographer for you, (I’m typing this bit with crossed fingers!) my deposit is 50% of your chosen package.

Once your deposit is paid, your date is locked in with me and nobody else can pinch it.

I’ll invoice you for the final 50% 1 month before your wedding. You’ll need to have paid 100% of your final package price before your wedding day.

You can always upgrade your package at any time before the final balance has been paid. You don’t need to make a decision on which of my optional extras (if any) to include when you pay your deposit to secure me for your date.

I’ll be in touch not longer than 6 weeks after your wedding once your images have been edited. You’ll be given a link to view all of your photos in a beautiful online gallery. This gallery will also include what I call a highlights slideshow for you to enjoy first of all, with a drink in your hand hopefully!  I use my favourite images from each key part of the day to make the slideshow to awesome music. You’ll be able to download the slideshow as well as all of the print ready files from the online gallery. 

Honestly – lots! I always take multiple shots of the same moment to make to make sure I capture it perfectly. I will sort through these and narrow it down to my ‘picks’. These picks are then edited to to give them a beautiful professional look, in my signature vibrant style, which I hope you have enjoyed seeing on this website!

I love Black & White, so unless you tell me otherwise, I will turn roughly 15-20% B&W during my editing process. I do not deliver the colour version of an image I convert to B&W, as I believe this dilutes the story of your day. I only deliver an image in B&W if it looks better that way.

I refer to the images that I edit as the edited selection. You can expect to receive circa 200-250 edited images for up to 4 hours of coverage.

I will be responsible for your edited selection of images for 12 months after your wedding date. Your images will be archived away on my professional hard drives and loaded onto your private online gallery for 6 months after I deliver them to you. I take data protection very seriously. I always recommend to my couples that they store their images in the cloud. Not just on the family laptop. Places like iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox are all excellent and secure.

As with most professional photographers, Andrew Craner Photography will always own the copyright of all of the images.

You will always receive the high resolution digital files from your wedding day with permission to print and share to your heart’s content!

All this really means is that I retain the right to use a few of my favourite images on my website and social media to promote my business (and how amazing you look to your family & friends!). I ALWAYS double check you are happy for me to use your images before I post them anywhere. I take my customers right to privacy very seriously and always respect their wishes.

I’m sure you’ll agree that this website would be pretty boring if I could not post any of my work! That’s what the copyright thing is all about, nothing more.

I am based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. I’m very happy to travel within a 1 hour radius of Leamington.

 

Yes!  Prints can be purchased from the online gallery and will be posted directly to you.

You will be given the high resolution files with permission to print and share from your wedding day as part of the package price, so you could be forgiven for wondering why on earth would you buy prints from me?! 

The answer is improved quality, access to large and unusual sizes, and my reasonable prices!  I use print labs only available to professional photographers, and you can tell the difference, trust me :-)

Professional quality Box frames, canvases, acrylic blocks and much more are also available – just ask!

family sessions FAQS

The images from your session will be delivered to you inside your own private online gallery. It will allow you to download the entire set with a few clicks to your computers hard drive. These will be print quality, high resolution files.

You’ll be able to order individual prints in a large range of sizes from a professional lab at sensible prices. Professional quality Box frames, canvases, acrylic blocks and much more are also available – just ask!

You could be forgiven for wondering why on earth would you buy prints from me if you have the files?! The answer is improved quality, access to large and unusual sizes, and my reasonable prices!  I use print labs only available to photographers, and you can tell the difference, trust me :-)

Amazing quality prints and wall canvases can be bought from the online gallery and will be posted directly to you. I use print labs only available to professional photographers, and you can tell the difference, trust me. 🙂 Funky coffee table albums, box wall frames, and free standing glacier blocks are also available, just ask!

Portrait photo shoots usually last between 1.5 – 2 hours, but that is not an absolute time limit! I want you to be relaxed, and enjoy the shoot! So I take it as it comes…

Whatever you like is the simple answer!

Examples include:

You and your partner, just you, your family, just the children, newborn babies, bump shoots, your pets, all of you! The goldfish, if it’s particularly photogenic perhaps?!

I am happy to travel to a location of your choice within a 30 minute drive of Leamington Spa. I quite often start the shoot at the family home. Sometimes we then go to a local wood or beauty spot. I always encourage families to choose locations where they feel relaxed and are special to them.

Clothes! Ha! Just wear what you normally do. Be yourself. Be comfortable and relaxed. Be ready to have a laugh! You can dress in whatever you like really – posh, fancy, casual, anything at all. 🙂

Can we use props? Yes! Kids will be kept interested if they have their favourite toy, adults too sometimes with silly hats, etc! We are happy to work with whatever props you wish to bring along… or we can even bring some of our own if you give us a heads up…

As with most professional photographers, Andrew Craner Photography will always own the copyright of all of the images.

You will always receive the high resolution digital files from your session with permission to print and share to your hearts content!

All this really means is that I retain the right to use a few of my favourite images on my website and social media to promote my business (and how amazing you look to your family & friends!). I ALWAYS double check you are happy for me to use your images before I post them anywhere. I take my customers right to privacy very seriously and always respect their wishes.

I’m sure you’ll agree that this website would be pretty boring if I could not post any of my work! That’s what the copyright thing is all about, nothing more.