FAQ
10. How many photos will I receive?
On average, we deliver 75 photos/hour of shooting time for both weddings, events, and portrait sessions. We provide the majority of pictures in color, but will also select a few classic shots to convert to black and white for you.
11. Will I be able to print the photos on my own?
Of course! You have full printing rights to all the photos in your gallery.
12. Do you have insurance?
Absolutely! We can send proof of insurance to your venue at any time.
13. What precautions do you take with your gear and photos?
We understand how important the images are, so we take every precaution imaginable. We use top-quality professional cameras with dual memory card slots, so we always have two copies of every photo we take.
We always carry top-of-the-line memory cards and have backups for our backups.
After a wedding, Megan saves your photos to cloud storage and another external hard drive. She edits and develops the images from the cloud-stored files and puts the hard drive in my fireproof safe along with the memory cards.
These items will remain in the safe until you receive your gallery and provide us with your feedback.
14. Do you shoot digital or film?
We are digital photographers with a film photographer's mentality. Megan processes your digital photo files like developing film, enhancing the beauty that is already there. She will never slap a filter or preset on your photos to make them look unnatural or edit them to alter your appearance (see #10).
This goes for all of our sessions, not just weddings. We want your photos to truly capture your unique personality and visually represent that specific moment in time.
15. What if it rains for our portrait/engagement session?
We know rain can be a downer, but don’t worry! We can (and are willing to) shoot magical photos in any weather.
If it looks like an overcast day, you’ll still have your session. Your photographer might ask you to move it up an hour or two to avoid losing the light too early.
If rain is forecasted on the day of your shoot, please watch the weather develop over the days leading up to your session. We’ll help you make the decision the night before or the morning of your shoot.
If a 40%+ chance of rain is forecasted for the duration of the session hour, we can try to adjust your timeframe for the day, or your photographer will provide you with the following available openings on their calendar to decide if you would like to reschedule.
16. What payment options do you accept?
You can pay online with a credit card, PayPal, or a check. All payments are easily completed online through a client portal, where you will find your invoice, contract, and other documents.
If someone is gifting the session, you can forward the invoice to them to pay online, or they can mail a check. Please make checks payable to Megan Hoffer Photography and contact your Client Services Coordinator for the address to which you should send the check.
17. Do you photograph newborns?
You are welcome to bring your newborn for a family session…she’s part of the family! And what a sweeter story for me to capture than the connection between you and your precious little newborn baby.
These family sessions are typically completed in your home, as a lifestyle shoot, or outdoors, similar to a typical portrait session, where you will hold and snuggle your child for most of the shoot. We can also lay her safely down in her crib by herself for a set, along with macro closeups of those tiny little lips, lashes, and toes, of course!
We don’t photograph studio “sleeping, wrapped up in a blanket, nestled in a bucket, photoshopped-type” newborn shoots.
We do know some amazing newborn photographers who are well-equipped and safety-trained for studio newborn sessions, and we’re happy to give a referral! Email us at hello@meganhofferphotography.com and we’ll gladly share their contact information with you.
1. When will we have our engagement session?
Once you are matched with your photographer, your Client Services Coordinator will assist you in scheduling your engagement session. You can complete the session right away or wait until the season of your choice, but please note that fall sessions tend to fill up early in the year.
2. Do we need to know how to pose ourselves, or will you help us there?
We don’t expect you to show up knowing how to pose⎯don’t worry about that at all! Just show up ready to laugh and have fun, and we’ll take it from there.
The team at MHP uses a combination of posed and candid shots on wedding days. You will find that there are moments when you'll want posing direction, but there are also times when we capture completely candid and raw moments. We live for those little moments.
3. How long will it take for me to receive my photos?
After a portrait session, you’ll receive your gallery within two weeks.
After a wedding, you will have a selection of photos within a week of your wedding date and the full online gallery within two months.
All photos in your online gallery have unlimited downloads and you’ll be able to choose from web size (for social media) or high resolution (for printing).
4. What’s the average investment for weddings?
The average is right around $5,500. Please keep in mind that every wedding and couple is unique, and we treat each client with the same care, regardless of their final investment with us.
Before making a decision, we discuss your vision, venue, and the size of your wedding party. We also discuss a rough timeline and what type of albums you want. You can add anything at any time, so there's no pressure to decide immediately.
5. Do you only photograph weddings?
No, we also photograph a wide range of events, including bridal showers, baby showers, graduations, conferences, and other celebrations of all types and sizes, as well as portrait sessions of almost any kind, throughout the country.
7. What happens if our photographer is too sick or injured to shoot our wedding or event?
If this were ever to be the unfortunate case, we already have a team of incredibly talented and trustworthy associate photographers who would be more than happy to step in as the lead if needed.
Additionally, Megan has a vast network of talented photographers we can call on at a moment’s notice.
We will retrieve the photo files from them and edit them in our signature style for you, just like we do with our associate photographer’s images after every wedding.
8. What if you haven’t shot at our venue before?
That’s no problem. We shoot at new venues regularly. We can always find good light in any situation (and at any venue!).
Venue lighting varies depending on the time of day and the season. Because of this, we always arrive early to walk the property of every venue, whether we’ve shot there before or not.
9. Will you edit my pimple?
We are here to document, not to change the way you look. Still, suppose something unexpected arises during your shoot or wedding that is not part of your typical day, such as a random pimple or a black-and-blue mark. In that case, Megan will address it in her post-processing for your portraits and any other candid photos where it is noticeable.
Chronic acne that covers most of the face will be challenging to remove, but Megan will do her best to reduce the severity as much as possible within the limits of Lightroom, her editing software. We will gladly recommend an excellent retouching service if you require additional edits beyond our capabilities.
10. When Will I Meet my Associate Photographer?
You will learn who your photographer is as early in the process as possible. You and your photographer will get each other's contact information. We encourage you to meet for a quick video call before the big day or schedule your engagement session together to get to know each other. Either way, your Client Services Coordinator will ensure everyone, both you and your photographer, is prepared for the specifics of your wedding day.