{"id":10185,"date":"2018-05-29T13:33:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T13:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10185"},"modified":"2023-09-30T11:38:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T11:38:23","slug":"hiring-a-photographer-7-things-youre-really-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/hiring-a-photographer-7-things-youre-really-buying","title":{"rendered":"Hiring a Photographer : 7 things you&#8217;re REALLY buying"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Most businesses need images for websites, brochures, press, adverts&#8230;. the list goes on.<\/h3>\n<p>So when you hire a photographer, what are you actually getting? Good ones will be expensive, they may quote \u00a31000-\u00a31500 per day even in West Yorkshire &#8211; how on earth can this be justified.<\/p>\n<p>If you read most marketing copy, we would cover the benefits to your business, which include extra sales, great first impression and more website traffic &#8211; but in this mini blog series, lets look at what the photographer brings to the table and how they spend the time with you AND behind the scenes!<\/p>\n<h3>1 &#8211; Years of Experience (hopefully)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie-his-magic-band-279-jamies-band-photoshoot-in-doncaster-2017_12_07-by-mcfade-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie-his-magic-band-279-jamies-band-photoshoot-in-doncaster-2017_12_07-by-mcfade-Edit.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie-his-magic-band-279-jamies-band-photoshoot-in-doncaster-2017_12_07-by-mcfade-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie-his-magic-band-279-jamies-band-photoshoot-in-doncaster-2017_12_07-by-mcfade-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie-his-magic-band-279-jamies-band-photoshoot-in-doncaster-2017_12_07-by-mcfade-Edit-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie-his-magic-band-279-jamies-band-photoshoot-in-doncaster-2017_12_07-by-mcfade-Edit-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jamie-his-magic-band-279-jamies-band-photoshoot-in-doncaster-2017_12_07-by-mcfade-Edit-1000x666.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How many CV&#8217;s or LINKED IN profiles start with &#8220;Over 25 years experience of&#8230;. &#8220;, or something like that!<\/p>\n<p>When you hire a professional, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-buying-your-next-camera-lens-things-to-consider-for-your-next-lens-purchase\/\" title=\"The Ultimate Guide to Buying Your Next Camera Lens: Things to Consider for Your Next Lens Purchase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thing you&#8217;re buying<\/a> into is MANY years of learning, courses, processing skills and people skills. They&#8217;ll have experienced all kinds of situations, subjects and personalities.&nbsp;They tend to have learned in their spare time and on the job, it&#8217;s usually a passion. They will also be expert and efficient at processing the photos to polish them &#8211; usually in Photoshop or something equivalent.<\/p>\n<p>You can see their&nbsp;experience from a portfolio or website and can also tell whether&nbsp;their work is a fit for your brand. Maybe someone who does pin-up and emo-goth models brilliantly, isn&#8217;t the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/why-do-photography-11-documentation-of-personal-growth\/\" title=\"Why do Photography? 11 Documentation of Personal Growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">person<\/a> for your food photography?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We wrote about 6 steps for getting the right photographer for the job here&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gIuQTG0H2x\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/6-essential-steps-to-hiring-the-right-photographer\/\">6 Essential Steps to Hiring the Right Photographer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;6 Essential Steps to Hiring the Right Photographer&#8221; &#8212; McFade News and Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/6-essential-steps-to-hiring-the-right-photographer\/embed\/#?secret=zJbeGPFerr#?secret=gIuQTG0H2x\" data-secret=\"gIuQTG0H2x\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most businesses need images for websites, brochures, press, adverts&#8230;. the list goes on. So when you hire a photographer, what are you actually getting? Good ones will be expensive, they may quote \u00a31000-\u00a31500 per day even in West Yorkshire &#8211; how on earth can this be justified. 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