DTyler Photography - Las Vegas wedding photographers
We're glad you are considering DTyler Photography as your wedding
photographers and encourage you to contact us if there is information we can
provide or questions to answer to help you along your decision. Feel free
to read the articles below for general information about wedding photography and
the qualities that set us apart and ensure your special day matches your
expectations.A wedding day is the defining point in our adult lives as two lives become
joined into one family. It's a time of high emotions filled with joy and
love and a day that you'll want to remember for the rest of
your lives.
While memories fade with time, a well composed photograph lasts forever and
is a visual cue that instantly transports you back to that special day, making
your choice to hire a professional wedding photographer the most important
decision in your wedding preparation.
The renowned Las Vegas wedding photographers of DTyler Photography have
photographed hundreds of weddings across the United States and abroad over the
past twelve years and have the experience and equipment necessary to create
treasured photographic memories with breathtaking quality. We regularly
work with clientele in Nevada, California, Minnesota, Utah and Arizona
throughout the year and are happy to create a custom wedding photography package
that fits your individual needs and budget.
We offer professional digital processing and retouching services included in
the cost of any session that corrects exposure, focus, color and leaves you
looking as though you just stepped out of the pages of your favorite fashion
magazine!

The most important preparation you'll make
Selecting a wedding photographer is one of the most important steps in your wedding journey.
Ten years down the road, after the wedding cake has been eaten and the guests
have all gone home, the only constant reminder you'll have of the most important
day in your lives is the wedding pictures above the mantle, in your wallet or on
you desk.
Wedding photographs remind us even in the worst of times of
your love for one another and strengthen the sacred bonds of marriage whenever
you see the images of each other's love.
Things
to keep in mind
Wedding plans can be daunting, frustrating and stressful and if you've never
secured the services of a professional wedding photographer, it's difficult to
know where to begin. Below is a handy informational guide for learning
when to contact a wedding photographer and questions to ask when seeking a
professional that will work within your budget and whose personality and style
fits with yours.
- When to reserve your wedding photography session
How soon are you
looking to book your photography session? It's important to keep this
in mind before setting up meetings with prospective photographers, as a
photographer's calendar may fill up very quickly and are often booked months
in advance. Once you find the perfect photographer, you'll want to
reserve your session as soon as possible before that date is taken. If
you're not looking to reserve your session for several months, wait until
you're ready to book before you meet with photographers. There's
nothing worse than falling in love with a photographer's style and
personality and then finding out months later that your day is already
booked and having to start over from the beginning.
It's best to reserve your photographer as soon as possible to ensure
availability and then let your budget and the rest of your day's events fall
into place. Once your ceremony and reception location is taken care of and
your photography session is booked, the two most important factors are taken
care of, which are 'where is the wedding taking place?' and 'who will document
it so I can relive my wedding day whenever I want?'
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- Getting to know your photographer
The relationship we maintain is less like a standard client/provider and more
of a close short term partnership. Successful wedding photography is built
from mutual trust and respect. Start your conversation by letting your
prospective photographer know that you've visited their online portfolio, you
like their work and ask them if they have availability on a specific date.
Don't be afraid to ask questions about their style preference, what colors to
wear and share your creative ideas. This not only makes a more interesting
shoot, but your increased comfort level will show in every photograph. As
your wedding plan develops, we speak and even meet with you several times in the
months leading up to your wedding to share new ideas and discuss any potential
changes to the itinerary.
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- Working within a budget
If you have a set budget, keep it in mind, but remain flexible and be willing
to share that budget with your prospective wedding photographer early in the
conversation. Instead of calling photographers and asking their prices
until you find one within your range, share your budget up front and see if the
photographer can work with you. Most wedding photographers have
standard packages, but can customize a wedding photography package to fit your
needs or work within your budget.
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- Price versus quality
As Benjamin Franklin once put it best: "The bitter taste of poor quality
remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten". This is the
most important event of your adult life and these are images you'll probably
view every day. Your choice of photographer should be based on their
compatible personality and quality of work and not just on price. If his
or her prices are just a bit outside your budget, but you feel that you've found
the right photographer, it's worth spending a bit more, borrowing short term or
cutting back on other expenses to fit them into your budget. Remember that
ten years down the line, what you spent on wedding photography will not matter,
but the quality of your pictures will. In the long run you'll thank
yourself for selecting a style and quality you enjoy looking at and a
professional you can trust.
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- Length of your shoot
Book the amount of time you need. It's tempting to book only an hour
or two for 'some quick poses', but it turns into a stressful event as people are
yanked out of place and smiles are forced as the clock rapidly ticks away.
Posed shots are nice and even necessary, but they don't invoke memories and
emotions like photojournalistic candid shots. Remembering and reliving the
day as it happens can become crucial to your marriage when you least expect it.
Some of the best shots are taken as the wedding couple prepare, or at the
ceremony and it tells a complete story of your wedding day that's enjoyable to
view from beginning to end. Booking adequate shooting time allows you to
relax and let the photographer do their job, capturing events as they unfold,
without the need to cram every shot into a short time frame and missing the
first dance or a bombastic backflip from the best man on the dance floor.
If the amount of time required for your wedding falls outside of your budget,
ask your photographer if they would be willing to work with you on the price.
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- Your photographer's tools of the trade
Find out what equipment your photographer will be using! Some
will tell you that "the most important component of a camera is the
photographer's head", but they're only half right. Good photographs come
from good photographers with good equipment. This is also a great
'breaking the ice' question, as a photographer is proud of their equipment and
are more than happy to give you an overview of their camera bodies, lighting and
lenses. While film cameras were mostly pretty standard in terms of
quality, digital cameras vary wildly in terms of resolution, low light
performance and image quality. It's even a good idea to ask them why they
use a particular camera - every photographer has a different style and their
answers may surprise you!
While it may sound Greek at the time, take notes and later Google their
equipment list to gain a better understanding of the level of quality their gear
brings to the table and how much it all really costs. Equipment upgrades
and replacements are one of the main factors in wedding photography costs.
It's not at all uncommon for an experienced photographer to carry $20,000 worth
of equipment or more while shooting a wedding. All of this equipment must
be maintained, upgraded and replaced regularly.
A photographer's equipment factors into the time of day your wedding takes
place and what to expect in terms of image quality. Cameras that perform
well in low light, such as the Nikon D3 and D700, or the Canon 5D Mark II will
give more crisp, pleasing images in darkened environments such as a church in
the evening or an outdoors night time wedding.
Your photographer's backup equipment
What happens if a camera fails during your wedding? Does your
prospective wedding photographer have backup equipment? Do they have an
assistant to help with posing, carrying gear and lens/battery/memory card
management? Do they offer a second shooter? Knowing that your
photographer has at least one spare camera body with lenses helps to ease your
mind about the 'what ifs'.
Film or digital?
There's still a raging debate in some circles about film versus digital.
At DTyler Photography, we have been 100% digital since 2006, as have most
wedding photographers. The current generation of professional digital
cameras have made incredible leaps and bounds in terms of image quality and
flexbility and the combined benefits put them far beyond film cameras.
Why digital?
Speed - Digital cameras allow a photographer to take
hundreds and even thousands of shots without switching batteries or memory
cards, to capture moments that would have been impossible or incredibly
difficult on a film camera. A photographer can snap away without worrying
about film counters or swapping out a roll in the middle of a key moment.
It allows for more creativity and has started the recent trend towards wedding
photojournalism.
Flexibility - Digital images are incredibly flexible in
terms of adding enhancements or correcting color or exposure that's not optimal.
Since there is no film to develop, the process of loading an image into an
editing program for enhancement and processing is purely digital and alterations
can be made without degrading image quality.
Image quality - Digital cameras are incredibly sharp and
deliver images so crisp and vibrant that they're on par and often surpass that
off 35mm cameras.
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- Meeting your photographer
When you're ready to reserve your session, meet with your prospective
photographer in person. I personally love meeting with new clients -
everyone has their own unique story about how they met, the wedding location or
small talk about themselves. It's a wonderful break in my day and
establishes a foundation for a close partnership with my clients. My
co-shooter and I are very relaxed and humorous to work with and we encourage you
to come with questions, no matter how silly they may sound to you - we'll have a
hot cup of coffee or tea and hash them all out.
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