Z Molu Photography

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Re: Z Molu Photography

@somegroovychick

i think the thing to remember with any photographer, esp. people with more editorial style like Z Molu, is that their portfolios are going to showcase what they consider the best of their style of photography. you should always, always ask to see a FULL wedding by any photographer you meet so you can get a better sense of their overall style and how they handle group shots and candids and every other type of image, outside of the couple’s photoshoot.

i also don’t understand the trend of paying upwards of $5000 for a single photographer. many excellent editorial gora photographers work closely in tandem either with partners (as in two photographers of equal skill) or with secondary shooters (perhaps someone who is in the business and on their way upwards but might not have years and years of experience like the primary photographer you’ve hired). imho, two lenses, two perspectives, and two people is ALWAYS better than a single photographer esp. considering how large desi weddings can be. two photographers is fast becoming the standard amongst most people offering their services- the bigger desi names need to be play catch up! its not possible for one person to be everywhere all at once.

very good points! It’s sometimes true that with digital cameras now, so called professional wedding photographers can take 5000 pictures at a wedding and if 5% of it is actually usable, that’s still a decent amount of images and there’s bound to be 20 in there that would look pretty good. Always ask to see more of a wedding if possible.

Was just on ZMolu.com and it says that 10-15% of the delivered images are creatively enhanced (I guess what you see on his website). So I suppose the rest of the images are normal.

It’s true that a second perspective would be advantageous, but be sure to ask your photographer who they’ll be using for the second photographer. I’ve heard some photographers just bring a spouse…strap a camera on his/her neck…and have them stand in the corner to snipe away. Definitely not the way to go…Ask to see the second photographers portfolio and how long the main photographer have worked with the second. The wedding that I went to with Z Molu being the photographer, he had a second photographer with him.

There’s always going to be trends, while timeless images are great, trends just defines the era that you’re in (to a certain degree). If you look at your parents wedding album..that’s considered timeless, but do you really want that style of photography today? There’s nothing wrong with not liking this style, there are plenty of other photographers out there that you can find one that fits what you want. No need to trash one guy because their style is not your cup of tea. there’s no particular way that a wedding is “suppose to be”…just my opinion..