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Seventh Wave PhotoGraphics
"Frequently
Asked Questions"
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1. "Why
are your prices so much lower than those of your competitors?"
There are a number of reasons. Mostly because my operating overhead is
relatively low and I do a "very comfortable" volume of business (as I frequently
work with my wife, Rev. Kolleen and her successful All
Ways Maui'd Weddings company). I've also streamlined my post photography
procedures so that the overall amount of time spent on a given project
is minimal, and, as they say, "time is money." I also don't have
a staff to pay, nor a "hungry" webmaster to make frequent changes to a
"fancy" web site. While I firmly believe that my photography is easily
as good as anyone's, I really don't have the desire to be so "extreme"
with my pricing - to me, what's fair is fair.
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2. "We
only want a few pictures. Your lowest cost package for digital wedding
photography is for 'Up to 250' images. Can we pay a lesser price
for fewer pictures?" My fees are based
more on the amount of time I spend on a job, and not (necessarily)
how many pictures I take. I'll take as many pictures as I can while we're
together, so "up to 250" is not unusual. However, I may take many more
than that or somewhat fewer, all dependent on prevailing circumstances.
(Please also understand that not all shots are formally posed ones.
Quite a few of them are of the ceremony itself, ones that will surely complement
the many candid, un-posed shots that I'll also take.)
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3. "How,
and how soon can we get our pictures?" If you cannot pick
up your photo DVD directly within five business days of your session, it
will be sent to you ASAP via Air Mail, at no charge to U.S. or Canadian
addresses. Film-based photos are ready within three business days (exceptions
may occur around major holidays). Insured Priority Mail delivery of your
film photos (to Mainland and Canadian addresses) is available for $10.00,
or $5.00 for CDs (somewhat more to all other countries). Time allowing,
your pictures will be available to you at my home office in Waikapu, just
off Hwy. 30 four miles north of the Maui Ocean Center Aquarium at
Ma'alaea Harbor - early to mid afternoons preferred.
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4. "How
will our photographs look when enlarged?" Great! With my 35mm
shots you'll get excellent enlargements, up to as large as 24x36-inches
(if you really want to go that big). My digital images will print
out very nicely at 8x12, and up to as large as 16x20 with virtually no
loss of quality. (I would also suggest that you get all larger sizes
- 8x12 and up - printed on a high quality [flat] matte photo paper - they'll
look very classy that way. However, you'll probably have to get
this done at a pro photo lab or studio doing business in the area where
you live.)
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5. "I
arranged for my ceremony's photography via a company other than Seventh
Wave PhotoGraphics or All Ways Maui'd Weddings & Ceremonies.
This other company charged me a much higher rate than what I later found
posted at your website. Why is this?"
There
are a number of different "outside" wedding planners and coordinators who
book my photography services (for their clients) on a regular basis. Unfortunately,
I have no control over what they, in turn, charge folks. Thank you very
much for your understanding in this regard.
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Wave PhotoGraphics
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