2/20/2015

What You Need To Consider When Hiring A Hospitality Photographer

By Olivia Cross


For a hotel to attract many customers, it has to create a good impression during its advertising. They have to use captivating and attractive pictures for customers to want to check the new place out. These pictures should be taken by a professional hospitality photographer. He will take photos that will be captivating and interesting.

As the manager of the hotel, you should not expect the photographers will come to your place without you taking much time to look for them. First, you need to come up with different names of the experts you can find. From here, you will be able to interview each one of them according to your expectations. It is necessary to know if they have the needed experience on the job to handle the work. You should ask for their previous work in order to confirm their word.

Another thing that you need to look at is the area of specialization of the expert. Those experts who specialize in marriage photos may not be the most suited for resort photography. You need to engage with an expert who has handled similar assignments in the past. You should, therefore, ask for samples of the successive assignments that they have undertaken in the past.

Any camera expert will know that a scene has to be set prior to taking the picture. They will have a keen eye on the arrangement of the things in the room. Everything should be in perfect order so that the picture can look nice. They will, therefore, take some time before taking the picture to set right what was not.

The expert also needs to have the right tools for the job. It is said that, an expert is as good as the quality of tools that they use. It is, therefore, important for you to make sure that, the expert have high-quality camera and lenses since this guarantees the quality of the photos to be taken. This helps to create a very positive image of the resort.

Another tool that they should have is enough lighting. Perfect lighting will brighten even a dull room thus giving it the look it deserves. Remember, guests want to see something that they will be drawn to before they decide to make any bookings.

When dealing with the experts, it is also good for them to combine this expertise with advertising experience. Since the main reason for hiring them is to market the hotel, you will have to hire someone that is good at marketing the place by the outcome of the photos. It is a business wise to let them know what you expect from their professionalism before they take the first photo. They need to come up with creative ideas to make the entire process beneficial to your business.

The camera man will charge different amount based on various factors. The photo format, the size of the buildings and the number of pictures to be taken are just some of them. There are those who will charge a flat rate for all pictures more so if they are too many. Therefore, the manager has to find which one works best for the hotel. A good cameraman would retake the pictures for free if the first ones were not very good.




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