They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but having one of the biggest events in your life documented by a professional photographer? That's worth its weight in gold.
Fortunately, it won't cost quite that much. Really, it doesn't matter if you're looking to hire a photographer in NYC or small-town Idaho, professional photographers are easily available and affordable for every budget. Special moments deserve to be commemorated the right way, and that means something better than blurry iPhone selfies.
Here are three examples of the kinds of events for which you'll definitely want to bring in a pro:
Senior proms
High school is an important time for many of us, and there's no event more emblematic of that than the senior prom. It's the biggest night of the final year of school, one last big hurrah before the latest class of bright-eyed soon-to-be-graduates heads out into the real world and goes their separate ways.
It's also a huge, chaotic event. For that reason alone, a professional photographer who knows how to navigate a crowd and knows how to be at the right place at the right time is invaluable. Prom photography isn't just posed couples portraits (although those are a must as well), but candid shots of friends hanging out, people dancing, and teachers fighting back tears.
Sure, lots of people will have their cameras with them, taking pictures all the while. But when those students return home for their twenty-year class reunion and find all their most cherished memories captured in high-quality, high-detail images, it will certainly remind them what it was like to be young.
Opening ceremonies
If you're starting a business , service, or other organization, chances are it's taken you a lot of work to get that far. The opening ceremony is likely to be the single most important event your new endeavor will have. Someday you'll want to look back and see what it was like in the beginning and who was there by your side.
Having a professional photographer document such an event isn't just good for nostalgia and fuzzy feelings, though, it's also a critical element of historical preservation. It can be easy to get lost in the momentary concerns and fail to realize the importance of documenting the present for the benefit of the future. Luckily, knowing how best to record the events of today for posterity is a photographer's bread and butter.
Last but not least, the more stylish and dynamic your shots are, the better they can double as promotional photos. After all, the biggest part of any new business and the whole point of having an opening ceremony in the first place is to get the word out. Having some good, professional-grade photographs available for news coverage and advertising helps set you apart from everyone else.
The biggest of the big, no event needs to be thoroughly, artfully documented quite like a wedding. Not only are weddings major life-changing occasions, they're also rare chances for the families of both partners to get together at the same time in their entirety. That may never happen again.
Like a senior prom, weddings are big and busy, but on an even grander scale. A professional photographer will be better prepared to document such an event, probably even employing a team of photographers to better cover the whole thing. From start to finish, from ceremony to reception, every moment will be captured from the best possible angle, allowing the newlyweds to relive their special day over and over again.
Best of all, a professional photographer knows how to be a fly on the wall. Blending in and not calling attention to themselves means that all the memories captured will be genuine ones, not posed or premeditated. The married couple and all their loved ones will be immortalized as they really are, the way we always want to remember those close to us.
