Paul Le Chien

Besides having the highest number of hotels and casinos in any one place in the world, and having the largest conference and banquet accommodations of any other city, Las Vegas is the place many people worldwide choose to have their special occasion at, whether it be a birthday, wedding, reception, engagement, or family reunion celebration. You would think such as metropolitan area would offer up 100's of photographers to capture all the moments of such events in order to remember them forever. Choosing just one company or photographer is a daunting task. The main thing to remember is, ask a lot of questions until you are satisfied.

They should come to shoot according to your wants and needs, and need to be flexible as to what kind of shots you will want and the time it takes to do a good job. They should be willing and able to stay longer should it be required, and of course on time if not early to start setting up equipment and be ready before guests arrive.

Is your equipment up-to-date and of the latest technology as regards digital photography? Will you be able to lend any assistance in the computer aspects of downloading and cropping the photos on our end after the fact? Do you know the Vegas area well, and can you recommend a place for getting interesting and unique shots?

Successful photographers should be artistic and have excellent hand-eye coordination. Using digital cameras requires knowledge of how to edit photographs using computer software applications. They should be organized and completely reliable and readily available for the bride or host of the event. They should be willing to make unique, even unprecedented shots.

They must be able to direct subjects of the photographs on how to look, stand, turn, etc. Upon arrival, he/she should know beforehand just what and how he/she wants to arrange the shots that are standard fare, and later have unique ideas about portrait shots or small group shots. Again, look at many samples of his/her work and be able to choose those shots you want facsimiles of for your event. Take time to choose well.