| Q. |
How many photographers/assistants
will attend my event? |
| A. |
Norman and Lauren
will attend your event. GREYSTONE Photographics never
contracts their work out to other photographers. You
get what you see. |
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| Q. |
Do you use digital
cameras or film cameras? Do you use a 35mm or medium
format camera? or a combo? |
| A. |
We are 100% digital.
We use primarily Nikon DX2's, Nikon D700's and Nikon D70s's. Unfortunately, film is no longer available for the cameras we used to use. We can not even purchase the film we'd need to do that any longer. According to Norman, this is sad. Both Lauren loves digital though ; ) |
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| Q. |
Do you have a
photojournalist background? |
| A. |
Yes. See
our resumes for more information. |
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| Q. |
How many pictures do you take? How many pictures will I get? |
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We take anywhere from 1,000 to 1,200 pictures at any given wedding. We typically hand over 500+ photos, depending on the amount
of hours photographed. Trust me, you will be overwhelmed by the number of images to view! |
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| Q. |
When will my pictures be ready? |
| A. |
In approximately 2
weeks your proofs will be available online and
your DVD of low resolution proofs will be ready for
you. |
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| Q. |
Is an Formal
Album included? If yes, how many photos? |
| A. |
Our Gold and Platinum Packages includes album credits towards the purchase of your albums. In the other packages, Formal
albums are extra and can be ordered with as many
photos as you'd like, prices are based on album style and spreads/pages. |
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| Q. |
Why don't your packages include albums? |
| A. |
Albums and press options change so rapidly ( there are literally new options for what to do with your photographs almost every day!), that to pick just one vendor and style for the albums would be a bad idea. We want you to tell us what you want and that way you don't pay for something that has already been replaced with a better product. See
the "Your Album" page for
more information. |
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| Q. |
What are the
total number of hours of coverage for price listed? |
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Coverage ranges
from 2 to 10 hours, depending on the package
that you select. Additional hours are available at
$250 per hour. |
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| Q. |
Do
you ever provide a proof album? |
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Typically all of our proofs are now done online through Collages.net. This can however be done if you'd prefer a book. For an additional cost, a press bound
proof book can be created. |
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| Q. |
What is the tax
percentage rate? |
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The Maryland
sales tax rate is 6%. |
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| Q. |
How
far do you travel? |
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Due to increasing
gas prices, we charge for extra travel outside of 75
miles from White Hall, Maryland. See
a map of travel distances. We will happily travel internationally, and are available for shoots outside the US, travel expenses apply, but we are negotiable if the location is right! We have a soft spot in our hearts for beach weddings! |
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| Q. |
What are the
sizes of the low resolution proofs? |
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Since our proofs are digital, the proof DVD we give to you contains all images taken at a low resolution (400x600px). These pictures are fine for referencing and emailing or using online. We made the decision to retain the high resolution files with most packages for several reasons. First, the size of each of the high resolution photos is between 20 and 60MB; this would slow most standard home computers down quite a bit. We'd prefer not to be responsible for that so we do not typically give them to clients unless you specifically request them. |
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| Q. |
Do you ever sell the original high resolution files? |
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We do sell our high resolution files, available in our Platinum Package. We always keep 3 separate copies that way if anything happens we have backups. High Resolution Digital Files come on 100 Year Archival Gold DVD's with unlimited licensing for both print & web personal use. Please understand though that when you print one of our files at a local drug store, super store or warehouse club, these facilities do not maintain the same high standards of quality control that our professional color lab adheres to. We can not guarantee that their colors will match the high quality of color standards that our lab does. We also reserve the right to use your images in our marketting with your permission, consent on contract approval. |
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| Q. |
Can you do Black & White
or Sepia images? |
| A. |
We shoot using
high quality Nikon digital SLR cameras which use incredibly
high resolution. Color photos can easily be turned into
black and white, sepia, colorized, texturized, slimmed down, or prefected (Photoshop is a wonderful thing!) Collages.net allows
you to see your images in three formats and allows
you to choose which to purchase. |
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