Choosing the Right Photographer {Charleston Family Photographer}

Choosing the right photographer for YOUR child, family or senior portrait session is not a decision to be taken lightly.  It is an investment of your time and money, and you owe it to yourself to do just a little bit of research when looking for a professional.  If you are seeking the services of any qualified professional, he/she first and foremost needs to be a business-licence wielding, tax-paying, insurance-carrying individual.  Without question, those things are the legally and morally correct things any business owner should be doing.  Many in the service industries these days cut corners because it is EXPENSIVE to run a legitimate business  If, however, these things aren’t of concern to you, then by all means please ask your Uncle Bob or neighbor with a “really nice camera” to capture your once-in-a-lifetime wedding moments and handle your delicate newborns.

Once you determine that a photographer does run a shipshape business enterprise (hint – if you ask them for the above info and get any resistance at all, consider that a big,fat red flag), then what?  Well, I’ve put together this handy reference guide to help in choosing the right photographer for you!