I am seriously stressing out over photographers. Is it wrong that I lose respect for someone if their website is hosted on Geocities/Tripod/etc?

Shots that are SUPER important for the photographer I choose to get:

• Ceremony pics that show our faces. This means behind the priest; over the shoulder.
• The first kiss as a married couple
• Fun AND formal group shots
• The cake cutting/smushing on each other’s faces
• My dance with John and then my dance with my Dad

Really, those are the only super important ones. I am looking through online galleries to see if photographers match up with the list, and no one I’ve seen yet gets them all.

K and T Photography

John heard about them from someone he works with. They seem to take digital photos, and judging from their website, I don’t think they’d have a problem giving me all of the raw files. They’re site is hosted on kodakgallery.com, which has a cool slide show feature, but I know nothing about their pricing or anything. Not even contact info. I mean, I have that because John got it…but it’s not on their site at all.

Seems a little dark. I mean, I could fix this no problem in photoshop, but should I have to?

Outside photos seem dark in gazebo shots… Doesn’t seem to ever catch the kiss well…

These guys have their site on Tripod. What bothers me most though is that they don’t have any galleries up that I can click through.

This one is like a dream!

It seems like they take nice photos, but almost all the photos they have on the site are already edited. I want to see what the original files look like!!!

Amy Nieto Photography

I love the facial expressions in this one so much!

This is my friend Amy, and I wish she lived closer because I love how colorful her pictures are! She really fits the “fun” aspect I’m looking for. Formal pictures aren’t hard; just stand people together. But catching someone laughing without them looking crazy? NOT EASY. Believe me, I take crazy looking pictures all the time.

Fields’ Images

My friend Jessica knows this person. They have a page set up on MySpace, so Jess said that they might be willing to trade the photos for a website. Which is pretty much awesome.

Jess also said that the number of photos uploaded to the MySpace page don’t properly show the woman’s talents. So I might have to see the pics in person. She can get the kiss, which is a plus.

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Is it too much to ask for a photographer who doesn’t cost a lot and takes digital photos? They don’t have to edit them, and I don’t need a fancy album. Just give me the raw files and I’ll edit it all myself!