FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SHOOTING WEDDINGS AND HOW MANY WEDDINGS HAVE YOU SHOT?
We first shot the wedding back in 2013, ever since then, we've shot more than a 100 weddings across all over India and London, and looking forward to being part of yours!
ARE THE PRICES NEGOTIABLE? WHY ARE CANDID PHOTOGRAPHY / CINEMATOGRAPHY SO EXPENSIVE?
We try our best to fit in your pricing packages, but photographing and making film is a difficult and expensive activity and we do not like compromising on our equipment or talent! If our prices are out of your budget, we can figure out a smaller package that will work for you and us; negotiating is not something we do because we believe that skill and hard work needs to be valued. We request you to understand that because we do not compromise on the amount of effort we put in, we are in no position to compromise on the payment. Creating memories that are meant to last a lifetime, what your wedding day looked like and more importantly, felt like is not a trivial task. To put it simply, only well-captured images help you recollect emotions. Money spent on decor, dresses, and event management is unlikely to be remembered as well as they should be if all of it is not tastefully photographed. The only thing that you get to keep are the memories of the day in the form of pictures and video. So, wedding photography should be the last place where you should compromise.
WHAT ALL DO YOU COVER?
Bride & Groom getting ready for Wedding, Portraits of Bride & Groom. The main focus will be on the Bride, Groom and their immediate family members and close friends/relatives who are actively participating in the celebrations, While we will definitely capture the light moments between the guests, We only do candid style photography & Films which does not include food eating shots.
HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE?
Our charges start from IN 65,000 INR to 1 lac per day for a day of Candid Wedding Photography and 1,25,000 INR onward for a day of Wedding Candid Photo & Cinematography. Our charges for Pre-Wedding Shoots starts from 40,000 INR. Drop us a message through our Contact page letting us know the location, the type and duration of the events)
HOW MANY TEAM MEMBERS DO YOU TRAVEL WITH? CAN REDUCING THE TEAM SIZE REDUCE THE COST?
We strive hard for quality and not quantity. Usually, for a mid-sized wedding, we have a team of 5-7 people. This is the minimum number of team we required to deliver the quality of images and video that we guarantee, so reducing the team size will only serve to reduce the quality of photos and the content. Rest we can still personally decide the number of people needed.
DO YOU GUYS TRAVEL? DO YOU CHARGE EXTRA FOR OUTSTATION ASSIGNMENTS?
For all assignments Travel, Accommodation, VISA fees, F&B & Local Logistics for shoots outside Ahmedabad & Mumbai are to be borne by The clients, We will be typically stays as a guest of the family - and encourages you to have us at the same venue where you will be staying (if you're having a destination wedding), or a venue that is CLOSE to where you're staying. This is to maximise the time we spend with you, and make sure we can arrive early and stay late without worrying about travel.
DO YOU DO BOTH SIDE WEDDINGS? WHAT IF OUR IN LAWS WANT TO BOOK OTHER TEAM?
We Don't pick sides! All we see is a Wedding to be captured. In-fact we highly recommend hiring just one team to shoot both the groom's and the bride's family. Its an absolute waste of resources to have two separate teams to do the same things. When we cover a wedding, we are shooting your story from a certain perspective that reflects in our style of working. Hiring two teams can cause a clash of ideas, sharing the space and time needed for the couple's portrait photo-shoot with them. We do not like to restrict our creativity by choosing sides. Being the only team gives us more freedom and creative space to capture amazing photographs for you.
WHAT IF I WANT SOME CHANGES TO BE MADE TO MY WEDDING TRAILER/FILM OR ALBUM?
Two rounds of changes in the Trailer & Full Film means that once the couple sees the film for the first time, they can add / delete some clips as per their liking. Some close relatives whose footage is unintentionally missed by the editors can be added in this round. Any other minor changes can also be corrected. But please note that major changes may not be possible or charged extra at 15,000/ Edit for changes not included in the previous rounds. Examples of major changes are addition of an event / events, Multiple Changes in music track, Replacement of more than ten clips of friends / relatives etc. We usually do not allow changes unless and until there is something that needs to be done, for example missing out on your close people or if there is something that is irrelevant to your wedding. Rest we believe that the end result is something that we are paid for as an artist, getting to many changes and directing it with a different perspective or taste may end up on something that may differ on what we commit.
HOW MANY TOTAL IMAGES SHOULD WE EXPECT AND HOW ARE THE IMAGES SELECTED AND DELIVERED?
Ideally, there is no limit to the number of images shot. But as far as the delivery is concerned, we understand that in this age of information overload, clients prefer quality over quantity. After the event in few days a online Cloud-based space link is shared with you. We also post this link on the common WhatsApp group so that all friends and family can see and cherish the images instantly. Apart from the online upload, all these images are also stored in your provided main hard drive which is delivered to you once all the images / films are ready.
HOW SOON WILL I GET THE PHOTOS & VIDEOS OR ALBUM? WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED TIME OF DELIVERY OF ALL DELIVERABLES?
As per the contract we deliver everything within 80 to 90 days after the wedding. This means the simpler things like Raw images are delivered within 10-15 days after the wedding and the full films could take about 50-60 days depending on the season work load.
WHAT IF THE DELIVERY IS DELAYED BY PIXELTALES WEDDINGS?
It is rare that the delivery of the film is delayed beyond said time. But it is possible that the director of film / director of the company is unhappy with some portions of the film and requests for a re-edit in which case a delay might happen. All we can say is that it is for the benefit of the film and the client. We apologize for the inconvenience (should a delay happen) but assure you that we will not release anything that we don't absolutely adore. So please be patient and give us time to work our magic.
CAN I HAVE ALL THE IMAGES, RAW AND UNEDITED AS WELL?
Everything that has been shot by us is rightfully your property. We don't hold back anything. You get all the RAW videos and all Raw photos as well as the final videos on a 1TB or 2TB hard drive provided by you / client. RAW videos are clips of the videos shot by all our cameras (May be useful in edits later like first anniversary / 25th anniversary etc.)
IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO SET ASIDE AN HOUR OR SO ON THE WEDDING DAY FOR OUR COUPLE PORTRAITS?
Most definitely! More than anything else, this will ensure that you get the images that you want. Photography, apart from being an essential part of a wedding celebration, To create art, time is the essence and things cannot be rushed. To get the most gorgeous bridal and couple portraits, the more time you can give us, the better they'll be.