Is Your Wedding Photographer Making A Difference?
Thinking of getting married, but want to try the eco friendly alternatives?
Well, what better to start with first than the photographer? Not only are they going to preserve your special day for eternity – but they are going to be using the most chemicals to do it!
Yes, all their shots might be digital now, but your printed album and their electrical equipment is going to contain an awful lot of resources. So why not search for a green wedding photographer that can balance this side of the equation out by being eco friendly as well?
The Benefits Of Digital Photography:
Since the advent of digital cameras there is a lot less waste in the industry – particularly in terms of the chemicals used to process the pictures for you to see them and pick your favorites.
Today it is quite easy for anyone to view all their photographs immediately after taking them on the mini screen on the digital camera itself – or within a few minutes these can easily be downloaded onto a laptop, pc, Mac or even TV screen full size for everyone to see.
This means that you only need to print out those you really like for your wedding album rather than waste ink, paper and electricity printing out dozens to make your selections from.
Digital cameras also offer the ability of the photographer to check to make sure that the important pictures are gotten right before you move away (something you just had to hope for before) and they can take many, many, many more pictures of your every move without ever having to stop to ‘change the film’!
Processing Your Pictures:
Before digital processing, your images would have had to have been developed using many different chemicals including animal-based celluloid, to allow you to see your images – but now it couldn’t be easier and more eco friendly, and many eco friendly companies send out a disc of images for you to browse through for this exact reason.
Many eco friendly photographers are also able to source very ethical and environmentally sensitive products to process your images for you – like recycled and reduced chemical paper – so you don’t need to worry about anything ‘green’ on your big day.
Is It A Green Wedding Photographer?
It is sometimes not clear which services are eco friendly as they want to be (ethically minded); which are eco friendly as they want you to think they are (green-washing) or those who only find eco friendly ‘benefits’ when they know that’s what you want them to be (liars).
However, there are some that stand out. One wedding photographer in Nottingham, England I recently found actually has a page on their website detailing their ‘Green Pledge’ and detailing the changes they have made (including several of those mentioned above) and making your choice a lot easier.
Pledges make a big differences as any other company can answer your questions with a green twist if they know that is what you want to hear – but by stating it for all to see – you can tell that they are proud of it!
They also include to buy up and preserve several acres of pristine rainforest for each couple – giving them the certificate or purchase as their wedding gift! Imagine the feeling of knowing what a difference that could make bearing in mind you are going to have your pictures taken anyway.
Why choose a wedding photographer that didn’t do that when you have the choice?
So if you want to learn more about Nottingham Weddings, then this is certainly one of the photography companies that should be on your short-list!
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