Why You Should Hire a Photographer for Your Child’s Birthday Party

With the availability of inexpensive, quality cameras on the market, more and more people have taken on the role as self-appointed family photographer. Of course, as a wife to a photographer that loses money when you take your own photos, my wallet would tell you not to do that.

But I just can’t deny the importance of taking as many photos of your kids and your life as possible. I am so extremely grateful that we have so many photos to look back on.

However, with that being said, there are times when taking your own photos may not work best to your advantage. One of those is family photos, where unless you have a remote, you will be missing from most of the photos. Along the same line is another scenario when you should put down the camera and let someone else do the work…like your child’s birthday party or special event.

 

Here are some pros and cons to hiring a photographer for your child’s party or event:

Pros

-You don’t have to view the event through the camera lens and you get to experience it uninterrupted - Sometimes I take a second to think about how I might look back on times when I watched something through a video recorder instead of actually watching it. I actually think about this a lot for Brett, since he ALWAYS has a camera. Will we regret it? Should we just put the cameras down? Luckily, I get more freedom than he does (the one day he purposefully didn’t bring his camera to a Disney park, he regretted it within 5 minutes of arriving and vowed never to do that again). There’s something nice about being completely in the moment and seeing it with your eyes, as opposed to worrying about how it looks through the lens.

-You can concentrate on your child, the party and the guests - You’re not going around getting photos of everyone or telling the kids to do something again because you missed it. Enjoy the day and let the photographer capture the memories.

-You can look at the photos and see things you may have missed - You can’t be everywhere at all times, so unless the party is in one single room and no one moves, the photographer can venture around to take photos of various things that you can enjoy later, as opposed to you just taking photos of what’s happening where you’re at that very moment.

-They can get great photos of all the details you worked so hard on.

-You may even try to let the photographer coordinate the party by telling people when and where to do things, since they will know how long it takes to do things and where the light is best, etc. - Photographers tend to be the unofficial event coordinators, especially at weddings, because they’ve done enough to know what works best and how to keep the party going. Not that I’m saying to set out to do this, but you can be sure a GOOD photographer will keep things moving so they can get all the events before the end of the party.

-You can be in the photos too!

 

Cons

-There may be a stranger at your party, unless you hire someone you know - This may make some parents or party-goers feel weird. Many photographers are very personable and interactive with guests, so if you have a good photographer in this sense, then I see no problem.

-Making sure they get the photos you want - this can be solved by talking with the photographer before the party about your wants, and the schedule of events.

-Cost - Of course it will cost money to have the photographer there, but you have to decide whether it’s worth it for the pros mentioned above. Perhaps you can even work out a deal for them to distribute their business cards or sell prints to the parents of the children at the party…the photographer can set up a website page with all the photos from the party for parents to order from!

Brett has done several birthday parties, ranging from a 1 year old to an 8 year old, and even graduation parties. The parents got all of their edited photos to share however they wanted, and they didn’t have to edit anything themselves. Another good thing about what he offered was that all the photos were available on his website for other family members, friends and party-goers to see and purchase photos. Parents of other kids really liked this, as they can get professional photos of their kids without paying for a photographer!

I don’t think this idea is wildly popular yet, perhaps because it may have been viewed as an unnecessary extravagance back in the day, but with the popularity of unique (sometimes over the top!) parties that people want to share on Pinterest, I think it will definitely become more popular.

 

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