Investment — 04

Twelve questions, answered properly.

These are the questions that actually arrive, in the words people actually use. If yours is not here, write to us and we will add it.

01

What happens if it rains?

We photograph the wedding. Rain is not a problem for the pictures, only for the plan — and the plan is yours, not ours. Some of the best frames we have came out of a portico nobody intended to stand in.

02

Can we book only Kostas, or only Camille?

Yes. The Quiet Day is Kostas alone. If you would rather have Camille alone, ask — it is the same price, we simply do not advertise it because it is rare.

03

Do you travel outside Greece?

Yes, regularly. Travel is invoiced at cost with receipts: ferries, flights, and two nights for two people. There is no destination surcharge.

04

Can we have the RAW files?

No. We do not deliver RAWs, ever, to anyone. You receive full-resolution JPEGs with full print rights, which means you can print anything, anywhere, at any size, forever. The RAW is our working negative.

05

How long until we see the photographs?

A preview of twenty or so frames within a week. The full gallery in four weeks, five for The Whole Story. Films take eight weeks because the score is written after the edit.

06

Do you retouch?

We correct exposure and colour. We do not change faces, bodies, or skies. If someone has a spot on the day we will usually take it out; if you want to be a different shape, we are the wrong studio and we will say so kindly.

07

What if a guest is difficult about being photographed?

We stop. Tell us in advance if you know of someone, and we will simply work around them. Nobody has ever noticed the difference in the final gallery.

08

The ceremony is running an hour late. Now what?

Nothing. Your booked hours start when we arrive, not when the ceremony was supposed to begin, and we have never left a wedding at the contracted minute. If the delay pushes the night well past the booking we will tell you at the time, not afterwards.

09

Can we give you a shot list?

Give us a list of the people who must be photographed together — grandparents, someone who travelled a long way, a friend who is ill. That list we follow exactly. A list of poses collected from Pinterest we will politely talk you out of.

10

How do we book?

A thirty per cent retainer holds the date and the balance is due two weeks before. The contract is two pages and you will understand all of it.

11

How long is the gallery online?

Two years, downloadable throughout. After that we keep the archive but the link goes down; write to us and we will put it back up for a month.

12

Do you photograph anything other than weddings and portraits?

Occasionally, for people we have already worked with. We do not photograph products, food, corporate events, or property.

They talked us out of the shot list we arrived with, kindly and with reasons.

Sophia & LéonardVathia, Mani