"You don't show testimonials on your website - why not?"
A number of couples ask this question - we guess it's because most photographers show testimonials on their sites. The BlackBird Images site does not, for a couple of reasons. One, if wedding photographers shoot a number of weddings a year, you would certainly hope they could get at least a couple positive comments from their clients. But the fact that a few clients were happy doesn't mean you'll be happy.
We also think our work speaks for itself. When we meet with you, we don't just show our twenty best photographs and hope you'll be impressed - we show complete proof galleries so you can get a true sense of how we work and how your photographs may look. (The same is true if we're corresponding by e-mail; on request we'll provide login details for complete galleries.) Not only will you get to see how our online gallery tool works, but you'll get a much better feel for our style.
If you'd like to see a sample gallery that doesn't require a login and password, click here.
So, we don't list testimonials. The only thing you'll learn from (probably edited) testimonials is that some clients were happy. We will, if requested, provide references - then you can call past clients and ask specific questions about our skill, our professionalism, and our service. While testimonials are fine, the proof is in the photos.
We also think our work speaks for itself. When we meet with you, we don't just show our twenty best photographs and hope you'll be impressed - we show complete proof galleries so you can get a true sense of how we work and how your photographs may look. (The same is true if we're corresponding by e-mail; on request we'll provide login details for complete galleries.) Not only will you get to see how our online gallery tool works, but you'll get a much better feel for our style. If you'd like to see a sample gallery that doesn't require a login and password, click here.
So, we don't list testimonials. The only thing you'll learn from (probably edited) testimonials is that some clients were happy. We will, if requested, provide references - then you can call past clients and ask specific questions about our skill, our professionalism, and our service. While testimonials are fine, the proof is in the photos.
