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By Joseph Hill


After you complete constructing or remodeling you resort, you are supposed to post or change the pictures in your hotel website. The appropriate way to do this is by hiring a professional photographer to perform the shooting. You should be careful to select the best resort photographer for best quality images.

You should first take into account what quality and number of pictures you want. This should be decided on both interior and exterior parts of the hotel. Go for the one who has a reputable profile on hotel picture taking. This ensures the image quality is admirable and attracts everyone who sees it to visit your hotel.

Borrowing ideas from other business owners who have gone through this task can help in choosing the great one. They can also be found from their websites and can locate their previous work. On these sites, you can be able to review their portfolios of resorts they have photographed. Make sure to narrow your choice to three or four persons and invite then for interview. Here are questions to ask during this time.

Ask if it is possible for professional to start the work on your selected date. If his is possible, you give the person a tick and know your plans will not be adjusted and there will be no delays to function and operation of the business. This improves the marketing strategy of the hotel.

Ask whether the person will be the one taking the shots or they be handled by the employees. It is a good idea to get a professional who is willing to do the job and not bring in another person to do it. Make it known to the professional you do not like having your work done by another person you do not know.

Talk about the pricing after you are through giving the number of shots you want. It is advisable to ask if it is charged per day, image and if extra charges are included. To avoid inconveniences, ask whether retouching, travel, lodging and food is included. Ask what rights you will receive over the photos.

Make sure to get the number of crews the professional will be working with. If the crew is of minimum of three, the price should not hike. Also, the period needed for the work to complete. Ask for the number of photographs they can take in a day. If they can take more than ten in a day, then, the quality will not be attractive since best professional gives a minimum of 6 and a maximum of ten. The other thing you should ask is the duration to take a shot. I recommend a best shot to take a maximum of one hour and not less than 45minutes.

The stand model picture must be considered since you might decide to use your staff or ask for professional help from your photographer. Most professionals arrive one or two days earlier to survey the place and decide on the best places to stand when taking a certain shot. Ask when you should get the pictures after they are through and which channel they will use to send them to you.




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