Meet with and Gain a Rapport with Your Photographer Early:
Always work with a photographer you feel you can trust. This will make communication between the two of you easier and give you the confidence to express your own ideas. I suggest making a non-photography appointment to meet your photographer before your session. Some studios call this a consultation and may incur a small fee, but it will be worth it. If your studio cannot offer a consultation with a specific photographer, a visit to the studio to see how things look is good too. Look for things like: "Is the lobby/waiting area clean?", "Do the other customers seem happy/dissatisfied?", "Is the Staff polite?". This may seem like you're looking for a new doctor, but these are little things that can tell a lot about the company's people and they way they take care of things. :)
