Other Studios

Flat hourly rates.

All day event coverage, to prioritize the full range of emotions from start to finish

All Day Coverage

New and Inexperienced

5+ years of experience, thoroughly vetted for consistent quality of work

Second Photographers

Not available.

10+ years of experience, thoroughly trained for professionalism, quality of work, and ability to artfully capture the complex world of weddings

Associate Photography Team

Stiff, traditional, and formulaic

Candid, flexible, and non-traditional. 

We lead with a “memories first” philosophy, capturing authentic moments in real time (not directing or staging) so in 40 years, your album is filled with reminders of real memories of the day, not reminders of how bossy and obtrusive your photographer was in getting you to re-create gimmicks for Instagram. 

Shooting style

Separate vendors, not in communication.

Thoroughly vetted and in-sync with photo team to stay out of each other’s shots and to deliver a well-rounded story that works in cohesion.

Video Team

Not available.

Offered through DTP, drone footage adds that extra “wow” factor to create eye-catching, cinematic footage of your venue and surroundings that will make you feel like you just fell into a Rom Com. 

Drone Team

Images run through AI software for speed (and sloppiness).

DTP understands that you’re entrusting a human (not a bot) to carefully cull through every raw image file captured to ensure nothing is missed.

Image-culling

Outsourced to AI, or online editing factories overseas for fast and cheap batch edits. 

DTP understands that you’re investing in hand edited, retouched, consistent image quality with care taken to preserve the full spectrum of emotions and beauty throughout the day. 
  
Additionally, we remove exit signs, blemishes, and other distracting elements you won’t want to remember.

Edits

Google Drive link or antiquated thumb drive

Shareable online gallery link with digital downloads enabled & password protected for privacy.

Online Image Viewing

Not available.

Enabled in gallery link to allow guests to easily locate all photos of themselves  

Facial Recognition software 

Upcharged.

Gratis. Whether your event is held in my hometown of LA or Timbuktu, travel’s on me. 

Travel

Upcharged.

Gratis. Whether your event is held in my hometown of LA or Nantucket Island, we cover our own lodging. 

Lodging

Not available–after all, it takes time to send all image files through AI culling and editing or overseas.

Let’s face it. We’re all impatient. The most beautiful, impactful moments from your special day are sent to you within 72 hours for real-time social media sharing and to announce some of the biggest news you’ll ever want to shout from the rooftops.

Image Previews 

None - point and shoot, deliver a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all image gallery.

OR worse: constantly interrupting your special moments with loved ones to ask questions that should have been answered yesterday. 

This happens once, and we can’t afford to miss a moment. 

THERE ARE NO REDOS (or in this case, re-”I Do’s”). DTP offers pre-planning phone calls to fully understand the logistics of your special celebration and to ensure that once your day comes, we’re in charge of setting our game plan into motion, and you’re in charge of being fully present and enjoying the ride.

Strategy