Black Avenue Productions
OVERVIEW
Known in the wedding industry as candid storytellers, Black Avenue Productions are certainly popular among Melburnians after natural wedding photos. Indeed, this 5-star wedding photography business is practically synonymous with dreamy, unstaged images full of emotion and warmth. Artistic and narrative-driven, Black Avenue Productions beautifully capture these authentic moments in a modern, documentary style, resulting in an exquisite collection of images that will stand the test of time.
These stunning shots often include a pleasing combination of candid moments, portraiture, and breathtaking photojournalism, allowing this company to demonstrate they are more than adept at all photography styles. Your wedding album might include the moment you see your partner for the first time, the emotion during reception speeches, and the wild dance moves by your new sister-in-law after one too many vinos - it’s entirely your call. This company truly cares about capturing the moments that matter to you.
Also offering dreamy wedding videography, Black Avenue Productions can artistically capture these sweet moments on film. Interested in the multiple services of this sought-after wedding videography and photography company? They have a range of wedding packages to choose from and encourage customisation, allowing you the opportunity to cherry-pick the services that suit your specific requirements.
"On the day of our wedding, the team arrived in all locations as scheduled. They were all super friendly and made us feel very comfortable but most importantly, were very professional. Our family and friends had nothing but nice things to say. It was such a pleasure to work together ... They kept it fun and really fit well into our crowd. We asked for a mixture of candid and staged photos/videos and received exactly that ...The finished products blew us away! We have a collection of photos and videos we will cherish forever. We are so happy with our choice and cannot recommend the work of the Black Avenue team enough!” Andrew
Highlights of working with Black Avenue Productions:
Black Avenue Productions’ wedding packages.
Black Avenue Productions’ wedding packages start from $3388, and can be tailored and customised to suit your needs. Generally, their wedding packages contain a combination of the following:
“Black Avenue Productions were a fantastic choice for our wedding! ... It seemed as if we had known them forever - and we just met them! They worked really well with our videographer from another company which was really pleasing. All of our guests mentioned how nice they were. We have already seen some sneak peek photos and they are absolutely amazing. We can't wait to see the rest. I definitely recommend Black Avenue productions and would definitely choose them again for another function! thanks again Derek & Lowina!” Stephanie
About
Lowina graduated in Fashion Design in England, 10 years as a Fashion Designer & Productions Manager. One day she got engaged and loving the whole wedding planning process and develop this passion about helping other couples to create their dreams wedding albums. Together with Derek - your main photographer, who loves to shoot and edit every wedding albums, and a team of other creative artists, Black Avenue Productions is ready to make you look pretty!
Mrs Lowina Blackman
Photographer
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You will get a few sneak peek photos the next day, the rest of all edited photos will be ready in 6-8 weeks.
Yes! We offer beautifully hand crafted flashmount albums by Queensberry, professional quality that will last you for generations to come, made in New Zealand.
As every couple is unique we can customize your photography and/or videography coverage to capture the specific events of your wedding day.
Our wedding packages were designed with you in mind.
We find that most couples who are serious about getting great wedding photos for memory will go with 10–12 hours for a traditional wedding to ensure they get all the juicy bits from start to finish.
Yes, if you are busy, we can come to you for a coffee chat, or plan your wedding over the phone.
Yes, I am the founder and photographer of Black Avenue Productions, as a boutique style photography company, we only take a limited amount of weddings per year to ensure the best experience for our couples.
I'm the one who edits all your photos, to keep our artistic style consistent.
Yes, we always work as a team of two (Derek and Lowina).
Your second shooter will focus on natural candid moments, artistic shots, details, guests to capture the flow of your day in your album,
while I focus on the couple to make sure I won't miss any important moments.
Yes, we will provide all professionally edited photos to your online gallery and USB. The average full-length wedding day can produce approximately 500-1,000 photos. This number, however, will vary based on: the length of coverage on the day, the venue and setting, amount of family and guests and the number of photographers hired.
Send us an email on blackavenueproductions@gmail.com and let us know how you envision your wedding. We can then catch up to discuss how we will capture and create your dream wedding photos!
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Expert Advice
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Get Expert AdviceHow much do you charge for 9 hrs?
What can we expect to pay on average for 9 hours of photography at our wedding?
Can you explain why wedding photography is so expensive?
Black Avenue Productions
If you are looking for the highest quality professional service, who know what they are doing, with professional equiment and friendly attitude, price is what you pay for all the great values.
A lot of bride doesn't understand why some photographers charge so much for "just a few hours to take some photos", let me explain to you our work flow:
Time:
Cost:
Our equipment, editing software, marketing material & advertising, insurance, travel, data storage, USB, prints & albums, postage tax (lots of taxes)...
Numbers of weddings per year:
Most wedding photographers doesn't shoot wedding everyday.
Wedding photography specialist will only photographing weddings, there's a limit of number a year we can work, because they want to focus purely on weddings to master their skills and give you their 100% full attentions. Weddings is all they do.
There's only 6-8 months of good weather in Melbourne, there's a limited amount of weekends a year, roughly 32 good days.
Some photographers also offer other photography services such as portraits, family, maternity, babies, pets, commercial head shots, events and products photography during off seasons, their price can be lower but they may not be able to spend that much time on customer service or wedding planning.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to what is your priority.
What is your choice on how you want to spend your budget to what you think it's most important.
If you want a cheap photographer to capture your wedding, you can get a cheap photographer to capture your wedding.
But something must compromise for a cheaper price, you can get a burger from McDonald or from Jamie Oliver's restuarant, both can ease your hunger.
There's always someone who can match with your budget, if you are lucky, you could get a great photographer who doesn't know their worth and under charge you. But the old saying "You get what you paid for" is still true in most cases.
You only get married once, hiring a dude with a camera who likes to as a hobby could ruin your speical day, so make sure you ask lots of questions to find the right fit to do this important job.
Same goes to most professional photographers, it's our honoured to be invited to capture one of the most important day of someone's life, creating long lasting memories via our lenses, these images will be share for the next generation to come, we do not take this task lightly.
I hope this will give you some insight on why wedding photography is so expensive!
Good luck on finding your right fit! :)
Lowina from Black Avenue Productions (Melbourne)
Does the photographer drive themselves to the locations?
Would the photographer come with us or drive themselves?
Black Avenue Productions
Yes, it is easier for the photographers to drive themselves so you don't have to worry about their transportation. For us at Black Avenue Productions, we usually shoot wedding as a team of 2 to 4 crew members (photography + videography), it is much easier for all of us to car pool in one car as we normally have lots of camera gears at the back of our cars too.
Hope this helps. :)
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Hi, great question!
Photography is a significant investment in your wedding because those pictures will last a lifetime. You can typically expect 9 hours of photography for approximately $4,000. AT Black Avenue Productions, we offer a 10-hour coverage for less - complete with the following inclusions: