Bradley Hanson Photography, LLC

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $4,000

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $2,000

Packages

Prices start at $3,000

About Bradley Hanson Photography, LLC

Bradley Hanson

Photographer

I landed my first wedding in Seattle in 1999 somewhat by accident. After a couple loved the portraits I made for them, they asked if I would shoot their wedding. I said yes, but was secretly terrified. Fortunately, my naivety was inadvertently a bonus because I photographed that wedding the same way I photographed news stories: as discreetly as possible and recognizing key moments at the speed they are happening rather than directing the action or creating artificial scenarios. I don't have the preconceived notions of an advertising photographer. I am just as excited to see the final images as you are!

Services

Services

  • Engagement session
  • Extra hours
  • Online proofing
  • Printing rights

Photo formats

  • Digital

Deliverables

  • Digital files
  • Digital rights
  • Online gallery
  • Printed enlargements
  • Wedding album

Bradley Hanson Photography, LLC packages

A

5 hours

Peak pricing $3,500

Off-peak pricing $3,000

Description

Up to 5 hours of coverage on your wedding day Web site with wedding image slide show and web print ordering High-resolution, color corrected files on USB drive

B

6 hours

Peak pricing $3,500

Off-peak pricing $3,000-3,500

Description

Up to 6 hours of coverage on your wedding day Web site with wedding image slide show and web print ordering High-resolution, color corrected files on USB drive Engagement portrait with website and images on disc Additional hours of photography only $300/hr

C

8 hours

Peak pricing $4,500-5,000

Off-peak pricing $4,000-4,500

Description

Up to 8 hours of coverage on your wedding day Web site with wedding image slide show and web print ordering High-resolution, color corrected files on USB drive 60 image 10x10 wedding album Engagement portrait with website and images on disc Additional hours of photography only $300/hr

D

12 hours

Peak pricing $6,500-7,000

Off-peak pricing $5,500-6,000

Description

Up to 12 hours of coverage on your wedding day Web site with wedding image slide show and web print ordering High-resolution, color corrected files on USB drive 60 image 10x10 wedding album Engagement portrait with website and images on disc Additional hours of photography only $300/hr

Reviews

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  • RJ

    Rachael and J.

    Rating: 5
    •Oct 21, 2020

    Bradley is the simply the best!

    We worked with Bradley in 2017 for our wedding, he is so personable and makes you feel comfortable. He captured images that we will cherish forever and bring back the emotion of the day. They are truly stunning! We are so grateful to have these memories and to have worked with Bradley. Thank you again!

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I photographed my first wedding in 1999, and have personally photographed 600 weddings all over the world. Wow, that happened quickly. I now have a callus on my shutter button finger the size of a Buick. OK, it's not that big. I guess it’s not really a callus. In 2002, I photographed 55 weddings. Now I try to limit myself at 20 weddings a year so I can give clients my full attention.
When I was 10, I got a camera from my parents, a beautiful silver Voigtlander they brought back from Germany. I was immediately hooked. I bought my first camera on my own with my first job, a Minolta X-700 + 50mm lens, when I was about 15. When I was 16, I was my high school yearbook photographer and I shot for the school paper. This gave me my first experience in the darkroom and developing film
My work has been referred to as "cinematic," "documentary style" and "wedding photojournalism" as I act in the role of observer rather than director. I am always looking at light and carry a camera with my all day everyday. Unless I'm swimming, of course. Although I am by nature a social person, I try to be as invisible as possible. I don't direct the action: I observe and wait for moments.
Contact me and let me know your date and location. If I'm still available on your wedding date and in your budget, we can meet or talk on the phone/FaceTime/Skype to discuss the details. If you want to move forward in hiring me to photograph your wedding, I merely require a deposit and a signed contract. I accept all major credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and checks
There are countless factors that determine quantity, like the number of guests, number of locations, specific customs, the duration of your wedding, etc. For a 6 hour wedding, I typically deliver 600 images. My editing rule is simple: if they aren't awesome, I toss 'em. I will give you everything I think you will want.
I'm as excited to see the photographs as you are. Really. During peak season, I typically deliver images to clients in about 4 weeks. I operate on the premise that quality is more important than speed. I always do my best rather than just crank things out to get them done. I am a perfectionist and personally do all of the editing myself. I won't settle for second best and neither should you.
Making albums is not only rewarding, but a permanent, beautiful piece of artwork preserving your wedding rather than merely having your images sitting on a hard drive. There is a lovely quality to well made, tangible things that also makes them impervious to loss due to hard drive crashes or format obsolescence. The books are made to last a lifetime.
I love color, but my favorite images have always been black and white and my portfolio reflects that. I typically give clients about 60% color unless they have specific preferences. I photographed a wedding in Rajasthan, India in 2005, all in film, and that was 95% color because of the setting and the vibrant colors. Similarly, my coverage of Indian weddings in the US is about 90% color.
Ralph Gibson, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Anton Corbijn, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Frank, Josef Koudelka, Sebastiao Salgado, Ernst Haas, Harry Gruyaert, Saul Leiter, Bill Brandt, David Alan Harvey, Rene Burri, Garry Winogrand, Sam Abell, William Eggleston, Fred Herzog, Martin Munkacsi, Fan Ho, Stephen Shore, Gerard Uferas, William Klein, Chien-Chi Chang, Guy Le Querrec, Richard Kalvar, Constantine Manos.
I've never missed a wedding in my 21 years of shooting, but in the winter of 2002 I photographed a 6 hour wedding with "flu-like symptoms." Aside from sweating like Elvis and turning down dinner, it was business as usual and a great wedding. If something worse than that happened, I would pair you with one of the great photographers in Minneapolis that I refer clients to when I am already booked.
My first travel wedding was November 3, 2001, in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. I've photographed weddings all over the world, including Bali-Indonesia, Hong Kong-China, Udaipur-India, Bangkok-Thailand, Seoul-Korea, Honolulu-Hawaii, Washington DC, Anchorage-AK, Vancouver-BC, Portland-OR, Chicago-IL, New York-NY, Burlington-VT, Atlanta-GA, Phoenix-AZ, Los Angeles-CA, San Diego-CA, and San Francisco-CA.
I do what I do because I love it. That, and I've lost every other marketable skill. I've won a lot of photo contests, including PDN's "Top Knots" in 2016. I've been named to many best wedding photographers in Minnesota lists. Check my website FAQ for greater detail.
I am on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and even post my favorite iPhone photos to the VSCO sharing network. I have two Instagram accounts, @bradleyhansonphotography is my professional account with weddings, portraits and landscapes, and @bradleyhanson is my diary of personal images from my iPhone.
There are a lot of misunderstandings about sales tax, understandably. I photograph weddings outside of Minnesota and outside of the United States. For weddings in Minnesota, the required state tax will apply because I have to pass it along to the state each month, as required by law. For weddings in other states and in other countries, your wedding is tax exempt.

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