Can a Photographer Double as Your Videographer? The Truth About Combined Packages
When you are planning your wedding, one of the questions that may come up is: Do wedding photographers also do videography? The short answer is we do! But here is what couples should know before they choose a wedding photo and video package.
Different Skills, Different Roles
While both photographers and videographers capture moments, their individual crafts require distinct skills, equipment, and creative techniques. As Humblebee Wedding Film’s team explains, a dedicated wedding videographer invests over $40,000 in cutting edge filming, audio, and lighting gear. This is usually more than photographers spend on camera equipment.
Videography also demands the mastery of cinematic storytelling, capturing clear audio, live performance filming, editing workflows, and even drone operation (we are FAA-certified here at Humblebee!). That is rarely the domain of a photographer whose expertise is in: framing images, lighting setups, and editing individual photos. However, a wedding photo and video package with two people who each have the skillset in photography and videography, can be a great option.
Hybrid Packages: Custom But Complex
Some vendors may market themselves as hybrid shooters, or photographers who also film video. While appealing in theory, Humblebee Wedding Films emphasizes the importance of specialization. That is why we offer a tailored wedding video and photo package which you can customize to your desire. Couples can select associate videographers and photographers separately, ensuring each role has the right expertise and equipment.
Trying to find a vendor that combines these roles could risk the quality of the finished product: less time, less focus, fewer angles. That is why Humblebee Wedding Films works in teams with both videography and photography represented.
Why Choose a Combined Wedding Photo and Video Package?
- Streamlined Communication: You coordinate with just one vendor team, reducing unnecessary back and forth and ensuring consistency across visual styles.
- Pricing Clarity: Humblebee Wedding Films allows you to build exactly what you want – just photography, just video, or both – in one seamless booking process.
- Creative Cohesion: A team that works together the day of the wedding knows how to complement each other’s coverage – capturing your special day without stepping on each other’s toes while creating a beautiful wedding photo and video package for the couple and their families.
What a Videography Package Includes
Humblebee Wedding Films video only packages give a sense of what goes into a top-tier experience:
- Platinum: 10 hours coverage, 4+ camera angles, drone footage, 7–9 min highlight, 60–90 min documentary, full ceremony/reception videos, teaser, high fidelity audio, RAW footage, custom video album, lifetime backup
- Gold: 8 hours, 3+ angles, highlight & documentary versions, RAW, gallery, album, backup
- Silver: 6 hours, 2+ angles, choose highlight or documentary, audio, gallery, album, backup
Once “video only” needs are clearly met, it is straightforward to add in a photographer. Our site’s custom package builder lets couples pick lead/second photographers and videographers, plus optional assistants or drone coverage – all priced clearly for consideration. Our wedding photo and video packages have been very popular among couples.
Costs in Perspective
Humblebee Wedding Films notes that videography often costs 1.5 to 2 times what a photographer charges due to technical demands. For example, Boston area packages usually start around $4,500 and can go up to tens of thousands depending on coverage, team size, and add ons.
But when wedding photo and video packages are bundled, clients can gain a better value through economies of scale and integrated workflow.
So – Can One Person Do Both?
Yes, but rarely well. Unless they have built dual expertise, dual gear, and dual support teams, a creator splitting attention may produce uneven results. At Humblebee Wedding Films, the philosophy is clear: photographers stick to capturing stunning photos, and videographers focus on cinematic storytelling.
But fear not – building a custom combined wedding photo and video package, you will get the best of both worlds in expertise under one cohesive team. Click here to learn more about what we offer!
