FAQs

Yes! I’ve been travelling frequently between Europe and Asia, have already done several international weddings and Portrait shoots including China, Japan, France, Portugal and of course the Netherlands. 

Because of my constant need to provide the highest quality of work along with a custimized client experience, I do a limit number of wedding events each year. so I perfer to be booked out about a year to a year and a half in advance. and if I am available, I hope you come to me is because you really like my style, trust in me and enjoy the shooting time with me. so please take some time to look at my past work where you can disscuss with your partner. Possibly you have something in mind, you can always sending me your examples and disscuss with me. therefore, why not just take a cup of coffee to exchange our ideas? 

I don’t offer video but I have worked with some amazing videographers in Europe and China, would be happy to provide you with plenty of recommendations if needed!

Yes, from 2024, we do offer our own make-up artist and stylist for pre-wedding shoots where we have built a long relationship through the past years, from there we can have trusted quality offered for you. You can check the styles from our portfolio.  and for weddings, depends on your wedding planner, we can work with whats provided too. 

Non-wedding Shoots:

After our session, you can expect to receive a preview the next day, and the edited pictures within two weeks. Depending on the season and my schedule, there's a chance you might even receive them within the same day after your shoot, although I can't guarantee this in advance.

Weddings:

Your photos will be delivered via a link to an online gallery. where you can share and download this gallery with your family and friends. You can also indicate your favorite photos for your wedding album and if any photos you want to have further editing, you can always leave a comment on each photos where I will get notifications behind the system. Normally I will send you some previews after the shoots in a short term depends on the season, sometimes the next day but sometimes can take longer up to 4/5 weeks, I won't delay with providing, so please don't rush. 

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Yes and no. We don't go crazy with Photoshop for an unrealistic image. We do check the photos for color correction and correcting cropping and minor distractions. but I understand different culture background, so I offer a paid work for a further photoshop editing on each image. 

Sorry I don't provide raw files. I always believe that pre-production and post-production are complete. The photographer’s shooting habits and post-production habits complement each other. My photos will not be left to others to edit, so the personal style can only be complete when the two are combined. The original raw files to me is like a dish that is served undercooked in a restaurant. It is disrespectful to the clients for me. For those who definitely need the original raw files, we may not be a match. 

It is recommended to bring your own ourfits, especially wedding dresses. The one that suits your personal taste and your own body shape. But I will help you choose and provide some matching suggestions. Moreover, wedding shoots only happen once in a lifetime, Please don't let go of such a great and unique opportunity to make yourself beautiful and special. If it's really inconvenient, I have a small number of wedding dresses available for rent. 

The general prices are provided on the price page, if you consider to book me on an available date, 1/4 of the package price is needed to be paid in advonce. and the rest need to be paid on the day after shoots. I will provide you with an invoice and you can do bank transfer or via wechat. 

Depends on shoots, mostly I use rangefinder camera Leica M10r with 50mm f1.4, 35mm f1.4 and a full-frame DSLR camera Canon 5d4 with 85mm f1.4, 24mm f1.4 for Weddings and Portraiture. 

I also have zoom lenses: 16-35mm f2.8, 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8 for diverse shooting purposes. 

For my daily outgoing camera I usally take my Leica Q2 with me which has a fix lens of 28mm f1.7. 

When booking a shoot you automatically agree that we use the photos for social media, website and other promotional purposes of Studio Karen Zuo, unless otherwise agreed in advance. and the copywrite belong to the photographer.