One of the Best Wedding Videographer Book and DVD, March 1, 2006

Reviewer: Lubomyr P. Kulynych "LKVideo.com" (Staten Island, NY)

For Wedding Videographers out there (novices and experienced) this is a MUST HAVE book (with a DVD included).

I don't know anywhere where you can get so much valuable information on Wedding Videography all in one book for such a low price. The information in the book and DVD is worth Thousands!!!! I myself am a Videographer used a quite a few ideas recently from this book that helped me land a job a few days ago. I recommend this book Highly to all Wedding and Event Videographers all over the world. As for the Author Kirk Barber-he deserves PRAISE for a JOB VERY WELL DONE!!!!

A valuable and well written book, February 25, 2006

Reviewer: Sigurdur Ingi Asgeirsson (Iceland)

This book was a joy to read. It is well conceived and written in a clear language. The writer shares many valuable facts about making wedding videos, gathered from his extensive experience and warns against common pitfalls. I particularily gained a lot from his ideas about how to market and shoot wedding videos.

Covers a lot of ground quickly, February 14, 2006

Reviewer: P. Ramsey "A.K.A potomuss" (Peoria, IL United States)

As a videographer new to the wedding business, I'm constantly in search of more information to guide me in my work. I own the Video University DVD on professional wedding videography and read the forum there regularly. I also have several other books on the topic from various years past. In purchasing this book I was hoping for an all inclusive look at the wedding video business from someone who's established in the business. I believe this book does a great job of covering the bases and surpasses any other single book I've read.

There are so many facets to this business that it would be a stretch to expect any one source to provide you with all the answers. While this book does a great job of pointing out most of the factors you will need to be aware of, I found myself with some questions regarding certain points. I don't feel as though it's fair to fault the author for this. The book is awesome. But I was prompted to further my investigation using other sources. The thing to keep in mind is that I didn't even think about those topics before reading the book. Could it have gone deeper? Of course it could. But even though I had some questions, I was made aware of issues I hadn't even thought of.

The music topic is a question of legality. The author states that he is not a lawyer and that it would be inappropriate for him to provide a definitive answer. He points out that there is a possibility of legal ramification for using copyrighted music. Duh. He also discusses royalty free music. In the end, he states that the choice is up to you whether you want to risk a record company lawsuit. It's true that there's no concrete answer given. This is a very controversial topic and I respect the author for laying the facts on the table and leaving the decision up to me. The fact is, I'm responsible for my choices.

All in all I thought this was a great book. The price is fair and you will get a large amount of insight into many facets of the business. Will you need to dig deeper? I believe you will. But The Wedding Video Handbook will definitely get you pointed in the right direction quickly. Thumbs up.