Informative articles geared to educate photographers
Finding your ideal wedding photography clients is something almost everyone in the industry is ranting and raving about right now. Last year everyone was obsessed with destination weddings and “how to attract destination wedding clients” was the big thing; now it’s a bit more broad and focusing on “ideal clients” in general. When you find…
I’ve always admired Sam Hurd. Sam is not only immensely talented but he speaks his mind. He says what he wants to say and he doesn’t seem to care if people don’t like his opinion. I find him to be incredibly inspiring and I’ve been thinking a lot about him in the last week or…
It’s been an interesting week. After writing a piece about how to compete with the “reasonably priced” wedding photographers I received a lot of support and encouragement but, like any time you put an opinion out there on the internet, you get a certain amount of backlash too. I’m a big fan of reflection so…
There’s a funny thing about the wedding industry that I’ve been reflecting on for quite some time. Here’s what got me thinking. We all take an immense amount of pride in what we do – we live, eat and breathe our work. We explain to our clients how important our job is and how no…
It’s becoming a popular thing for brides and grooms to both search for and ask in forums and groups; everyone wants a reasonably priced wedding photographer. But what does it mean for a photographer to be “reasonably priced”? Does it mean that the photographer needs to be under $2,000? Under $2,500? Under $3,000? Offer albums…
Are you a florist, venue or planner? If you’re a wedding vendor of any sorts there’s a good chance you’ve had problems with getting photos from wedding photographers in the past. Every few weeks I see yet another post pop up in different wedding industry groups asking “Why do some photographers refuse to share their…
I’m not a cool photographer. I’ve never been to Iceland or shot in the mountains. I’ve never photographed a bride in a desert or along the coast. Hell, I don’t even have a passport. I’m not fashionable; lacking in a floppy brim hat or stylish glasses. I’ve never once worn a beanie (or as we…
It’s common practice for a lot of brides and grooms to bargain with their wedding photographers. It’s also quite common for photographers to create “custom packages” to help with with clients who are on a certain budget. But are you really working within a client’s budget or are you simply selling yourself short? Should a wedding…
It’s November; we’re all at the points in our year where we feel like shells of our former selves. We’re exhausted not only physically but creatively. We tell ourselves that we worked too much this year (again) and that avoiding wedding season burnout must be a priority next year. Unfortunately, we seem to tell ourselves…
A while back, the ISPWP asked a simple question: how do photographer’s spend their time? They published their results and compared it to what people thought a photographer spent time doing. The thing is, the visual chart (which let’s face it, it’s what people look at the most) only contained percentages. While waiting for my 3-month old…
