What Do I Shoot In The Wedding Off Season?

Everyone photographer goes through a lull or off season especially in the wedding photography business. Typically spring and summer are the peak times for wedding photographers and fall starts the slow down into "dead" winter (as I like to call it). During these times photographers...

How To Be A Good Subject of A Photo Shoot

What are some things that your subjects have done or worn that have made you cringe?Yesterday I had the chance to have the tables turned on me as I posed with my beautiful fiance for our new engagement photos that our photographer Shannon (of Shannon Ludlum Photography) shot. She...

Lightroom Plug-Ins for Flickr and Facebook

For those of you using Adobe Lightroom, I am going to keeping you up to date on the inside workings of Lightroom and showing you how to use some of the more powerful features of the coolest photo editing software out there.First of all if you are a wedding photographer and you don't...

Networking With Other Wedding Freelancers

A big part of getting new business when you are first starting out as a wedding photographer, or really any freelance business person, is to network with other freelancers in your circle of influence. The easiest way to do this is to talk to the other "work" at the next wedding you...

Please Take A Brochure

Another piece of the marketing puzzle for your wedding photography business should be a professional looking brochure. A brochure will help those clients that maybe don't have access to your online portfolio or older clients (MOBs and FOBs) who may see a brochure as an indication...

Today's "What The Duck?"

I always love this guy's comics. Please check him out and subscribe to this comic strip if you're interested in photography!I'm working on a few new articles for TheWedding PhotogBlog in the next couple of days so stay tuned. I hope a little WTD helps fill the void for now. Thanks...

Essential Adobe Software Updates Today!

I just heard that today Adobe has released updates for Lightroom, CS4 and their Camera RAW plug-in. If you are using any of these amazing editing programs for your photography, go right now and update these at the Adobe Website!WHAT?!? You're not using Adobe software?Adobe has been...

Do You Have A Business Card?

I just got my new business cards in from VistaPrint the other day so I thought I would share a few secrets with you all about business card design and use. Why have a business card? Everybody knows who I am and I can just give them my email or phone number if they ask... What's...

Traditional vs. Photojournalistic Wedding Photography

The profession of wedding photography has evolved over the years from a simple one or two shot posed portrait (photo by Erica_Marshall) into what it is today, where the bride has almost endless options of how, who and what she wants photographed on her wedding day and the line is...

Essential Gear For Your Wedding Photography Business

Photo by THEMACGIRL* on FlickrI guess everyone needs a basic gear list to start up your wedding photog business. So, I'm going to give you some minimum recommendations for camera gear that you need in order to begin your photography business and look like (or at least pretend) that...

Wedding Portfolios - Selecting killer shots

So, you've shot a few weddings and have some decent looking shots that you would like to show your potential clients. How do you choose the right ones for your portfolio? Do some shots sell your work better than others?The way I choose my portfolio shots goes like this:Go through...

Eat or starve at your wedding shoot?

So, I came across this conundrum while I was shooting the Holloway wedding Saturday (some of you may have seen some of their engagement pics below and on my Flickr site)... Should you eat during a wedding shoot? For the past few weddings I've done, I've just gone hungry or have...

How To Shoot Great Engagement Pictures In Less Than an Hour

Bo and Adrienne by Josh Self from Flickr So, you've met with your bride and family and booked an engagement shoot. Where do you shoot your couple? What location is right for your couple? How do I do the shoot quickly and efficiently without wasting everyone's time trying to find...

Making The Sale With Your Wedding Photography Clients

photo by blog.jmc.bz from Flickr I guess the most critical time for a wedding photographer comes, not when you get an appointment, but at that final decision making time, when your client has to decide either to go with you or "keep looking" and how to encourage your wedding photography...

What's The Best Photography Gear For The Money

What is your annual budget for buying camera gear? Mine is about $0. I have no budget for buying new gear. What I do is buy my gear piece by piece as I get paid for gigs.So, if you are like me (limited income, limited budget, economic downturn, penny pincher), you might be asking...

What The Duck becomes syndicated nationally!

WTD! This is my favorite photog comic on the net! Everyone subscribe now!From what I hear, he just got syndicated today. Congrats Aar...

Essentials For Booking Weddings For Photographers

The other day, I got a surprise phone call for a wedding photography shoot in January. She was referred by a bride's mother from a wedding that I shot last year. Since I wasn't expecting any new business until Spring, I found myself a little rusty and unprepared on the business and...