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Twitter Marketing Strategy For Wedding Photographers

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 21Categories: How to Become a Photographer, Social Media Tips No Comments

Just like it is for most businesses in the digital age, social media marketing forms an integral part of your photography business too. And although Twitter might not be an immediate choice for many wedding photographers to showcase their work online, it is fast gaining ground as an essential marketing tool for many from the photography business community for reaching out to their target audience. If the recent numbers published by business data platform Statista is anything to go by, as of July 2021, Twitter has 206 million monetizable users on its platform worldwide. Of these, nearly 73 million are in the US alone. Now, that’s a lot of people! And it only makes good business sense to have your presence on this microblogging site to increase your reach among a vast pool of potential clients and help drive your business through Twitter marketing. How do you do that? Well, it’s all about making the right noise, or in this case – the right tweet! Read this blog for some helpful Twitter marketing tips that could help you position your brand better on Twitter and engage with your present and potential clients on the platform.

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Bridal Veil Photography Techniques + Photos By ShootDotEdit Customers

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 20Categories: How to Take Wedding Photos, Wedding Photography Ideas No Comments

Dramatic, romantic, intricate, delicate, feminine, elegant – a bridal veil can be any or all of these things. A wedding accessory with historical and traditional significance, not every bride chooses to wear a veil, but if you’ve got a bride who does opt to add a veil to her attire, try to make sure it gets the spotlight it deserves. Even if the veil is simple, use your creative vision to find a way to make it stand out. Plus, veils are a great way to add some variety to the bridal portraits too! Some brides also choose to wear a veil that was worn by their mother or grandmother, so make sure you know if this is the case with your bride. If you are running low on ideas and inspiration on how to photograph the wedding veil, we (and some of our customers) have got you covered. Read along to see some prime examples of the different techniques you could use to photograph the wedding veil.

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Pixellu: Album Design, Galleries, & Slideshow Solutions For Pro Photographers

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 19Categories: How to Become a Photographer, Vendor Spotlight No Comments

When we think about modern album design, gallery, and slideshow solutions for pro wedding photographers, one word comes to mind – Pixellu! With effortless image delivery, smart album builder, and easy-to-make slideshows with a library of licensed music, Pixellu provides everything at your fingertips, making it a perfect fit for the latest company in our Vendor Spotlight series. Journey with us as we unravel this powerful tool for photographers in a conversation with the CEO and Co-Founder of Pixellu, Daniel Usenko. Along with the story behind the brand and the services they offer, Daniel shares his humble beginnings, love for photography, and a unique sense of perfection that he says comes naturally to photographers. Intrigued? Keep reading to find out more! 

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Managing Client Expectations: Wedding Photography Tips

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 18Categories: How to Become a Photographer No Comments

Mention the word “client expectation”, and you’d often see business owners get anxious. We understand that when a couple trusts you with documenting their special moments, their expectations are high and a lot’s riding on client satisfaction. And as a wedding photographer, the last thing you’d want to deal with is disgruntled customers. After all, your brand’s reputation is at stake. But if you manage to strike the right balance between what your clients are expecting from your wedding photography service and what you ultimately offer, then adding happy customers to your list could be an easy task. How do you do it? By setting the right expectations at the outset. Just as not all demands are reasonable, similarly, not all requests have to be fulfilled. Once you get that right, working with your wedding clients could turn out to be a smooth ride. Read this blog to find out more on managing client expectations. 

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Handling Late Payments As A Wedding Photographer

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 14Categories: How to Become a Photographer No Comments

As a wedding photography business owner, chasing late payments is one of the most uncomfortable spots to be in. Whether your client has simply missed the payment due date or had an issue making the payment, being in this situation could be tricky to navigate. While we understand that this is a scenario best avoided, chances are that you might still find yourself in this situation once in a while. In this blog, we offer a few tips that could help you in tackling such awkward situations.

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Fitness Tips For Photographers: Wedding Photographers Edition

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 14Categories: How to Become a Photographer No Comments

As a wedding photographer with a few (or several) years of experience, you probably already know how physically demanding the 8-10-12-hour workdays can get. You are on your feet for long hours, moving around the venue to get those perfect shots (often with heavy gear), and essentially, your body works as hard as you to support you. By fitness tips for photographers, we don’t mean go out and enroll yourself in a spin class or start working on those 6-pack abs (unless that’s what you want). It’s more about being mindful about what you eat and how you move, especially on the wedding day. Just small lifestyle changes that you could turn into a habit and stick to on a long-term basis. In this blog, we will tell you exactly how you could get to being a fitter, stronger version of yourself!

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How To Take Good Pictures In Bright Sunlight

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 13Categories: Wedding Shooting No Comments

As a wedding photographer, you can control your camera angle, the setup, the framing, but you cannot always control how the day runs. With your day packed with your couple’s getting-ready photo session, the bridal portraits, and the first-look shots, more often than not, the family portraits are pushed to noon. And before you know it, you’re photographing in harsh sunlight, especially if you are at an outdoor wedding venue. Since you don’t always have the luxury to wait for the ideal lighting to perfectly complement your images, this is a situation you could find yourself in quite often. If you are wondering what the right thing to do in such circumstances could be, this blog gives you a few tips on how to make the most of what you have and take good pictures in bright sunlight. So let’s get started!

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Photography Angles & Techniques: Understanding POV, Framing, & Composition

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 12Categories: Wedding Shooting No Comments

In the words of Ansel Adams, “A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” And we couldn’t agree more! You can envision a scene from a hundred different angles, but it’s figuring out which one works best for a particular image that makes all the difference. You don’t always need a great location to get a stunning photograph. What matters the most is how well you frame a scene and make the most of what’s available before you. And one thing that can render a creative touch to your images even when options are limited is trying out different photography angles. Such angles help you rethink a scene from a different point of view. Think unique, think creative. Moreover, they allow you to lay out a scene in such a way that your point of view is deftly conveyed to the viewer. This blog breaks down the different photography angles and techniques, talks about the effects they create, and discusses the techniques that could help you perfect them.

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Tutorial: Easy Steps To Change Aspect Ratio In Lightroom

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 11Categories: Lightroom & Photoshop Tips No Comments

As a wedding photographer, you frequently share images with colleagues or clients online. But what if the images you share digitally get distorted due to randomly cropped borders? Or uneven edges appear where there were none? If these scenarios sound familiar to you, then chances are you’re probably facing issues with image aspect ratio. We understand that disproportionate borders ruining your images could get really frustrating for you and probably for your clients too. And that is where aspect ratio comes into play. Determining it in Lightroom will not only fix the size of your photo crop but also ensure you get proportional borders while printing, framing, or formatting your images for uploading them on social media or sharing them online. You can even change the aspect ratio of your image using the available image proportions or creating your own presets. In this Lightroom tutorial, we take you through the process of fixing the aspect ratio of your image in a few easy steps. 

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Sprout Studio: The Photography Studio Management Suite That Does It All

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Oct 08Categories: How to Become a Photographer No Comments

“You can do it all with Sprout Studio. Heck, if it did any more, you’d have to put it on payroll.” This is a quote we borrowed from the company itself but there is really no better way to introduce Sprout Studio – a studio management suite built for photographers by photographers. In our new Vendor Spotlight interview, we spoke to Bryan Caporicci, CEO and Founder of Sprout Studio, who got the idea to start his company to scratch his own itch. His aim? To help photographers make a living doing what they love. Sprout Studio helps you build your photography business with a consistent brand, manage your photography business with great client communications, and helps you know what to focus on while streamlining everyday tasks to free up your time to do more important things. From automated emails and calendar sync to contact forms and invoices – with Sprout Studio, you can manage all this and a lot more. And from what we’ve gathered by talking to other vendors and photographers, including ShootDotEdit customers, a more streamlined workflow usually means being more efficient, which means more time to be able to give your clients your 100%! 

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