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New Technology in the Wedding Photography Industry

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Feb 04Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Technology in the Wedding Photography

Technology in the Wedding Photography Industry: Featuring Wedding Photographer & Entrepreneur — Ben Chernivsky

Technology in the Wedding Photography Industry is ever-evolving.  And when it comes to an industry like wedding photography, technology is constantly reshaping the playground for wedding and event photographers.  Which is why we knew we needed to talk to pro photographer and entrepreneur Ben Chernivsky.

Not only does Ben operate a thriving wedding photography business — This Is Feeling Photography.  He also co-owns and operates ZippyBooth, a Chicago-based photo booth rental company that is dependant on Gifyyy, his photo booth software and manufacturing company. Ben and his team have created a complete photo booth system unlike any other.  And not only that, but it’s incredibly easy to use, too — something Ben takes a lot of pride in.

“We truly have taken a super complex product like photo booths, and turned it into a 12-pound product that takes 30 seconds to start up,” Ben says.  “it’s iPad-based and just very, very simple.” This IS Technology in the Wedding Photography industry.

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WPPI 2020 & Its New Director Arlene Evans

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 29Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
WPPI 2020 & Its New Director Arlene Evans
2019 PWP Studio Corporate Event Photographers

Oh, WPPI 2020 what do you have in store for us? Once every year in February, photographers from across the globe descend upon Las Vegas for one of the biggest wedding, event and portrait photography conferences in the country—WPPI —or Wedding & Portrait Photography International.  But not many people know about the driving force behind the conference itself—The Director of WPPI, Arlene Evans. Arlene was able to set aside some time in her busy schedule to chat with us about the past, present and future of this incredible event!

WPPI is one of the best investments a photographer can make concerning the future of their photography business. It lasts five days and attracts thousands of both aspiring and professional photographers from around the world.  While attending the conference, photographers create lasting relationships and expand their networks while learning from some of the top leading industry professionals. 

We wanted to find out what’s new, exciting and different this year at WPPI! So who better to talk to about this incredible photography conference than Arlene Evans. Read on to see why she’s your go-to source for the inside scoop for WPPI 2020!

In this article: 7 reasons why Arlene Evans says you won’t want to miss this year’s WPPI — The #1 conference in the country for serious wedding & portrait photographers.

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Why Wedding Photographers Make Great Commercial Shooters

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 27Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer, Wedding Photography Ideas No Comments
Why Wedding Photographers Make Great Commercial Shooters

Why Wedding Photographers Make Great Commercial Shooters Featuring Justin Brownell

If you want to know Why Wedding Photographers Make Great Commercial Shooters, look no further than Justin Brownell. When he got out of the Air Force, he had no idea he’d soon make a career out of taking beautiful photos. GI bill in hand, he set off for art school.

The Texas native majored in web development and design, unsure exactly where that path would lead. It wasn’t until he was required to take a photography class as an elective that he started to develop a passion for capturing unforgettable moments. 

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Becoming a Pro Wedding Photographer: Getting to the Top and Staying There

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 22Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Becoming a Pro Wedding Photographer

How Jasmin Neidhart of Flora & Grace Photography Got to the Top

For Flora and Grace, becoming a pro wedding photographer includes being internationally recognized in their first year of business – this is every up-and-coming photographer’s dream! But staying humble, grounded, and focused while this happens is another thing entirely.

Jasmin Neidhart had been in business for just 4 years as Grace and Blush Photography (now Flora & Grace Photography) when she was named one of the 30 Rising Stars of wedding photography in the world by Rangefinder Magazine. The Germany based newcomer had barely even heard of WPPI before being invited to host a photo walk and speak on a panel at the convention earlier this year.

“The panel was about how to build a brand, find your style and overcome insecurities in an industry that can be oversaturated.” So what did Jasmin have in common with her fellow Rising Star award winners? “All of the rising stars built a certain style that was different. When I looked at their work and mine, I think what made us all successful is that we just do our own thing. We don’t care about industry trends or editing trends.”

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Elopements and Small Weddings: How To

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 14Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer, Wedding Photography Ideas, Wedding Shooting No Comments
Elopements and Small Weddings

Elopements and Small Weddings: Featuring Carrie Ann Doyle

How to successfully photograph elopements and small weddings is a specialty of Carrie Ann Doyle. Living only 12 miles from one of America’s most picturesque national parks, Carrie Ann Doyle is uniquely positioned to capture the kind of “Adventure” wedding photography only seen in magazines.

Her first elopement shoot in the Glacier National Park was featured on Huffington Post Weddings and used by the official Glacier National Park tourism department for advertising weddings. Carrie has been a successful wedding photographer for 12 years, specializing in elopements for the last several years. So who better than Carrie to give us some tips on how to successfully photograph elopements.  We’ll let her take it from here.

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Tips for Printing Edited Wedding Photos: The Importance of Photo Prints

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 10Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Tips for Printing Edited Wedding Photos: The Importance of Photo Prints

Printing Edited Wedding Photos: Featuring Michelle Walker

Michelle Walker just celebrated her 20th year as a Professional Wedding Photographer and she has so much to share – from her philosophy on shooting to why printing edited wedding photos makes a difference with her clients. This Bay Area-based photojournalist has been around long enough to see the transition from traditional posed wedding shots to the fast-paced, storytelling, shooting style she’s known for. She credits her career longevity to striking a balance between traditional and cutting edge and to understanding that the photos don’t just stop at digital – but extend to printing edited wedding photos for clients.

“I have to shoot formal portraits or the parents will kill me, but I try to limit posed photos to 30 minutes.” 

Like many wedding photographers, Michelle isn’t thrilled about shooting the type of formal family shots that usually involve fake cheesy smiles. “I’ve developed a way of photographing portraits that makes people interact and laugh authentically and those are always the photographs that my couples will put in their albums.”

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Adventure Wedding Photographers: Staying Authentic to Attract the Right Clients

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Jan 07Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Adventure Wedding Photographers

Featuring
Adventure Wedding Photographers
Jelger Vitt & Tanja Aelbrecht

Being adventure wedding photographers goes hand in hand with loving adventure and expecting the unexpected. Knowing when to go for that epic action shot on a cliffside, or pausing to capture a quiet moment in a meadow is something Jelger and Tanja Wedding Photographers seem to have mastered. Scrolling through the images on their website feels more like escaping into an adventure travel brochure than viewing a wedding portfolio.

Jelger Vitt and Tanja Aelbrecht make up adventure wedding photographers “Jelger and Tanja”, a husband and wife team based in Vancouver, Canada and they pride themselves on being known as wedding photography company catering to spontaneous and adventurous couples, just like them. The lifelong adventurers quit their jobs and moved from Belgium to Canada to start their photography business more than 7 years ago. It was a big risk, but one they suggest everyone try.

“We believe in starting over in a foreign country with your partner at least once.” 

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Keeping Your Craft Current & Fresh

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Dec 30Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
Bride and groom in each other arms in a forest

Image by Mitch Colagrossi

Featuring Mitch Colagrossi

Keeping your craft current and fresh helps you ace the game. In the wedding space, couples hire a specific photographer because they like what they see on their website and social media. They want their wedding, engagement shoot, or family portraits to reflect the style and brand of the photographer they like. 

The same can not be said for commercial photography, which is exactly why Mitch Colagrossi is drawn to it.

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Establish Yourself as an Expert to Your Clients

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Dec 19Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
A black and white photo of the bride and groom kissing under sparklers

Featuring Erin Morrison

Taking the guesswork out of client meetings is too much of a time saver for Erin Morrison, wedding photography expert, to worry about the potential fallout from oversharing. The Knoxville, Tennessee based wedding photographer believes knowledge is power, even when it comes to including information on her website that other photographers might consider counterintuitive, like listing her limited availability for elopements.

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Going Against the Grain in Wedding Photography

Author: ShootDotEditOn: Dec 13Categories: ShootDotEdit Featured Photographer No Comments
An emotional close-up shot of the bride and groom depicting going against the grain in wedding photography

Featuring Kuoloon Chong & Qiya Ng with Kompactfaen

We hear it all the time. The old saying, “you can’t please everyone.” But in the social media-focused world of wedding photography, going against the grain is tough. The more people like you, the more work you’ll get.

So in an industry that relies so heavily on referrals, ignoring criticism from other photographers and vendors is a big gamble. But it’s one that paid off for Qiya Ng and Kuoloon Chong. Despite a lack of support from their community and colleagues, just one year after the couple created Kompactfaen they were named one of 30 Rising Stars of wedding photography in the world by Rangefinder Magazine.

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