Family Portrait Ideas – The Mega List!
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Family Portrait Ideas – The Mega List!

September and October are the family photographer’s bread and butter.  It seems everybody wants family photos with fall leaves.  But fall family pictures are just one option of dozens for wowing clients with fun sessions and beautiful images.  We have the mega list of family portrait ideas! The Classic Portrait Even if your family picture…

Complete Wedding Photography Checklist for Your Business
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Complete Wedding Photography Checklist for Your Business

Want to be sure you can capture the best wedding photo on that special wedding day? This wedding photography checklist will help you through getting ready and ensure each photo shot is as good as the bride and groom want. Photos to Take Before the Big Day Getting ready before the wedding is the most…

Fun Family Beach Picture Ideas for Every Photographer
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Fun Family Beach Picture Ideas for Every Photographer

Spending a day at the beach is an opportunity to relax and have fun with your loved ones. If you’re looking for some family picture ideas that will keep you busy, we recommend planning a beach creative family photo-shoot so you can bring home plenty of family beach creative pictures. Here are a few creative…

How to Master Taking Large Family Photos
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How to Master Taking Large Family Photos

Whether it’s a snapshot to commemorate the large family reunion or a family portrait for the Christmas albums, posing large groups of people for a picture can be tricky. Even expert photographers can have issues attempting to make sure they get the right shot when they’ve got to photograph a lot of people at once. …

How to deal with difficult guests as a photographer
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How to deal with difficult guests as a photographer

Stay Calm. Be Confident. And Learn How to Deal with Difficult Guests as a Photographer If you photograph weddings or even private portrait sessions, you’ll eventually wind up encountering one…a client or guest who wants to be the official photographer, boss you around or tell you how to do your job. It’s frustrating. It’s maddening….

Family Photography Tips for the New Photographer
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Family Photography Tips for the New Photographer

Family photography might just be the most universal type of photography out there, the type of photography most widely appreciated across the world. So how do you master this photography genre? By most widely appreciated, we don’t mean everyone everywhere is going to care all of your family photography. In fact, each family photo session…

5 Essential Items to Include in Wedding Photography Contracts
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5 Essential Items to Include in Wedding Photography Contracts

Do you have wedding bells in your future? No, not for yourself but for your very first wedding photography client? Before saying “I do…agree to be your wedding photographer”, send your clients your wedding photography contracts! First off, congratulations!! Taking on a wedding is no small feat! We don’t say this to scare you off…

Lessons from a family photographer: Being the subject of my own lens
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Lessons from a family photographer: Being the subject of my own lens

Cake metaphors and compassion were just a few lessons I learned on family photography from another family photographer. Last month, my family had family portraits taken.  It’s been…a while.  In fact, my first-grader was still in diapers it’s been so long.  Shameful, seeing as how I AM a family photographer. After booking a photographer, completing…

Wedding Photography Cost: Pricing Yourself for Success
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Wedding Photography Cost: Pricing Yourself for Success

Aspiring wedding photographers alert! Dreaming of all the stunning weddings, you’ll shoot when your photography business is thriving? Turn that dream into reality by preparing for any potential wedding photography cost. Start charging what you’re worth to prospective clients while covering all your expenses! So you want to start a wedding photography business, but you’re…

What Should a Photographer Wear to a Wedding?
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What Should a Photographer Wear to a Wedding?

Not sure what the heck to wear to your upcoming wedding?! Here are a few tips to being comfortable, classy and professional on wedding days! Congratulations! You’ve booked a wedding and are actively practicing and preparing for your (and the bride and groom, or bride and bride, or groom and groom’s) big day! There is…

What Wedding Photography Gear Do You Need?
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What Wedding Photography Gear Do You Need?

Wondering what wedding photography gear you need to shoot some upcoming nuptials?  Say I do to this comprehensive guide! You’ve booked your first solo wedding and you are ridiculously excited.  Like squealing, jumping up and down excited.  And that’s when the panic sets in.  What wedding photography gear do you need to shoot a successful…

Why Wedding Photography Costs So Much
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Why Wedding Photography Costs So Much

Have you ever wondered why wedding photography costs so much? You’re not alone. Read on for an explanation of the amount of work a photographer has to do for a wedding. Spoiler alert: The wedding day isn’t even half of it. Weddings can be so expensive, with the venue, the food, the clothes, the decorations,…

How to Start a Wedding Photography Business from Scratch
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How to Start a Wedding Photography Business from Scratch

Thinking about starting a wedding photography business?  Our simple guide to calling the shots. Want to start a wedding photography business?  If you love meeting new people and enjoy taking great photos, starting a wedding photography business could be for you.  Besides, who doesn’t love weddings? All the glamorous details, and a couple so much…

5 Simple Ways to Book Wedding Clients
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5 Simple Ways to Book Wedding Clients

Wondering how to learn wedding photography in a snap? Here are 5 tips to boost your confidence and start booking clients. Your photography business is up and running.  All the legalities are handled. You have built a solid portfolio and know your gear.  Now, you are thinking hmmmm, I may want to give wedding photography…

Wedding Photography: 17 Ways to Prepare and Impress!
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Wedding Photography: 17 Ways to Prepare and Impress!

Wanting to break into wedding photography? Here is our guide to preparing and impressing during the wedding season! Wedding photography is an exciting niche that can catapult your photography career! You’ve searched every site and training on weddings and studied posing until your fingers are ready to fall off. We wanted to give you a…