michaeldavidphotography Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Man this is not easy. What is the best way wo get your name out there? What is the best way to advertise? Whats a good goal for a just graduated college student with a degree in photography as far as how many wedding for his fist year as a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_haykin Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Exactly where do you intend to start up being a wedding shooter,,,that is, what city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldavidphotography Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share Posted October 12, 2007 well Im from Rhode Island. and Rhode Island has a big wedding scene in Newport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_haykin Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 OK, fine, now, how many weddings have you shot professionally and successfully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldavidphotography Posted October 12, 2007 Author Share Posted October 12, 2007 well i have shot 6 successfully take a look at my site michaeldavidphotography.com what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_haykin Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 There are many ways to promote wedding phtography: Yellow Pages ads, tie-ins with bridal shops and other places where young women shop, local TV ads, ads in local papers, ads on local bulletin boards, flyers on car windshields, networking with other wedding servers, such as florists, caterers, DJs and bands, etc. See if established shooters are overbooked and get referrals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medina photography cherry Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Mike- no answer for your above question, however I have to tell you that I tried looking at your site but the way your pictures come into focus turned me off- off your site. Just an FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_varcas Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I think your photos is near perfect. Remember not to get discourage from other people's opinion. Different people have different taste you know? As FYI, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannu_koivisto Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Hi Mike! You have great spirit and I think your webpage is very clean in its design and especially I liked the blsck/ white section. Just wanted to add a comment on how to best market you services. You should definetly have an additional webpage where you can have more general content, where you need not worry so much about every design details etc. My option for this was to set up a blog, where I write about my services and link to my main wedding photo site. (main site is not up yet, but here is the blog as an example anyway): <a href="http://haakuvaaja.blogspot.com">Haakuvaaja Helsinki</a> If you wonder what the words mean, haakuvaaja is finnish for wedding photographer. I wish you the best of luck with serving happy wedding couples with your photographic skills. Regards, Hannu Koivisto Architectural and Wedding Photographer Helsinki, Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_stravage Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Best Business Practices for Photographers" by John Harrington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlboro_smith Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Mike, Go with direct mail. Get the Sunday paper where all your bride engagements are listed. Send out a brochure with a real photo from one of your most romantic shots on the front of it. Include your prices in the inside. Send on to every prospective bride. Always include some kind of limited time booking special. And always offer the package that no one else is going to offer. Give them a package of 100 5 x 7's or 100 8 x 10's. After i did that I never again had to go the 4 x 5 proof route. of course your photos must be good enough to do that. Never take anything with direct flash except the formals, and the movement ones. I could go on. there are so many tips, from how to organizing the reception to bringing a background for and simple one bounce flash for family portraits at the reception. Zarathu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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