Top 7 Wedding Photography Mistakes To Avoid

Image via Wikipedia7.  You being the focus when the focus should be on the bride and groom
6.  Not knowing exactly what will be happening during the service; know the "surprises"
5.  Not having an assistant to help and not having a signed wedding contract
4.  Not being cooperative with other vendors or wedding guests
3.  Not being cooperative with the bridal party when they want to take photos too
2.  Being so preoccupied with the bride that you miss other important people
1.  Always keep the mother and father of the bride happy

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Getting Started With Wedding Photography

Image via WikipediaAs a photographer, the hardest part to doing wedding photography is finding that first brave wedding couple who is willing to be the first subjects of your first wedding. Surprisingly, it's not as hard as it sounds. Once friends and family know you are a photographer and you do good work, at some point somebody will ask you if you do weddings. Your answer should always be, "of course we do". Now I say "we" because in most cases, if you are the only photographer, you'll need an assistant. Because you are new to weddings you will be doing a budget wedding. No matter how good you are, nobody's going to pay a rookie big money to shoot their wedding. By budget weddings I'm talking about weddings under $1200. If its your first wedding, consider yourself lucky if you can get $500 and don't be surprised if they ask you to do it at cost. In either case getting your first wedding under your belt is all that matters because you now have something to show potential customers and you can put up a wedding website with photos as well. To get future customers your focus should be on referrals and networking. If you can find a small inexpensive wedding fair to go to, do it. Just starting out don't waist your money on expensive wedding magazines or stadium/convention center bridal shows. Also get to know all the vendors at each wedding you work, they can be a great source for leads as long as you are willing to share your leads with them too. Keep networking and you will be doing more and more weddings. As your skill level increases, so should your prices. One more tip, never do a wedding without a contract. Everything should be in writing.

12 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them -The Video

Check out my latest video in the video bar located on the right side. It's the video where I'm wearing a black shirt. I talk about the 12 most common mistakes photographer's make and how to avoid them. This is my best video yet. I'm getting much better at presenting these things. Since Photography Business Builder was not available for a You Tube Channel, I went with the name Photo Biz Buzz.  I've just recently secured the domain name photobizbuzz.com and that name will also forward to this page too.

Who is your Ideal Customer?

This is from the "Queen of Buzz", Wendy Kenney and she has some great advice on helping you to reach your Ideal Photography customers. This information is important because it will help you identify the different ways your customers communicate and search for what they need and the best methods to reach them. For example, if you can come up with answers to the following questions you will then know the best ways to spend your communication resources.

1. Name an ideal customer
2. What are their characteristics?
3. What are their wants and needs?
4. What are they motivated by?
5. How do they communicate and look for info?
6. How do they not communicate and loo for info?