Having USB box for photographer is one of the most important thing that you must consider, it’s all about branding and get massive action for your final result to all client that already put a trust on you. If I remember my previous journey back in 2009 than what I need to find is the DVD or CD box because I deliver the files through it but now we talk about digital files that consist of beautiful memories that every couple want to get following their wedding.
Dear lovely photographer no matter where you are my name is Bima and thank you for visiting my photography blog. Nowadays I would like to share about how I set my final result of photo session. If you already stumble upon my blog than you will know that I always put a printing album on my collection, it’s not only to show how beautiful your photos are but having a high-wuality printing album is about how you represent your works as well.
I know that some of photographers only deliver files, what I mean here is hundred to thousand of files on a USB box and no single album for the client. It’s good if you just concern about the money but nothing about branding, but seriously if you want to keep your business sustain than make sure you always put an album or printed works on your collection.
How to Start Your Wedding Photography Business from Scratch?
If you want to start your wedding photography business than you must know that this is the worse way to get rich within a night so once again if you just concern about the money than leave this business as soon as possible or if you already bought some photographer’s gears than go sell it on eBay.
If you love photography it self than you are in the right blog because here I’m gonna share everything that I know during past 10 years especially how to turn my US$10 deal into thousand of dollars session in such wonderful venue like in Bali and Maldives.
In a short way I’m gonna tell you step by step to start your wedding photography business from scratch or even since you don’t have nothing on your hand.
1 – Make Sure That You Love Photography
Lovin’ your business is the first thing that you must be concern before start everything, love belongs to your energy and as long as you got it on your heart than you will stay strong even when you’re down.
2 – Buy NEW Gears if You Have Money or Buy USED Gears if You Don’t Have (MUCH) Money
Remember! gears are just tools so you definitely need it but it’s not the most important thing. For few years following my US$15,000 I was shooting without any single camera on my hand so what I did is renting a camera for every session that I had. When I shoot in Bali for Jasmine and Kevan till I shoot for winter portrait Hong Kong than I still renting the Canon 5D Mark II, 50 mm f1.4 lens, and 70-200mm f2.8 lens.
Since I don’t know where you stay or even I don’t really know is there any camera rental company nearby your house or not so I still suggest you to buy NEW gears if you got much money but you also could buy USED gears if you got super tight budget to start your wedding photography business.
3 – Creating Your Photography Blog, Rather Than Renting Thousand of Dollars Studio/Office
Even business is about cash and revenue but we always talk about your budget that gonna be spend in. If this gonna be your first business following your graduation than you may have a situation which is lack of financial. So rather than you owe money from the bank just to rent thousand of dollars nice studio in primary district than I suggest you to build your photography blog and maintain it every day to promote your photography services.
On the link above I’m gonna show you how to start photography blog by using cheap platform called Bluehost that only cost US$75 per year and if you still have more budget than you are able to but a cool wordpress template that costs for less than US$50 for one time purchase.
4 – Learning About Posing
Mastery your posing skill is really matter because during the session than you gonna be the only one who directing your couple both in engagement or wedding session. On my previous article about how to directing a classic pose than you gonna learn some basic posing technique which look classic and still elegance to see for the next decades both for you and your couple for sure.
Once you know about how to pose your couple properly than you always can doing some improvement which is gonna show your own style, so browsing on Google or Pinterest will definitely grow your posing knowledge.
5 – Learning About Post Production
In digital era, learning about post production is your last step that related to start your wedding photography business. No matter what you use, it could be a Lightroom with preset or your own colour adjustment or doing layer by layer on Photoshop than it always be fine. On above video trailer you will see how I retouch my wedding photo that I took in Bali for Ben and Terri, it’a simple candid where I saw my couple’s groomsmen and bridesmaid hug each other during beautiful sunset moment.
If you want to download the whole tutorials than you could buy it on my Photoshop #1 video tutorial page.
6 – Calculating Some Costs and Set Up Your Packaged
It’s a real business so you definitely must calculate the costs that you gonna spend with, it could be you album printing, your fees, transportation, till some bills that you must pay every month. On the previous article about 5 Parameters to Calculate Wedding Photography Packages, I shared about how to set up your photo pricing, I know every photographers have their own calculation but generally all the things that I mentioned on those story is real and based on my personal experience for running photography business for over than 10 years.
Last, It’s About Packing Your Final Album Perfectly
The last thing that you must do on running your photography business is about packing your final album perfectly. You my looking for the nearest printing company in your city or going to Graphistudio, the handmade album company made in Italy that I really recommend you to consider.
Once you got your printing partner than the last one that you must thing is about packing up your digital files. It just a digital but surely you gonna pack it your works on USB, so buy exclusive USB box to pack your digital files is really important and please remember to put your studio logo on it too.
Down here I share about my exclusive USB box dummy that made with light brown Suede materials in 13,5 x 13,5 cm and 2 cm height. It is so wonderful USB box that consist of photo cover on left and elastic black rubber to hold your USB properly. I produce it regularly on my workshop so once you want to order it than you can make a purchase on USB Box page.
This is the end of my sharing today but if you want to see my previous articles than you can open my photographer information page and stumble upon some tips that I already share before. Hope you enjoy and get a useful information related photography and the business it self.
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