RB Photo and Design

We are going out tomorrow to shoot newborn pics of Kourtney. We shot Jason and Kimmy's wedding last year and now we get to shoot their first baby! Pics will be up as soon as I can get them edited tomorrow night....

This past weekend I spent a lot of time in front of the computer watching Jasmine Star explain how to build up a wedding photography business. I absorbed as much of the information as I could and have started implementing some changes in how I present my work and my sites. If you haven't already noticed, the blog has a new look, so does the website. More changes are in the works. Hopefully when it all said and done everything will flow together better and the branding will be stronger. Keep your eyes open for all the upcoming changes.

I found this on a forum I frequent, its from a post by Matt McGraw, his contact info is at the end of the post. There is a lot of great information in this article, some of which I am going to start using myself. 1. Vendors vendors vendors, vendors are important: From reception people to cake makers… I do a pre-questionnaire for my brides and grooms. In that questionnaire I find out who I am working with from DJs to Florist to cake people to ministers to reception places etc. I obtain all the contact information for these vendors. After the wedding I compile a list of photos that each vendor would find interest in. I splash my logo on the photos and email them the pictures and say if you would like any of these photos in high res and without my logo let me know I can email you those photos. For reception places: if it is somewhere I have never worked I'll send them a 20X30 print with my logo splashed all over it and 4X6s of the same photo with my contact info to pass out to poten...

This is something I have been struggling with ever since I decided to start charging for my work. Especially since the area I live in is not one of the wealthiest areas in the state. I recently have been watching Jasmine Star on www.creativelive.com and she gave a lot of insight on how to build up a successful wedding business. She also mentioned a forum she frequented whn she was starting out, www.opensourcephoto.net While I was on that site I discovered a link to "The Greatest Pricing Guide Ever" As the name suggests its a guide to helping you establish your pricing. I haven't read it all the way thru yet, but what I have read of it, its awesome! I highly suggest taking a look at it if you are having problems with your pricing. You can find it here.... Pricing Guide