Not long ago, I was contacted by a potential client to shoot her wedding day. After talking on the phone for a while, I was really optimistic about capturing her wedding and getting to know her and her fiancé more. The initial phone consultation went great with a lot of talking about photography ideas, the...
Tag Archives: weddings Today’s lighting tip is something that I think many of photographers tend to overlook during the rush of wedding day shooting… available light. Sure, sun flare and the shady side of buildings are great. But what about other places you are forgetting? How about the great indoors? When I walk into a bridal room and...  As many of you remember, I’ve been spending a lot of time over at Canvas Press Pro. We’ve been busy developing ways to take care of professional photographers like you, so you can increase sales and actually enjoy running your business. With that being said, the topic of sales is being discussed a lot these...  Walks into the room. Stands on the stage. Places right hand on Bible. “I, Dustin Meyer, do solemnly swear that someday soon, everyone will have clients that truly appreciate their photographer’s work as true art in every sense of the word, to find every detail in the image, to have and to hold, from this...  Many times, I get new photographers struggling with the same problem. Pricing. So, I thought I’d share with you something I wrote in response to a frustrated photog who was being hounded by the budget bride: “Hey Dustin, I’ve heard a lot of great things about your ability to run a profitable photography business (several,...  Photography sites are all over the place. The creativity needle is spinning all around when it comes to the styles of sites that photographers are using to display their work. However, our sites may be revealing more than we realize. The biggest problem with websites right now is that as photographers, our sites are a...  To shoot or not to shoot? And just who exactly are you shooting for? When it comes to weddings, I feel like many of us are scrambling to maintain a fine balance between shooting for our clients, our vendors, and our publications. But where to draw the line? Here’s some of my thoughts when it... |
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