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pspoptart2972
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| I have recently shot my fiance's brothers wedding and it was perfect. The job, the adrenaline, the pictures (and of course the wedding!). I want to do this more, to create a business from this experience. Where do I get started though? I have already asked family members to keep me mind if anyone asks about a wedding photographer, but what else do I do? I'm on a tight budget so I can't create a website (yet anyway) though I do have a portfolio printed I can show. Any tips? |
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SecureZQW
Joined: 07 Jul 2007
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:30 am Post subject: How can I start a 'business' of becoming a wedding photograp |
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| Free website hosting is an option.Word of mouth is always usefulYou can check out smaller newspapers, because they charge less |
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Ownemaerany
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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Location: Gibraltar
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:59 am Post subject: How can I start a 'business' of becoming a wedding photograp |
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| It shouldn't cost much to print up some colored flyers and pass them around and post them. You could also place an add in your local paper (it will cost you some money but not much). Some local grocery stores have bulletin boards where you can post an advertisement. A word of advice, most people need to keep a full time job when first starting out, if not the entire time. You can do that though because most weddings are after the regular work hours. Good Luck! |
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richgirl9137
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: How can I start a 'business' of becoming a wedding photograp |
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| That is exactley what I did four years ago.First off get a business license, its important to be legal.Second advertise on free listings like Craig's listThird get a myspace page that is free and you can display your work there until you can get something else together.Fourth find an album vendor that you like, its important to have products like album selections to display your work for meetings. I use albumsinc.comFifth have fun and enjoy it, its a great way to make a livingAs the money comes in you can expand into local listings on yahoo and google if you still do not have a website.By the way, a website can cost under 100 dollars if you buy a template from template monster and have a little html knowledge.One last thing: sierrabride.com and partypop.com offer free vendor listing. There are dozens of sites that take free listings for photographers just google search wedding photography in your region and the look through for free vendor listings. Good luck! |
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_pistol_tiyo_
Joined: 02 Jun 2007
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Location: London
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:56 am Post subject: How can I start a 'business' of becoming a wedding photograp |
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| Do a search for wedding coordinators in your area and arrange a meeting with as many of them as possible to show your portfolio. Let them know you're just entering the business and are willing for work for a discount for the first 2 or 3 people they refer to you, just so that you can get your name out there and improve your portfolio. Hopefully when they have a client who needs a photographer but is looking to limit their expenses, they'll give you a call, and you're on your way! |
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prepvisa
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
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Location: Ukraine
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:25 am Post subject: How can I start a 'business' of becoming a wedding photograp |
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| You're off to a good start already! You need a portfolio to show people, and it would be better to have several weddings in it. A website is a good idea, it doesn't have to be that expensive, web hosting is actually pretty cheap, it's the web page design that's expensive.Are there 'wedding stores' in your area? Places where they sell/rent all kinds of stuff for weddings? We have places like that. You might get them to put an ad for you on the wall, or to recommend you if someone asks. |
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