How do I start a wedding photography business in Ky?

Question

Elizabethtown area

Answer 1

GG gives good advice! (thanks for the reference, GG!)

First, do you have experience photographing weddings? The easiest (and safest, for the bride & groom, at least) is to offer to assist an established wedding photographer. Most will let you use the images you take for your own portfolio. You learn the ins and outs of the big day, and how to manage your timing and work flow.

You will need quality equipment and backups of everything, camera bodies, lenses, flashes, cords, memory, etc etc. Unless you are shooting film, you will need a fast computer and expensive software. Unless you are 100% confident that you can nail a jpeg every shot, you will need to learn how to manage RAW workflow.

If you're ready skill-wise and equipment-wise,, then you need to do marketing homework. Figure our what it costs you in time and materials, equipment, overhead etc. Then research the prevailing rates in your area, and the competition. Don't forget advertising and insurance. How successful you will be depends as much (or more) on your business know how as your photography skill. There are great photographers failing at business, and mediocre photographers making a great success.

Good luck!

Answer 2

First... You have to have a talent. Perferably that talent will be in taking pictures, but there is way more to the wedding photoraphy business than just shooting pictures.

If you haven't shot a wedding yet, I would suggest joining a photography guild or club in your area. Then hook up (as an apprentice) with an established photography business that has enough jobs to keep you working. After you are comfortable in shooting, ask about being able to meet with clients and/or putting albums together. This can very helpful as you will see what pictures the bride and groom really like the best.

After a year or two... Go For It.

I find it to be the best career in the world.. You meet some great people (and a few strange ones), You work in a happy environment and you get to eat pretty well also.

Call me at 1-866-860-0039 for more helpful info. Barry at Brides on a Budget Photo in Florida

Answer 3

I would recommend you contact a wedding photographer in another state or region and just ask. There are some people in this world who are not as self-centered and will give advice and mentor others. By the way, I live in Corbin, KY, and I would love to be a professional photographer. I don't have enough resources to obtain the equipment and afford the advertisement. That's the route I would take, if I could.

I was looking at other answers to photography questions and came upon this information provided by Ara57, and I thought you could benefit from it.

Ara57 stated: "I would recommend going to the book store or library and getting a couple of beginning photography books. Also google Zeltsman photography, (posing basics, dated wardrobe, but good posing hasn't changed); Monte Zuker (great site for lighting and posing, he is primarily a wedding photographer) and visit www.nyip.com, and www.kodak.com for great tips and tutorials. Another great book is "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson."

Best of Luck!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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