Hi fellow photographers,

So I’m seeking some advice and outside opinions please. So recently I got a studio space and I want to do photos of family’s for the holiday season. I have a 10x20 coco brown seamless paper background and I’m looking for other options and prop ideas for family’s, solo shots, and groups of people for a holiday theme for inexpensive but cute.

Thanks in advance.

Any ShootProof users, go preview one of your galleries: if you require visitors to enter an email, there's now a checkbox forcing them to agree to terms and privacy policy. I see no way to click it off in settings. Logging out and just using the share link doesn't change it.

I'm just about done with ShootProof. The interface has always been clunky/annoying, and support is already contending with some major glitch from today with watermarks and uploading. There's always something.

I really hope ShootProof isn't adding this checkbox to be able to harvest visitor email addresses for their own use. This is ridiculous.

Wondering if anyone has recommendations for a harness for a full day of photography with 2 dslr's and a film camera? I've found so many on amazon, etsy, BH everywhereee. Would love some personal experiences.

Currently working on a wedding I did and I am currently selecting all of the good photos. This is my second time using software to make my selects. Does anyone actually feel like it speeds up their work flow? I still end up looking through all of the pictures anyway and often choose photos that the AI deems no good

I was thinking of getting business cards for my photography business. Has anyone tried those digital cards like “DOT” or are traditional paper cards still better?

p.s: not fluent in english

Shot a wedding almost a year ago. Delivered the files on time via google drive link. We are Filipinos and our Clients are from other country I could not remember. Since day 1, there’s a bit of a communication issue since we had to talk to a midman who was also Filipino.

No issues there. Fast forward to 2 months ago, my dad who was the videographer at their wedding deleted all of their files without me knowing claiming it has been a year since we sent the files. Turns out the client was not able to download any of the photos at all.

In our contract, it did not specify that the link provided can be accessed forever. But it also did not specify that the link is for a limited time only. That was our honest mistake since we were new to the industry at that time and did not include that disclosure to the contract.

Now, our client wants to sue us for deleting their photos and claiming that he haven’t had issues like that in other countries (mind you here in the Philippines, I don’t even know a SO who makes a google drive link accessible forever). We never specified that that link is forever. We also asked them if they knew how google drive worked when we had a meeting before the event and they said yes so we assumed they knew that files sent there are not the same with files being sent on a site like pixieset (what photographers from other country use)

I did recover 85% of their photos but the groom’s getting ready photos are gone. I already spent 89$ (a week of my salary) for diskdrill and tried to save everything. Unfortunately I could not. I tried offering them a 20% refund but they won’t accept it and keep telling me I have to find a way to recover the photos and claims it was impossible that the photos are gone since photos do not get deleted that easily. Now they want to sue us.

I haven’t had any decent sleep since this happened I genuinely don’t know what to do. I have bad anxiety and want everything to be over with.

Share and show off your recent work here. Start discussions and talk photography. We all are curious what everyone else is up to and this is the place to show it off.

I'm pretty new to the wedding photography. I do nothing fancy on my shootings, just down to earth photography... mostly depending on how much the clients want to invest their time on that day. Now scrolling on Instagram got me wondering if people are expecting pics like those (probably many of them were made for a shooting and not even on an actual wedding) with little to no effort by their side.

What is your experience/response from clients?

So basically I was doing a wedding and then a bridesmaid had a medical episode and the ambulance had to be called.

That was a long delay.

Later on during dancing , someone slipped and banged their head on the floor a bit and then people were helping them for a little while (which we did not film).

The bride and groom were then concerned about people and were a bit out of it by then.

Then the whole dance floor had to be cleaned etc, people were really careful on the dance floor etc.

Would you ask if you can leave?

A family session client is asking for their photos that I took of them 2 years ago but I don’t have them anymore because I switched gallery viewing platforms and deleted the images from my hard drive because I shoot a lot and need storage. I was notified years ago that they have downloaded the images. What do I tell them? Is this my fault or theirs?

I got a frantic call from a wedding planner asking if I could shoot a wedding the next day because their photographer had ghosted them. She had no idea if the person would even show up. I agreed, saying if he did show up I'd bow out gracefully. He never showed, so it was up to me. I had never met the couple, didn't know the venue, and had only had one call with the wedding planner.

The bride and groom were drunk when they showed up, it was the wedding planner's first gig, the best man showed up in a tank top and shorts, a woman kept trying to get me to try her famous salad she had made for the event, and some dude came up to me and asked if I wanted to see "his mangina." Um...

The bride danced with her cigarette pack in her hand the entire time and had to be supported by the groom. The wedding planner told me that it was ok to leave partway through the reception until I informed her that they hadn't cut the cake yet or thrown the bouquet.

No one (meaning event staff/wedding planner) had matches to light the candles on the tables, so I pulled a lighter from my emergency pack. The bride burst a button in a strategic place, so I sewed it back on.

In the end, the wedding planner gave me an extra $500 on top of my fee.

Glad that one is in the books. Whew.

Has anyone else had a hard time trying to get into wedding photography because they don't have a hundred friends and know lots of people in their community when they're starting out? Common advice I see given a lot for trying to build a portfolio and book their first few weddings is always to "reach out to friends and family" but what if that's not a suitable option for you? I don't have hardly any friends (that's another story) and everyone in my family is already married and I only see them a couple times a year. My mom has tried her best to connect me with her friends who have sons or daughters getting married but it seems like it always falls through or they aren't interested. I just tend to notice that the "photographer girlie" types who start doing this in college have a ton of friends to network with that basically come as built in leads and because they have those pre-existing relationships, it's more special to have that person photograph their wedding. But what about a lonely dude in his 30s trying to build a business totally on their own lol, it just seems like there isn't nearly the same market access that others have.

Does anyone else relate to this experience or have any suggestions?

This is my spare computer I use to edit for a wedding company I edit for. Without uninstalling and reinstalling, is there a fix to turn these back on? Somehow my profiles and auto (not that I use that) are grayed out. I have googled and looked through the settings and I can't seem to figure it out. I would really like to be able to use my profiles. And use the camera matching profiles, not adobe, which is my only option right now.

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My husband and I are unexpectedly buying our first house mid crazy editing season and I have come to the conclusion I need help finishing my remaining fall wedding galleries - both so they're delivered on time and so I don't lose my sanity.

(For the record: we've been watchful waiting + saving for years but stumbled into a private sale opportunity we can't pass up despite the timing. I had a whole editing calendar that I was mostly on time with, but the next 2 months are going to change literally everything.)

I have searched online and asked a few local acquaintances via Instagram with little help so far, and I've tried to request access to the Facebook group "the outsourcing resource for photographers" but have not been added to the group yet. Any suggestions or leads on where to start, especially this time of year as I'm sure editors are super busy? Pricing is not a huge issue if it's the right fit. Tysm!

You see all the time these generic ads or videos online about how easy it is to create an ebook with canva and then sell it for a million dollars a day. Nothing ever works like that. I have over 20 years of experience as a photographer and I'd love to put some of that knowledge to good use, but I know the market for these online guides for other new photographers is probably already saturated. Has anyone actually made money creating and selling a photography guide?

I have a last minute wedding booking for December. Couple booked at a venue that recently informed them they booked another major event on their wedding date and couple is forced to move date. Shitty situation but that’s all the info I got relayed from the wedding planner.

So here’s my question…the venue has agreed to pay the entire cost of their wedding photography with me, as their original wedding photographer is not available on their new date. I’m confused as to who needs to be signing the contract, do they each need a contract? Just confused since the venue is footing the bill.

I have a Nikon D5300 and have a couple of night time engagement shoots lined up this quarter and was thinking to get some suggestions on what lenses would be good to have in the bag.

Hi friends. I'm a younger photographer (29) but have been doing this for about 5 years now. I've been able to make a nice business for myself (partially due to this client I'm going to share about.)I've been faced with a unique situation/ask from this client that has honestly been super good to me.

I want to provide some background to my client. She is around my age, and is getting married a second time. She hired me for her first wedding, where I took her and her (now ex-husband) engagement photos and wedding photos when I first got started (I didn't even have any work to reference other than sample shots.) She actually was the second person to ever book me. In addition, she's also referred me to three others for weddings and has gotten me hired to take photos at two corporate event in the past. This has led me to a lot of business from new people I met at these events.

She's had gotten divorced and is getting married again, and has hired me to handle her engagement, wedding photos again. The wedding is this upcoming Saturday 11/2. She reached out to me last night, saying she had another photographer lined up for after their party Saturday night to take intimate photos of them. She said the photographer they had booked for this had to cancel due to an emergency situation. She is offering me $2,000 additional for this. She's outlined her asks of what she would expect from this. There will be a super short mini session immediately after the wedding ceremony (she says roughly 10 mins) but the rest being after the party which ends at 10-ish. I did tell her that I don't have a ton of experience with this scope of photography but would reach back out to her after I've decided how I want to move forward. The wedding is happening in a hotel banquet room and their, what I will say "after hours" session would take place in a suite in the hotel. In addition to the compensation, they would pay for my own room so I'm not forced to have to drive back home so late after this is over with.

Again, this girl has been nothing more but kind and respectful. Her new "husband" is also very nice. I do not believe there would be any bad intentions or be placed in a super bad situation. She's helped me significantly grow my business. She has told me that confidentiality is a must and I assured her that it will be.

How would you handle this ask?

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Hello guys, I hope you are all doing well. I have been following this sub for a while as I am interested in photography and creative arts of all kinds. Lately a few things changed in my life that I won't get into at the moment but to summarise, I would like to get into wedding photography properly, so far I have only photographed 3 weddings and 1 as a videographer. Every time the clients were pleased with my work.

I am 32 (M), I live in London and would love to second shoot for anybody, even for free. I have my own camera (Sony A7 3 with a prime 85mm and Tamron 28-75mm). I can travel if necessary and would love to connect with people around London to learn from and help them when needed in exchange for knowledge and mentorship. Thank you so much,

I'm a hobby photographer, emphasis on the hobby part. A good buddy of mine is getting married on the cheap and asked if I'd take photos during the ceremony.

I've photographed at a few outdoor weddings for friends just for fun, very documentary-style (no poses, etc.). However, this wedding will be indoors and the couple is looking for posed photos. I do have a pretty old off-camera flash (SB900) that I can use. I've asked him and his fiance to send me some sample photos/poses that they like.

Any advice wedding pros have for a newbie like me—recommendations on how to pose people, get the shot without getting in the way, what the must-have shots (first kiss, vows, first look.), etc. etc.

Thanks!

Hi I'm a Wedding photographer and I've been shooting for the past six years. I am currently rebranding my business to be higher end in the luxury space. What do you guys think about custom USB's? Are they dated? Do they look tacky, do clients appreciate them?

I've never given USBS as part of my package. But I'm really curious to hear what other people do to deliver their photos and your opinion on USBS.

Is there another way to give photos that seem meaningful but perhaps are more current?

Love to hear your thoughts. No shade on Usbs. I'm seriously considering them.

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I’m going to keep this short as I’m pissed. There were recent remarks made today about where my mother is from, it’s a beautiful island and I made a story on Instagram. I can’t tell if I did the right thing or if I overstepped since it is my personal and business page. How would you all have handled this situation?

I got my first photography gig, I’m shooting a concert for an underrated artist. Saw she was coming to my city, emailed the manager and he said sure why not! Now I’m super nervous and keep comparing myself to other photographers that have photographed her show. I hope this goes well.

I’m planning to shoot with my canon rebel t5i with a 50mm f1.8 lens, my favourite lens.

Super nervous would love any tips!

So after having 100 weddings under my belt I will finally be quitting after next season. I am mentally exhausted and became to hate weddings and wedding photography. I hate obnoxious guests, long hours away from home, long hours editing, fulfilling requests of couples and everything else. For next season I only kept 4 weddings (3 in my hometown and 1 which is of couple with mutial friend ho recommended me), cancelled the rest and that’s it. After that, no more anything. Of course, I am not stupid and I will keep my website up and running for occasional job or two but I will not update it nor post to social media whatsoever. I don't care if anyone thinks I am ungrateful, lazy, not cut-out for the job, bad with business or whatever. I just want to be free of shackles of unhappiness. Rant over.

Hello, I’m looking to get serious with portrait photography and then further down the line hopefully shoot weddings. Currently I use a Nikon D80 but am struggling with low light ability and low image quality so am looking to upgrade. Initially, I loved the idea of having a Sony a7iii due to things like eye auto focus and the EVF however I understand that when shooting professionally it’s expected that you have two bodies, both for backup purposes and ease of lens switching. Admittedly I am still a high school student but my dream is to make it professionally so should I buy the two Nikon bodies for the price of a single Sony a7iii? I’m currently leaning is favour of this option because hopefully it will allow me to be seen more seriously when looking for experience and it will leave a little bit more room in my budget for lenses, flashes, batteries ect. I also prefer the ergonomics of a DSLR and it has everything I was looking to upgrade to and if I was being really honest with myself the other features in newer cameras currently aren’t that necessary for me. Anyway, all advice and insight is welcome and greatly appreciated, thank you!

Hello everyone!

You got to trust me but i have a great portfolio and my past clients always talk good things about me, but unfortunately I really don't have any clients now. I've also tried paid ads and they didn't work, I don't see any sustainable method as I don't have a large base of previous clients to recommend me. I have tried all the methods of contacting venues, planners and other vendors, but no event has been received. Is there any other method that will work?

Call this a conspiracy theory but it's still an honest observation: is Adobe making the Heal tool worse in Lightroom so that we use AI more? It used to be pretty efficient at finding similar patterns, etc to replace a spot with - not perfect but effective. These days it seems to just pick an area at random with no regard to what you're asking to heal and not even blending the shades so well either. . . Do they need us to use AI for their diabolical schemes!?