Thursday, January 14, 2010

How To Achieve Success In the Wedding Photography Industry

By Evaness Clark

You will find that there is much competition in the wedding photography industry. It is the intention of this article to provide relative novices to the photography business with advice on how to succeed.

(1) Get in place an effective, efficient ordering system online, if your plan is to do destination weddings. It is obvious that your studio will not receive visits from people that are from out of town. Consider doing orders over the Internet. Think about using an additional vendor to handle the sales and orders.

2) Develop working relationships with different wedding vendors to increase the referrals to your photography business. This can include hotels, honeymoon resorts, bridal services, and caterers, to name just a few. Offer to take portraits at no charge, as well as complimentary prints and consultations with your vendors. For instance, with a resort, you should offer to take suite or portrait photos at no charge. Make sure you are on the head of their preferred vendor referral list. Watch for new businesses or organizations that are starting up in your area and contact them to inquire about putting you on their line up of preferred vendors.

(3) Provide High Quality (this should be obvious). The meaning of this is the production of images that are exposed properly and are edited with correct colors. Devote time to create lovely books.

(4) Be open to helping with anything that will make a wedding proceed smoothly. Of course you are there to photograph the wedding, but you should also be open to doing an errand for the bride if the need arises. Offer to do more than just take photographs. Accepting additional responsibilities will result in an excellent reputation and many referrals.

(5) Make an effort to really connect with your clients. There are plenty of talented photographers in the business. An extra element of service and comfort is added when you connect on a human level.

If you adhere to the preceding advice, you can boost your success as a photographer in the competitive field of wedding photography.

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