When thinking about how to get started with wedding photography, you’ll want to make a checklist of things you need to do, have, or create. Today I’ll give you a starting point as well as prompts to help you customize your list. The first thing you might notice is that it’s not all about photography.
Sustainability. How do we build a wedding photography business that survives more than a few years? Can we grow profits, avoid burnout, and create long-term value for ourselves and our company?
When I first reported on Alexandra Conder, AKA the sepia tone bride, the situation was largely contained to a discussion on TikTok and Threads. Since then, however, The New York Times and a host of other publications have taken up the story.
Technology increasingly complicates the photography space and a robot photographer called Eva is yet another variable for human photographers to deal with.
A wedding photographer has explained why she posted a now-viral video of a bride telling guests to put their phones away as she walked down the aisle.
It’s fascinating to look back over my 10+ years as a wedding photographer and see the evolution the industry has gone through. That’s not to mention all the drastic changes that happened before my time. It makes one wonder what it will be like to be a wedding photographer in the future.
They say rain on your wedding day is good luck, but what about a full-blown thunderstorm? That's what photographer Ashley Patton was faced with but she used the bad weather to make an incredible set of photos.
One of the crucial elements of a wedding day is the timeline. As photographers, the timeline dictates what types of photos you’ll be shooting and when you’ll be shooting them. Today we’re going to talk about how to create a wedding photography timeline to make your shooting experience better for you and your clients.
A pair of wedding photographers have been applauded for their incredible, non-traditional pictures of a couple's big day.
A wedding photographer filmed himself eating dinner in a cupboard alone to show that his job isn't always glamorous.
Marketing is probably the least favorite but most important part of being a photographer. You just want to make art but the reality is you have to sell it first. Let’s talk about the wonderful world of wedding photography business marketing.
We switched to shooting mirrorless as wedding photographers as soon as we were able to accomplish everything we wanted to accomplish without compromising our photos. For us, this meant waiting until we had a lighting set-up that worked for us, and as soon as we solved that we pulled the trigger. Now, having shot mirrorless for a handful of wedding seasons I can’t imagine going back.
Those in the wedding industry know that the busy season is coming if it's not here already. Wedding photographers are gearing up for a summer of packed weekends, ensuring their kits are fully stocked and ready to go.
A wedding photographer has apologized for not delivering images to 36 couples while suffering from a crippling drug and alcohol addiction. He is now completing the jobs that he never completed for newlyweds.
A wedding photographer specially created this "super contrast" image so that a blind groom could see pictures of his big day.
A wedding photographer has gone viral after posting photos of the moment a bride almost passed out and continued shooting her.
A wedding photographer is to be sentenced after pleading guilty to felony theft after scamming dozens of couples.
Although Yelp is perhaps best known for its crowd-sourced reviews of restaurants, the website also allows its users to review a wide range of businesses -- including professional photographers.
A wedding photographer allegedly scammed several couples -- turning up late on the big day, leaving the job early, and sometimes ignoring them forever.
A wedding photographer has gone viral with her "unpopular opinion" that she would rather be sat at a table with other vendors for dinner -- and not other guests.
A wedding photographer must pay $30,000 in civil penalties for advertising her services using images taken by other photographers and failing to disclose that the pictures were not her own.
While it arrived on the wedding scene within the last couple of years, the trend of intentionally blurring photos is still going strong and it's unlikely to be leaving any time soon.
Wedding and event photographers can feel out of place if they're not dressed for the occasion. However, typical suits aren't built with photography in mind. Enter Unix Tokyo's Shooting Suit for photographers, available now at major Japanese camera store Bic Camera.
The 135mm focal length is one of my favorite portrait ranges due to its compressed rendering of people’s faces, as well as lending itself to stunningly dramatic full-body environmental portraits. Last year saw the release of two new 135mm lenses, one each from Canon and Nikon. Take into account the venerable Sony 135mm G Master and you have all three of the major full-frame mirrorless companies now offering a 135mm f/1.8 lens.
The top 50 wedding photographs taken in 2023, according to Junebug Weddings, have been unveiled.
A photographer has revealed how she was booked for a "family session" but arrived at the shoot to discover the job was a "full-blown wedding."
A photo of a saucy bird interrupting a wedding ceremony by perching itself on top of the bride's head as the couple were saying their vows has taken home the top prize in the International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition.
A wedding photographer not only took pictures but also saved a guest's life when he started choking at a reception this weekend.
A photographer is running "Stranger Sessions" which are couples' photo shoots -- except that the said "couple" have never met, seen, or spoken to each other before.
A wedding photographer may be fined $80,000 and temporarily barred from doing business for allegedly scamming clients.