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asked by ginaweHey Gina, Having Lizzie by my side made my life much easier when starting out in photography because I always had someone to shoot. I'm so thankful that I had her and think that it definitely influenced me a lot. Do I think that without her my photography career would have gone differently? Yes. Without her I would be a totally different person, not just because I wouldn't have had her to shoot, but because she is such an influential, inspirational and important person in my life. Who knows, maybe without her I never would have fallen in love with photography as much as I did? :) Or maybe without her I would have had to find other people to model for me instead, which may have spread my name more, and may have made me even more successful than I am today. Who knows? :)
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I think that it's totally up to you as a photographer to decide where you feel better with your photography - in the studio, on location or both? I personally love shooting outside, but can totally appreciate the beauty that can be created in studio. It's a personal preference though, so just experiment until you discover what YOU love. Thanks for the kind words and good luck figuring out where you prefer to shoot!
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Thank you! I loved making that video, and hope to make some more like it in the future :) Video is a beautiful art form, but soooo time consuming! Hopefully I'll do it again soon. Thanks for the compliment, though!
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I am a strange one because as much as I love admiring beautiful wedding photography, I've shot many weddings and it never really clicked with me artistically as much as I had hoped it would have. So I made the decision to focus purely on my true passion: portraiture. :)
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Hey, I use this awesome service called E-Junkie (e-junkie.com). I was provided the paypal buttons through them. Whenever anyone buys an action it's totally automatic, it does the paypal transaction, sends them the product via email as a digital file, and then sends me the notification. It's totally awesome and convenient. I honestly didn't find it difficult at all to get into ecommerce, but I think I have to thank my following for that, as they embraced it very well and it somehow seems to fit well with what I do. I think if I was doing it from the very beginning of my career it would have been much more difficult to start off with. I guess my tip would be to make sure that your online customers have another reason to visit your site besides just the awesome product(s) you sell. That way they visit you for your content regularly, and maybe one day they may just so happen to be interested in buying what you're selling if that makes sense? :) I still have a lot to learn, though, I've only been selling actions online for a few months - but so far it's been a huge success and it's a vital part of my business and something I'm incredibly proud of.
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I taught myself by a mixture of trail and error and free photoshop tutorials online! Took me years, though, to get where I am now - and I still have a long way to go! :)
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It is SO HARD, so I totally understand your struggle! What I tend to do is put something in place of where I'll be, focus, then move the object and sit in it's place. That way I know I'm in the right general area. Sometimes if I'm really struggling I'll move a fraction forward or backwards from the camera so that one of the shots must be in focus haha. Pretty time consuming, but somehow it works for me. Check these out, they might be helpful:
http://www.alexbeadonphotography.com/blog/2011/02/13/self-portraits-why-i-love-them-how-i-shoot-them/
http://www.alexbeadonphotography.com/blog/2011/11/29/a-behind-the-scenes-look-into-how-i-take-my-self-portraits-chatty-tuesdays-with-alex-beadon/
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Try sites like Model Mayhem and Star Now! Remember, though, that you are dealing with the internet and can't always trust who people say they are - so be smart and safe about it! :) Also, try taking it to your network on Twitter! You may be surprised! Good luck! :)
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Hey, I think if you're trying to pursue portrait and wedding photography it could very well go hand in hand under one business name, one brand. As long as your style in photography is all the same and runs consistently throughout your portrait photos and wedding photos, then you'll be perfect because you'll probably have a very similar target market! So you won't need to worry at all about having 2 sites and 2 names, it would all fit very nicely under your one site, name, business and brand! :)
Whereas if you were shooting fashion, automobiles and weddings you would have a huge variety of target markets and brands for each type of photography and should then probably consider doing them separately. That's just my opinion, though! :) At the end of the day you have to do what's right for you!! -
Many reasons. My sister has spent more time in England, whereas I've done quite a bit of travelling to the US, so it has kept my American accent stronger. Also, my sister has many more british friends than I do, most of mine are international so I haven't been influenced by that like she has. But her accent is still far from a true British accent. I love it, though.
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When I first started pursuing photography my very first clients were friends, friends of friends, and family friends etc.. They were my very first paying clients, the rest came slowly, slowly, slowly but surely. It took a while to find my feet and I'm still finding my feet, but I'm finally at the stage now where I can fully support myself with my photography, which is an amazing feeling.
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asked by liv416
Thanks! Unfortunately my accent is pretty unoriginal haha. You can hear it here on my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/alexbeadon ... I wish I had a super strong British accent. Somehow it would make me feel much more intelligent :) haha.
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With my boyfriend!
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Wow, thank you so much!! Your support is so encouraging :) Thank you!
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Thank you so much! This means the world to me <3
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Hey! I guess my first piece of advise would be to specialise. If I wanted to hire a wedding photographer, it would be so much more reassuring to know that that's what they specialised in! Visiting a website with both fashion and weddings would throw me off. Even if you still want to do both, make sure you have two different outlets for them. Two different websites. Two different names. That's just the way I see it, though. Then you want to make sure that your website is attractive to your target market. To do this you have to know who your target market is. Think of your ideal client and personalise them. Describe their every move, habit, likes, dislikes etc.. and create your website with them in mind. What are they looking for and how can you get that across in a unique, intriguing way that will make them want to hire you. Remember, that besides your beautiful photographs - what they really want more than anything is to fall in love with the person who will be at their wedding photographing their special day. So make sure you get your personality across! Don't be afraid to be YOU, and not who you think they want you to be. After you have your gorgeous, unique website (don't forget an incredible "about me" page!) create a Facebook page. This is where the fun starts. Build a portfolio of couples. Even if you have to shoot them for free at first, you need to have lots of examples of different kinds of work. I would say you need to at least be shooting a different couple once a week as you build your portfolio, each time you shoot - you upload the final images to facebook. You TAG them in these photos. Who are engaged couples friends with? Other engaged couples. Your word spreads, and soon you have people contacting you. You said you are new to the area - so you probably don't know that many people - but photographing couples is a MUST! And where there is a will, there is a way. Make it happen. Join a class in the area and meet people that way, get to know your neighbours, or even approach couples in the street and ask if they would be interested in having a free shoot taken of them. It's also important to network within the wedding industry in the area to allow your name to become somewhat of a household name. Why not put together a lunch for the wedding industry in your area? Invite everyone! Even other photographers! Make sure you meet other vendors, introduce yourself to them, and every time you pass their store make sure you stop in and say hi again, see how they are doing. Lend them your services. Tell them you would be happy to photograph their products for their website! This will get you in their good books, make them fall in love with you and your awesome photos, and will make them happy to pass your name on to their clients who are looking for wedding photographers. There is so much to say, so much to do, I've only skimmed the surface here - but just remember that it's all possible. A great book to read is "fast track photographer" by Dane Sanders. It will really inspire you and get you in motion! Good luck! <3
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Hey! I would probably recommend renting a camera with a full frame sensor like the 5d mark ii! It will help you SO MUCH during the wedding when there's very low light. With my 5d mark ii, the 50mm can sometimes seem too wide - the 85mm is much better for candid shots of people when they don't know you're watching (which I would imagine would be similar to the 50mm with your cropped camera), and even better the 70mm-200mm is a great lens for this along with the actual wedding ceremony itself when you can't be right up in their faces, great zoom capabilities! :) If you're going to be using your cropped camera, I would think the 50mm would be perfect, not too close at all. At the end of the day, though, it's a total personal preference! Whatever you decide to use, rock it out and use it to the best of your abilities :) Good luck!
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When I first started photography I wanted to be a wedding photographer, so I wrote to every single wedding photographer I could find in my surrounding area whose work I admired and asked if I could second shoot for them. They ALL said no, except for one lady - Susie Mackie (http://on.fb.me/zEs8sN). She took me under her wing and I second shot many weddings with her. She taught me so much and her friendship has been so valuable. I was also blessed to have another photographer, who lives about 10 minutes away from me, who has become a good friend of mine! I've also attended many national photography get togethers and have been able to make friends that way. I don't know what kind of photographer you are, but if you are a wedding photographer I think it's so great to have photographer friends - because those friends will pass weddings your way when they are already booked on that date! Win win! Here's an idea - why don't you invite everyone to meet up and have lunch or coffee together one day! Don't be nervous as to how they will react! Just go for it! It won't hurt to at least try to put something together :) Let me know how it goes!
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Hey there :)
Unfortunately I've never used Bridge before, but hopefully these links might be helpful or inspiring in some way!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE5jZORYIp0
http://www.jesseharding.com/blog/2009/01/24/edit-multiple-photos-using-photoshop-and-bridge-with-batch-processing/
Google "Bridge Tutorials" and that should also point you in the right direction :)
Good luck!
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