Tips for starting a wedding photography business in 2025 Yeah, the text is AI generated...but the video is all ME and soooo much better to watch ;-) Say "Cheese!" (and Choose Wisely): Your Ultimate Guide to Picking the Perfect Wedding Photographer Your wedding day....
And no - it's not an EV campervan. And yes, it's not a wedding photography blog! You all know by now that I have a self built campervan; and I very occasionally post blogs about it as well as the odd TikTok / IG / YouTube video etc. When I say "all electric campervan...
Communications, Social Media, Contracts And Refunds This case involves a new, up-and-coming wedding photographer (Rebecca Lloyd T/A Rebecca Lloyd Photography) and an established, award-winning wedding fayre and events business (Helen Beck T/A National Wedding...
The wedding industry is struggling. Venues are closing down. Suppliers are working with bookings, having to get part-time jobs or are giving up entirely. But not me. I'm doing totally fine. I am fully booked for 2024, as I have been fully booked for every single year...
Become a wedding photographer Things to think about before jumping in, setting up a business and shooting a wedding... Have you a business plan? Have you worked out the preliminary Cost of doing business? Have you registered as self-employed with HMRC? Sorted out...
Does a contract need to be signed for it to be legal? The short answer is no, it does not. If you want to take my word for it then you can leave now and be happy knowing that you, as a wedding photographer, can rest easy if your couple doesn't sign your contract. You...
Ok, so I'm going to do a bit of a teaching blog post by using three recent court cases that have involved Enosis Group Limited and sole traders and how those cases apply to wedding photographers & wedding videographers as well as others in the wedding industry....
UK Wedding Photography: From Planning to the Final Album Wedding photography is more than just clicking a button; it's about capturing the essence of the day, the joy, the tears, the laughter, and the love. In the UK, wedding photography has a unique charm, blending...
The Misrepresentation Act 1967 is a significant piece of legislation in the UK that has implications for various businesses and professions, including wedding photography. This Act primarily deals with false statements made during business transactions. Wedding...
Beyond the Price Tag: The True Value of a Wedding Photographer's Experience When planning a wedding, couples often meticulously budget each aspect of their day, from the venue to the flowers. Among these costs, wedding photography can appear as a significant...
Increasing Your Wedding Photography Prices - Things to Think About As a wedding photographer, establishing fair and competitive pricing is essential for running a successful business. However, there may come a time when you need to consider increasing your wedding...
Roaming around the country. Wales, England, Scotland, England and back to Wales in 13 days! Albums delivered, pre wedding shoots done, couples met and wedding venues checked out :-) All in all about 1300 miles in 13 days of driving and chilling.
This is one of the huge issues within the [wedding] photography world right now. People call themselves a coach when they are actually training, or call themselves a mentor when they are coaching or training when they are mentoring etc. Mentoring Coaching Training -...
Costs of running a small business - Being Ghosted. Very strange sub-title I bet you're thinking. So let me talk you through it. Running any small business costs money. There are a myriad of web sites / blogs out there that detail the costs for small business and being...
How Important Am I?
LEAVING A LEGACY
Working for Free, Mental Health and paying your Bills Wow - bit of a tough headline title for a wedding photographers blog you may be thinking. So read on... So, once again, I seem to have been chucked out / banned / blacked from yet another Facebook group for...
I hear this phrase "Living The Dream" time and time and time and bloody time again. And it p*ssess me right off. Read on to find out why. Seriously. If I was living the dream (or at least my dream anyway) it wouldn't include working at all. I enjoy my work as a...
ProfessionalImaging 2019 is the Dutch equivalent of The Photography Show in the UK. I was really pleased to be invited to speak on the stage at this great show by the owner of an album company (ePrintNL) that partners with my owner album company (nPhoto) to talk about...
SWPP London Novotel Hammersmith An excellent few days working with a fun bunch from nPhoto!! These are the guys that make the fabulous wedding albums I use so it's really nice to help them out when I can. Just for the record, they DO NOT pay me - I do...
Photokina 2018 - On the Wedding Zone Stage A few images from my talk at the Wedding Zone, Photokina 2018. I was asked by nPhoto to attend all week and give some talks at their stand and also to talk on the Saturday on the much larger Wedding Zone...
