#1 “love thy couple”
Be genuine. Anyone can see thru a fake.
Be helpful. Pointers and tips on weddings for your couples help them alot.
Be a blessing. I realise many friendships form from every couple I’ve shot. And its always been a great blessing to me.
Why?
1) It makes shooting them easier.
Making couples comfortable with you/your style helps easetension during shoots be it pre-weddings/weddings.
Trust me, its harder to shoot strangers you’ve never met.
Getting to know your couples and liking them(vice versa) is a huge plus point in photography
2) They become your immediate marketeers.
Doing the job well at each shoot makes your couples happy,
it also makes the photographer happy.
Word of mouth goes a long way.
3) They’re paying
Nuff said.
People ask me, “What if you’ve been hired already and they become Bridezillas or mean to you?”
Well, for me, I try to be as helpful and nice to all my couples.
I’ll be even nicer to people whom I might not like as much, but thankfully it hasn’t happened yet *cross fingers*.
#2 Sharing with other photographers alike
Share = Good
Being in Singapore, the thought of sharing knowledge might put some photographers off. The fear of being afraid to lose out or fearful of the other photographer being better than you will be there.
It happens but I’ve been thankful of every photographer I’ve met who has shared so openly. Not wanting to share is really a selfish childish disease. I realised that it might be because of this reason, the wedding photography industry here is not growing as much as we want it to.
Why share?:
1) The possibilities of Growth is endless
2) There are more than enough couples locally for every wedding photographer
3) Pushing your abilities is good but having peers around you spur you on and growing together with you will help you in many ways.
4) 2 or more heads are better than 1
5) We learn that we are different in style rather than price
Myths:
A)You have to be “Up there” then you can share.
Total Bull!! You can be anywhere but you’re never too inadequate to share. 2 heads are better than 1.
B) He or she is better than me, what do I know?
Another myth!, even the best of us learn from someone else. Humility and being humble will take you a long way. You’re never too big or small.
We all learn from one another. I personally make it a point to attend a seminar or workshop at least once a year to network and learn from others.
There’ll always be black sheeps around who want to know everything from you but refuse to do the same. Let them be, honestly, once people around them know what kind of a person they are, they’ll realise they’re making a big mistake in being selfish.
I enjoy networking with photographers. From the people who are new in the industry to the seniors. Having a good friendly personality is healthy. Let me put it this way, its harder for someone to bad mouth you to others if everyone around them knows that you’re a nice person.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 May 2007 )
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