TWiP Weddings 054: Unplugged Weddings & Dealing with Photography Guests

Jason Groupp is back to talk about what's new at the 2017 edition of the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International Conference taking place in Las Vegas from February 5th - 9th at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.

Today we’re going to talk about unplugged weddings and how we deal with well intentioned guests who sometimes make it harder for wedding photographers to do our jobs.

On this episode, we’re going to share some of our worst location horror stories and provide some tips and advice for making great wedding photos in less than ideal locations.

This week, we’re going to talk about referrals and reviews and share some tips and strategies that can help increase the number of referrals you receive and ensure that clients can’t wait to refer you after you’ve photographed their wedding.

Jared Platt is back for a deeper dive into Lightroom and we’ll share our tips and strategies for working quickly and efficiently in Lightroom.

A recent article on F-Stoppers by Vanessa Joy, cited several reasons why she doesn’t feel that she can use a mirrorless camera when photographing a wedding. We're here today to provide a rebuttal and list reasons why you definitely can.

Photo Joseph from TWiP Apps is here today to talk about the current state of the photo app market and share some lesser-known apps that might be of interest to wedding & portrait photographers.

Getting and staying inspired is something that many creatives struggle with at certain times during their career. Whether it’s at the beginning of wedding season when we’re all a little bit out of practice, or when we’re halfway through wedding season and feeling a little burned out - getting and staying inspired is something most photographers have to deal with.

A big part of attracting the ideal types of clients comes down to what we show online. On today’s episode, we’re going to share our processes for choosing which images go into our portfolios and how we decide what types of images we share on social media and on blog posts to ensure that we are attracting the types of clients who we want to work with.

Being a great wedding photographer takes more than great technical skill and knowing and knowing your way around a camera. There are a number of soft skills and certain personality traits that go a long way towards being a great wedding photographer.