How to Build a Wedding Photography Business from Scratch
Growing a business from scratch is tough. Especially when you're also trying to build up the skills to do the work your future clients need you to do at the same time.
In this podcast episode I talk with my wife Jen Wojcik about how she built and scaled her wedding photography business into a full-time job over the course of 6 years after moving to a new city and not having photographed a wedding ever before.
If you're looking to grow a client based business, there is a lot in this episode to learn from.
We discuss building up your portfolio, landing a gig as a second shooter, and how to land the clients you dream of working for.
Chapters / Timestamps:
00:42 - Getting Started with Photography
08:25 - Shooter her first wedding
10:16 - Starting to scale your business
15:08 - Setting prices at the beginning
17:04 - Building a portfolio
21:05 - Wedding workshops
25:52 - Inspiration shoots
29:17 - Standing out in a crowded industry
30:56 - Shooting film instead of digital
34:33 - Don't try something new on a paid job
39:17 - Stepping away from wedding photography
46:38 - Advice to new wedding photographers
54:48 - Tools used to run a client business
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