I’d love some feedback on my apartment!
What would you do to make the space feel more personal, cohesive and stylish?
If this were your apartment, what would you change, remove or add?
Thanks! 😊
Client's album design is finished and approved, ready to go to production.
Total is 2500 USD for two 40x40 leather albums with sleeves.
(My production cost is around 1000USD)
I've already spent a huge number of hours on this client, making changes, switching to new album providers.
I sent the invoice for full payment before production.
She's asking to pay 50% now and 50% once delivered.
My concern is that once it's produced and delivered, if she decides to find something to complain about, she might not pay the remaining balance, and at that point the product would already be with her.
Do you just hold firm on full payment before production, or accept a 50/50 payment?
I've been very slow to reply with this client on emails, so I think she's a bit annoyed with me, but I'm also annoyed by her constant changes etc.
I'm 43 and have shot weddings for 16 years. I simply don't enjoy it anymore.
The pressure from planners, couples, the constant need to show up on social media — it's worn me down. The market feels different now. Younger couples, different expectations, more competition. I look at other photographers and feel behind.
I haven't posted on social media in a long time because I keep waiting until my work matches the vision I have in my head. That day never seems to come.
Some days I get inspired and want to get back on track. Most days it just feels heavy.
The scary part is I don't have a backup plan.
Walking away feels impossible when this is all I know and how I pay my bills.
Has anyone else been here?
Did you find a way to make it feel alive again....or did you walk away?
And if you walked away, what did you do instead?
I'm looking for a setup that can be mounted on the camera and captures my POV without showing the camera itself in the frame.
I've been mounting my iPhone 17 Pro on top of the camera, which has actually worked pretty well so far.
Has anyone tried mounting a DJI Nano directly on the camera? How were the results?
I'm not interested in Meta/Ray-Ban glasses, so mainly looking for camera mounted solutions.
Would love to hear what setups you are using!
Let's say I buy two 40x40cm (16x16inch) albums (leather, sleeves, embossing) and my production cost is 1000USD
How much would you sell these for to the client?
Fed up with culling& editing. It takes me forever.
Editing is mostly handled with AI so that's fast, just some light tweaks crop/exposure/wb.
But culling is killing my workflow.
Has anyone successfully outsourced culling and editing.
Looking for recommendations on where to find reliable people/services for this.
My typical scenario: ~5000 images from a wedding, want them down to ~1000.
I'd send a Lightroom catalog with my initial edit already applied.
What can I expect to pay?
My 2nd shooter struggles with the weight of a heavier setup for party photos.
Current setup is a Sony A7 III + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 + flash, mainly shooting at 28mm.
I shoot with a Sony A7 IV, 16-25mm and a handheld Profoto A10 myself and love the handheld flash look for dance floor shots.
What are some good lightweight camera + flash setups for wedding party coverage that still give great looking images?
Any recommendations?
Maybe Viltrox 28mm F4.5 + Godox IT30PRO + Sony a7III ?
I have a wedding coming up with 225 guests.
The couple just sent their formal list:
8 small family groups plus, bridal party, two massive groups of 40 and 60 people.
The timeline is:
In that 90 mins before guests are started to getting seated, the couple wants:
I've already warned the couple this will eat up their entire cocktail hour (estimated 30+ mins just for the big groups), but they are insistent. I’ve reached out to the planners to flag the risk, but I’m worried I’ll be the one blamed when the couple realizes they missed their own party.
How would you handle this?
Do you force a 'hard stop' with the planners, or just shoot it and let the timeline burn?