Hey fellow photo lover! I'm Chels! This is where I share no-fluff marketing strategies, photo tips, editing tutorials and real-world advice to help photographers build dream businesses- with heart!⚡️💗
My own journey started with a borrowed camera and adventurous weekends in a high school photo class. In just two years I turned my side-hustle into a consistent 6-figure portrait and wedding photography business.
Now I get to work with fun dream clients, and I feel creatively inspired on the daily! Many helped me in my journey, so my mission is to help other photographers create the same fulfillment and freedom.
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*UPDATE* : Just added a new video to this series answering some of your questions. Check it out here _"SHARP FOCUS FORMULA: Nail sharp portraits every time!"_ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Syk1h3tg09U.html
What was your favorite tip? Let me know! 👇 And if you have any other suggestions for getting sharper portraits, drop 'em here in the spirit of community over competition and growing together!
Glad it was helpful! And I hear ya! When I first started I would focus & recompose and had to break the habit. But after using single point focus a while, I swear it becomes second nature where you don't even need to think about it. 🙂
could u maybe share which photocamera you recommend for somebody who sells invitations. I usually get pictures from my clients but it never matches my feed.
if you film negative your correct on the most part: exposing for the shadows. But if your photographing with color slide our chrome you want to expose for the highlights.
More points to choose from = more precise focus exactly where you want the point to be. This will matter more the more wide open (ie: low aperture numbers) you shoot. 🙂
Thankyou for being generous with your advice and hints. I was asked to step in after the pro withdrew from a wedding in our friend's family. I watched your video the night before. I would say it is very very hard, so much going on, beyond the mere technical aspects which were tricky in bright sunshine. I know not your topic here, but my biggest issue was overcoming strongly backlit subjects with a normal speedlight in a soft box. As soon as you enter HSS shutter speeds the power drops right off. I had to go way down on ISO to stay at 1/250 and even took double shots so I could PS out the intruding softbox from frame. I was terrified of messing up but both families are really happy with the shots. They knew I was out of my comfort zone and were so kind to me. It was a streep curve. Thank you. (BTW mostly using my Nikon D700 and Godox flash kit)
Ah so happy this helped Stuart! Congrats on rocking out your first wedding shoot!! 🙌 Also, I love the suggestion of doing a video on the topic of backlight in the future... it's my jam! ✨ It does have a lot of nuances though.
Why I can't update the firmware update my nikon FTZ 2 ? After I download from Nikon download center and I put into SD card and after that I put into my Nikon zf and go to firmware update. I can't update the firmware. I follow same like you but I can't update the firmware
you don't even analyze the average monthly salary in your area? "vision, mindset, pink ponies" - what about real economics? unless you're in a big city, I don't think there's a lot of wealthy people around, so it's silly to put a high price just because you want to
Hey Ivan - thanks for your comment, but I think you missed the point. This video was very clearly titled pricing "beyond numbers" and is more about deeper pricing strategy and psychology than crunching numbers. Also, in no way do I teach "just put a high price" and hope for the best. Instead, this is an important conversation around premium pricing (which doesn't just apply to big cities by the way.) Many people have very limiting beliefs around money, what clients will pay and what's possible for them, and this is one of THE biggest things that holds a lot of photographers back from earning what they are worth. You can crunch all the numbers you want... but (and this is said with love) if you forever operate from the place of _"people in my area aren't willing to spend more"_ it will indeed limit your growth.
Many thanks for your videos ! I'm at a step where I'm lost in my business. I want to develop it but not knowing how or what I want to sell, what my brand is as you say. I have to remake everything, I'm tired but I take my time. Even if it's still unclear, your words and energy are a boost ! So thanks again from France 😊 sorry if my english is weird haha. Take care
Hi! I have a Canon R6 Mark ii. I am 4:26 minutes into your video where you change the number of focus points to 51. I can't seem to find that feature in my camera but I could be overlooking it. Any advice?
Very helpful video, thanks! JI just started using Lightroom Classic (switched from PS Camera Raw) and noticed quite a drop off in color quality from my RAW images within LRC and the exported jpeg images. The colors in LRC are vibrant and those in the jpegs are dull. I used all the recommended settings, but am quite disappointed with the outcome. I took a screen shot of the images, but do not see how to attach them here. Do you have any thoughts/suggestions?