Get The Event Photography Rates You Deserve! 

really lovely and empowering mindset to follow

always great to watch you sharing your valuable experience. because you're a great person first of all! cheers man

It's a very small linguistic thing, but I think if we think of ourselves as "advocates for our business," instead of seeing ourselves as "salesmen," it might help some of those people who have a hard time talking about their own businesses (like me).

@8:13 "closing" is the term. My photo skills suck, but my sales skills are 100%. Here's another tip. CANDY JARS BRO! Put your logo/contact on candy jars. Hand them out to clients/potential clients. Move your way into taking the top clients pizza etc. Hang on to your butt cuz you will GROW! :)

This is my daily bread & butter!! I like your raw, truthful style. You really transmit something different in your videos. I'm happy you're growing the business. Same here.

This is really solid advice, and especially appreciate the part about not lowering your rates. Thanks once again!

I always welcome your honest videos. Thank you! I find it encouraging also

Thank you for sharing your insights.

Your videos are not only comforting to watch but they really offer so much value. Really feels nice that you're sharing this info like a friend instead of carrying a "sell, sell, sell" persona. Thanks for doing what you do!

Thanks for your service and great video!

Thanks for sharing with us from your wealth of experience and wisdom, Mik!

Thanks mik. Always good knowledge from you.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and some good tips.

Dammit, I am good. LOL... (Well, at least with Lightroom, Photoshop and Topaz to help.) 😎

That's tough, believing the lie "we deserve" Especially when there's zero feedback to PROOVE it as a fact. Sure people you know will tell you "Those are great photos" It's difficult to weed out kindness, When dealing with anyone who is familiar with you. I understand you say as anyone who has worked for themselves for a while will say, "Charge more work less" I feel that kind of mindset comes AFTER one KNOWS... it just feels like attempting to see around a corner, only being halfway up the block. I guess being delusional and seeing things with a cranes perspective removes the corners Tho that's difficult when you are "underground" just trying to feel things out like a mole😂 Yeah I'm all over the place. Guess I have to sit down w myself And not work with any facts and just make of some shit😂

Let me share some advice, since the photo community has been so good to me. The #1 Job of a salesperson is to create urgency. - SteveO

Thank you!

It would have been good if you had mentioned ball-park figures on the rates you should charge for an event

Have you ever worked an event where you make money by charging per person photos? As in not paid by the venue.

I’m interested in how you go about your hybrid coverage for events.