The reader gets a look into my life as a pro weddings-only photographer, with humorous tales about what all I saw happen at weddings and receptions (some may shock and amaze), what I encountered along the way and the people I had to deal with. These tales should keep the non-photographer readers entertained.
The book is about how a struggling jack-of-all-trades local photographer/studio owner with a 45 year career (me) made the big jump, 35 years into his career, to being a weddings-only photographer in the three big cities 60 miles or more away from him to become successful at the regional level.
That big jump to regional coverage was seen at the time as my only hope to continue on full time in photography, as I was in a very tight and competitive local market in a very small town, where I was the underdog.
The regional success I gained surprised even me, but it wasn't easy! The book could serve as a guide to other photographers wanting to make that big jump to regional status. It tells of my successes, failures, mistakes made and lessons learned. Once successful regionally, I only had to work one day per week, on average, to clear $1k per week, doing only wedding photography.
My website, through hard work, became the top listed wedding photography website in my regional market at that time. It topped all the search engines for all the popular search terms for wedding photographers in my markets. I tell how I did that in the book, too.
The reader gets to learn what all I was taught by some of the country's top Master Photographers about wedding photography and group posing. The book has my closely guarded forms, that I used to run my business, included to help readers succeed.
This isn't your average photography textbook! If nothing else, it is brutally, sometimes painfully honest.
188 pages in 8x10 publisher's format, with about 180 smallish wedding photos. There is a page of 12 different photos, leading into each of the 14 chapters. The photos are smallish, in order to give me the room I needed to get the tales told and information given.
Back Cover Copy:
A very entertaining read. Many funny tales get told. Warts, embarrassing mistakes and lessons learned from them are all revealed.
Exactly what does one full time Pro Wedding Photographer, with 45 years experience, encounter and learn along the way?
What interesting, often funny, tales does he have to tell us? What has he seen happen at weddings and receptions that may totally surprise or even shock you?
What kind of people and sticky situations does he have to deal with over the years and how does he handle them?
Photographers: Gain 45 years experience in one easy read! This book may well be the only book on wedding photography you'll ever need to buy.
Learn how to take the really difficult to master wedding photos that pros take.
Learn how to arrange wedding parties and family groups for photos to make them look like they were really taken by an experienced pro.
The author shares what he was taught by several of the country's top Master Photographers.
The book is about how a struggling jack-of-all-trades local photographer/studio owner with a 45 year career (me) made the big jump, 35 years into his career, to being a weddings-only photographer in the three big cities 60 miles or more away from him to become successful at the regional level.
That big jump to regional coverage was seen at the time as my only hope to continue on full time in photography, as I was in a very tight and competitive local market in a very small town, where I was the underdog.
The regional success I gained surprised even me, but it wasn't easy! The book could serve as a guide to other photographers wanting to make that big jump to regional status. It tells of my successes, failures, mistakes made and lessons learned. Once successful regionally, I only had to work one day per week, on average, to clear $1k per week, doing only wedding photography.
My website, through hard work, became the top listed wedding photography website in my regional market at that time. It topped all the search engines for all the popular search terms for wedding photographers in my markets. I tell how I did that in the book, too.
The reader gets to learn what all I was taught by some of the country's top Master Photographers about wedding photography and group posing. The book has my closely guarded forms, that I used to run my business, included to help readers succeed.
This isn't your average photography textbook! If nothing else, it is brutally, sometimes painfully honest.
188 pages in 8x10 publisher's format, with about 180 smallish wedding photos. There is a page of 12 different photos, leading into each of the 14 chapters. The photos are smallish, in order to give me the room I needed to get the tales told and information given.
Back Cover Copy:
A very entertaining read. Many funny tales get told. Warts, embarrassing mistakes and lessons learned from them are all revealed.
Exactly what does one full time Pro Wedding Photographer, with 45 years experience, encounter and learn along the way?
What interesting, often funny, tales does he have to tell us? What has he seen happen at weddings and receptions that may totally surprise or even shock you?
What kind of people and sticky situations does he have to deal with over the years and how does he handle them?
Photographers: Gain 45 years experience in one easy read! This book may well be the only book on wedding photography you'll ever need to buy.
Learn how to take the really difficult to master wedding photos that pros take.
Learn how to arrange wedding parties and family groups for photos to make them look like they were really taken by an experienced pro.
The author shares what he was taught by several of the country's top Master Photographers.