First off, welcome to the first post of the new blog! It is definitely long overdue! Obviously I’m going to be posting my regular blogs but I’m also going to be including some blogs specifically for photographers and some tips for them as well. I’ve been a “teacher” on forums for awhile now but recent got asked to teach workshops all over the country and the world (posts about that coming soon!) and between that and Life. Camera. Actions. I’m going to be opening up my business and photography playbook to any photographer willing to learn. So this post is not only about some awesome clients of mine, but also why you should only “hire” your ideal clients because they will just bring you more ideal clients!
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I think having a connection with your photographer is a very important thing. As a client, you want to be able to feel comfortable and be yourself in front of the camera and that has a lot to do with your relationship with the person behind the camera. The same things apply for me as the photographer. I only want to work with clients who I really enjoy and think I can become great friends with. Over the past year I’ve become pretty picky about who I “allow” to hire me as their photographer. Working with people who I truly enjoy being with is worth way more than any monetary value. Not only that, but because I care about them so much I (happily) work really really hard to make sure that their pictures are not only amazing, but that they have a wonderful time on their wedding day, during their engagement session, and any time we hang out.
Lindsay and TJ are another great example of my perfect clients. I actually met them for the first time when we did their engagement session down in St. Louis and we hit it off right away. The similarities between TJ and I are actually pretty crazy. I was beginning to think we were long lost twins or something. He’s always cracking jokes and Lindsay is always rolling her eyes (but secretly laughing) and that is basically the dynamic that Casey and I have. We have really had a blast every moment we have spent with them and even though they have moved away, I hope we can hit up the casinos together sometime when we are down in St. Louis
Another important reason that I’m selective about my clients is that if I become friends with them, that means I’m probably going to befriend their friends as well. I had a really fun time with their wedding party (and several of them messaged me telling me that they did too!) What is really amazing is that I’ve already booked a few weddings already from Lindsay’s bridesmaids and some other friends of Lindsay and TJ as well. Had I taken another wedding on their wedding date for a couple that was very serious and traditional I probably wouldn’t have had so much fun or got so many referrals because “serious and traditional” isn’t me.
Lindsay and TJ, thank you guys for being so much fun and having me as your wedding photographer. Now get busy and make some babies so I can take their pictures and we can hang out again, haha.
This wedding was shot in the little ol’ town of Strasburg (and a little in Mattoon) so I have to be pretty resourceful in places like this that have very few locations. I loved this garage door (which is probably pretty obvious since several pics using it made it to the blog!)
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