General
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What Basic tips can you give for Processing Images? I love how yours look!
I love how your subjects are bright and backgrounds are dark. I've realized that's what I love about your pictures the most. I do curve my pictures a bit which does help out, but not that much. If you could give me any advice, I would really appreciate
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How do you "pose" or "direct" your subjects?
Posing people, coaching models, getting that right "face" or look when photographing people.
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How did you first get clients when you started?
When you were first starting out, how did you go about getting new clients? Did you have another job before doing this full time? How did you make the transition?
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How do you process your Black & White Images?
What are you doing to make black and white pictures to look so light and great?
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Discuss Pictage vs SmugMug vs PickPic, etc for proofing
There's so many options for proofing out there, and I know you use Pictage, but could you talk about WHY you use Pictage over the other similar services that are out there?
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Album Design
Who does your album design, and if you do it yourself, can you talk about how you do it?
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How do you shoot as a team?
My favorite part about your blog posts is when you say "Here's my shot... and here's Jeff's angle." I love that you're always getting two angles at different focal lengths. How do you work with clients during the shoot as a team? Who directs? Does the other try to just disappear? How do you choose who has the wide vs. zoom shot? Where do you stand in relation to each other and the client?
Just picking one pair of images shot like this and telling us "I was here with the 50mm and Jeff was here with the 105 mm"… more
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How do I build a Business from the ground up?
What would you recommend to someone who just relocated (from CA to TX), and is building a wedding business from the ground up?
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How/when do you ask a client for their rings?
I read the post about scheduling, but at what point do you ask the bride to remove her engagement ring, and how to you get the grooms rings... etc
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Can you talk about Post-Event Sales? What do you Do?
We are missing on our sales big time - how do you and Erin rock the post event sales? Do you do a wedding premier? Have one evening for them to order at 10%off?
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How do you promote print sales?
You have a link on each photo post for notification for family and friends. Can you explain the process here a bit more and how you use it to increase your visibility/sales?
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How did you go about shooting your very first wedding? Did you second-shoot for another photographer first?
I am more interested in wedding and engagement photography than other types of portraits. I was wondering how you got into the wedding business and how you can get that first booking? Did you guys second-shoot for anyone first?
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