Hey guys welcome back to my world my name is
Golden Minette for those who don't know
and welcome to the Golden Life.
Today's video is suggested by a subscriber of mine her name is "ThisIsFadzi"
and she had asked
Could you please do a video on photography tips. Photoshoot tips, how to charge, making the client feel comfortable, finding good locations etc.
But yes! I will give you my best advice as I can.
but I am not a pro at this yet, I'm still a beginner photographer
but Iguess everyone has a different
experience, different input outlook
perspective
yeah so I' guess I could give you my advice
my tips on photography
I'm going to start off with the
first tip obvious tip that every photographer should know
always have extra batteries and SD cards
this helps a lot
cause it's awkward enough when you run out of space
or if your camera just dies
so always charged up and have extra batteries for backup.
Tip number two, this is another obvious thing. I am a cheap person I don't
believe in spending money but I have this
fanny pak. Let's bring this back you guys.
this helped a lot to put my camera stuff
like my extra lens and my batteries and my SD card
like this it's easy
that is what I use or a book bag
with me. I don't like to spend money
on those extra, what is that word? (couldn't think of the word but camera bag is what I was trying to say) lol
I like to save money and use what I have.
Tip number 3 and speaking of lens
this lens I recommend if you don't have it already.
it's called 50mm
it is a great lens for weddings and if you want to capture the details
of things or anything, so this is good quality as well only thing about it
only thing I hate about it is I wish it could zoom in and out.
You have to backup yourself and move forward.
yeah extra lens I recommend.
find it on eBay, Amazon one of those websites
Tip number four and this is where it get's real.
do not get intimidated.
from my experience I use to get intimidated a lot
very insecure
obviously someone is hiring you they like
work so don't don't feel (that's my struggle)
don't feel intimidated or insecure like yourself style is different
for me i was so insecure, I remember I did a wedding
and there was another photographer at the
wedding as well and this is probably going to happen
a lot but I was so intimidated
like "Omg what if their pictures comes out better than mine".
just really insecure and I
as to focus on how their pictures
are probably going to look better than mine and not
worry about what I should be doing as a photographer
my own thing and I've missed out
on a lot of shots that I could have taken but
because my insecurities really being
intimidated by a person that I miss that
shot but you know I guess the pictures came out okay.
okay but like that's really can hinder
you do not be intimidated not feel insecure
because it would affect your pictures
it will show in your photos as well
I am telling you you have to love what you do
if you are not feeling the event. I don't know what to tell you lol
you really have to suck it up and do
ya don't know what that was but you
would have to like push through and
really enjoy it because it will really
effect your pictures.
Tip number five, my favorite because practice makes perfect.
it doesn't but it makes a difference.
you always have to practice like you really....
it's like basketball and just gotta practice to get better but
um take advantage of those
photo a challenge on instagram, I take advantage of that.
Because it challenges me creatively and motivate me to
really get out of my comfort zone and take
pictures or make your own and have other
people join you, you know just to connect and
communicate that's how you network
and built a community with that.
I got thirsty
Practices makes a differences so do that.
take advantage of those challenges
Number six
the hard part, charging people.
this is where it get's awkward for me.
um luckily I was blessing enough to
make money my 1st year photography
successfully and I'm still to this day surprise
that people payed me to take their pictures
and I've been in a lot of awkward situations
like one situation where I told a client
I will charge them 175
and they assumed I said 135
you will get that a lot, people will get you to lower your price.
but you have to stand firm.
you know your worth don't settle
that's what I did I settle a lot
kind of skin right back i can forward
you but if that's really happening again
let them beat them is also not worth
your time and money the cheap this is to
say but i'm charging people i talked
about this on a quality I get the photo
and my experience like I isar off part
of the 50 to 75 not just with like I
don't with portrait photos link
headshots tho simple was that an hour
but you don't like 30 minutes if you
give them some good job in 30 minutes so
i try to get some hours and bass all my
quality that's what I based on and off
like me i didn't i didn't turn out just
before because i feel like my quality my
photo skills in that great to be talkin
people be five dollars for a shot like
you don't like people be painting that
has that but me I like harder because
i'm not there yet
you know but be confident that I'm gonna
tell you how much you charge was an act
like you should know your worth
but i do recommend to charge up to a
hundred and having up depending on
situation like it's like a wedding do
you want 500 could again be careful talk
for adoption which was the dog out lots
of it like to grow and just for me but
I'm charge based off what you feel
comfort you deserve and that's what I've
charge i looked on charging people make
sure they pay you after their photo
shoot
they don't have the money that's the
picture you don't get the picture
why don't you give you the money I think
the picture you know and always you know
you must be are including with your
photos to give nice things but USB that
part of the package of your photography
stuff
yeah I'm number seven this is the
question also acts is having possible
comfortable again this is kind of tough
one because I feel like you just use
this is where person and come back like
you got engaged with their maybe get to
know them and I gotta act like their
friends like really thats know that
question not difficult to cure my sister
what some people I know what let's give
up the weight so I take pictures two
different angle we don't bc the way so
that's one thing you can make them feel
secure about you know we engage with
them and gets really good really know
this half doing stuff like I feel like
any thoughts ? google and like pictures
poses so I person to know what to do
because it's one thing is we are you
doing Adam do anything right
I don't like you you're the photographer
you worship me in charge
you're not even you should know what's
good what it's going to look good that
closer look at all that person that you
should know that and you want to make
them feel like they wanted not only like
making you feel like that model so at
Google and more interest in photography
poses going to kind of stuff that really
helps a lot
this is amazing i'm taking number 9
finding locations this depends on what I
do look you want me this is what i did
not getting its before any have a camera
i used are around and look for greek
place that picture like I'm big are
colorful background I was like in my
area we have some background noise
background and not a lot of building
stuff like on restaurant where
everybody is using that background just
perfect enough for me so this job around
look for a place that had that and
luckily i have that and nothing the
country soon so I have all these nice
country feels and what high grass
cornfield is really nice tuck think i
have that so we did time go girlfriend
have a lot of practice as well with a
red background see what does good or not
and ok is the ideal look is that i doing
look what I love outdoors i love outdoor
photography but if that person was like
an indoor appreciate five studio to rent
a line but I'm mad because I more
popcorn so that's what parts on this one
of each team was beach
oh yeah and charged with battery
charging target where the location and
we're ready want to pitch to be taking
on what time i really depends like if
you want to be on our way you got a girl
but I'm not gonna go but neither
location and what time and work day and
how last minute it is no charge that
that's hit number ten are you have to
have skin because you're not gonna get
anybody quite like the satisfying gonna
have some situations you gotta make sure
you get well but they're active
specifically what do you want
sometimes they all want a head shot but
we agree with the whole body that you
wish I'd this people
okay i love these so make sure that they
are specific what they want children
previous example of this is what
looks like you want this you don't need
to know this got tough skin not gonna
please everybody was like to work even
though the heart because of work you do
oh not how to get people to notice you
nothing like I guess but you gotta have
you refer refer you refer refer you all
for what if you want better connections
make sure you go good job you can refer
you to other people and that's how you
would get connections with my husband
and he comes sometimes before until the
people which is a good thing so you got
a national and therefore make sure you
afraid to other people not very secure
still I don't want myself up for popular
people just come to me which has been a
blessing because I'm not that confident
approach people make alka curl
oh I'm behind you know it's weird so on
if you come up with that you're
competent do that my promoters little
like a headshot for our dollars for 30
minutes
you don't need to like that like
whatever you're comfortable with find
what works for you as well so much hips
wanted to talk to watch bushels short
and simple i hate long videos I'll hope
you enjoy it
thumbs up share it go into the video you
want to and subscribe if you're not
subscribed already if you understood up
snakes my language is minionese if you
don't tell me like this video subscribe
it's free no charge they go
No comments:
Post a Comment