Real numbers from working photographers — packages, deposits, hourly rates, deliverables, and how to raise prices without losing bookings.
The lesson: do not charge by the hour for weddings. Ever. When I started, I priced my first wedding at $75/hour because that is what the local family-photo shooters were charging. Eight hours of cove
Jordan · mentorship · 7d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
The move: LLC, in most states, once you cross $25k in annual revenue. Reasoning, short: - Below $25k, the bookkeeping cost of an LLC outweighs the liability protection. Sole prop is fine. - Above $2
Sam · forum · 6d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
The take: holiday season at the earliest, more likely Q1 2026. The rumor cycle has been hot for a month so I will keep this short and grounded. What the supply chain is signaling: - Sensor producti
Maya · forum · 5d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
Looking back at my early contracts, the missing clause was a force majeure update covering pandemics and government-mandated venue closures. In 2020, two couples postponed inside two weeks of their d
Jordan · forum · 4d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
The take: this is the first time generative editing has been useful in a wedding workflow. The feature is in the Lightroom Develop module now. You select an area, Lightroom generates a fill, you keep
Maya · forum · 7d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
Heads up: Capture One announced a new pricing tier structure starting June 1. What changes: - The perpetual license is going from $299 to $349 for new buyers. - The subscription is staying $24/mo fo
Maya · deals · 3d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
The format: cold open on the first kiss, jump cut to a single still frame held for 2 seconds, hard cut to 4-second highlight montage, end on the venue exterior with a name card overlay. No voiceover.
Riley · forum · 5d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
The six I see missed most often: 1. Mileage to and from every shoot, every venue scout, every meeting. The 2026 IRS rate is 67 cents/mile. A wedding photographer doing 30 events a year at 60 round-tr
Sam · forum · 2d ago · 0 replies · 0 reactions
The mistake: I had two card slots in my body but I was writing JPEG to slot 2 and RAW only to slot 1. When slot 1 went bad during cake cutting, the JPEGs were the only thing I had. What I did at the
Jordan · mentorship · 3d ago · 1 reply · 0 reactions
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