Starting A Wedding Photography Business

About Starting A Wedding Photography Business

ALL REQUESTS TO JOIN THIS GROUP THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES WILL BE DENIED, SO READ THIS GROUP DESCRIPTION IN ITS ENTIRETY AND FOLLOW IT AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE:

Welcome to Starting a Wedding Photography Business (SWPB)! This is a place for people who are starting a wedding photography business to grow, learn from each other, and share experiences. This is NOT a photography 101 group. If you have just bought your first "real" camera,there are a load of groups here on flickr that are a valuable resource about learning to use it. This is NOT that group. This group is for those who are already well on their way to starting a wedding photography business.


You will be denied if it looks like you are shooting with a camera phone or a point and shoot camera. A person looking to book weddings should have at least a consumer grade DSLR ( and now how to use it:).


If I can see no photos on your photo stream I will not let you join, so even though I respect your right to privacy, this group is for sharing and I do not think you would be a good fit.

Seasoned wedding professionals are VERY welcome. Come pay it forward and help the n00bies in the biz out a little.

This group is private (invitation only). If I cannot tell from your front flickr page that you're actively involved in running or starting a wedding photography business, your membership will be denied. To apply, you MUST have or create a set/collection in your photostream that has "Weddings" in its title and contains your portfolio, and it MUST be visible on the front page of your photostream. If you are starting a business but don't have any wedding photos yet, you may create a "portfoilio" set which should show off other professional grade work, please also put in the set description a link to your website or blog. It is also good to put in a link to a website or blog other than something on flickr, as this is one of the first steps to becoming a professional. I generallyDO NOT read application requests, as flickr's interface makes approving people this way very slow and painful. If for some reason you really feel you need to join the group, but do not have the above requirements, flickr mail me and I will look over your application closer.

We know this is a bit tedious, but it's the only way we're able to deal with the nearly overwhelming number of requests this group receives and still maintain it as a private group.

Thanks! Looking forward to you joining!


PLEASE NOTE This is NOT a forum for selling your workshops, actions, presets, etc. It is also NOT a forum for other wedding vendors. It is a group for working photographers.