This is a brief excerpt from F-Stoppers
Over the last few days, I’ve taken some time to reflect on 2012 and my work as a wedding photographer. Yes, it’s getting close to mid January, New Years has long past, and you may think it’s a little late to be retrospective, right?
My choice to become a full time wedding photographer happened several years ago. I’ve always been entrepreneurial, I love people, and I enjoy dabbling in lots of different challenges at once. Owning a wedding photography business fit my personality perfectly. I stay engaged with people every time I work and occasionally continue some of those relationships beyond the job itself. I’m constantly challenged in dozens of areas with marketing, salesmanship, accounting, and creativity in my shooting and editing. In fact, there are few days where my job actually feels like work.
Of course, running a photography business is not a piece of cake. Anyone who has worked as a photographer could probably share about the stresses that come with the job. Any given paycheck is uncertain. I may go 3 or 4 months without booking a single job and then book half a dozen in the following weeks. I may dump hundreds of dollars …
By: David Strauss
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