Who's starting their photography business this year?

@tillist1

Ай бұрын

I’d like to. Only some a portrait class and a couple news paper spots. Just not sure how to go from that to people paying me 🤣

@mylensofview23

Ай бұрын

I’m trying to.

@amirgallashaw

Ай бұрын

I am! Actually getting serious about it

@deepaksomayya

Ай бұрын

Hai John ,Mee Too I am Big Fan of your work and inspired to take Photography as a profession.

@solomongarcia72

Ай бұрын

My editing my portfolio now!

Not ready for wedding yet but I’m ready to start a photography business. Been learning from you for 3 years now.

I started in August and I'm a natural man! I fell in love with it I have a alpha a7 iv right now and a few 0.95f lenses so far 0.95 has been perfect for my style of shooting.

So so much knowledge for beginners Thank you

Amazing video. Thank you! Love all your content. Appreciate you sharing all that you have learned.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

I absolutely love this. Really love how you make it so clear as it is madness to sift through the information!

There is so much helpful information here. I started this year but not really booking…but this information is invaluable and answers a lot of questions I had. Awesome video!

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

That's awesome to hear. Glad this was a helpful video.

The Tamron 35-150mm (F 2 - 2.8) is a unstoppable beast! I wish it was available when I started my journey as a photographer!

Thank you so much ❤🎉

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

I just started out on photography about 7 months ago now I’m doing a wedding so this is so helpful.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Congrats on starting your business.

This is the best tutorial on starting a photography business I have watched. I think I have seen them all....lol I really appreciate your advice of using a CRM and a way to deliver pics and prints. Thank you for the heads up on Honey Book. I will be implementing these services. Again, thank you.

@jbivphotography

9 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope it was truly helpful and good luck on your photography business!

GOLD

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

🙏🙏

I’m a fan of imagen. I don’t quite use the culling stuff because I’m mainly a concert photographer but for portraits and stuff imagen is awesome. Usually have to do a once over and tweak a few things here and there but really good resource.

First time seeing footage of your adorable kids! 😻

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

That footage is sooo old too. They've grown so much.

@KittyHurryUp

Ай бұрын

@@jbivphotography My first baby is on the way, two weeks now till the dough is finally out of oven 😆 looking forward to see his little face. Btw last week I used the new XH2 on a wedding the first time 😊 the room was small so I took a 10-18mm with me. Seems I could’ve used a 24mm cause some of the pictures are quite wide angled and it’s hard to avoid people on edge. Any tips?

I would love more information on the SEO stuff. It's hard to wrap my head around it. Also. I'm not far from Raleigh, do you do consultations with other photographers?

Dropping knowledge around here. Depending on the size of the spaces I am moving in, it's 18/33, 23/50 or 23 and 56. Cheers man!

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

That's a nice lens setup! I agree with it depends on the size of the rooms you'll be working in.

The AI culling/editing tool is neato!

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

It's so good. Really helps with bulk weddings.

I’m a photographer as my “second job” and I use the canon rebel T7 and the 18-55mm lens and the 75-300mm lens and they are both great lenses. All my equipment came in a kit besides my 75-300mm because I bought that separate.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Nice. That's a great way to start out.

Don't forget you can rent gear. That lets you trial it before buying and use gear you may need for only a few days a year.

@jbivphotography

4 күн бұрын

Very true. And I’m a huge fan of renting gear. However what is funny is I made a video talking about renting gear and everyone gave me crap saying it’s not a good idea 🙃🙃 I love renting gear to see if it’s a camera that will work for me.

please explain more about advertising and SEO on google.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

That would be an awesome video.

@edgardolmartinez

Ай бұрын

@@jbivphotography I will be here for it.

@hopetonirwin7633

Ай бұрын

I agree...please do

Great video as always 💪💪💪 just a question you suggest the 35/85 combo, in your experience 24/50 its good too ore the 24 its too wide and rhe 50 too close ?

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

I think 24/50 would be good especially if you like to shoot wide. The 24 can be a little bit while, and to use it for pictures you really have to be a little bit more creative but especially for wedding photography it is a sweet spot. You’ll just loose a lot of reach when it comes to reception speeches and ceremony.

If a 2nd camera body isn’t an option at the moment, would you recommend getting 1 prime and 1 solid zoom to cover all of the mentioned focal lengths? Current using a 23mm f2 on my Fuji xt4 and I’m debating whether to get the 16-55 f2.8 or another prime like an 85mm equivalent. Love your videos!

I've been photographing the band kids for a couple of years, and was finally offered my first gig by a parent who likes my work! I don't know if I'm ready yet, though.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

That's awesome. You're probably ready. Exciting for you!

@myfakeguuglaccount8307

Ай бұрын

@@jbivphotography I liked your advice about not buying too much at first. I've been under the impression that I needed all manner of lenses, flashes, backgrounds, etc.

Trying out Real Estate Photography with an A7iii.. Thanks for the advice

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Nice! That’s a good niche to be in. Keep up the great job you’re going to do amazing!

My issue is that it takes me some time to get the settings right on my camera before I snap portraits and the people I use for practice photos are just standing there while i adjust settings lol

15:48, make dedicated videos on ai photo editing.

Fantastic video 👌👍📸 I’ve just started a wedding photography business and is it best to advertise prices on my website or not and is it best to have different wedding packages or just one package price?

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Honestly it's really a toss up. Personally IMO showing your pricing on your site is best. This weeds out price shoppers so that when you talk to your couples you know you're speaking to people who actually want to work with you. Having multiple packages is really up to you. I stopped doing that and I have a single package that I customize for my couples.

just be careful with Canon and 2 card slots. Most 2 card slot Canon cameras are NOT crop sensor cameras. In fact there is probably only 1 crop sensor camera with 2 card slot = 7D mk ii.

What is everyone using for the portfolio? Would you do a website or just a portfolio. I have a lot of nature and landscape photos I’d like to post in addition to my model/brand/event photo shoots

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

If you're looking to just display your photos there's a lot of different places you can do that, however, if you're also looking to possibly get paid or booked for your portfolio you'll want to have an actual website for that like Squarespace.

Such a great and useful video, well explained 👏 thank you!

@jbivphotography

10 күн бұрын

That's awesome to hear. I'm glad this was helpful.

I have a Canon 90D, what flash attachments would you recommend? Thanks!

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

I've always been a big fan of Godox flashes. They're great for the price. A v1 or even a v860iii would be good.

@tayloreaton7776

27 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!! I appreciate it!! I'm new to photography and I love your channel!! Again, thank you!!

Hey! Thanks so much for the info! Would you be kind enough to do a video on google ads for photographers in 2024?

Started in January and wouldnt do anything different!

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

That's awesome to hear. Congrats on starting your business.

I'm getting information first

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Sounds great. Learn all you can and then start that business 👏👏👏

Are these lenses the APSC equivalents? E.g 85mm = 56mm

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Correct

Starting a pet photography biz. Wedding photography would be too stressful. You only get one shot at it.

Video on advertising?

How do you advertise your business? Do you use Facebook/Instagram Ads or using any other platform?

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Right now I do occasional boosts on Instagram + Google ads.

Would would be a great camera to purchase? I’m want to do photography..

@jbivphotography

15 күн бұрын

Honestly most any camera would be a good one to purchase. Just find the brand you want to mainly use and then pick one of their newer models and you're good to go.

Does honeybook works in Canada with Canadian taxes and regulations?

@jbivphotography

15 күн бұрын

I don't believe so but I would have to look into that.

I feel like pixieset has all of that.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Pixieset is a decent option but they don't have the automated marketing that Pic-Time has and their websites are SUPER limited. So if you're looking to grow with your website in the long run Squarespace + Pic-Time is a better option IMO.

I struggle with pricing prints on pic time.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

They have a tool that can automatically mark up your print sales for you. It's actually really awesome.

@MarchonC

Ай бұрын

Oh the cool. Do you think you could make a short or a video on how to use and set up that feature. It would be really helpful ​@jbivphotography

How do you GET clients though?

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Either from your web presence and word of mouth or advertising. When I started I used a service called Thumbtack to get lower paying clients to get my foot in the door and to grow a portfolio and then went from there.

@tillist1

Ай бұрын

@@jbivphotography thanks for the reply!! Maybe I’ll give a web presence a bit of a go then. If you don’t mind me asking what exactly is thumbtack? Like how does it work ?

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

@@tillist1 It's basically a work for hire type of website. For any type of skill or trade you may need (ie. If you need a plumber, woodworker, photography, etc.) You got on there and lists the skills you can accomplish and then customers search for that skill. You then pay to be able to chat with them and possibly book them.

If you don't want family life and never have time to yourself start photography.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

?? I have a family of 7. And I'm able to spend time with them as well. Is your comment based on your experience?

@panomaxstudio8454

Ай бұрын

@@jbivphotography if you work 9 to 5 no problem.

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

@@panomaxstudio8454 I've been doing it with photography for the last 5 years.

Most successful photographers avoid squarespace

@jbivphotography

Ай бұрын

Is that true? Can you give me examples of photographer who are successful who are using other platforms? I would be interested to do some research.

@michaelasouthall2876

Ай бұрын

@@jbivphotographyI don’t think it’s necessarily that most photographers avoid squarespace, but Showit is what I prefer over squarespace. It’s much more user friendly. Kaitlyn James uses showit as well as hope taylor. It’s just much more customizable and user friendly

@charlesdalton_photography

Ай бұрын

@emu256 I’m not too sure about that. Most of the top wedding photographers I follow on social media and in my area use Squarespace.

Start making sponsored videos 😇😅