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Expertise
Over 27 years specializing exclusively in professional wedding photography. I can answer most questions relating directly to wedding photography concerning the business, film, digital, traditional & digital labs, marketing, effects, pricing & packaging, shooting outdoors and in-studio with multiple flash, color management and creating magazine style wedding albums. I can't answer questions regarding other fields of photography.
Experience in the area
Over 27 years experience photographing weddings professionally. Past 4 years shooting digital exclusively.
Organizations
Better Business Bureau.
Education/Credentials
Going to photography seminars and reading all the wedding photography books I can find then applying the techniques and new styles I've learned with each wedding. You always need to grow and learn to keep up in this field. With each new wedding you photograph, you must challenge yourself to do better work than your previous wedding. You must always have the goal of making the wedding photographs for a bride & groom be the best photographs they have seen of any wedding.
What do you like about this subject?
The opportunity to be very creative and provide photographs which will be cherished for many years to come and to create such images in an often challenging set of circumstances.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
By law in ALL states, photographers may only keep the nonrefundable booking fee paid to retain the photographer for a specified date and itemized dollar amount on the contract. Any other money paid on the wedding contract is considered refundable by law especially when they are simply advance payments for wedding albums and any other products.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
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| Lori | 09/23/09 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. I use a CPA also ..... |
| Tina | 03/18/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much! Of course now ..... |
| Sara | 02/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you so much, John, for your ..... |
| Debi | 02/02/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for your help. It's greatly appreciated ..... |
| yolanda | 07/26/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your very ..... |
Recent Answers from John Wilson
2009-11-17 YELLOW PAGE ADVERTISING:
Hi Jessica, Thank you for your question about yellow page advertising. About 5 years ago I would recommend the telephone directory for advertising a NEW business of any kind just starting. Today, yellow
2009-10-15 Portrait Studio Chain Growth Strategies:
Hi James, Thank you for your questions about portrait studio growth strategies. I am available for business consultations. For the sake of other AllExperts readers I will share some thoughts about surviving
2009-09-23 Sales tax question:
Hi Lori, Sales tax does laws do vary between states. I don't know how those work in Alabama. I use a certified public accountant (CPA) to handle all my business matters. I would just like to recommend
2009-06-09 wedding photography marketing:
Hi Talita, Thank you for your photography career marketing questions. Generally the most cost-effective way for portrait/wedding photographers to market themselves is by having a great website and
2009-05-25 Writting bad reviews about another photographer? Bad business move?:
Hi Tina, In my opinion writing reviews about any business should be concerning your overall experience as an actual customer. When consumers read reviews, they want to find out the experience you had
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