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Expert Profile: John Wilson

Expertise: Over 25 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. I am a full-time self-employed pro wedding photographer.

Experience in the area
About 25 years experience photographing weddings professionally. Past 3 years shooting digital exclusively.

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.

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject There are new photographers using the sample albums they receive from album manufacturers and claiming the photography in those albums as their own. Also some photographers hire models, make-up artists, etc., take all the time in the world to shoot and call this "wedding photography" in their portfolio samples. Also whether to provide photo-quality files on DVDs.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? More ways to acquire new customers at the least cost. Currently this is BEST achieved by offering GREAT photography which is NOT over-priced and showing it at the biggest Bridal Shows to HUNDREDS of brides READY TO BUY and on a well coded for search engine website.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Many wedding photographers are OVER-PRICED. This also encourages newcomers to the field with their new digital cameras. A lot of these people will fail because they think they will be able to make lots of money by simply pushing a button on a camera. A talented photographer willing to work hard and EARN his/her pay will very probably succeed with higher than average income.

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.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 250
Knowledge	10.0 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.88 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		1
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		37

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	07/26/08
10	10	10	10	04/14/08
10	10	10	10	01/07/08
10	10	10	10	11/14/07
10	10	10	10	05/10/07

User Comments

Thank you so much for your very quick answer and for answering all of my questions. I really apreciate it! I will follow your advice.
(yolanda on 07/26/08)

Thank you! The thoughts you gave are along the lines I have had, but wanted clarification from someone in the field.
(Rebekah on 04/14/08)

You've really helped me understand the things i need to do to become a wedding photographer. Thanks so much. Sheena Rhodes
(Sheena on 01/07/08)

Thanks so much John...I appreciate the advice!
(Laticia on 11/14/07)

Thank you very much!!! This is very helpful.
(andy on 05/10/07)

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Recent Answers from John Wilson

2008-07-14 Raw Photo Processing: Hi Melody, Thank you for your questions concerning the processing of raw camera files. As a self-employed portrait/wedding photographer, here is what I found works best for me. In the consistent light...

2008-07-11 photography: Hi Melissa, Thank you for your photography career questions. As you may have noticed in my profile, I specialize as a portrait/wedding photographer. I do not do any other kind of photography. I'm...

2008-07-01 Chattanooga Wedding Photographers: Hey Steve, Thanks for your photography questions. Since you describe yourself as a serious photographer, I would like to view your portfolio if considering you as a back up or 2nd shooter for weddings...

2008-06-22 Promoting Home Based Wedding Photography Business: Hello David, Thank you for your photography questions. I do not have a blog. While blogs are all the rage in the marketing community, the fact is a blog is just another marketing tool which may or...

2008-06-16 Photography Business in Economic Ression: Hello Amy, While their incomes may remain basically the same, most of those recession proof jobs are also "high pay" jobs as well. Doctors, nurses, massage therapists, sports medicine, physical therapists...