If you really get what she is about...it's totally emotion, she is selling the experience of having her photograph your wedding...she does a good job, and you are going to feel great that she is doing it...
she shoots how she wants too, and people know what they are going to get from her when they hire her, and they know how they are going to feel during the day...She makes every woman a princess for a day or so...and yes it does help that she is a chick too
There is a female bond with the cool girl that none of us fellas can ever really understand...
That is nothing short of impressive that she can convey mood to people through her presentation and style of a blog....
Photo197726 wrote:
Some people are not only good image-ers, but genius marketers. I know this is off-wedding topic, but a great example of that is Chase Jarvis, a lifestyle photographer who shoots major clients all over the world.
His photos are good - not mind numbingly amazing - but he has tapped into the twitter/facebook/new media and markets himself extremely well. He sells his brand hardcore.
I have always been a HUGE fan of Jasmine - not necessarily for her images alone - but the way she markets herself and her business. The images themselves are strong...there are more than a few members here who's work would compare favourably...but the emotion in the words she uses as a foreword to the photos is what really hooks the viewer - even before looking at a single image.
Every blog post results in 30+ comments from adoring fans. How many of us would love that kind of attention? Regardless of how you feel about the photographer or her work...I think there's a valuable lesson to be learned.
Believe it or not, the Bride (my wife's cousin) is also an accomplished photographer. You can see her work by googling "gina meola photography". I don't want to post a link here...but I will say she is extremely talented too!
j_son wrote:
...Thank you, and I wish people would post this before telling me to simply leave lol.
You're welcome. And from looking at your post count and join date, I should also add "Welcome to FM!"
j_son wrote:
...I still stand by my statement regarding questioning another photographer's skill who has clearly proven his/her self. All I see is flat out hating for someone is quite successful at his/her job.
You'll see some of that here. Sometimes it's just jealousy; sometimes it's actual questioning -- "What makes this person an object of admiration, considering that the photos I see aren't all that much better (or even not as good) as many other, less successful, people's."
It can be a good question, depending on motivation. Marketing, timing, personality...they are all important to one's success in any endeavor, but particularly so in artistic fields. Also, sometimes there is a certain...je ne sais quoi to some artists' photographs that may not be noticed by the neophyte, but is seen by the cogniscenti as elevating the photos above the norm.
