PatFurey89 wrote:
My point is don\'t show it on your wedding / portrait site unless it meets the brand value you associate with yourself. I\'d never hire a photographer who showed all types of unrelated photography on his website. Would you hire you?
Newborns, couples, babies, boudoir, anything portrait based can tie back into weddings somehow (or the couples you\'ve worked with in the past).
IF you claim to be a wedding and portrait photographer, show weddings and portraits.
IF you claim to be a commercial photographer, show commercial work.
IF you want to be a jack of all trades, separate it out from each individual brand and I firmly believe they will stand out better.
Tony is also correct about slowing into things and taking time. I\'d love to shoot dogs, but if wanted to do so commercially I would establish a separate brand to better cater to the people I\'d like to work with.
I\'m unaware of anyone in the industry who shoots everything and does it well. If you need to do so to pay the bills, I\'m not against it, but your time could be better spent honing one specific market or craft.
...and the shot at my income was good, but not very accurate.
yeah, i figured you actually meant that in regard to websites and stuff, which is why I said I didn\'t fully agree. the original post made it kinda sound like you were referring to the quality of the actual photographer\'s work.
Jan 30, 2012 at 09:16 PM
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