Thanks Norman, for this video. Very informative. Will definately do some tests as regards to this with my clients!. What are some of the tips for getting more weddings, just in my 3rd year of photography, just getting started in my wedding photography. Thanks again. Am based in Minnesota.

Good to see how other photographers do things. How many photos on average do people normally take. Interested in testing something like this but my starting package is $1,100.

Great info. Do you offer prints to your clients as well? If so, what is your fee structure with that service?

keep going big dawg we watching

Get an editor for your busy season. Pls pls buy your time back. It will NEVER be your style but most families book minis cos they just want the moments captured. You deserve this time of the year with your your family Like you said, it won’t be your most creative work and that’s ok

Bro's the richest photographer on the planet 😢

Salute fellow Connecticutian! Such an inspiring vid and salute to you for the drive & effort you put into this!

Thank you so much for sharing! This gives me hope! I'm originally from Maine but I moved to San Francisco to go after the rich techies 😂 I definitely felt like I had to move to make good money, but I also wanted to.

This was very helpful. Im a new photographer (about 5500 shots in with my camera), and I find that not all shots will need to be or can be glam retouched, so the way you deliver seems to be a healthy balance!

Hi Norman, you have a great set up

Great video bro, very insightful keep it up💯

not a bash, but i just got to the end of this video and not sure there were any real key take-away points from this. We all know it takes some pretty specific softwares, marketing/ad campaigns, offsite editors, web services, studio supply, etc .. and kinda surprised not to see any of those relevant details. it's possible i'm at my threshold for videos that don't quite align with the thumbnail/description, but feel like this was a bit heavy on the narrative versus some actual details. Viewers will always want relevancy & specifics, otherwise we just give it a thumbs-down and move on to the next video. At the end of the day, we all just want some valuable insight that helps our businesses grow. again not a bash, but perhaps something to keep in mind for future vids.

I can't remember the singers name or who it was but I remember someone saying the song that had to sing over and over and over that they started to hate the song. I use to work for for Cambridge Sound Works back in the day they are no longer around. We played the same movie over and over all day and these are movies I liked and I started to hate them to death.

Came across your channel last week and so far, I’m enjoying the content. I’ve also been inspired to work towards going full-time doing photography outside of my 9-5 career job. Not sure if you’ve used Imagen AI or Evoto but these are programs that can learn your editing style and help you free up time with editing. Keep up the good work 💪🏾.

One photographer I was listening too said some of her clients are 20 year old clients. Its starts with the engagement shoot then the wedding shoot and then a maternity shoot then baby photos and then family photos and kids photos and all the way up to senior portraits. I know a lot of wedding photographers they just send out wedding albums once they are done. Send out some coupons for future shoots. Most couples will have a baby within four years. These extra jobs will fill in the gap when wedding season is slow in the winter up north. Down south wedding season is around fall, winter and spring.

You mentioned that you have gotten through about 58 so far. What's your process for delivering to multiple clients after editing their session? Do you process a certain number of sessions, then break to send them to the clients?

My guy 💪🏽

Why don’t you hire an editor to free up your time?

I am a new subscriber. love the content

This was good!!! I’m trying to grow as a wedding photographer can I schedule a zoom call to talk more on what to do to grow.

Thank you!

WHERE are you? Hands-on training, please.

Very rich info

That's so dope bro!! -- This is so motivating! 🙏

This was so refreshing, for anyone who was sitting on the fence on whether to pursue photography, this gives a realistic feel of whats possible. Than you so much Norman. Wishing you a great year ahead

That’s great stuff man ! Really love the content and how you share your personal stories with us ! What camera do you shoot and what’s your fav focal length for portrait photography 📸

This is so dope bro! Keep attacking it and proving for the family! Much respect 🙌🏽

How do you share your photos to clients for choosing? Just completely raw photos with a watermark?

How do you get great focused photos at 1.4 during reception?? I’m struggling doing that with still portraits and getting focused sharp photos?

Bro thank you so much man. Its refreshing! I'm in the grind to, a few years behind your progress and this is extremely encouraging. Thank you. Ps. Love the hoody!!!!

Congratulations my brother. You’re a great inspiration to many photographers out there! May I ask what Photo Booth are you using to create your holiday template? That’s an amazing touch!

Thank you for sharing! This was super helpful (as well as the September breakdown video you posted)!! You mentioned having a BTS package (video) for your photo sessions, does that mean you bring another person with you for that on the shoot? I like the set with the light!!

I love finding more creator like myself on the Full Time Creator KZbin style

Just watched ur recent videos U made it and the leap was worth it!!

your audio sound crap,, avoid using AI noise reduction

Is that the Tamron 70-200mm f2.8? If so how well does the adapter work with the auto focus? Also how well are the your Sigma lens with auto focus?

I hate those gray suits grooms have. I can only speak for my cameras Olympus OMD E-M1ii I get moire. I had to use the Lightroom moire brush to remove the moire and it was a pain. But DXO you can remaster the raw files and its one click and moire is gone.

I photographed couples that are dark skin and lighter skin. I did the same thing bring up the darker skin person in post using Lightroom with the brush. You could maybe just bring up the shadows and black levels and see how that works. But now newer software can auto detect a person and just work on that person.

I know there is a God. When I was photographing a engagement shoot downtown Boston. I photographed a ghost. The ghost is even in the raw file and you can't edit that raw file and make a new raw file. And its not a DNG raw file its a Olympus rare file its a .ORF file and the only way to make a .ORF file is by hitting the shutter button. The weird thing about this orb I photographed its frozen like I used a fast enough shutter speed but there is also motion blur. You can see it as a still like it burned into the sensor but then it moved. Spirits travel as orbs. I know how to make fake orbs. This is not one of those kinds of images. If you search on KZbin Harvard doctor goes to heaven. Also search for The Case of Dr. Eben Alexander: A True Story. His brain rotted and was fully healed. He went to heaven. When he got to heaven he thought he was going to see his Dad. But he said he saw this beautiful blond girl. He did not know who this girl was. He was adopted and he found his other brother and sister and he told them about the blond girl he saw in heaven. His brother and sister said that's our other sister. His brother or sister sent image a photo of their sister that died and he said that's her I saw in heaven. Dr. Eben Alexander is a Harvard brain surgeon he said his brain was rotted when he was in the hospital and he was the only one I think in History to make a full recovery. He said when he was in heaven its better then anything you've seen on Earth.

Since you are in Connecticut and if you come into Boston. Never leave your camera gear in the car even to get a cup of coffee. This wedding photographer stopped into Newberry street to visit her friend for a second and someone smashed the back window on her SUV and stole all her camera gear. Also be careful of Catholic weddings because during the wedding ceremony they leave the doors open. This other photographer in the Boston area was photographing a wedding during the ceremony and she left her gear in the back of the church. Someone came in and stole all her gear. I heard about some photographer out in L.A. he was photographing a Jewish wedding and they do that big dance in a circle and thieves dressed up like they was invited to the wedding and he left his gear in the corner. During the big dance his gear was stolen. I leave my gear next to the DJ or the band if I can. Not saying that's going to stop someone from stealing my gear but they might think twice if someone sees them. Might be a good idea to put air tags in your camera bag. I saw a video with another photographer he put a air tag in the tripod plate. Some homeless man stole his gear and he was able to track it down. He did buy the homeless man a meal. There is a video he made how he tracked them down.

Bro i appreciate your authenticity and transparency. Definitely an easy subscribe for me. Much success to you bro. I'm just getting serious with starting my journey and stumbled upon your channel while learning how to price my photography (formally i just did videography). It's refreshing to see a channel like this from a fellow creative.

Thank Norman you have restored my faith in pursuing my passion of photography. I'm in NYC and definitely felt I needed to move or make "better" connections man wish you continued and even more success and blessing man

This is awesome! And gives me hope of one day being able to do this! Thank you for posting!

Being able to give your wife the wedding that you wanted the first time around is dope bro. Congrats to you and your wife. I just got into the mini sessions and year one is definitely a struggle 😅

That's insane bro! You are doing fantastic for yourself! Congrats! You are really inspiring me to make figure$ like that! I just started my solo photography business. Putting ads up for winter sessions and getting myself out there. I really want to push myself and do this right. Like you said, the picture taking is just one hat, I need to be able to wear all 11 hats in order to succeed as an entrepreneur. It's a bit intimidating, but I'm sure I'll learn as I go. Trial and error right? Haha! Love your content and inspiration. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

I love that you went nearly straight into it and saying every day including the zeros and breaking down that total, I'm studying photography and I hope one day I can earn enough from it and maybe travel the world while doing it

Love your content a lot bro. i dont follow much youtubers about photo/video stuff but your content is very high quality, your personality is great, your videos are inspiring. keep it up

Great video, loved the way you broke everything down and the reasoning behind it. Would love to see an editing tutorial for both standard and glam edits in the future, as well as a video breaking down the evolution of your pricing structure/package over the years. Looking forward to more content!

Very insightful and I like how you offer standard and glam portraits for weddings. There's no way anybody are doing all their photos glammed out like you mentioned haha Your way is very wise and I like it! 👌🏻

I'd be happy making $2000 monthly from photography! I just started my solo photography business. I really need to put myself out there! Any tips on getting clients? Thanks for sharing! I subbed 👍🏻