Self And Spouse Business?

LarissaPhotography · 11-29-2009, 10:51 PM

We're a husband wife team at Larissa Photography. Any other husband / wife teams out there? I'm sure there are some solo people and probably big studio people. I'm just curious about what kind of mix there is.

SpeedTrap · 11-29-2009, 11:59 PM

My Wife and I are a team together. We work well together most of the time......

PatrickHMS · 11-30-2009, 03:12 AM

Been married 36 years this past October - SHE was the one to suggest we buy a Bass boat (she can handle a baitcast reel better than any man I know...lol), SHE was the one to suggest I buy a new pickup, SHE was the one to suggest I leave a secure well-paying Corporate job in 1996 to work for myself.

Then in 2000 she left her job as a RN to come to work with me.

We dropped out of the rat race, decided to let the rats win.

Photography is pretty much a sideline, but for before/after shots, and also use the same photos for customer's advertising and websites.

When I go shooting, she usually goes with me to watch my stuff, sometimes she likes to take the D40 and just shoot in auto, and she has a good eye for it. She has some very nice photos to show for doing it.

Tough job, but somebody's gotta do it...lol

FriedChicken · 11-30-2009, 04:59 AM

It's quite common and good in the sense that you can advertise for two photographers, have a faster workflow and - the best part - you share your money.

PatrickHMS · 11-30-2009, 05:32 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by FriedChicken

It's quite common and good in the sense that you can advertise for two photographers, have a faster workflow and - the best part - you share your money.

Yeah, what's hers is hers, and what's mine is - hers...

lol

benhasajeep · 11-30-2009, 12:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by PatrickHMS

Quote: Originally Posted by FriedChicken

It's quite common and good in the sense that you can advertise for two photographers, have a faster workflow and - the best part - you share your money.

Yeah, what's hers is hers, and what's mine is - hers...

lol

"Mine" was the first words I heard after our first D300 arrived (was away for work). I used to own alot of very good nikon equipment. Now, on a good day its "ours". On a normal day its "hers".

EandSphotography · 11-30-2009, 01:45 PM

When my wife and I had the photo business back in new orleans she was in charge of posing and suggesting locations. She had a better eye for detail in posing then i did, so i just let her do her thing and i'd push the button.
Worked out pretty well, especially when we did kids pictures, which by the way, I absolutly HATED HATED HATED. did i mention i HATED it. But it seemed that that is what we got the most of so couldnt turn them down.

CWN · 11-30-2009, 02:06 PM

Not on a professional level, but I photograph and she scrapbooks... it's nice that we share interests that compliment each other.

camz · 11-30-2009, 07:55 PM

Yep my wife and I are a husband and wife duo photographer. She's the blogger, marketer and accountant. I'm the editor, equipment addict and the official TPFer

. We're still doing it part time but have been really contemplating this upcoming season into pursuing this as a primary career...

craig · 11-30-2009, 09:06 PM

My girl is the assistant, hair & make up and writer of good emails. Generally speaking I want to fire her. Too bad my clients love her to death. She just has a way of communicating with the ladies to set them at ease.

Love & Bass

Heretotherephoto · 11-30-2009, 09:18 PM

Hi my wife and I work together a lot. We are not pros, at least not yet. Would be nice to do this for a living though. When we aren't working real jobs we do run our website to try and sell some of our work.

She got me into it six years ago when I lived in Alaska. Easy place to get great shots. We seem to rotate getting a new camera every couple of years and share lenses and stuff. She likes Macro work, I prefer a big wide angle landscape shot. Guess we compliment each other.

www.heretotherephotography.com

PatrickHMS · 11-30-2009, 09:20 PM

Moving from Alaska to Massachusetts...

Talk about culture shock!

Heretotherephoto · 11-30-2009, 09:43 PM

Yeah sorry should have explained. was stationed there for two years with the U.S. Coast Guard. Went from mass. to Alaska to nantucket and then moved back to Western Mass. definetely some variety but made for a lot of photographic variety too.

VirtualPhotographyStudio · 12-04-2009, 07:54 AM

My hubby became a full time photographer after being laid off from three jobs in three years. We figured the universe was trying to tell us something, so he decided to make a run with photography full time after that. I joined several years later once the business was well established. We did only high-end weddings, engagement portraits, and family portraits of our former wedding clients. Clients could buy one or two shooters - I was always the second. We've worked together for over 15 years now and I can't imagine it any other way!

LarissaPhotography · 12-04-2009, 08:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by VirtualPhotographyStudio

My hubby became a full time photographer after being laid off from three jobs in three years. We figured the universe was trying to tell us something, so he decided to make a run with photography full time after that. I joined several years later once the business was well established. We did only high-end weddings, engagement portraits, and family portraits of our former wedding clients. Clients could buy one or two shooters - I was always the second. We've worked together for over 15 years now and I can't imagine it any other way!

Congrats! It's good to hear that you guys took a shot and got it to work for you. I just went full time back in July. Larissa had been running the studio by herself for a while. It was definitely a tough decision to leave my secure corporate job to take a chance on the studio. So far so good.

11-29-2009, 10:51 PM	#1
LarissaPhotography I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Belleville, IL, USA Posts: 390 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Self And Spouse Business? We're a husband wife team at Larissa Photography. Any other husband / wife teams out there? I'm sure there are some solo people and probably big studio people. I'm just curious about what kind of mix there is. __________________ Larissa Photography, 161 Orchard Dr, Belleville, IL, USA Belleville IL Photographers St Louis Wedding Photographers Belleville IL Senior Photographer

11-29-2009, 11:59 PM	#2
SpeedTrap TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,187 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts My Gallery: (85)	My Wife and I are a team together. We work well together most of the time...... __________________ Fast Nikon Bodies and Glass www.lightart.ca Come check out the new site!!

11-30-2009, 03:12 AM	#3
PatrickHMS TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Atlanta Posts: 1,264 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 39 Times in 30 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Been married 36 years this past October - SHE was the one to suggest we buy a Bass boat (she can handle a baitcast reel better than any man I know...lol), SHE was the one to suggest I buy a new pickup, SHE was the one to suggest I leave a secure well-paying Corporate job in 1996 to work for myself. Then in 2000 she left her job as a RN to come to work with me. We dropped out of the rat race, decided to let the rats win. Photography is pretty much a sideline, but for before/after shots, and also use the same photos for customer's advertising and websites. When I go shooting, she usually goes with me to watch my stuff, sometimes she likes to take the D40 and just shoot in auto, and she has a good eye for it. She has some very nice photos to show for doing it. Tough job, but somebody's gotta do it...lol __________________ Been into Photography since 1969. Current Digital equipment ~ Nikon D80, D40, Nikon 18-55mm non-VR, Nikon 55-200mm VR, Sigma 18-50mm constant f/2.8 HSM Macro, Nikkor AF 35mm f/2, Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8, Nikkor AF 35-105mm f/3.3-4.5 Macro, tons of filters, several flash heads and tripods. My favorite camera bags are the Tamrac 610 and 612.

11-30-2009, 04:59 AM	#4
FriedChicken I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 504 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	It's quite common and good in the sense that you can advertise for two photographers, have a faster workflow and - the best part - you share your money. __________________ The Canon Obsession.

11-30-2009, 05:32 AM	#5
PatrickHMS TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Atlanta Posts: 1,264 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 39 Times in 30 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by FriedChicken It's quite common and good in the sense that you can advertise for two photographers, have a faster workflow and - the best part - you share your money. Yeah, what's hers is hers, and what's mine is - hers... lol __________________ Been into Photography since 1969. Current Digital equipment ~ Nikon D80, D40, Nikon 18-55mm non-VR, Nikon 55-200mm VR, Sigma 18-50mm constant f/2.8 HSM Macro, Nikkor AF 35mm f/2, Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8, Nikkor AF 35-105mm f/3.3-4.5 Macro, tons of filters, several flash heads and tripods. My favorite camera bags are the Tamrac 610 and 612.

11-30-2009, 12:35 PM	#6
benhasajeep TPF Junkie! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eddington, ME Posts: 1,609 Thanked 30 Times in 29 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by PatrickHMS Quote: Originally Posted by FriedChicken It's quite common and good in the sense that you can advertise for two photographers, have a faster workflow and - the best part - you share your money. Yeah, what's hers is hers, and what's mine is - hers... lol "Mine" was the first words I heard after our first D300 arrived (was away for work). I used to own alot of very good nikon equipment. Now, on a good day its "ours". On a normal day its "hers". __________________ Hi,

11-30-2009, 01:45 PM	#7
EandSphotography TPF Noob! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Knoxville tennessee Posts: 18 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	When my wife and I had the photo business back in new orleans she was in charge of posing and suggesting locations. She had a better eye for detail in posing then i did, so i just let her do her thing and i'd push the button. Worked out pretty well, especially when we did kids pictures, which by the way, I absolutly HATED HATED HATED. did i mention i HATED it. But it seemed that that is what we got the most of so couldnt turn them down.

11-30-2009, 02:06 PM	#8
CWN Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 165 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Not on a professional level, but I photograph and she scrapbooks... it's nice that we share interests that compliment each other. __________________ We're lucky to have chosen such a wonderful hobby/profession, aren't we? If you question this, just remember why you have a camera in the first place. May the magic of your first photographs spark your desire and encourage you to have fun again.

11-30-2009, 07:55 PM	#9
camz I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 774 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Yep my wife and I are a husband and wife duo photographer. She's the blogger, marketer and accountant. I'm the editor, equipment addict and the official TPFer . We're still doing it part time but have been really contemplating this upcoming season into pursuing this as a primary career... __________________ "Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstein

11-30-2009, 09:06 PM	#10
craig TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA U.S.A Posts: 5,550 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts My Gallery: (0)	My girl is the assistant, hair & make up and writer of good emails. Generally speaking I want to fire her. Too bad my clients love her to death. She just has a way of communicating with the ladies to set them at ease. Love & Bass __________________ Come in below me. craigblankphoto.com craigblankphotography.blogspot.com

11-30-2009, 09:18 PM	#11
Heretotherephoto Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 102 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Blog Entries: 2 My Gallery: (6)	Hi my wife and I work together a lot. We are not pros, at least not yet. Would be nice to do this for a living though. When we aren't working real jobs we do run our website to try and sell some of our work. She got me into it six years ago when I lived in Alaska. Easy place to get great shots. We seem to rotate getting a new camera every couple of years and share lenses and stuff. She likes Macro work, I prefer a big wide angle landscape shot. Guess we compliment each other. www.heretotherephotography.com

11-30-2009, 09:20 PM	#12
PatrickHMS TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Atlanta Posts: 1,264 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 39 Times in 30 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Moving from Alaska to Massachusetts... Talk about culture shock! __________________ Been into Photography since 1969. Current Digital equipment ~ Nikon D80, D40, Nikon 18-55mm non-VR, Nikon 55-200mm VR, Sigma 18-50mm constant f/2.8 HSM Macro, Nikkor AF 35mm f/2, Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8, Nikkor AF 35-105mm f/3.3-4.5 Macro, tons of filters, several flash heads and tripods. My favorite camera bags are the Tamrac 610 and 612.

11-30-2009, 09:43 PM	#13
Heretotherephoto Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 102 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Blog Entries: 2 My Gallery: (6)	Yeah sorry should have explained. was stationed there for two years with the U.S. Coast Guard. Went from mass. to Alaska to nantucket and then moved back to Western Mass. definetely some variety but made for a lot of photographic variety too.

12-04-2009, 07:54 AM	#14
VirtualPhotographyStudio TPF Noob! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 20 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	My hubby became a full time photographer after being laid off from three jobs in three years. We figured the universe was trying to tell us something, so he decided to make a run with photography full time after that. I joined several years later once the business was well established. We did only high-end weddings, engagement portraits, and family portraits of our former wedding clients. Clients could buy one or two shooters - I was always the second. We've worked together for over 15 years now and I can't imagine it any other way!

12-04-2009, 08:24 AM	#15
LarissaPhotography I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Belleville, IL, USA Posts: 390 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by VirtualPhotographyStudio My hubby became a full time photographer after being laid off from three jobs in three years. We figured the universe was trying to tell us something, so he decided to make a run with photography full time after that. I joined several years later once the business was well established. We did only high-end weddings, engagement portraits, and family portraits of our former wedding clients. Clients could buy one or two shooters - I was always the second. We've worked together for over 15 years now and I can't imagine it any other way! Congrats! It's good to hear that you guys took a shot and got it to work for you. I just went full time back in July. Larissa had been running the studio by herself for a while. It was definitely a tough decision to leave my secure corporate job to take a chance on the studio. So far so good. __________________ Larissa Photography, 161 Orchard Dr, Belleville, IL, USA Belleville IL Photographers St Louis Wedding Photographers Belleville IL Senior Photographer

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