First wedding...$?

[Meysha]

I love them all. the first especially!

Shame she doesn't smile more though.

 

[N'Kolor]

Oh she does!

This is my favorite accessory shot from the wedding.

Thanks!
Mike

 

[N'Kolor]

Well folks, I am reporting back. I have shot 4 weddings now and I truly love it! I have another wedding this Saturday and I booked my first solo wedding for mid May. I am charging $650 and that includes 100+/- 4x6 prints and my time for the day of the wedding and all of my PP time.

I should probably have about 10-14 weddings shot by the time I take my first job. I have purchased my on-the-go lighting and I am just waiting on it to arrive.

Anyway, thanks everyone for your feedback...I really appreciate it.

 

[N'Kolor]

Oh yeah, almost forgot...got my site up and running. I heard it takes a long time for blu to get to sites but I was a little premature. I still have a lot to upload...portraiture, engagements and commercial.

www.mikerichardsphotography.net

 

[JIP]

Excellent work I think you are well on your way...

 

[N'Kolor]

Thank you JIP!!!

 

[N'Kolor]

So, 5th wedding done!!!

I can't believe how far I have come in such a short period. I have another wedding this weekend, and the following and who knows for April but I am sure I will be booked!

I tried to do something a little different in these two photos and I really liked them, let me know what you think.

Thanks!
Mike

 

[elsaspet]

Holy crap man! Excellent work. Don't work cheap. I mean that.
Charge for your market area, and take every dime you profit and put it into equipment, marketing, and a killer website.
You'll do well.

 

[EOS_JD]

Love your work although not so keen on the last two.

 

[N'Kolor]

elsaspet...WOW, thank you! I am such a fan of your work and to receive positive feedback from you is wonderful! I actually have a nice website which I am working on everyday, check it out and let me know what you think.

www.mikerichardsphotography.net


EOS-JD...I am not a super huge fan of those images either but I thought they turned out pretty good for what they were.

 

[elsaspet]

Hi I just went to your website and it is healthy and beautiful. :mrgreen:

I only see two things I would change:

Your logo is great, but I'd show a photo on the splashscreen with your logo incorporated. Hit them with those beautiful photos right away.

The second thing is that nowhere that I saw have you listed your area. List it all over the place so the search engines can find it. It will get you higher in the search ratings.

Good job!

 

[N'Kolor]

Thank you for the GREAT feedback. I have added Orlando, FL to my page title for all pages. I also added Orlando, Florida to the contact page. Also, the metatags have Orlando, Florida and a ton of other keywords.

I like the idea of having the splash page incorporate an image and I may do that...I actually had that on the site originally but I liked it to be a little clean but I do understand and I will try to figure an image that is fit for the homepage.

 

[N'Kolor]

So I didn't realize it but I saw the video today of me in action...I really don't want to show the video so I will just show a pic from a seminar I attended.

 

[N'Kolor]

So wedding 6 is down...WOW, can't believe it. I will be hitting 10 by the end of April and probably around 11 by the time I shoot my first solo wedding.

I bought a new lens today, I had planned to go back to Canon and get a 5D. Last night I bought a 85 1.2L, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 2.8L and a 50 1.8, and a couple of flashes and was gonna sell/trade my D300 to get a 5D. But changed my mind this morning and figured out an issue within the settings of my D300 and now I love my Nikon again...lol

Well here is a shot from the wedding this weekend:

Thanks!
Mike

 

[Los Angeles]

I just looked at your site. Really nice and profesional looking