Phil Barber Photography

Monday & Tuesday I was up at Annabel Williams studio to speak on a course ‘ All About Weddings’ There were 14 photographers all wanting to gain experience on how to do develop their own wedding business. I love meeting new photographers who all have a passion for photography and it is great to share ideas and knowledge. Far to often you meet people who are quite defensive about their business and are unwilling to share. I don’t know if they feel it is a threat but for me the best thing is to talk about our experiences good and bad. This is how we learn and get better at what we do. When I first started out with our photography business we met some fab photographers who were happy to talk about setting up and developing their business so it is great a few years down the line that we are now helping out people who are at the start of the journey.

Most of Tuesday was taken up with actual shoots. In the morning we did a pre wedding shoot with Gemma and Tim, a great couple who were fantastic models. I’ve mentioned before how important I feel the pre-wedding shoot is, and it was great to share some tips with the guys on the course. Simple things like chatting with and posing the clients - anything to get them to relax in from of the camera and build up a rapport.

Check out some of the pictures below and to see the full slideshow click here -> SLIDESHOW

Then after lunch we had two new models Adam & Nicole who were dressed up to the nines in their finery. For a couple of hours we went through the simple steps of the wedding day - bridal preparations, detail shots, groom at the church, the arrival of the bride, inside he church, leaving and confetti shots and finally the all important couple sots. It was great to show people that the couple shots are pretty much a replication of the pre-wedding shots, so the couple know how we work and what to expect. Another great reason for the pre-wed.  See some of the shots below and click here for the full slideshow -> SLIDESHOW

We finished the day back at the studio for some Q&A - I’ve never been bombarded with so many questions, but it was fantastic and I think I managed to answer them all! 

As I mentioned, I’m always more than happy to share my experiences, so if anyone out there has any questions or would like to bend my ear about photography then please get in touch - it would be great to hear from you!