Today I have a surprise for you on the PhotoMint blog. Today’s post is actually a video. And it’s my first video ever, so I am expecting some MAJOR comment love, OK? OK. A lot of people have been asking about networking and how that can lead to business and booking brides and clients. So this video is about how you can network in order build your business. This video is about networking with other photographers in order to pool your photography marketing resources together. It’s a great way to get more business, and who doesn’t need a little more of that these days, right?
The Power of Networking with Photographers
By Lara White on February 10, 2012
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Laua, you rock. Awesome story!
thanks Clane!
Awesome story! Thanks for sharing
Congratulations, excellent presentation! And so true what you’ve said! I’m new to the industry but networking is helping me a lot!
just kidding! x
Thanks for sharing your experience…does that family have other daughters?
Thank you so much for this informative post. You did great!
As I was watching the video I remember a photographer that I met a few days back while out on a shoot. He mentioned if I would be available to fill in for him to which I answered of course. Have to keep doors open everywhere.
Absolutely. And I think we can be colleagues and collaborators, so why be enemies?
Thank you, Laura. Excellent suggestion and excellent presentation. Congratulations on landing the wedding of the century!
thank you Tom!
Thank’s Laura, pretty hooked on this site now. Great source of information delivered beautifully.
thank you! I like the video format, so I think you’ll be seeing more of that.
fantastic!
Great stuff! Truly a very powerful method!
Great story, thank you for sharing what you do. My husband and I really enjoy your site! I would have had the exact same feelings if I got a lead like that too!
you really just never know who you are going to meet or where they are going to lead. I did a consultation with a woman once, and I asked about her husband, and she says, oh, he’s a baseball player. I know NOTHING about baseball, and I asked if he played locally, and she says, no he plays for the colorado rockies. I was like oh, that’s nice. I didn’t realize that was even major league baseball!
Great presentation Laura! And that does sound like a dream wedding!
It absolutely was a dream wedding. It was also a TON of work. Every day we were there was some kind of shoot or meeting, so there was no time to hang out by the pool drinking beers.But the mom made up for that. These kinds of things dont happen all the time, but we do get 1-2 BIG weddings per year, and it really is an opportunity if you take it.
Laura, this was amazing. It’s like listening to an old and amazing photographer friend. Loved the experience, it was incredible but at the same time, you are right, there is always that whopper of a moment in your career, the thing is to be ready to handle it. With this insight I can start to think about things that I would never think of. Thanks for all the help you’ve shared with me through email and through the web, it’s priceless and I’m actually implementing some of that advice with awesome results. Looking forward to the next video!!
wow Celeste, that is INCREDIBLE!!! I want to hear all about your results!
Great advice. That dream client may not find you otherwise ! One more question, how do you meet these other photographers?
I agree it works
Many Thanks for sharing that story
Great job Laura!
Darn auto correct! Lara! Great job!
hi Misti! Thank you!!! What have you been up to lately??
So true – I’m already a member of a referral group on Facebook, Through that group and referrals from other photographers I’ve booked half of my next summer’s business. Thanks for this, Lara
LOVE the avatar Erika!!!
Oh my, amazing story, totally agree, already in a network referral group and ys it pays dividends
Yes, it’s a great way to get leads, and MUCH more effective than traditional advertising.
Thank you for the information! Great job!!
You did great. And as always – great advise. Keep ‘em coming.
will do!
Thanks for sharing Lara – very inspiring! Loved your take on the typed up costings
I too always have a moment of panic when it comes to talking numbers hehe
Looking forward to future postings!
I learned that as a fundraiser-you never say the amount out loud-you write it down and pass over the piece of paper.
Fantastic job, Lara, on the video and the whole Photomint site! Truly impressive!
thanks Suzy, I am really, really enjoying it. Much more than I realized I would. And congrats on your book-how is that going for you?
Hi Lara, Just love to get email & presentation from you. They are great. I just moved to Mississippi after 35 years in Michigan. No one knows me or my work. I just got my web page & so glad about that. Now I need some jobs to photograph. Just wanted you to know that your readings & videos are very inspiring & congratulations on that big wedding.
thanks Earnest, I’m glad you’re inspired. there is so much we can all teach each other as photographers.
Wowwww Lara. Great job. Thank you for sharing..totally inspiring.