CRAFTED CAPTURES BY FAITH


MENTOR SESSION


What are some of your goals? Both personal and photography related!: 

Go full time eventually, improve marketing, attract ideal clients 


Any specific reason you're interested in a mentor session with me?: 

Your business and social media really stand out to me. I love everything about Chloe Bella Photography! You are also further along in your photography career, and I feel like I am in a spot where I have been working super hard and have been passionate and believe I could go to the next level with some mentorship. 






 What are the pros and cons of being a full-time wedding photographer? 

PROS- MAKING A LOT OF MONEY IN A DAY WITH FLEXIBLE EDITING DURING THE WEEKS, WORD OF MOUTH (FREE ADVERTISING FOR YOURSELF), GETTING TO HAVE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS DURING THE WEEK, THE ADRENALINE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING MATTERING SO MUCH (PURPOSE)

CONS- LONG DAYS, BUSY WEEKENDS, HARD ON BODY, LOTS OF EDITING



 What can I do to level up and be seen as a more professional

photographer? BEING THE EXPERT, UNDENIABLE PASSION AND CONFIDENCE, BEING AS COHESIVE IN POSTING AS POSSIBLE SO THEY TRUST WHAT YOU DO CONSISTENTLY.


 I would love to hear your advice for how to could grow my Instagram

following and reach! POSTING CONTENT THAT IS TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE. LET PEOPLE SEE YOUR LIKES, DISLIKES, HOBBIES, PASSIONS


 How do you attract your dream clients? How do you attract people that align with

your values and goals as a photographer? DO STYLED SHOOTS THAT SHOW YOUR AUDIENCE WHAT YOUR IDEAL CLIENT IS- THEY WILL BOOK YOU IF THEY MATCH YOUR STYLE AND WILL EVEN REPLICATE YOUR DREAM CLIENTS FASHION CHOICES, ETC. EXPLAIN WHAT I BELIEVE OUR PURPOSE IS BEING IN THE WORLD


(TALK ABOUT PIXIESET) GALLERIES, BOOK KEEPING, WEBSITE

 What are the must-haves in wedding photography contracts? I WILL SEND YOU MINE

 If there are extra fees in the location for the shoot, does the client pay them or do

you split the cost? - THEY PAY!

GAS FEES- PLAY IT BY EAR, YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT FEELS GOOD AND IS WORTH IT FOR YOU. YOU DO NOT WANT TO GET BENT OVER


Customer Experience

 What all should be in a wedding photography guide?

 How would you recommend beginning to offer prints to clients?

 Would you be willing to give me advice in my current client experience

process when someone reaches out to me for wedding photography?


I’ve been considering changing a few things in my process and have

debated adding in more touchpoints or adding a call for people who are

interested/want to learn more but have not yet booked with me.


Wedding Photography

 How do you back up and store wedding photos? How long do you keep them?

 How do you take authentic pictures of a wedding day instead of copying a

pinterest board and posing people too much? This has been something on

my mind a lot recently – the balance of getting posed shoots at weddings but not

constantly interrupting moments and the whole day feeling like a photoshoot. I

also want to always be careful to not project “my vision” on the couple, but really

listen and cater to their needs and wants for their day. TURNING THINGS INTO ART AFTER WITH CROPS AND EDITS SO YOU DON'T FORCE IT ON THE DAY OF, HAVING POSES ON LOCK TAKES PRACTICE


 What wedding photography add-ins could help me break into the luxury market

for wedding photography? POLAROIDS? MAINLY FOCUS ON THE IMAGES YOU'RE GIVING OUT


 How you deal with scammers, sketchy people reaching out, making sure you are

safe when you are shooting with strangers? PEOPLE PAY ME BEFOREHAND WHICH HELPS

 Any advice for editing greens consistently? (differences in lighting: bright light,

cloudy, etc)



 Any resources, books, or podcasts you recommend to grow as a photographer?