In this video I share six advice tips for wedding photographers, and it’s less about camera settings and more about the stuff that actually keeps your business steady. The photography matters, obviously, but if your finances are a mess, you’re glued to social media, and you’re constantly behind on admin, it all starts to wobble.

We start with money. Not in a flashy “get rich” way, just the basics: understanding what you’re earning, what you’re spending, and whether the numbers make sense. Then I talk about SEO, because I see a lot of photographers losing sleep over it. SEO matters, but worrying about it all day doesn’t move the needle. You need the right foundations, then you need to get on with the work.

There’s also a section on social media, and I’m fairly blunt here: if you’re posting endless behind-the-scenes reels of yourself and it’s not leading anywhere, you might be doing it for the wrong reasons. It’s not that BTS is bad, it’s that it can become a comfort blanket that looks like marketing.

After that we get into time. Being honest with yourself about how you spend it, what you avoid, and what you keep putting off. And finally, the mindset piece that catches almost everyone at some point: comparing your early stage to someone else who’s been building for years. It’s a fast way to lose confidence, and it’s rarely a fair comparison anyway.

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