My wedding photography
course in Wiltshire finally rolled around last weekend. It was good to
hear from some experienced pro's and I left looking forward to my first
wedding in two weeks time. It has meant buying some extra equipment as
we were introduced to various bits of Interfit strobis kit and wireless
triggers. Fortunately I was able to save a few pounds at the 'Focus on
Imaging' show last Tuesday. That will be another blog entry.
All
in all its been an expensive time as I've had to invest in a second,
back up, camera and a few more bits and pieces that I'm going to need.
Fortunately the bookings are still coming in and I'm up to eleven
weddings now with three bookings for next year which will help towards
my equipment fund. It's pleasing that all the bookings are coming via
recommendation, mostly off the back of all the studio work I did last
year.
Another problem I've had
is keeping track of appointments and follow up enquiries following the
bookings. I was trialling Light Blue software which was good but quite
an expensive outlay at £350. I've since found FotoSF which does much the
same job and uses the same database system as Light Blue. The lite
package is ideally suited for someone starting out, like me, and a lot
more affordable at £60. I'm certainly very impressed with it so far and I
think it's going to be a worthwhile investment.
