What Should Photographers Ask Wedding Clients Before Shooting?
Wedding photographers are always facing the most nervous situations compared with other photographers since they’re responsible for capturing the tangible memories of one’s big day and if it is missed, the moment will never reappear again! How to avoid arguments with clients and elevate their experience for second booking? It is important to have sincere communication with the bride and groom about what they want and what you can provide by a questionnaire. Doing so will help achieve consensus of what to expect from all parties on shooting day. Since every photographer has their own personal photography techniques and habits, the information you want to learn from clients may be different. For reference, we selected several common questions to ask your clients before shooting day. 1. What’s your wedding photography style preferences? Have you previewed my work? It’s key to talk about your talented artwork with your clients. You must have wowed them before they chose you for their big day and trust that you can provide amazing photographs that they’ll look back on for years. However, they may be attracted by selected photos or a series of photos with unique styles you’ve tried. So it’s important to to find out what they liked and the photographs they hope to get. 2. Could you share your love story? It’s a great topic for you and your clients to get to know each other. It will also give you some inspiration to capture some meaningful pictures. 3. Any type of wedding celebration or specific shots you want to get? Preparing a list of specific shots they would like to get is necessary. Furthermore, it gives your clients the opportunity to think about the events of the day and any group of family and friends shots they like to include. It will overall improve their experience and set their expectations. 4. Could you share the scenery design and determined timeline of your wedding? Ask for all details of the wedding to show your professionalism. It will also help you to arrange your work knowing the venue, the lighting, etc. 5. Do you have extra time to take shots before or after the wedding? This determines whether you need to take all the photos before and during the wedding or if you can have enough time after the wedding to complete your shooting list. 6. How many guests are invited to your wedding? Could you share some important members of your wedding party and guests? The newlyweds are the absolute protagonists at the wedding. However, the precious moments they share with their family and friends are also worthwhile to be captured. These should be considered in your shoot list. 7. Will I be the only one shooting your wedding? Could you tell me about other vendors such as wedding planner or videographer? If they have other vendors, you’ll need to be in contact with them as well for ensuring you’re able to work together. 8. Are there any ritual or custom activity of your family tradition or culture that I should pay attention to? The tension with wedding photography is that once you miss a moment, that moment will never come back. Beautiful moments are reserved for photographers who are prepared well. 9. Which editing style do you prefer? Do you need services as retouching, color adjustment, or other corrective adjustment? Some may want to show their perfect profile while others want to keep it natural and real during the special moments. By listening to what they want most, then you will be able to provide them the best service. 10. Any other wedding photo expectations other than what we’ve discussed before? What clients expect could vary, so ask what they look for in these photos exactly. Also, it is a great chance to learn and plan for some meaningful photos that are part of their story. About Zno Gallery™ Zno Gallery™ is a cloud-based online photo gallery tool for professional photographers to deliver images in a professional manner and allows clients to proof online. Create your amazing online photo gallery right now. There is a 0% commission integrated Zno Estore™ to help you sell digital downloads and print products in seconds. Start for FREE.
The Best Album Designer Software You Can Choose to Create Photo Albums Online
For professional photographers, the debate over keeping traditional print product sales as part of their business model can be a divisive one. However, for wedding, boudoir and newborn photographers, print products such as photo albums, wall arts etc. represent a revenue stream that can’t be ignored. Professional album design software removes obstacles in your design workflow, like archiving photos, repeated typography and administrative tasks, all while integrating sales into your business. Design Photo Albums Anywhere When it comes to starting your album design, staying in front of your desk until design is done seems hassled but necessary. However, cloud-based Zno Designer™ offers a new solution to balance the busy demands of daily life. As a part of Zno Cloud all-in-one software platform, Zno Designer™ stores all of your work in the cloud. So whenever you need to continue your album design or make customer-suggested edits, you can enter the Zno Designer™ workspace on any internet browser. No installation is required so there are no device requirements or file space limitations. You can finish your album design on any computer anytime and anywhere. As an added bonus, every additional design element you’ve uploaded, such as stickers, photos, layouts etc. are archived in your workspace – with no storage limit. If you change to a different computer, your design process won’t be affected at all. You won’t be trapped, struggling to install and update another program that’s taking up resources that you need to manage your files. You are always using the latest version at no extra cost so you can simply focus on what you need to do. Revise and Get Approval in Minutes A photographer can deliver a perfect album design, but clients always have edits – which is easy if you can make all the edits perfectly the first time around – but that never happens. To address this, Zno Designer™ is integrated with a professional online proofer, Zno Proofer™, to provide a smooth and efficient workflow from design to proofing. With Zno Proofer™, you can share your album designs with your clients online and you can receive their comments and make edits – in one centralized location. All you need to do is send your clients the unbranded link and they can comment directly on each spread. All of your clients’ comments and requests are shown next to each spread in Zno Designer™. You can update the album design and send the changes back to your client immediately – all in one spot. And since these features are cloud-based, you save time without having to export the designs and reupload them again and again. It’s seamless, all in one place. A More Simple and Effective Way to Design The biggest difference between a professional album designer software and a regular photo organizer such as Lightroom are the special functions. To meet the needs of professional photographers, we have added these functions to increase efficiency and lighten the design workload so you can create more and more beautiful photo albums. As a professional album designer software, Zno Designer™ helps move the design process forward. Smart Layout The smart layout function provides a revolutionary leap forward in album design – so much so that even a novice can finish an album in minutes. Just upload the photos, drag and drop the photos you want on the spread and click the “smart layout” button. Zno Designer™ will do all the design work for you. The designs are flexible and can be edited, just adjust the shapes and sizes with a few simple clicks. No matter how many photos you drag at once, the software will create a wonderful layout. Pre-designed Templates Zno Designer™ provides free-to-use, pre-designed templates at your fingertips. The templates, and additional decorations, come in popular themes such as wedding, newborn & maternity, boudoir, family, seniors, quinceaneras and pets. You can choose from background colors, a wide variety of layouts, matching stickers, and even text or short phrases, in our templates to help you easily create albums that wow your clients. These features are all customizable so you can change the details to suit your clients’ needs. Print Wherever You Want Zno Cloud has collaborated with various print labs and included their product sizes and specs into our software so you can export your designs and order from your favorite lab – without any margin of error. Zno Designer™ provides you the tools to design and print your albums anywhere you want. You also have the option to add custom sizes to create your own personal print products. About Zno Designer™ Zno Cloud is an all-in-one, cloud-based platform for photography studios looking to make their workflows seamless while elevating their business. You can use Zno Designer™’s cloud-based album designer software for albums, books, wall arts, prints, calendars, cards and more. Try amazing Zno Designer™ for FREE!
Limited-Time: Free Online Photo Gallery For Professional Photographers
Having an online photo gallery can greatly benefit professional photographers by providing them with a beautiful platform to showcase their work, impress their clients with a fast and professional photo delivery experience and an additional method to generate sales opportunities. Whether you are a freelance photographer that focus on digital sessions, or you’ve started your photography business in studios and sell profitable print products, the all-round Zno Gallery™ will help transform your sales pattern. Professional Cloud-Based Showcase Born from Zno Cloud platform, Zno Gallery™ is a cloud-based online photo gallery for uploading your photos to share with your clients after your photo session. The image files will be kept in Zno Cloud and is available for use for other Zno Cloud services such as retouching, album design and slideshows. Meanwhile, your clients can view their password protected online photo gallery on their computer and phone with the share link provided by you. The minimalistic and exquisite online photo gallery design is definitely an added bonus to showcase your photographs. Favorite System for Online Proofing We all look for ways to reduce steps in our workflows and be more efficient. Zno Gallery™ saves time from organizing your clients’ feedback of photos. With a proofing system built in, people can mark specific photos they like and leave comments directly for you to review on your workspace in the Zno Cloud platform. To assist with the sale process, our online photo gallery also allow photographers to set download permission for clients to download 4K photos directly. Furthermore, the download password and image size are customizable. Sell Custom Products & Digital Photos In addition to showcasing photos, having an online photo gallery also plays an important part in sales. Zno Gallery™ is integrated with the 0% commission Zno Estore™ to entice clients into the sale process. Zno Cloud provides a self-fulfillment feature to sell custom products or if you’ve partnered with popular print labs, click the “automatic fulfillment” to add their product lists then set your custom prices to start selling immediately! Of course, if you want to stay with digital photo sales, selling digital downloads in Zno Estore™ is also available. When the download purchase is confirmed, the photos will be delivered via email to your client. About Zno Gallery™ Zno Cloud is an all-in-one & cloud-based platform for photography studios. It aims to provide professional photographers an efficient and seamless photography workflow and elevate your photography business. Zno Gallery™ is Zno Cloud’s online photo gallery to share, showcase and sell. Try the amazing Zno Gallery™ for FREE!
