Tell us about yourself:
So over the past four years Shoebox Photography has been able to create over one hundred images in almost every state in Nigeria and a couple of places outside of the country. We pride ourselves in creating images that are timeless and also making the best of every situation that we find ourselves in & creating the best for our clients.
What does photography mean to you?
To me photography means to create something almost out of nothing, to use light to paint a story of something or someone.
Was photography your first choice of career?
I've always wanted to do photography, but it wasn't my first love. In fact, I have a masters in biomedical science ... but photography kind of got in the way and STUCK.
What was your first camera and lens?
Actually when I first got my camera it didn't have a lens. I had to wait before I got the lens. My first camera was a Nikon D7000 and I had a 50mm f/1.8.
How would you describe your style?
I'm someone who always looks for light and creative shots. At the same time, I want to make sure the client is happy with her/his pictures.
How do you get your clients to be comfortable in front of your lens?
I've gone out of my way a couple of times to be more "goofy". I'm an open book, and I try to relax them within the few seconds that their standing in front of my lens. That's for portraits. For the rest, I'm almost like a fly on the wall and I just catch the moment as it goes.
What is the job of a wedding photographer?
The job of a wedding photographer is simple and difficult at the same time. Your just supposed to tell the story of that wedding and the love between the couple to their children.
So imagine their son "Kunle" twenty years down the line looking at any of the pictures from the wedding. You want to give them a sense of what happened and more importantly the emotion and everything that was going on in the wedding.
A wedding photographer as a lot to do on the wedding. Because your product photographer in the morning trying to get all the details. You become a portrait photographer when your taking pictures of the bride and groom looking their best. Then you become a journalistic photographer when your making images of different things that are happening throughout the wedding.
All-in-all your just opposed to put your best and make sure you come up with a comprehensive story of the beautiful event that has happened.
How does a wedding photographer find clients?
As a wedding photographer to find clients, you need to be out there more. Shake more hands. Be friends with more people. Let people feel more comfortable with you to be able to trust you with their big day.
When you notice that your having more booking. All your inquires are just turning into bookings. Maybe your price is a bit too low, so you need to strike that balance most times.
Questions from the Community:
Typically, on a very active day I can shoot maybe about 2,500 images. From me alone, the client will get probably 400 or 500. I think presentation is very important when it comes to delivering pictures to your client. You don't want to give them 20 pictures of the same scenario.
How I know that the pictures that I've sent to my clients are very good, is when I deliver maybe 600 images and the client is like "is that all? The pictures were so good". That's the place you want to be when it comes to delivering images.
2. What's the most tedious thing about shooting a wedding?
Competing with the "phone photography gang" and trying to calm a bride down who is under so much pressure, so you can get your good shots.
You might be able to pose them right but if their not in the right state of mind, their facial expressions won't match their pose.
2. What's the most tedious thing about shooting a wedding?
Competing with the "phone photography gang" and trying to calm a bride down who is under so much pressure, so you can get your good shots.
You might be able to pose them right but if their not in the right state of mind, their facial expressions won't match their pose.
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