“In 2016, as an enthusiast and no experience in commercial photography, I decided to venture into weddings.
Within just two incredible years I was able to leave my job running a software company and had built a successful wedding photography business with features in magazines and appearances on international podcasts.
How was I able to make the successful leap so quickly? With a strong background in business planning, project and customer management, branding, and effective marketing and sales techniques.
This workshop gives you all these skills and techniques, targetted to your business and brand, so that you can take your wedding photography to the next level.”
Nick Church has been featured in:
Professional Photographer Magazine
FUJICAST Podcast
Photbiz Podcast
Six-Figure Photography Podcast
Business of Photography Podcast
With so much of the worldwide spend on photography being for weddings, it’s not surprising that photographers, both new and experienced, want to enter this field or strive to take their established business to new heights.
On top of the financial rewards, weddings offer opportunities to travel, visit beautiful places, interact with a wide range of people and that wonderful feeling of creating images that are treasured for a lifetime.
Wedding photography relies on a wide range of shooting and non-shooting skills and this rounded 2-day course gives you everything you will need to make your venture a success. It uses the same techniques and skills I used to develop Nick Church Photography, from zero to 50 weddings a year, in just three years.
Intuitive configuration and operation of your camera for quick, decisive actions, tackling problematic light, management of your couple and larger crowds of people, efficient and secure editing and processing workflows for 1000s of images all play a key role in your success. Similarly, marketing and positioning your brand, managing the client journey, setting pricing and packages, selling yourself, finding your style and planning a wedding are all important parts of a workflow that if not in place, will stop you reaching your potential.
You will leave buzzing with clarity, knowledge, confidence and the wonderful feeling that you now have everything they need to reach your goal, and with me as a continued support after the course, we will ensure you get there.
Overview
Many training courses have a one-size-fits-all structure and tidal wave of content in the hope that some of it sticks.
My approach is different. With a combination of mentoring, easy-to-understand technical information and relevant expertise we build up targetted, relevant knowledge at a pace driven by you.
You will leave buzzing with ideas and a built-in understanding on the way forward for your work and your business.
As with all Nick Church Photography workshops, as your mentor, I remain available after the sessions to give any further clarity required, Q & A or anything else you may need on your journey.
It’s a successful recipe and I look forward to adding you to the list of clients whose businesses thrive after our sessions.
Nick Church Photography Approach
Course Content
We will cover the following areas:
Photography
NEW: Model / Styled session with a real couple to demonstrate positioning, instruction and composition
Advanced photography, lens choice and camera operation and configuration for weddings
Finding the light – using natural light for beautiful portraits and artistic story-telling
Money Makers: The shots that will get you bookings and grow your social following
Deep dive on different shooting scenarios
Tackling poor venue lighting
Understanding how to use flash and multiple flashes in low-light situations to make your dance-floor pictures clean, sharp and pop with atmosphere
Creative shooting techniques that get you noticed
Business
Managing clients, enquiries, bookings, invoicing and contracts
Using Social Media to jump-start enquiries immediately
Managing a wedding from initial plan to delivery of the photos
Designing packages, pricing and branding
Systems that will save you time, headaches and errors that can scale to your growth.
Techniques for up-selling services and products. Get your average booking value increased.
Financial accounts and growth planning
Post-Processing
Professional image backup, storage, editing, searching and delivery workflows
Efficient, quality editing skills to create stunning images from your shots
Finding and tuning your style for identifiable, consistent and high-quality images that will grab people’s attention
Creatively editing the hero shots. They are the shots will carry your business forward. Lightroom is the perfect platform for this, moving into Photoshop as required.
Wedding Experience Day
Attendees get a unique opportunity to assist/accompany Nick Church on a wedding shoot. During these sessions, attendees will receive guidance and tuition on how Nick is approaching each shot. What decisions are being made, and what camera settings are being used to realise the vision.
Don’t worry if something seems missing, or there are things you do not need to cover in the list. Part of the course will be a pre-consult so I can tailor content to suit your needs
Future Mentoring
Unique to Nick Church Photography Education workshops, Nick Church remains available after the session for further discussions, Q&A and any other support or advice you might require.
This course is tailored for each attendee and perfect for:
Amateur photographers on a journey into weddings.
Professional/Experienced photographers that want to make the leap into shooting weddings and get their business aimed for the big-time from the outset.
Professional wedding photographers that are looking to take their business to a higher level of quality or success.
Who is it for?
Attendees should already have a good understanding of photography and camera technologies through either being a professional photographer or as a skilled amateur keen to progress to full-time.
If you would like to brush up your skills in these areas, please let us know and you can benefit from our Advanced Photography workshop at a discounted rate. Contact us here.
Pre-requisites
Course Delivery
Course Length
The course is generally a two day course.
If however you are less experienced in photography, it is recommend that you attend our advanced photography workshop prior to attending this course to get you up to speed on technical and creative sides of photography.
If you need help on deciding, please contact us.
Course Format
The course is available as a one-to-one workshop where you get the maximum attention and focus on your business and tailored content, or as part of a scheduled small group session which requires less investment. For the latter, class sizes are small to ensure you still get plenty of time discussing directly with Nick the things that matter to your business most.
Wedding Photography Master (scheduled session): Full 2-day session (9:30am-5:30pm) with Nick Church at our studio facility. Up to 5 spaces available for each scheduled session. Buffet lunch and drinks provided. £695*.
Wedding Photography Master (one-to-one workshop): Full 2 day one-to-one session (9:30am-5:30pm) with Nick Church. Buffet lunch and drinks provided.
Face-to-face, either at our studio facility, or your location) £1295*
Remote online session using Zoom video and screen-share £1295*
*All prices exclude VAT
“Nick’s Wedding Photography course left my head buzzing with positivity and confidence…. It is now nearly 6 months after my course and Nick, I have to tell you, using the marketing workflows I have now booked my first three weddings with the first one in a few weeks time which I now feel totally prepared for…
The stress-free systems and techniques you taught me were worth the fee alone as I feel totally on top of everything for the first time. As you know one of the problems I faced was getting organised and keeping focussed on the task at hand and now my time is actually structured. I feel like I’ve got my life back!
The course was incredibly good value, and we covered so much. I’ve paid it back with the first couple of wedding booking fees! Thank you again Nick” - Glenny”
“The way Nick explained things is just brilliant. He is really clear, patient and knowledgeable and manages to keep it fun and upbeat. During the day we skipped a lot of the stuff I knew, and focussed on the areas I was less confident in, this flexibility was really appreciated. My confidence on shoots is now so much higher, and I feel in control of my camera for the first time, rather than it controlling me! I am calmer and more able to deal with client interactions and my bookings have increased as a result. Thank you so so much Nick”