Wedding photographer

Pay in the destination countries

Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.

What does the day look like?

You start with the client: you review the wedding itinerary, shot list, family combination sheet and venue lighting plan, and you check batteries, dual-slot memory cards, lens calibration and a backup body. On the wedding day you shoot on a Sony Alpha A7 IV / A1, Canon EOS R5 / R6 or Nikon Z8 with 35mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.4 plus 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses, you set Godox or Profoto strobes on stands with softboxes and radio triggers, direct the couple and large family groups, balance ambient light with flash, and cover the ceremony and reception in a candid documentary style.

Then you cull 2,500 to 5,000 raw frames down to a 400 to 800 final selection in Photo Mechanic, correct exposure, white balance, colour grading and skin in Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Photoshop or Capture One Pro, open the proofing gallery in Pixieset or Pic-Time, and handle contracts, invoices and messages in HoneyBook or Dubsado. Shooting is 15% to 20% of total hours, culling and editing is 45% to 50%, business work is 30% to 35%. Work is seasonal from May to October, an event day runs 10 to 16 continuous hours on your feet with 5 to 8 kg of gear, with late-night departures from banquet venues.

Where does this lead?