Today we are going over our HOT TAKES on some specific things in the photography industry. We’re chatting about major trends or things that happen frequently in the world of photography that we have opinions on! Good and bad! We’ll talk about things like the blurry photo trend everyone is doing right now, what our opinions are of drinking on the clock at receptions, the sliders in Lightroom we legit NEVER touch, and whether or not we think photographers should wear all black on wedding days. 

 

Blurry Photo Movement Trend 

At first, our reaction was annoyance, thinking we were just now excusing bad photo-taking for art. Then we started doing it and found out it was fun. We like it as a vibe and a form of art. But if you rely on and lean on it too heavily then there is an issue. It needs to match the vibe and feel of the shoot. 

These trends will come to an go, so be cautious of making this your entire brand image and art form because most likely in the next couple of years it will fall out. 

 

Catalogs – single per gallery or wedding

Don’t have one catalog that houses every single shoot that you do. Make an individual catalog for every wedding and session that you shoot. Many reasons for that, if you house every single one in one catalog it will bog down your catalog and takes forever to load. Two what happens when your catalog corrupts and then you lose all the edits for all the sessions and weddings in that catalog? 

 

Cropping Free Form (locked vs unlocked)

A lot of people artistically love to crop however they want unlocked. The other argument is that when a photographer doesn’t have in mind when you crop unlocked and aren’t following any aspect ratio, your clients can’t ever print that image without losing the specific crop that you wanted for them. 

Keep in mind when you are cropping if they can ever use this photo or if they can only keep it in our gallery and think it’s pretty. 

 

Film comeback trend

It’s searching for that nostalgia. Everything from the ’90s is coming back right now. We both love it and don’t hate it. We love the timelessness and class act that it brings to a wedding day. Just because we say we love it and it is a fantastic trend, we wouldn’t encourage every single photographer to learn film in order to stay relevant. 

 

Drinking at the wedding while still on the clock

Evie has not, but Lindsey has and it has only been when the bride and groom offer. Not even one full drink, just a sip of wine. Energy-wise, you are so dehydrated and energy deficient that alcohol is not going to help. If you do you need to be aware of your limits and make sure it doesn’t inhibit your service to them. 

 

Photographers in all black

We’re not opposed to wearing other colors as long as it’s not cream or white, but we typically default to black because it is the easiest. It also depends on the wedding. The fancier the wedding, the more likely we lean towards black. 

Black is very functional, it hides any sweat or stains throughout the day. That is one of our biggest loves of black. The point of wedding photography is to be good at your job so unobtrusive people aren’t walking away from the wedding remembering you. You want to blend into the background as much as you can while still doing your job. 

 

Photographers feeling the need to “educate” clients on how much it costs to run a biz

We mostly see it in viral Instagram posts, a reel, or a graphic. It’s photographers telling clients why they cost so much money. It is helpful, but don’t go overboard with it. If you’ve been to a wedding and attended a wedding, it is wildly different than shooting a wedding. You can educate but that cannot become a consistent thing as a photographer or it will come across as you are complaining. 

 

Sliders in lightroom we’ll never touch

Texture and Clarity in the basic panel: We never touch this. Maybe on a specific spot but never on a full photo. 

Defringe Sliders in the lens correction panel: We don’t know if we’ve ever touched them in our entire career. 

 

Posting sneak peeks before sending sneaks to clients

Don’t do it. We find that so bad. The whole world is seeing their photos before they have a chance to. A recommendation is when you are editing sneak peeks, make sure your clients receive them through an email or text before you post them. 

 

 

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