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Resources I recommend for wedding photographers
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items This list is full of resources for professional photographers, from camera gear to printing services and other essentials. I've been a pro-photographer for nearly 20 years, so everything I recommend has been tried and true.
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Camera Gear
Printing + Design Services
Taking Care of Your Clients
Business Essentials
Website
Camera Gear
I'm a Canon girl, and I've bought new, used, and rented a lot… Here's who I've used over the years.
My favorite spot to buy used camera gear… I've used them SO many times. They rate their gear based on its quality so you know exactly what you're getting, plus they have a great return policy too.
Buy & Sell at KEH : Used Cameras, Lenses & Gear
I've been renting camera gear (pro cameras, lenses, tripods, and more) from Borrow Lenses for as long as I can remember. Their prices can't be beat, and they'll ship to your home or a partner location.
BorrowLenses
Really great, reputable place to buy new and used camera gear; I've used them many, many times over my almost 20 year photography career.
Adorama: Cameras, Lenses, Audio, Video, Drones ...
One of the most reputable camera stores out there. I made one of my biggest purchases from this store when I bought my two Mark IV's and 50mm 1.2
B&H Photo Video - Electronics and Camera Store
I've been a Canon girl since 2005, starting on film and then getting the first 5D when it was ALL the rage in the digital world. I currently shoot with the 5D Mark IV and the 50mm 1.2 lens is magic.
Canon Homepage | Canon U.S.A., Inc.
If you have Canon gear, I highly recommend getting a CPS membership. There are different levels depending on the gear you own, and it includes annual gear cleaning and speedy diagnostics/repair when needed.
Canon Professional Services
Printing + Design Services
Awesome locally owned print shop located in Santa Barbara, CA. These are my dudes and they make everything you could want to do with your photographs.
Color Services
These people are MAGICIANS with your photographs. They seriously make me fall in love with my photography in a new way, every time I see the amazing layouts they create from the weddings I shoot. So affordable too!
Align Album Design -Wedding Album Design
Love these albums; simple and beautiful and very high quality. I easily import my Align album design to Kissbooks.
Kissbooks: Heirloom Albums and Wedding Books
Taking Care of Your Clients
I don't know how I'd keep track of all my clients without this software, from contracts and invoices, to questionnaires and all the info I need. Plus so much more…
Pixifi - Streamline your photography business
Beautiful gallery delivery with really easy set-up to sell prints to your clients and guests too.
Pic-Time: Online Photo Galleries for Professional Photographers
Etsy is my go-to for all things, including custom client gifts. Search Etsy for exactly what you want, and you'll be amazed at all the small businesses you can support.
Etsy - Shop for handmade, vintage, custom, and unique gifts
Business Essentials
My favorite business cards EVER. So beautiful, recycled paper option, AND you can print different photos on each card in your pack… makes it pretty fun for people to flip through and choose their favorite.
Custom Online Business Printing & Design | MOO US
These little rugged hard drives are crucial when traveling, and the orange padding adds superior protection. I've had other mini hard drives die, but these LaCies never fail.
LaCie: Premium External Hard Drives, SSDs & RAID Solutions | LaCie US
I've used these hard drives since the beginning of my photography career, back when 250GB was a lot of storage, LOL. Now I have several that are 8TB, and I know they make them even bigger now.
High-Performance SSDs, HDDs, USB Drives, & Memory Cards | Western Digital
The ONLY memory cards I'll ever use; haven't had one fail me yet, since I got my first SanDisk card in 2007… originally CF (compact flash), now SD (secure digital).
SanDisk SD Card, Memory Cards, and Flash Drives for PC & Mac | Western Digital
Website
I've used Wordpress since I can't remember when. This is where my website lives, and then it is designed with Elementor and hosted by Cloudways, and my domain is with Google.
WordPress.com: Build a Site, Start a Blog, & More
This is what was used to design my website within Wordpress.
Elementor.com : Free WordPress Website Builder
I host my website with Cloudways. This is where all your info lives and it determines how fast your website will load. Cloudways has great service at one of the best rates out there.
Cloudways: Managed Cloud Hosting Platform Simplified
The best education out there for learning how to get your website seen and showing up in Google ranking via SEO (site engine optimization).
Fuel Your Photos: SEO Education for Photographers