How to Work With Your Spouse in a Photography Business
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Loading... - Logan Jacinto
- 30 Jun 2022
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Working with your spouse in a photography business can have huge advantages as long as you’re ready and able to overcome the challenges. While there are many benefits of self-employment, one of the main drawbacks is that a photographer has to wear many hats. However, if you are part of a team then you can divide those responsibilities between you and your partner.
The husband and wife photography team seems to be a popular pairing specifically for wedding photography. One reason for this is that wedding photographers have kind of crazy schedules so it can be nice if you’re on that crazy schedule with your spouse. Another reason is that a lot of couples want two photographers so rather than train up a handful of second shooters, it can be nice to work with your spouse.
My husband and I have been shooting weddings and other types of photography together since shortly after our own wedding in 2011. People often ask us how we like working together and it seems they come from one point of view or another. Either they can’t imagine working with their spouse or they are curious about it.
If you find yourself in the camp that’s curious about how to work with your spouse in a photography business, I’m going to talk through some of the advantages and challenges. For simplicity of understanding, I divided everything into three main categories: the schedule, dividing responsibilities, and teamwork. Then I’ll address pros, cons, and best practices for working with your spouse.
The Schedule of a Photographer
As I already alluded to, the schedule of a photographer is not typical. We have meetings after our clients get off work and we have photoshoots on the weekends or around sunset. For our commercial photography, even if we communicate with clients during business hours, we’re often shooting outside of the normal 9-5 work schedule. Read More...
