Hi Everyone 

This will probably be my last blog before Christmas so I thought I would look at what the average professional conference and event photographer in Edinburgh, Glasgow and throughout Scotland actually does over the festive period.  I have in the past worked over Christmas and New Year, especially when I was a newspaper photographer in East Lothian and Edinburgh, covering festive events, New Year dips into the sea etc.  I also had a portrait photoshoot in East Lothian on Boxing Day.  However with most Christmas parties over by this time, I try and use the time to get in some landscape and infrared photography in Scotland and this year I will be away for a couple of days at Arrochar in Argyll which weather permitting, which will give me an opportunity to get in some photography at this excellent location and if all else fails I will just chill out in a great place.

So what else can the corporate photographer Edinburgh do over Christmas.  You can prepare a number of things but the list below is a starter for the event photographer in Scotland.

Event and conference photographer Edinburgh Scotland - strategy for 2023.

1. Look at your calendar for event photographer jobs in the coming year, identify gaps and timing challenges.

2. Check your IT and software, does it need cleaning up, do you need to finally update your computer or printer or both.

3.  Check all your equipment and prioritise any future purchases for the year based on the return on your investment.  Don’t buy a lens for the sake of it, only buy according to your needs and if you are asked to do a commission and you feel a new piece of equipment could help, then that may be the time to buy.

4. Use the time to update you training online and knowledge, there are many courses and videos online that can help even long term professional conference photographers in Edinburgh.

5. Plan how you will market your business, who are your client base, can they be reached through social media and if so what type of social media is more suitable.  I find LinkedIn is best for business clients and Instagram and Facebook for personal customers, but as we all know there are many other platforms.  Find which ones are best for you and your client base.

6. Think about giving yourself a new challenge in a genre you haven’t preciously photographed much.  I started taking infrared photos from a converted camera about 8 years ago and haven’t looked back.

7. Reflect on the previous year on has worked well and what didn’t and plan to overcome the area that didn’t work so well and improve even further in your strong areas.

Anyway, hope that helps.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Kind Regards

Colin

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk