How can a beginner get into the photography industry?

What are the guidelines for a complete newbie to create their own style?

Dave: The best way is to find yourself as a photographer – and not by what other photographers are doing, but by what you love. I think the photographers who have really made have done it early in their career because they’ve created their own style.

Taylor: This year, I’m shooting with couples I really connect with this year, and I think it’s because the promo video I shot – because right away, they know if they want to work me and if they like my style. And it makes it much more fun and enjoyable for all of us.

Dave: The way I’ve defined my visual style is by taking a one-day workshop and shooting a wedding later that night – and doing it completely differently. Not that I copied his style, but he encouraged me to have fun and take risks with my couples, and right away, things changed.

Taylor: I’ve done the same thing – now, I find myself directing more and getting better reactions out of people as a result. But at the same time, I also have the supporting images of the photojournalistic day.

Dave: And it’s really important to communicate with your couples, too – in order to get the best possible reactions from them in their wedding and engagement photos.