“Just be yourself.” Raise your hand if you’ve ever been told this line – perhaps by your well-meaning mum, dad or a friend – and rolled your eyes. All of us? I thought as much. The uncomfortable truth is it’s difficult to develop an unshakeable faith that just being yourself is going to be enough, […]

I’m sure this is a question that a lot of seasoned pros have asked themselves. And I’m sure the answers can vary. For me, with the benefit of hindsight, there are a couple of different approaches I would taking and focusing more on the business side of things is definitely something I would recommend. If […]

I’m going to start with a controversial statement: a little bit of self-doubt can be a good thing. This, from a self-employed businesswoman? Shocking, I know. But bear with me. Shakespeare said a modest level of doubt was “the beacon of the wise”, and I have to admit I can see where he was coming […]

I read something interesting recently, that if you want to run a successful business and lead a more fulfilled life, you need to approach them both like a marathon runner in training. With the risk of sounding cheesy, life is a marathon not a sprint! Work can be too. So why would you spend your […]

The wedding industry can be a funny beast – constantly changing and evolving. The longer I am a wedding photographer the more photographers I see come and go. When I first started there were a handful of really good photographers whose work I followed and admired. I learned from them, spoke with them about how […]

  Styled shoots are so much fun! I’m not going to lie, they are a lot of hard work as well – but so worth the effort. When I first started my photography business styled shoots were really gave Eden Photography a kick start and here is why!   Styled Shoots push you outside of […]

“Don’t be like the rest of them, darling” – Coco Chanel   If you’re starting out as a wedding photographer – or at least thinking about it – then 2018 is a pretty exciting time to be doing it. Everywhere you look online, you’ll find creative prompts – photographers’ websites, dedicated wedding blogs, Pinterest, Instagram […]

Unless you’re a natural daredevil with a hot and hasty reckless streak, chances are you’re feeling some trepidation about quitting the day job and heading into the unknown, i.e. the rollercoaster life of a wedding photographer. I know I did. When I left academia to pursue photography as a career, I left the only life […]

Ask any wedding photographer what their to do list looks like during a busy wedding season and the reply will often be a sigh! I get it! When you are in the throws of photographing weddings, editing and not to mention continuing to market and grow your business during this busy time – it can […]

For many starting your own business is a dream long before it becomes a reality. For some it even remains a dream as they are unsure of the steps they need to take to make the leap successfully. We all go on our own individual journey’s as we travel along the road to leaving our […]