why it’s important to tag your vendors

April 12, 2017

Filed in: wedding tips

I am not sure I ever fully grasped the concept of crediting artists or even why it mattered until I jumped into my business with both feet. I’m always learning, and I thought I would share some of my new knowledge with you. I am also going to preface this post by saying number one, I am COMPLETELY guilty on this subject, and two, this isn’t geared at one particular person! I’m thinking this subject isn’t discussed or taught enough and maybe we could all use a little refresher or reminder.

My particular creativeness is harnessed in taking photos. It makes sense that my clients+their friends and family would want to share my work if they love it. Truly, it makes my day when I see my photos popping up on social media. When you’re sharing my work, you’re showing that you’re happy with it. It’s not only saying “hey friends, Katelyn created this,” but it’s helping me out by saying “if you like this, maybe you should hire her too.” Being in an industry that places a lot of weight on word of mouth, my clients are the ones I rely on to get the word out! I need you to be my walking billboard when someone asks “does anyone know of a great photographer?” If you post a photo I took without the credit, what happens is people tend to “like” it and move right along. If there was a tiny little tag, it might prompt them to do some digging into who took that photo. I know some of you might think, “well just put a watermark on your photos,” but I don’t like them. I think they’re ugly and frankly, people just crop them out many times anyways. I want you to focus on my work, not on the placement of a watermark. It’s a risk, yes, but I’m willing to take it because I have been lucky with some pretty awesome clients that are sure to shout from the rooftops when they have a pretty photo to post from me.

So, moving forward I hope this encourages you to do the following: add a tiny little photo cred when you post work from others [not just from me, this goes for all work from other creatives], encourage others to credit as well, leave a review on Facebook pages, or The Knot or other places the creative is a member of. If you’re loving the work you paid for, spread the word 🙂 I put my heart and soul in to my work, so it’s a sharp dagger to the heart when I see my work out there with no little camera emoji and my name. Just think, when you credit, you’re supporting artists and encouraging us to share our work.

I hope this helps serve as a reminder for all of us 🙂

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