Pittsburgh Wedding Photographers, Nicholas Bombich Photographer of Photos by Nick, Your Story Told is the most elegant and creative Wedding Photographer in Pittsburgh and on the East Coast. Wedding Photography is more than creating great pictures. Wedding Photography is caring about the client and working with them to produce the perfect images that will last a lifetime. At Photos by Nick, the clients needs and opinions are our top priority. Our style is a blend of photojournalism, fine art and traditional Pittsburgh Wedding photography. We strive to provide you with the finest quality work while creating and capturing the moments of a lifetime. We are available to travel world wide but our Wedding Photography business is located in Pittsburgh. Contact Owner/Photographer Nicholas Bombich to inquire. WPPI, PPA, and NAPP member. Your Story Told nick@photosbynick.com
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So I was sitting here thinking today about my most recent meeting with a client. I was asked some pretty off the wall questions at the end of our meeting. Questions I have never been asked before except when I was on a job interview a few years back. Well, I liked the questions so much I just had to share.
Client: What do you think the advantages of working for yourself rather than a large studio are?
Me: The best part of being self-employed is I am the one calling the shots, making the decisions and deciding how to run the big show. I do not have to answer to anyone but my client. That gives me the freedom to try new things, explore the photography world and define my style instead of defining someone else’s style and vision. The more real I am the more real my clients will respond to my work.
Client: WHat is the biggest business risk you have ever taken?
Me: The biggest risk I have ever taken was when I first started out and spent $15,000 on my credit cards for camera gear and not knowing if I would even make it to pay the credit cards back. Even thought it was the biggest risk I ever made, it was the smartest risk I made because that $15,000 I spent made me a lot more to buy better gear and expand our business even more. More importantly, it has enabled me to spend the extra money I have made on better quality products for my clients. I am about giving back to the client, so taking a few extra $$$ from my pocket to make a client a better album or give them a larger framed picture is well work it. I am a firm believer in taking risks, but if you work hard and believe in it with your heart then you will succeed.
Client: What was the turning point in your business?
Me: I cant answer that one just yet because I have had so many amazing experiences that all have been turning points in our business. We learn from every picture we take and I feel every wedding or event we shoot is a turning point for us. Ask me again in 30 years when I retire and I will have a better answer for you of an exact event or series of events.
Client: What is your deal breaker?
Me: I have to say that my deal breaker is that I will not compromise my artistic views and techniques for a client. People book me for my skills and vision. No, not everyone will like the way I shoot, but that is ok. I understand and will be more than happy to refer them to another photographer who will better suit their style.
Client: What is the most important element in your business?
The most important element in my business is my support from my family. My wife assists me for a lot of the weddings and she also helps me choose the perfect images for the albums we provide for our clients. I plan on building a family empire in the wedding photography world and hope one day my children can take over.
So at this point my client looked me in the eyes and said to her fiancee “honey, write this guy a check. I want him to do our wedding….”
This conversation with this client got me to really think these past few days. It made me realize how much I love to shoot weddings and how much fun it is to do this every weekend. I would not trade this for anything.
On October 17 from 5:30-7:30pm we will be having a happy hour for Pittsburgh Photographers and other wedding vendors. It will be at the Sharp Edge in Peters Township.
Email me or call if your coming. I will need to know if your coming so if there are a lot of people we can reserve a section if possible there.
Just come down and meet some other locals and join our referral network.
This past Saturday we did a wedding at Southpointe Gold Club in Washington, PA. I have not been there since my wedding 2 years ago and I have to say it was just as nice this past Saturday as it was on my wedding day.
Kathy and Justin had the perfect day with blue skies, nice and cool weather and lots of fun. We also worked with Gordon Schu http://gordonschu.com/ who is absolutely one of the best videographers we have ever worked with. They did not sit down one bit. They were nice, fun and all over the place capturing the day right with us. I cant wait to work with them again.
Here are a few from Saturdays wedding.
I was in a discussion with some of my photographer friends and a topic came up that is a huge concern for a lot of us. The topic was about planning or photography on your wedding day. Brides need to leave enough time to take the photos they want and for the amount of people that will be participating in them. 20 minutes is not enough time and in fact, an our is sometimes pushing it if you have a lot to get done and a lot of people in them.
You are paying over $30,000 for a venue and another few thousand for us to capture your day, so work with your photographer to make sure we can capture your day and all of the special moments. We dont need hours of time but talk with us about your plans and needs and we will see how long we think it will take. Trust our advice as this is something we do every weekend and have seen almost every situation that could arise.
You book us for a reason, our style, our expertise and our quality. You loved our portfolio for a reason. To get the images in our portfolio took 50% our skill and knowledge and 50% of the participation and time from the client.
With that said, we look forward to helping you plan your day for photography and please, if you have any questions make sure you contact us so we can help.
Hey everyone. I just wanted to remind you that we are only booking 26 weddings for 2009. In the past we have done 38 or so and that has really kept us busy. As much as I love my job and love working with all of you amazing brides and your families, I need a few weekends to spend with my family. I also want to make sure I have MORE time to dedicate to my clients and continue to provide them outstanding service and products.
Photos by Nick is a family owned, family run business and if you already do not know; my wife works with me as my assistant. Family is a HUGE part of our lives and I am getting to the age where we will be having children. I do not want to miss my family grow up, so I know all of my clients won’t mind the dedicated service that will be continued in 2009.
For my past clients, what does this mean for you? I have expanded my business to more than weddings. With the little ones in my life now (nieces, nephews) I have opened a children/infant side to our business. Check back in 2009 for our new website featuring our child models. If you are a past wedding client of ours and would like us to capture your children’s photos, you will receive special VIP pricing.
Thanks everyone!
Photos by Nick wanted to take a moment to remember those who were lost on this tragic day, thank of you who helped the families who lost loved ones and also to pray for the ones who are fighting this war against terrorism.
The longest hour in American history that will NEVER be forgotten! We wish all the families we know who are serving right now or will be serving later this year. May you come back safe, healthy and proud to be an American. Thank you for putting your life on the line to keep ours safe here at home.
To honor this day in history, Photos by Nick will be closed and will not be doing any work between the hours of 8:46 am and 10:28 am.
Thank You and God Bless.
Proud To Be an American - Photos by Nick
Yep I said it, FREE!!!!!!!
I will be conducting a free workshop for photographers, sorry brides this one is not for you. No it’s not that I dont like you, I love working you my clients. This is just a closed workshop for professionals.
So what is the workshop, where is it, when is it?
What: I am going to begin a monthly get together for photographers where we can just shoot the $h it about photography, the business and just about any photo related topic. This week is just a get to know me session and a few tips in color correction, printing, new cameras (nikon and canon), editing software lightroom and aperture, plugins such as noise reduction software, and well the ever so popular [b]school.
When: September 24th from 6-8pm
Where: To be disclosed through an email to registered photographers. To find out where this will take place, email me or post a comment on my blog from your business account with your business name and website and I will add you to the list. I will send out an email September 22nd to all registered photographers.
Thanks
Nick
Well all I can say is this wedding is one from Platinum Weddings!!! From every little detail, to a perfect day and a perfect couple; we had so much fun at this one. Bella Sera has to be one of our most favorite places to do a wedding after this amazing party!
Megan and Matt, we wish you the best with your marriage and hope that all of your dreams and wishes become a reality! Enjoy your honeymoon and we look forward to sharing the rest of your day with you when you get back.
Normally I only post 5-7 images from the day but I could not resist. I had to tell the complete story in this post.
Check out Becker’s B school, if you a photographer. Some pretty awesome stuff coming soon!
Most people that get engaged and married are only getting married once and have no clue how long it actually takes to plan a wedding. If you want to get everything you want for your wedding such as the perfect venue, photographer, church, cake, dress ect…. you need at least 10 months to plan if not more. On average you will need 1 year - 18 months in advance to get what you want. I have to tell you that I am friends with a lot of other vendors in the Pittsburgh area and a lot of us are booked 10 months - 18 months in advance.
So what do we recommend are your 2 most important things to get booked within 2-3 weeks after you get engaged?
1. Wedding Reception Venue - this is where the memories and fun will happen. Find a location that is close to a hotel for any out of town guests or has easy access to transportation to a hotel. You don’t want anyone getting a DUI driving home from your fun event.
2. Photographer - second most important vendor to get booked. The photographer is the one and only person who will be there to do one thing and one thing only. Capture your day as it happens and tell the story of memories that will last a lifetime from generation to generation.
After you get those two vendors booked, everything else will fall in to place. You will find your dress, invitations, flowers, cake ect…
So the past 2 months I have had many of my brides and other vendors ask me if I was on facebook. I have always though facebook was a high school/college thing. I began to look around and found a ton of well respected wedding vendors on facebook. I began to think that this could be a new and fun way to keep in contact and network with other vendors.
What does this mean for my brides who have asked about facebook? Well what we can do is post your favorites not only on our blog but on facebook so you can share them with your facebook friends.
So today I joined facebook and will use it strictly for business. If you ask to be my friend and your not a client or a wedding vendor I will have to reject your request. Sorry, not trying to be a jerk but I have to keep business separate.
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