010: Interview with Texas Wedding Photographer Tim Kyle
010: Interview with Texas Wedding Photographer Tim Kyle
We interview Tim Kyle: a husband, father of two, firefighter, and wedding photographer. We're interviewing Tim this week to see how he fell into the world of photography and why he is now a wedding photographer based out of Austin, Texas.
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010: Interview with Texas Wedding Photographer Tim Kyle
Tim first got his start in photography by picking up a DSLR to capture the action that took place while he was fire-fighting, and at the same time, learning to capture intimate moments as a soon to be dad. In under a year, Tim took his photography skills to the next level and was booking weddings and portrait work. In this podcast, you are going to hear from Tim about what photography meant to him three years ago, and how his drive to be better everyday started to ear-mark him as a talented Austin wedding and portrait photographer.
In Todays Episode you will Learn:
Why Tim got into photography
What he started taking photos of
Where he started to look for tutorials
How long after Tim got his first camera to when he started shooting Weddings
What he looked for when he started visiting photography forums
Who he contacted to get his first wedding
Tim's favorite photography resources
How Tim didn't spend a fortune when it came to learning from the best photographers in the industry
How he marketed himself to other photographers to get experience
What he did with the images from the wedding he shot
Why it's ok to keep a full time job and shoot wedding photography on the side
How Tim keeps up with having a full time job and still deliver amazing customer service to his wedding couples
Why no one is OWED anything
Your work is what will book you
Why Tim thinks is the biggest waste of time when he was learning photography in the beginning
How important white balance is
The number one question Tim asks himself when photographing a wedding
What type of photography Tim is starting to branch into
Why the moment captured is more important than the technical details
Why you shouldn't overwhelm yourself with every tutorial you can find
Why gear is fun and can make things easier
But how it will never separate yourself from the other photographers
Why Tim is not scared about the future of photography with the influx of photographers
Links and Resources
Here are a few tidbits from our interview with Tim:
“I do a thing called ‘Toddler Bootcamp’ — Use your kids as the ultimate practice tool. Follow your two year around and try to accomplish your goal.”
"My biggest tip is to search for a specific thing that I want to learn and watch as much as I can about it.”