Think Like a 10K Wedding Photographer with Scott Robert Lim

Thank you for your course on creative live! I watched it from start to finish and anything I implemented you said in this class has WORKED! You are brilliant and you do it with grace and personality and that’s awesome.

He's so great Learning with him is so fun and useful Thank you !!!

Scott is in another book I'm reading called Top Wedding Photographers. The author only picked 10 wedding photographers and Scott is one of them. His knowledge combined with his natural teaching ability and great overall personality makes this course just incredible.

Best teacher I have ever seen on creative live. I love the way he teaches, I love his slides, and examples. He takes something that might seem difficult and turns it into something anyone can understand. or in other words. gives you the building blocks to create the master piece.

He is a very good teacher and enjoyable to listen to. He really knows his stuff with lighting. I'm a pro wedding photographer and I still learned from this class.

I skipped around in this course but ended up watching the whole thing. Golden nuggets when you least expect them. Heartfelt insight. Feed the beast and buy this course!

You had me at *Photons* Prof Lim,,,quantum entangled haha now I have to buy it damit.

really a "must have" from creative live!

Great Course, learning so much :) !

What an amazing personality...learned so much from you for my business and my life! Thank you!

I am SO happy I purchased this class (on sale), but even if I had missed the sale...worth ever penny. It has taken my wedding photography to a whole new level. Thank you Scott Robert Lim for being so real and honest in your sessions.

THIS is absolutely the BEST CLASS I've seen of Scott Robert Lim. The pure honesty he instills in the audience about this business and how he operates is a pure gem. I was originally ticked off because the stream didn't work the first two hours but now that it is working I am ENJOYING this. I will purchase this course after the free streaming ends.

Scott's personality is absolutely hilarious. He had me laughing and learning the entire time. Probably one of my all time favorite CL classes.

very interesting

Great information. Lim definitely knows his stuff, and how to teach others what it takes to rise to the top. So, five stars for educational value! However, his statements about gender roles are often over the top, so be prepared to cringe every now and then.

Loved this course! Worth it. If nothing else I learned about simple lighting techniques and some terrific poses. He's honest and simple in his art. Definitely all talent. His compositions in large groups are terrific and I loved his sense of humor. He does go on a bit but I didn't mind once I got to know him and see his style.

This is the best Creative Live Course I have purchased, well worth the Money! Scott is fantastic and has a lot of great advice! Even though I am not a wedding photographer I am a Boudoir Photographer and has given me a lot of ideas to help my business. ! Thanks Creative Live Amazing!

I cannot stop from coming back to Robert every time I have a chance. It's always like a breath of fresh air. He's energy is contagious! Thanks for this incredible course!

OMG! I love this class. I've watched it over and over again. This class covers everything you need to elevate your wedding photography to the next level. Thank you Scott Robert Lim and Creative Live!

There are a few courses in CL that just keep giving - they exceed expectations - on numerous levels. This is one of those courses. For context: I am not a wedding photographer; i do not aspire to be a wedding photographer, but i saw a re-broadcast of this course and thought i have got to put the pennies together to order this as someone aspiring to be a better photographer. Here's why: The title: think like... In a lot of business and coaching approaches, the way to get better we're told is to be around people who are further ahead than we are - who are as close to where we aspire to be as we can get. Think Like a 10k wedding photographer is an invitation to get insight into how i'm already thinking in this headspace or where i'm not. is this course for you: If you're not already a 10k/wedding (or gig) photographer, there is likely something of value here for you. THE COURSE the course is v.grounded - from the ttitle again - that this is a course about photography as a business - and how to get to a place where one is thriving in that business. It's clear there are steps to getting up the ladder towards 10k, and Scott Robert puts all the milestones in to understand when to up prices, how to pace gigs, how to schedule weddings, how to start. But this course also excels at covering off what's included in creating an excellent wedding photography experience for a particular type of shoot: luxury, glamour, style. This is not documentary wedding photography - though the skills learned here can be applied in that space. Here - just take a look at the photos - people who want what Scott Robert Delivers want to be glamourous, exciting. And Scott makes the point - that looks "natural" but it's constructed, and so we have to know how to engage with people in order to construct these results. Thus the course offers Posing and Shooting techniques for photography - using natural and flash light using flash and video light posing men; posint women; posing groups how to get the checklist of wedding shots from dress to cake. And how to get the business. This course is worth the money just to get the tips for posing - you'll use them right away whether you're doing corporate shoots or what in the us is "seniors" portraits. THE KIT A particularly inspiring element of Scott's work is how minimalist the kit seems to be. No strobes; just speedlights. Lightstands and umbrellas. And small video light(s). Considering the shots he gets that seem so constructed, it's fantastic to see that they are constructed fundamentally with a set of modelling principles about the human form that work work and work. The BUSINESS As said the progressions for the business side to move from a starting photographer to a 10k photographer are clear. The detail is good. The motivation, unflagging. Participants who want to get there need to do the hours of practice. There are a couple people who have used Scott's methods to get from starter to 10k shooter so it's possible to see their path. - One who was a videographer mayn't be as inspiring because already pro etc, but it is cool to see a pro in video testify to the value even for him of scott's approach. LESSON the best advertisement is word of mouth you have to have the work to get that endorsement. Scott is the one person on CL where you'll hear him say he's not working on his social network particularly, but on the quality of his portfolio and referals within jobs to get the jobs - it's plainly working for him. For him, it's clear he wants to be regarded as the best photographer - not the best customer service that trumps adequate photography. THE INSTRUCTOR As other reviewers have commented, scott's attitude is amazing. He has a burning entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to be successful to support his family - which means getting to a point where he's shooting fewer weddings for more money in order to have more time with his people. Nice. No matter what area of photography you're in, there are insights to be gained from this course. Related Courses There are a lot of wedding photography courses on CL. The others i've seen are Wedding Cinematography, Doug Gordon Wedding Project, Master the Business of Photography (which turns out to be based in a wedding business) and Start and Grow your Photography Business (also based around weddings). These all have good things to teach. The biggest contrast to Scott's is Sal Cincotta's Business of Photography - in that course while there is a goal for his teams / shooters to be professional and get all their shots at the wedding and deal with the unexpected well - and there are great tips for how to cover your butt if there's conflict about being able to take a shot or who wants what shot - the focus seems to be way way WAY more on the sale in the studio and selling all kinds of prints. This is v.much the flip side of Scott's work where the focus is on getting the wedding (and why he actually likes 5k weddings more than 10k weddings - fascinating). For scott, it seems the 10k is about figuring out what the package is in terms of what's the difference between 10k vs 5k - and what you promise to deliver in that experience vs SC's focus on what are the materials produced that are worth that charge. And how the wedding can be used to hook people in for life - for portraits, baby photos, seniors etc. Kevin Kebota's class similarly has some nice stuff around bonuses vs discounts. I can see a very interesting panel discussion on pricing btwn sal, scott and kevin... For scott, it's not about shooting the lifecycle and getting money off prints: he does weddings - some engagement and boud. around that, but it's the Wedding that is the star - the quality and amazingness of the images - not the number and size of prints. Perhaps this is a weakness in the course not to go into that part of the deal - but i didn't find it so. What's great is that he has a dropdead line in the sand too: if you're doing X and you're not getting to Y by Z, do something else! fantastic. he even has a part time shooter plan. COol. He also knows how and what to outsource: so will you. He's also cool about how long it will to take to start making a real income. (and what's the difference between a 3k and 5k wedding?? you'll learn). Why would you buy this course? If you're a WEDDING photographer, shooting under 10k /wedding then this will be interesting - lots to learn about what's possible in a wedding context, and seeing examples about how "natural" can be constructed. If you're just considering weddings and want to understand what it would take to make a living or part time living as a photographer here IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT POSING -- there are lots of CL classes involving posing and philosophies of posing so why this one? 1: Robert is v.good. that simple: the way he's translated everything he's learned about posing into heuristics - in other words rather than memorising poses, you learn heuristics about what to set up for any shot to get more from it. Fantastic. 2. Posing in the context of a live wedding under pressure is a litle different than in studio 3. We see posing for different lighting conditions/contexts for an event - in this case a wedding. Powerful stuff. What's also cool in the demos is that you don't have him doing tethered shooting, but focusing on teaching posing and having the class learn it. That's cool too. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN LIGHTING - and not spend much on lighting kit and get great results this course is inspiring. INSTRUCTOR - v.engaging - doesn't suffer fools, i'm betting; expects committment to do the work to get to aspirations. EXCELLENT. heck i watched most of this with a friend who just found Scott so compelling, in particular how the posing section worked, it was just that engaging. hope that helps. good luck on your mission.

This class is not only a big answer to essentiel questions concerning wedding photography, but such a fantastic human experience. Scott is such a generous and great person and teacher, not only you learn all the fine matters concerning wedding techniques and business, but he touches all the essential emotional points in all of us and wake up a huge courage needed to have success. I loved those classes ! Thank you Scott !

The thing that stands out to me about this class is that Scott Robert removes all the intimidation of shooting a high end wedding. He simplifies the lightling and "ooh-ahhhhh" shot techniques. I'm sitting here, like...Man. I can DO this.

Nice and affordable lessons,,,nice lessons...+ for the teacher....

wery nice l learned a lot

what a wonderfull course. Thanks Scott Robert!