S01 E05 | VANESSA JOY | Luxury Wedding Photographer
Channel: Yessica Duque
Date: 2022-07-06

Welcome to No Watermark Photography Podcast, an international offering of “Sin Marca de Agua”. A podcast for professionals and enthusiasts to connect and share their stories.

About this Episode.
On this episode of the podcast we will talk with Vanessa about her journey as a luxury wedding photographer.

The fifth episode of this first season will be available
on Spotify, Anchor.fm Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro 
0:57 About Vanessa
02:35 Filters on professional photography 
03:18 Becoming a wedding photographer
04:30 Mistakes as a wedding photographer
05:30 Workflow
07:05 Dealing with clients
10:58 Photography style
15:00 Vanessa's Golden Rule
15:35 Impostor Syndrome
17:27 Gear
19:15 Tips for Enthusiasts
20:22 Deliverables
21:48 Behaviour of a wedding photographer 
23:22 Bridezilas and Momzilas 
24:25 Wedding market in USA
25:12 Inspiration sources
26:24 Instagram 
28:00 Best work stories
29:06 Vanessa Joy Education
30:09 Life and Hobbies
31:00 Vanessa in Spanish

About Vanessa:
Vanessa Joy is a professional wedding photographer. With an emphasis on photojournalistic wedding photos, she primarily photographs weddings in New York City and Manhattan areas, New Jersey, Austin, and Dallas, Texas. 

Vanessa focuses on creating a unique boutique experience with each of her couple's wedding photography. She is also sponsored by Canon and Profoto in recognition of her international success as one of the top photographers in the world.

She has over 20 years of experience as a photographer. She enjoys capturing everything from Hill Country Weddings, large NYC weddings, and elegant formal affairs, to farm weddings with rustic wedding photos and luxury wedding events. 

And yes!… She still gets butterflies at every wedding.

Some fun facts about Vanessa:
• Her first professional photography job was in 1998.
• She is a Canon Explorer of Light. An honor bestowed by Canon to only 5 wedding photographers in the United States.
• She writes for ShutterMag, one of the world's largest photography magazine.
• She was a Spanish Teacher.
• She has won multiple, prestigious wedding photography competitions and awards.
• She wrote her first book in 2019: ”All about Photography Lighting” and has authored three more photography and business books since.

More about Vanessa:
https://nl.pinterest.com/vanessa__joy/_created/
https://www.instagram.com/vanessajoy/
https://www.facebook.com/VJoyPhoto/
https://twitter.com/vanessa__joy
https://www.youtube.com/vanessajoy
https://www.vanessajoy.com
https://www.breatheyourpassion.co

This podcast is brought to you by: 
SIGMA BENELUX
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Sojo Brand Studio
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Socials
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Hosted by Yessica Duque
https://www.instagram.com/yessica_duque_photography/
Web: https://yessicaduque.com
Production Assistant : Mónica Correa  
https://www.instagram.com/laprofemon/

What I use:
· Microphone: https://amzn.to/3MuulCT
· Headphones: https://amzn.to/3lmS7om
· Camera: https://amzn.to/3BZC0o8
· Lens: https://amzn.to/3FXbYUw

Música:
NWMPP Intro
NWMPP Ambiance 

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