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I’m Nicola Dawson. I empower, support and teach new and aspiring wedding photographers to confidently start their businesses in the wedding industry to achieve creative fulfillment and worklife freedom.
The dream of calling yourself a wedding photographer feels out of reach. Photography ignites and excites you but it is relegated to a side hustle and you don’t know where to start.
You feel
stuck
You want
freedom
You long to leave the soul destroying day job, be your own boss, fulfill your creativity and make a living doing what you love.
I was in exactly this place 6 years ago when the decision to photograph my first wedding changed my life. From that day I created and grew my wedding photography business Nicola Dawson Photography, to the point where I could leave my 16 year career in policing in less than two years. I now have a flourishing wedding photography business, the work life balance and freedom I’ve always wanted doing a job that I adore.
You can 100% achieve this too and I want to help you on your way
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guide
Get ready to shoot your first wedding and create a gallery your clients will love.
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READ THE
blog
How to build a wedding photography portfolio
Starting a wedding photography business needs a portfolio but it can feel like and uphill struggle. You can't build the portfolio without wedding bookings but can't...
How to be more Productive and Organised
The hardest lesson that I’ve learned as I built my wedding photography business is that so little of being a wedding photographer is actually taking photographs. The...
How to shoot natural wedding and couple portraits
I call myself a documentary style wedding photographer because, whilst most of my day is reportage and candid, during portraits I do direct them. Not really posing, but...
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