Outsourcing Album Design to Save Time and Increase Efficiency with Charmi Patel-Peña

The Workflows Photography Podcast

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We speak with wedding photographer, Charmi Pena about the workflows in her photography business.

Charmi Patel-Peña is a wedding photographer based in New Jersey. Living with her husband Patrick and two kids. The weddings Charmi photographs are paced quickly and are full of organized chaos - just like her mind, but they also force her to slow down.

As a fan of power tools, she likes to do home improvements in her spare time. She is also a big fan of her mom’s pani puri and recommends everyone finds a place to try this traditional Indian street food snack.

Charmi is the first Asian American, female, photographer to be sponsored by a leading camera manufacturer - Nikon. She is also one of the newest Talents here at Imagen, offering her incredible editing style for anyone to try.

• (00:00) - 009
• (04:21) - What is one thing that you do for the photographic process that has saved you time?
• (08:52) - What is one thing that you do for the business that saves you time or money?
• (14:27) - What is one thing that you do for editing that has saved you time?
• (19:50) - What is one thing that you do after a session that has increased business?
• (23:51) - Can you share an outlined breakdown of your workflow from lead to delivery?
• (34:28) - What does the future of AI in photography look like to you?
• (35:57) - How did Imagen impact your life?