# AI Concierge for photographers and creatives Ask 'which couples wanted an autumn wedding?' or 'who is the planner from the vineyard?' and get the answer from your own contacts and notes, in plain language, in seconds. > The ConnectMachine AI Concierge answers plain-language questions about your own contacts. Photographers and creatives ask things like 'which couples asked about autumn dates?' or 'who is the florist from the mill wedding?' and get the matching contacts with their notes in seconds. It reads only the contacts and notes you saved, so the answers come from your own business, not the internet. You remember clients by their wedding, not their surname. You remember vendors by the venue you worked together, not their company name. Every contact app in the world searches by the name, which is the one thing you have forgotten. The AI Concierge searches the way you think. Ask in plain language, by month, venue, style, or shoot type, and it reads your notes to find the person you mean. It is the difference between scrolling a thousand contacts and asking one question. ## Ask the way you remember Every contact in ConnectMachine carries the notes you attached when you met: the date, the venue, the style they liked, the rate you agreed. The AI Concierge reads those notes, so your questions can be as vague as your memory. - 'Which couples wanted a wedding next October?' - 'Who is the planner from the vineyard wedding?' - 'Which brands asked about a product shoot?' - 'Who did I meet at the spring bridal fair who liked the film look?' - 'Which second shooters have I used in Chicago?' ## Filling the calendar A date opens up, or you launch mini-sessions, or the slow season arrives. Instead of wondering who to email, ask. 'Who asked about family sessions?' returns the past couples who mentioned it, with their notes, so each message references their day rather than a template. 1. Ask the Concierge for leads by month, style, or shoot type. 2. Read the note on each to remember the conversation. 3. Send a short, specific follow-up that mentions what they told you. 4. Log the reply on the contact so the next question is even sharper. ## Referrals from your own list Couples ask photographers for vendor recommendations constantly. 'Do you know a florist near the coast?' used to mean digging through a drawer of cards. Now it means one question, and an answer that names the florist you scanned at the expo along with the note that she does a lot of coastal weddings. The referral you give well is the referral you get back. ## Before the meeting A planner emails to book a call. Before you pick up, ask 'what do I know about this planner?' and the Concierge reads back your notes: the two weddings you shot for her clients, the venue she prefers, what she said about turnaround times. You walk into the call as the photographer who remembers, which is the one she keeps recommending. ## Your data, and only your data The Concierge reads the contacts and notes you saved and nothing else. It does not search the web, it does not see other users' lists, and it does not invent details you did not record. If the answer is not in your notes, it says so, which is one more reason to add the ten-second note at the moment you meet someone. ## Getting good answers The Concierge is only as good as the notes it reads. A few habits make it sharp. - Add a note at the moment you meet, even one line. - Include the venue, the date, and the style, since those are what you will search by. - Tag contacts by type so 'which planners' and 'which brands' return clean lists. - Log what happened after each follow-up on the same contact. ## Frequently asked questions ### How does the AI Concierge work for photographers? It reads the notes attached to your contacts and answers plain-language questions about them. Ask by month, venue, style, or shoot type and it returns the matching couples, clients, or vendors with their notes. ### Does it search the internet? No. It reads only the contacts and notes you saved in ConnectMachine. Answers come from your own business, and if something is not in your notes it tells you rather than guessing. ### Can it help me rebook past clients? Yes. Ask for 'weddings from last year' or 'couples who mentioned family sessions' and it lists them with notes, so your outreach references their day instead of a template. ### Can it find vendors I scanned from paper cards? Yes. Scanned cards become normal contacts with notes, so 'which florists do I know near the coast?' returns them like any other contact. ### Which plan includes the AI Concierge? The AI Concierge is part of the Individual plan, $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year, which also gives you unlimited card scanning, voice notes, and CRM sync. Creating your card and saving contacts is free, and the Concierge comes with the upgrade. ### Can it tell me about a contact before a call? Yes. Ask 'what do I know about this planner?' and it reads back your notes on that contact: the weddings you shot for her clients, the venue she prefers, what she said last time. You take the call as the photographer who remembers. ## Get started Ask your contacts anything. [Create your card free](https://www.connectmachine.ai/download-app/) ## More for Photographers and Creatives - [AI Meeting Notes](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/ai-meeting-notes.md): AI meeting notes free you from scribbling while someone is talking. - [Business card scanning for photographers and creatives](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/photographers-creatives/business-card-scanning.md): ConnectMachine's AI scanner reads a paper business card from a photo and pulls out the name, company, title, email, and phone in a second, keeping the original card image. - [Contact management for photographers and creatives](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/photographers-creatives/contact-management.md): ConnectMachine gives photographers and creatives one searchable list for every couple, client, planner, venue, and vendor they work with. - [Lead capture for photographers and creatives](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/photographers-creatives/lead-capture.md): ConnectMachine turns every wedding expo, art market, and shoot into saved leads. - [Digital business cards for photographers and creatives](https://www.connectmachine.ai/for/photographers-creatives.md): ConnectMachine gives photographers and creatives a digital business card that opens on their portfolio, Instagram, and booking page from one scan.