Photographers Keeping it Real
Photographers Keeping it Real
Recent Episodes
Episode 31 - Balancing Full Time work with Weddings Featuring Damion Mower
In this episode I welcome the wonderful Damion Mower to the podcast. Damion is a wedding photographer, previous owner of The Trained Eye and works full time in marketing. We discuss;
- Balancing full time work with a wedding photography business
- Marquee weddings on private land
- SEO and moving websites to Kadence
- The Trained Eye, photography communities and sharing knowledge
- Awards - entering them for reassurance and marketing
- Damions approach to the day, mixing portraits with documentary and candid
- Advice for photographers
- Much much more...
Show Links:
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Host: Scott Carney - https://www.scottcarneyphotography.com/
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Episode 30 - What you are not doing with your marketing *but should be, with Alice Benham
In this episode, I welcome business and marketing expert Alice Benham. Alice shares amazing tips on creating a simple marketing strategy, managing burn out with positive habits and some great tips for creating your own content without feeling too salesy!
Alices new book, The Digital Marketing Handbook comes out on the 20th June 2024. Find all the links below on how to order and find out more about Alice.
Show Links:
- Alices Website - https://www.alicebenham.co.uk/
- Alices Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alice_benham/
- The Digital Marketing Handbook - https://www.alicebenham.co.uk/book Discount code for 20% off on pre order - ABCOMMUNITY20
- OnPaper.shop - https://onpaper.shop/
- Starting the Conversation Podcast -
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-the-conversation/id1347265219
https://open.spotify.com/show/4IJW7DoTlGN012Zr9DfiPx?si=AbRtNztuRxeZlNiwb36NvQ
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Host: Scott Carney - https://www.scottcarneyphotography.com/
Episode 29 - Homepage Secret Weapon with Ed Godden
In this episode I welcome Ed Godden, Nottinghamshire based wedding photographer. I have been a huge fan of Ed's work for a while and it was wonderful to sit down and chat with him. In this episode we discuss;
- Fashion, shackets and what to wear to weddings
- Judging photography awards
- Having a photojournalistic background and how that helps with weddings
- Keeping things simple with your website and preset
- Eds homepage secret weapon
- Pricing on your website
- Gear and keeping things simple
- Film photography
- Training and mentoring
Show Links:
Show Links;
- Website - https://www.edgodden.co.uk/
- Instagram - http://instagram.com/edgodden
- Perspective Podcast Episode - https://perspectivebycinemate.com/episodes/103
- Eds for Photographers Section - https://www.edgodden.co.uk/for-photographers
- Fujicast Podcast - https://www.fujicast.co.uk/
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Episode 28 - Special Guest Tom Aizenberg
In this episode I welcome London based wedding photographer Tom Aizenberg. Tom is a hugely talented photographer with many PKIR awards as well as many other awards within the documentary wedding photography world. In this episode we discuss;
- Kindergarten Cop
- Burnout without any autumn / winter break
- Updating your portfolio throughout the year
- Overwhelm with New Year marketing
- Corporate photography work
- Do you need to know how to use flash for wedding photography?
- 35mm / 50mm lens combo
- Dance floor lighting and having lighting knowledge up your sleeve
Members Only Content;
- Tom’s main marketing
- Lead sources and more in depth about SEO
Show Links;
- Website - https://www.tomaizenberg.com
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tomaizenbergphoto/
- The Art of SEO - https://theartofseo.co/
- Patrick Mateer (The Mateers) - https://www.mandgweddingphotography.co.uk/
Episode 27 - Take to the Streets featuring Matt Badenoch
In this episode I welcome the wonderful Matt Badenoch. One of the nicest guys I had ever spoken to and a big inspiration of mine since I started out in weddings. Matt has just launched his Street with Matt - street photography workshops. I was lucky to go to a workshop with Matt at the end of last year and it was so much fun and I learned a lot so I would highly recommend them. Head over to streetwithmatt.com to see his upcoming workshops and trips.
In this episode we discuss:
- SEO how Matt is still ranking despite hardly working on his website in years
- How Matt went from 4 months of savings to a full time wedding photographer
- Street photography, how it has helped Matt with his wedding photography, mental health and life.
- Matts recent ADHD diagnosis and his coping mechanisms without medication
- Matts tips for anyone thinking of starting their own workshops
- Much much more…
Show Links:
Is This Something - York Place Studios book
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