Shoot Edit Chat Repeat

Welcome to episode 64 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. This is the second of the panel chats from our live event in London on 18th Jan 2020. Eddie is the host of this panel talk, and you're going to hear from these brilliant panel experts: Chloe Ramirez - US couples photographer and educator - you'll hear Chloe's top tips for capturing connection, love and emotion Julie Christie - Togs in Business founder - Julie explains how we can convert enquiries like a boss Stewart Randall - Folio Albums founder - how to over-deliver on customer service Vicki Knights - people photographer and business mentor - Vicki explains why it's important that you build your own personal brand and are more visible in your business   Thank you to our wonderful event sponsors. You can see all of the discounts listed below, here on our friends page.  The Design Space - be the boss of your own website and get 20% off

Welcome to Series 7 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. Yay, we're back! And we have a cracking episode to start series 7 with. This is the first of the panel chats from our live event in London on 18th Jan 2020. Vicki is the host of this panel talk, and you're going to hear from these brilliant panel experts: Elena S Blair - US family photographer and educator - you'll hear Elena's top tips for preparing her clients for their family session and how she directs them to capture love & warmth in her images Zoe Hilljemark - PR expert - Zoe shows us how to become irresistible to our dream clients James Rouse - wedding photographer & mentor - how to grow your wedding photography business from the ground up Eddie Judd - people photographer and editing trainer - Eddie talks to us about editing trends and whether it's a good idea to follow them or not Thank you to our wonderful event sponsors.

Welcome to episode 62 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. You can now support us by signing up to our Patreon site here and get your hands on exclusive content and our list of Repeat Recs fro the past 2 years. Take a look at here.   This is our last episode of series 6, the year and the DECADE! Thank you so much for all of your support this year. We have a treat for you for this episode, as we're chatting to London based photographer and film maker, Xanthe Berkeley about how she's continued to evolve in an ever-changing market. Here are some of the topics we talk through.... - how Xanthe got approached to work with impressive brands such as Boden, The White Company & Cath Kidson. - how to keep inspired and creative in your business - why Xanthe creates mini films of her life every single weekend ....and we have an honest conversation about imposter syndrome and the things she has struggled

Welcome to episode 61 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers & creative entrepreneurs. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. In our Backchat feature we are answering a question all about how to manage the dreaded question 'could you pop along with your camera and take a few photos'. We give our tips on how to deal with requests from people you know to shoot for free. This week we have a fascinating chat with UK wedding videographer, Richard Leng, all about pricing. Here are some of the topics we talk through.... ​​- Richard's advice to a brand new photographer/videographer on how they go about pricing their services - His advice to those people who are finding it difficult to put their prices up as they don't feel like they can charge that much - Whether it's important for creatives to keep an eye on what other local competitors are charging - Tips on managing finances and how much of your revenue you should be putting away for ta

Welcome to episode 60 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers & creative entrepreneurs. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   Today we are chatting with designer & marketing expert, Melissa Love from The Design Space & The Marketing Fix, all about how to make yourself and your website into a marketing machine....who doesn't want that! Here are some of the topics we cover during the chat.... - What most photographers get stuck on when it comes to marketing - Why some people find it so hard to be consistent with their marketing - How to get started with your marketing - How to market yourself effectively on a shoestring - Is it worth paying an expert or better to do it yourself? - And how do we know which marketing advice is good?   Here is a link to the video app, Bonjoro, that Melissa talks about in the episode.    Check out The Marketing Fix here. You'll get a month completely free for being one of our lovely listeners

Welcome to episode 59 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. In our Backchat feature we are answering a question all about how to get through the busy season without burning out. This week we are chatting to documentary family photographer, Antonina Mamzenko. Here are some of the topics we talk through.... - Why Antonina moved from lifestyle photography to a more documentary style - How she finds the kind of clients who value this style of photography - How her 'day in the life' sessions work - Why she reverted from an all-in pricing model to session fee with products on top - Her thoughts on online galleries vs in person sales And lots more! Antonina Mamzenko's website  Follow Antonina on Instagram  ​​ ​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ Vicki Knights has just opened up places to her 2020 Delight Retr

Welcome to episode 58 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   This week we are chatting to renowned US wedding photographer, Sam Hurd. Sam is known for his creativity and pioneered prism photography and the technique known as Ring of Fire.   Here are some of the topics we cover..... - Why Sam creates all of his techniques in camera and not in post-production - His favourite creative techniques, and why he chose to share these with other photographers - His advice to photographers who feel like they’re stuck in a bit of a rut and want to try and be more creative - What advice he would give to wedding photographers who have been given a huge shot list by their couples rather than being trusted to be creative and get on with their job - Why he isn't a fan of photography awards - Why he switched from Nikon to Canon mirrorless - Whether he believes photographers need to have multiple streams of incom

Welcome to episode 57 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers & creative entrepreneurs. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   Today is Mental Health Awareness Day, so we have a special episode for you. We invited our lovely friend and business coach, Emily Hodge for a chat about how we can protect our mental health when running a business.   A 2018 study showed that 58% of entrepreneurs have suffered with their mental health, and 55% said that running a business negatively affects their mental health.   We wanted to dive into this a bit further and talk through the factors that the entrepreneurs stated that negatively affect their mental health. Things such as workload, isolation, lack of support, positivity pressure, money & failure. We discuss our experiences, and give suggestions and tips to help.  You can see Emily Hodge's website here. ​​ Mental Health charities mentioned: MIND  Heads Together Calm The Samaritans  ​​   Tha

Welcome to episode 56 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd, with over 20 years of experience between them.   Today we are talking to Australian photographer, Nikole Ramsay, who made the switch from high-end wedding photography to commercial & editorial work.   We have a great chat with Nikole where she shares her tips for breaking into the sought after area of commercial & editorial photography.   Find out more details about Nikole’s Italy workshop here     ​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ Thank you to Studio Ninja for their support. The most user-friendly studio management software on the market. Use the code 'studioninja50' at checkout to get a massive 50% off your first year's subscription.   Thank you to Shootproof online galleries for sponsoring Repeat Recs for this series. Get 25% off your first

Welcome to episode 55 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers & creative entrepreneurs. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. This week we chat to author, speak and business catalyst, Karen Skidmore. Karen has just released a book called True Business Profit and we talk to her about how you can run a profitable business without burning out. Here are some of the topics we talk through.... - why a profitable business isn't just about the money you're making - how to avoid burn out - what the 5 growth pillars are and how to make them work for you and your business - how to work in harmony with your menstrual cycles - why it's important to lean back in your business and to do something grounding every single day   And in our Backchat feature this week, we answer a question all about how to manage your photography business when you have more than one niche.  Karen Skidmore's website Get your hands on Karen's new book here  Tha

Welcome to Series 6 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. This week we are chatting with US-based child and family photographer & educator, Sandra Coan. Sandra has run her successful studio business for nearly 20 years, has taught on huge platforms such as Creative Live, and has done keynote talks at international conferences. Sandra has such a clear, distinct style, and we wanted to get her advice about how photographers can find their style and stick to it. We talk about the following: - Why Sandra decided to shoot with film and artificial lights - How following what other photographers were doing at the start of her business didn't work for her - Advice to photographers who are struggling to find their own style - How Sandra attracts new clients and photographs around 300 families a year (without burning out) - How the photography industry has changed and predictions for the future Sa

Welcome to episode 53 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd, with over 20 years of experience between them.     This week we are talking to Kim Balasumbramaniam who has 15 years experience as a high-end wedding planner, and business consultant to the wedding industry.   We talk to Kim all about how to find and work with your ideal clients including strategies to find these clients, how important the copy and wording you use is, how your pricing influences the type of clients you attract.   It's a brilliant interview and Kim gives so much useful advice, we know you're going to love it.    Kim has put together some amazing freebies for you as she mentions in this episode. Just go to this link to get your hands on them. You can also get 20% off Kim's consultancy services by using the code 'shootedit'.   Our Repeat Recs for this week:    Molly & Tom design studio - use the code SHOOTEDIT10 for an exclusi

Welcome to episode 52 of of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   This week we are chatting with Australian wedding photographer & founder of Studio Ninja, Chris Garbacz.   We find out how Chris manages to run a busy wedding photography business, as well as launch and run a successful software company at the same time. We talk to Chris about what benefits you can expect to see in your life and your business, when you improve your productivity.   Chris gives some great productivity tips, and tells us how his post-production for a full wedding only takes 1 hour!   Chris has been in business for over 12 years, so we also have an interesting chat about how the photography industry has changed in that time.   Chris has kindly offered our listeners a massive 50% off your first 12 months subscription of his studio management software, Studio Ninja (which we both use ourselves and highly recommend!) Just use

Welcome to episode 51 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd, with over 20 years of experience between them.   This week we are talking to lifestyle family photographer Caro from Blue Cicada Photography, who is based in the French Riviera (lucky her!)   Caro has trained in mindset, and talks to us about the benefits of a growth mindset and how it can improve your business and your life.   Caro gives lots of actionable advice in this episode, and suggests things you can do today to move from a fixed to a growth mindset.   We also talk through the equipment that Caro uses on her family shoots and what her top tips are for new photographers just starting out.  It's a fascinating interview and we know you'll get so much from it.   Caro has shared these links with us in case you want to learn more about mindset. 10 minute Ted Talk by Carol Dweck - Believing that you can improve Carol Dweck's book on mindset

Welcome to the 50th episode of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers.  To celebrate our 50th episode, we handed over to wedding photographer and previous guest of the show, Jonny MP, and stepped into the hot seat ourselves.  We talk about what we've learnt in the last 18 months since starting the podcast, what our most memorable moments are and we chat about our future plans for the podcast.  At the end of this episode we announce details of our exciting event in January 2020 in London. Tickets are now on sale! You can see all of the details here.  Thanks so much to Jonny for agreeing to host this special episode.  You can see Jonny's work here And find out more about Jonny's courses and mentoring for photographers here ​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ A huge thank you to our sponsor Studio Ninja for sponsoring this episode. The most user-friendly studio management software on th

Welcome to episode 49 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   This week we are chatting with UK child and family photographer & Canon ambassador, Helen Bartlett.   Helen has run her business for 15 years and we wanted to pick her brains to find out how she does this so successfully.     We talk about the following:   - Why Helen decided to only shoot black and white timeless images right from the start of her business - Advice to photographers who are struggling to find their own style - What equipment Helen takes on a typical family shoot - How Helen's family shoots flow - How Helen attracts new clients - How in person sales works for her business  - How the photography industry has changed and predictions for the future -Helen's advice to photographers just starting out - Why one of Helen's clients once described her as an over-excited geography student!    Helen was a brilliant guest and w

Welcome to episode 48 of of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.     This week we are chatting with UK wedding photographer, Nadine Van Biljon. Nadine has recently been named as wedding photographer of the year 2018 by the Masters of Wedding Photography UK & Ireland.     Nadine came from a career in corporate sales, and she is passionate about showing photographers how important selling is in our businesses.     We chat to Nadine about how we can reframe selling in our minds, and realise that it's actually all about helping our clients. She talks about how to go about up-selling albums to wedding clients.     And we also ask her how she gets those amazing dancefloor shots!   You can see Nadine's work here   And follow Nadine on Instagram here   ​​​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ And to support from our spo

Welcome to Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers & creative entrepreneurs. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. This week we are chatting with PR expert, Lucy Werner, founder of The Wern, a specialist communications consultancy and training hub for entrepreneurs. Lucy has her first book coming out in January 2020 called 'Hype Yourself: A no-nonsense DIY PR toolkit for small businesses.'   We loved meeting Lucy, and we get so many brilliant nuggets of information from her including: - what PR is and why it's important for your business - if it's possible to do your own PR or do you need to hire an expert - how to write a compelling biography about ourselves and our business - how important is a good headshot - what stories could photographers and small business owners approach the media with - whether guest blogging is worthwhile As with lots of passionate chats about business, there is a small amount of cursing in this episode!

We're back!   Welcome to Series 5 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   This week we are chatting with UK family photographer, Anna Hardy. Anna has been running her photography business for over 10 years, but has completely transitioned from wedding to family photography over the last few years.   We wanted to find out how she did this successfully. We have some really interesting chats about pricing for family photography, in-person sales vs online galleries, and how Anna gets new clients.   Anna gives lots of great tips and advice in this chat, we hope you find it useful! ​​ ​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ And thanks to our sponsor Studio Ninja for their support - the most user-friendly studio management software on the market. Use the code 'studioninja50' at checkout to get a massive 50% off your first y

Welcome to episode 45 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   This is our last episode of series 4 and we're going out with a bang! Don't worry, we'll be back in May with series 5, so not long to wait.    This week we are chatting with UK high-end wedding & boudoir photographer, Kate Hopewell-Smith.      Kate started her business in 2010 and since then has seen much success, winning awards, writing a column for a photography magazine, becoming a Nikon ambassador, setting up a training company and most recently switching to Sony and becoming a Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador. She now runs her businesses with her husband Brent and they also offer destination weddings, cinematography and training together.  We have a really interesting chat with Kate about how it's so essential for you to embrace change when you run your own business. We hear about the more difficult times in her business and what she's done t