Shoot Edit Chat Repeat

We’re back! (Well, for one special bonus episode anyway!) In this episode, we dive into branding photography trends for 2025, discuss why mini branding shoot days are a fantastic addition to your photography business, and, of course, go off on plenty of entertaining tangents! If you’re a photographer looking to pivot into brand photography, add a new revenue stream, or fill your quieter months, this episode gives you insight into how mini branding shoots can help you build a thriving, sustainable business. In This Episode, We Cover: Why mini branding shoot days are a game-changer – profitable, great for marketing, and an easy way to get in front of more clients. Brand photography trends for 2025 – what’s changing, what’s staying, and what clients are looking for now. How the branding photography industry has evolved – from pricing shifts to what clients now expect from their shoots. Why visibility is more important than ever – and how photographers can help their clients show up with confidence. And

Take a listen to the trailer for Vicki's brand new podcast, 'Showing Up with Vicki Knights'.  In this new podcast, Vicki unwraps the layers of getting visible and building a truly personal brand while staying completely and utterly you.  With solo episodes packed full of tips and advice to help you get visible with confidence, and authentic, relatable chats with inspiring guests - this trailer gives you a taste of what to expect from the podcast.  You can listen to the podcast by searching for 'Showing Up with Vicki Knights' wherever you get your podcasts.  Thanks so much for your support!  Follow Vicki Instagram: @iamvickiknights Grab the free visibility guide: https://vickiknights.co.uk/visibility 

We're back with a summer bonus episode for you!  We know we said that we were pausing the podcast indefinitely at the end of last year, but after all of your lovely encouragement, we decided to pop back for a chat to update you on what we've been up to this year.  We talk about the mental load/juggle and some tips on dealing with it, editing, visibility and why it's important to diversify your business during an economic downturn.  We hope you enjoy it! Make sure you follow us to see what we're up to. Follow Vicki on Instagram @vickiknights.branding and grab her free visibility guide and get monthly visibiity inspiration and tips to your inbox. https://vickiknights.co.uk/ Follow Eddie @eddies_store and grab her free Lightroom keyboard shortcuts here https://eddies-store.click/free-keyboard-shortcut-guide Our Repeat Recs: Vicki - Wiser than Me podcast, especially episode 2 with Isabel Allende Brené Brown talk - Why your critics aren't the ones who count https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-JXOnFOXQk

Here it is - after 5 years, 100 episodes, 2 awards and 250k downloads - here is our last episode (for some time anyway!) We recorded this at a fancy recording studio in London (ooh get us!) We had a great time reminiscing and listening to all of your lovely messages. This chat is filled with lots of laughter and a few tears too! Make sure you follow us to see what we're up to in the future: Follow Vicki on Instagram @vickiknights.branding Follow Eddie on Instagram @eddies_store Also, please join our mailing list and we'll then tell you about the exciting things we're getting up to in the future, together or individually. We have our branding retreat in February which we're excited about. Join our list and you'll find out if we run more retreats or workshops.  We chat about the following topics in this episode: - how to find great locations for branding shoots - the future of the family photography industry - what were our favourite episodes of the podcasts  - what was the most powerful thing we learn

We have a treat for you for our 100th episode! This is Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.  We're chatting with Kristen Kalp about all of the things no-one is talking about. Kristen is a teacher, healer, and business coach who helps people create lives of meaning.  She facilitates long-lasting change with the help of simple techniques, gentle presence, and laughter. She's published a bunch of books as both an author and a ghostwriter, she's enjoyed speaking gigs, retreats, and workshops in 17 cities and in 6 countries around the world.   We talk to Kristen about all of the things no-one else is talking about - it's a raw and profound interview that we know will get you thinking.  We talk about the vulnerability of running a business, the fake side of the industry, why Kristen has come off social media and lots more.  This is a no-holds bar chat with lots of f-bombs throughout, so if you have children around t

Welcome to episode 99 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. We would love you to feature on our last episode! We want to make our final episode all about you so we want you to record us a message to play on the show. Ask us a question, say what the 5 years of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat has meant to you - anything you want! Here is the link to record your quick message. Please leave your message by 2nd November for your chance to appear on our last episode. We would love to hear from you! Our guest this week probably doesn't need much introduction...we are chatting with one of the world's top photographers Fer Juaristi. Fer is a Mexican wedding photographer and is renowned for his stunningly artistic work. Fer is always experimenting and searching for opportunities to create art. We loved chatting to Fer about his approach to photography & business - he doesn't chase after awards or sponsorships and h

Welcome is episode 98 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.  After 5 years of hosting this podcast, we have some news for you...but you're going to have to listen to hear (I know, such a tease!)  In this episode, we chat with the inspiring Charmi Patel Peña, a wedding photographer specialising in Indian and Southeast Asian weddings. Her documentary approach, coupled with a tendency to break the rules and push the boundaries, has not only lead to top industry awards, but also to a decade of happy clients and recognition in numerous publications, including The New York Times,  & The Knot. An educator and industry leader, Charmi has graced the stages of conferences including(WPPI) & creative live as well as being a Nikon ambassador and one of Imagine AI’s talents. We chat to Charmi about how her work life balance has changed since the lockdowns in 2020 and what she has put in place in her life

This is our last episode of series 11 and we have a real treat for you!  This is episode 97 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.  This week we chat to the amazing Jen Rozenbaum; boudoir photographer, speaker, author, Nikon ambassador and breast cancer survivor.  Jen embraces her femininity while allowing women to embrace their own. By daring her clients to shed their clothes, they begin to shed their inhibitions.  We had high expectations for our chat with Jen and she surpassed them! We wanted to talk to her about showing our vulnerability and how that helps to build trust with our clients. It's a raw & honest conversation and we know you're going to love it.  Jen's website: https://jenrozenbaum.com/ Follow Jen on Instagram: @jenrozenbaum  Check out our 'learn' page where you can discover all of the ways we can help you in your photography business - from posing guides, courses and 121 ment

Welcome to episode 96 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.  This week we have our very own Eddie chatting to you about all things editing.  Eddie shares her advice on finding your style and the importance of a good workflow. She shares her favourite shortcuts and gives you some essential backing up advice.  Eddie started her obsession with editing in her home darkroom at 16 years old. This led to the colour darkrooms during her university education in photography. She learnt how to recognise great imagery and keep organised systems in her career as a picture editor at magazines.  Having a good workflow and a consistent style was a high priority when she became a full-time photographer and through trial and error, she's here to pass on her workflow wisdom.  You can book onto one of her ‘quick fixes’ here where, via zoom, she can help you with workflow/presets or anything else you are stuck with in

Welcome to episode 95 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.    In this episode we are chatting with Natalie J Watts, a wedding photographer & educator based in the U.K. Natalie's background is in fashion photography and she’s photographed celebrities such as Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Kelly Holme and Dita Von Teese.    As a single mum she has built a hugely successful photography business winning many awards for her work. She now travels around the world photographing weddings & is also passionate about helping other wedding photographers succeed.    We chat to Natalie about the valuable lessons she has learnt in a decade of running her wedding photography business. It is based on this blog post here. https://www.nataliejweddings.com/10-years-self-employed-business-advice/ Natalie's website https://www.nataliejweddings.com/   In the intro we talk about our new branding retreat which we're running

Welcome to episode 94 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 have a lovely chat with Rachel Larsen Weaver who is family & portrait photographer based on the east coast of America.  Rachel is a mother to five and her enthusiasm for details and self-love are infectious.    Her portfolio and practice is in her own words ‘fat-affirming, mindful, and genuine’, focusing on the life and light of clients as she travels the country documenting mothers, bodies, and details.   We chat to Rachel all about the two types of unique sessions she offer - long-form stories with families and body stories with women. We ask her how she instills genuine confidence in her clients to be themselves.    We hope you enjoy the chat as much as we did!    Rachel's website  Follow Rachel on Instagram @rachel.larsen.weaver/ Check out our new 'learn' page on our website where you can di

Welcome to episode 93 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 doing our first ever solo episode, where Vicki shares with you 5 powerful mindset shifts to help you and your business thrive.  You can be the best photographer or business person in the world, but without the right mindset, running your business will be a struggle.  Vicki is one of the UK's leading family & branding photographers and has been training photographers through her retreats, workshops and 121 mentoring for the last 7 years. Regular listeners will already know that Vicki is obsessed with all things mindset. She's trained in NLP and confidence coaching and is currently doing a diploma in Positive Psychology.  In this episode Vicki talks through the 5 mindset shifts she believe will make the most difference to you and your business.  Here are some of the links she mentions: - watch the free 3-part masterclass s

We're back in your ears with series 11!    Welcome to episode 92 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.    This week we chat to the incredible destination wedding photographer, Igor Demba.    Igor has been in business for over a decade and truly believes he has the best job in the world. Recently he was named top wedding photographer in the world by Harper's Bazaar which really excited his mum. He's married to the wonderful Zion and they have two beautiful daughters that keep their hands and hearts full.    Igor is well-known for his humility despite all of his amazing achievements and this comes through in our chat with him - such a lovely guy!  We talk to Igor about how to bring more of yourself into your business and lots more. We hope you enjoy our chat! Igor's website  Follow Igor on Instagram    Check out our new 'learn' page on our website where you can discover all of the ways we can help yo

Welcome to episode 91 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   Our last episode of series 10 and 2021!   We are going out with a bang as this week we are chatting with top fashion photographer, Lara Jade.   Lara was born in England, and has lived and worked in New York for the past 10 years.   Lara has shot covers for magazines such as Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, and has worked with leading brands such as Bobbi Brown & Loreal and has photographed many celebrities.   Lara was also recently named as a Canon explorer of light.   We chat to Lara all about her experience of working in the fashion industry, how she shoots, posing tips, what family & wedding photographers can learn from the fashion photography world and lots more!   Lara Jade education website  Lara has kindly given 20% off to our listeners across her whole site if you use the code SHOOTEDIT20. Follow Lara Jade on Instagram  And then

Welcome to episode 90 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 Kelly Balch an international wedding & editorial photographer based in LA. Kelly is represented by Getty Images and her work her been widely published. Kelly describes herself as a curious empath who loves to hear all truths from different walks of life. We invited Kelly onto the show to talk about connecting with our clients on a deeper level. We have a fascinating chat with Kelly all about connecting with our clients on a more empathetic level , creating a safe space for our clients, using our intuition, money mindset and lots lots more! We absolutely loved chatting to Kelly and we know you’re going to love her too. Kelly's website Follow Kelly on Instagram: @kellybalch   If you join us as a patron, for just $5 a month (and you don't pay when we're in between series), you'll get instant access to e

Welcome to episode 89 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 wedding photographer Rebecca Carpenter.   Rebecca Carpenter made an entrance onto the wedding scene in 2017, with her first ever wedding making the cover of Your London Wedding. Since then, her editorial shooting style coupled with her fun personality have seen her become a much-loved and respected member of the wedding community.   Her Instagram following grew hugely during lockdown, as her honest and open approach to the platform struck a chord with thousands of photographers and wedding industry professionals all sharing the most challenging year of business ever.     We invited Rebecca onto the show to talk to us about how photographers can use Instagram to grow their businesses.     Here are some of the things we chat about: - How important is it that we keep up with the (regular!) changes on Instagra

Welcome to episode 88 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.   Content warning:  Vicki & Eddie talk about grief and loss in the intro to this episode. If this is something that could be triggering for you, please feel free to go straight to the interview which starts 11 minutes into this episode.      This week we chat to NY Times best-selling author of 'Worth Every Penny' and one of the most profitable photographers in America (according to Professional Photographers of America) Sarah Petty.       Here are some of the topics we chat about with Sarah....     - what a boutique photography business is and the benefits of running your business in this way   - how Sarah made $100,000 in her first year of opening her studio   - whether you should include digital files in your session fee   - why it's important we should sell products to our clients   - whether we should

Welcome to episode 87 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. This week we chat to UK wedding photographer, Sam Docker. Since 2012, Sam has shot 300+ weddings worldwide and also loves training other photographers and helping them to run a successful wedding photography business.  With all of the rescheduled weddings from 2020 going back in the diary, 2021 has been the busiest year ever for many wedding photographers. We've heard many photographers saying they are physically and mentally exhausted.   We chat to Sam all about finding that elusive perfect balance in our businesses and lives. We talk about how to say no, how to charge more, and why it's important that photographers keep fit in order to keep up with the physical challenges of the job.    It's a brilliant chat and we think you're going to take so much from it. Warning, there's a bit of salty language during the chat, so pop your headphone

Welcome to series 10 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.     We're very happy to be back! In this first episode of series 10 we are chatting with documentary family photographer, Emma Collins.       Emma has been working as a family photographer since 2012 - she started as a family lifestyle photographer and we chat to her about the transition into a more documentary style.       Emma has acquired several top awards at the Documentary Family Awards, she was selected for the Female Voice Exhibition 2019, has been named top UK storyteller photographer 2020 by TIRF and has recently been shortlisted for the World Photography Organisation Sony Alpha Female Award 2021 and the British Photography Awards 2021.       Emma is also co-founder of Made for Documentary, a community hub providing expertise and education, on a mission to help documentary family photographers develop their skills and e

Welcome to episode 85 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. We've heard lots of you saying recently that you're feeling overwhelmed and stressed. It's understandable - coming out of lockdown where we weren't shooting, socialising, mum-taxiing etc etc then being thrown right back into our busy lives is a shock to the system! So we invited the wonderful US photographer LeAnna Azzolini onto the show to chat to us about this. LeAnna has just experienced burn out herself, so we talk about her experience of this and how to recognise the signs early before you burn out. We have a lovely chat with LeAnna all about her tips for dealing with overwhelm burnout, whether social media contributes to this and also about her love for self-portraiture. See LeAnna's work here Follow LeAnna on Instagram LeAnna's own podcast episode about her experience of burnout   If you join us as a patron, for just $5 a mon