Episode 36 - Vegas, Gangster Salesmen & Surely We Can Do Better Featuring Chris Denner This episode, wedding photographer Chris Denner shares insights from his 27-year career in photography, discussing the challenges of self-employment, the necessity of being a good business operator, and the evolving nature of client relationships in the wedding industry. Chris also explores the role of AI in…
Episode 35 - Marketing, Industry Compromise & F**k SEO with Martin Cheung Back for 2026, host Scott, owner of Photographers Keeping It Real welcomes Nottingham-based wedding photographer Martin Cheung to discuss the evolving landscape of wedding photography and the importance of collaboration within the industry. They delve into Martin's journey from a corporate IT job to becoming a full-time…
EPISODE 34 - SET FOR SUCCESS SUMMIT AND CHEESE WITH MICAELA KARINA The summit is a free to attend online event for photographers over 3 days between the 10th and the 12th of February 2025 with 18 industry leading speakers, including the likes of Sam Hurd, Corey Potter, Melissa Love, Lisa Devlin, Faye Cornhill, Adam Lowndes, Anna Pumer and many many more covering everything from SEO, workflows,…
Episode 33 - House Plants, Starting in Weddings and Larger Wedding Previews with Ben Lee In this episode I welcome the very talented wedding photographer, B en Lee to the podcast. Ben has actually only been photographing weddings for a couple of years but has grown to become a huge talent and it was a pleasure to chat to him. We discuss; House plants Bens awards Bens fashion career and day job…
Episode 32 - Is less more with client galleries featuring Marc Gartland In this episode I welcome the wonderful Liverpool based wedding photographer, Marc Gartland to the podcast. Marc has won multiple awards from PKIR, TIR and judged a round of our awards in 2024. We discuss; Editing backlog What we do in the off season Struggles of running a wedding photography business including social media…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…