Daniel Griffiths started out as an associate shooter and now uses both first and second shooters in his wedding photography business. In this straight to the point interview, Daniel shares his thoughts and views on the good, bad and ugliness of associate shooters.
We cover the topic from different angles; one as the hiring photographer looking to capitalise on the assistance or experience of another photographer to build their business and the other as a photographer looking to learn from someone with more experience or to simply get paid as a hired shooter.
Daniels own experience has been up and down when it comes to hiring help and training other photographers which makes what he shares even more valuable.
Here’s some of what we cover:
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What is your big takeaway?
Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Daniel or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below.
Taking Action – a new project for 2016
The new year is a perfect time to kick off a new project, make changes in life or business you've been contemplating or to simply turn a new leaf.
I've decided to commit to the “100 Strangers Project” and have made a start after contemplating the idea for way too long. As good as I thought the project would be for me, my fear of approaching strangers to strike up a conversation and photograph them was holding me back.
I actually created two different websites before taking a single photo!
I'm committed now though and am already up to stranger number 7 and loving it! You can see my project at http://www.andrewhellmich.com/portfolio/ or http://instagram.com/andrew_hellmich
I'd love to hear what you have planned in the way of projects for 2016. Have you started, what's holding you back, are you already into your project? Let me know in the comments below and add a link if you've made a start, I'd love to check out whatever it is you're working on.
Stuck for a project?
You're probably aware of different projects like the 365 Project, the Thankful Project and a variety of others. A new one I recently heard about is the 2016 Photo Challenge by Mission Pic.
You can find more at http://2016photochallenge.com and http://missionpic.com
iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs
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Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome!
Secondly, iTunes is the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts and it's your reviews and ratings that help other photographers find PhotoBizX. More listeners means more interviews and ultimately a better show.
If you have left a review in the past, thank you!
If you haven't and you'd like to, head to https://photobizx.com/itunes and you can leave some honest feedback and a rating which will help both me and the show and I'll be sure to thank you on the show and add a link to your website or blog if you let me know the URL and your name.
Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Episode 147: James Day – Second Shoot Your Way to Wedding Photography Success
The Sunny f/16 Rule for Digital Exposure
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Do The Work by Steven Pressfield
Thank you!
Thank you again for listening to the show and thanks to Daniel for agreeing to come back onto the show and again, sharing so much.
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!
That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!
Thanks and speak soon
Andrew
Wedding Image Screenshots
During the episode with Daniel mentioned he shoots a LOT for his clients and delivers almost all of them to his clients. At the end of the interview, we discussed sharing an example of what Daniel delivers to his clients.
Daniel kindly sent through some sample screenshots with the following note:
Only half the wedding but listeners will get the idea
Now before anyone says… OMG so many doubles triples etc…. I've got free editors that select them, yes they work for free!!!
Often called CLIENTS!!!
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