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First shooters, second shooters or associate shooters are all great avenues into the world of wedding photography business and the perfect way to learn the ropes before going it alone or to supplement your income while building your own business on the side. In this interview, James Day who is regularly approached by "wanna-be" photographers to come along and assist him on a wedding day, shares his thoughts on hiring (and being paid by) those looking to learn from him. [...]

Todays episode features Rose and Thomas from Bittersweet Designs in the USA and they're bringing something out of the ordinary but so relevant to the show. These guys are experiencing growth and success in the wedding and portrait photography business world and have grown from nothing to complete success with gorgeous work and smart marketing. They've had a roller coaster ride to get to where they are after 6 years in business. From multiple website failures and completely changing the business model [...]

Whilst searching for an Instagram expert for the Photography Business Xposed podcast to cover the topic of Instagram marketing for photographers, one name kept popping up… everywhere! Sue B. Zimmerman. Also known as the #InstagramGal and #TheInstagramExpert. Founder of the online course Insta-Results, author of the Book Instagram Basics for your Business, Speaker and Business Coach, Sue is a master at utilising Instagram marketing for business and teaches entrepreneurs how to harness the power of Instagram. Here’s some of what [...]

Alex Vita from Romania is a top freelance designer, developer, blogger and the creator of Foreground Web, a site dedicated to improving photographer's websites. Originally a wedding and portrait photographer himself and through the struggles of finding work Alex is now committed to teaching how to build a photography website covert visitors to clients. Although some of todays interview does get a little technical, there is a ton of information Alex shares that can be immediately implemented to improve the effectiveness [...]

In this episode of the photography business podcast, returning and super poplar guests Matt Ebenezer from Matt and Katie Photographers plus Steve Saporito, the portrait doctor are back for a photography business Q&A session to answer specific questions from you the listener. The questions are wide and varied and the answers specific and involved and each with a different slant from the guys. Here's some more of what we cover: Mike from Biblino Images: For the photographers that [...]

Helena Price was not a professional photographer at the start of 2013. Today she is shooting for some of the biggest brands in the world and is doing so by shooting her style of portrait photography and delivering "real life" photos that gel perfectly with the branding vision of her clients. Her prices have tripled since starting and Helena is riding the wave of photography business success; learn how you can go from from zero to high end photography in super [...]

Right after this episode of the photography podcast was recorded, Oli Sansom was named Capture Magazine's "Emerging Photographer of the Year" for 2014, as well as taking out the portrait category and being a finalist in the documentary/journalism & wedding categories. In this interview, Oli shares everything about his photography business start up success after a push when his last employer left him without work. Although Oli isn't a making a million from photography yet, he's on his way  however and isn't following [...]

In this interview, successful businessman James Schramko shares his recipe for building a successful photography business without being a photographer. Listen in as James systematically builds a virtual studio from scratch; step by step he covers what any listener can do right now to build a thriving photography business with a well ranking, engaging and unique website to attract your perfect target client. It becomes obvious that the photography skills of the business owner has very little to [...]

I've always wanted a "creative accountant" as part of my team, and speaking to Peter Eastway for this episode of the podcast is as close as I've come. Peter is one of the most creative and talented photographers in Australia and the world, who also happens to be an accountant. He knows exactly what it takes to have a profitable portrait or wedding photography business. In this episode, we talk numbers, turnover, tax, business plans plus loads more, Peter [...]

Heidi is a UK based marketing expert that focuses solely on working with vendors in the wedding niche and has some strong views on what is the perfect wedding photography success recipe. Get focused and stop trying to appeal to everyone - you need to be targeting your dream clients only. Too many wedding photographers target any and every potential client which is damaging your business. Heidi says you need to think less about what your client wants [...]