Xperiments

Dan Westergren of www.danwestergren.com and I were recently exchanging emails about his PhotoBizX premium membership. It turns out he has a love of cycling, like I do, used to race and even spent time in South Australia from the USA while on assignment for wait for it... National Geographic! My ears pricked when I read this and I poked a few more questions at Dan via email and he told me... I'm a NatGeo and commercial Travel photographer, [...]

I recently asked inside the PhotoBizX members Facebook group for suggestions of creative photographers to interview for the podcast. Past interview guest, Tanya Goodall Smith suggested I talk to Pye Jirsa saying that his new course and all the fun he's been having on Tik Tok would make him the perfect guest. Trusting Tanya's judgement, I invited Pye for an interview. Since setting up this recording, I did some investigating to learn more and WOW... my head is [...]

Erick Danzer and Scott Wyden Kivowitz of www.imagely.com are two of the guys behind a new automated lab fulfilment for photographers with Wordpress websites. I asked both guys onto the podcast after reading about what could be a game-changing service for photographers who want to sell directly from their Wordpress websites. My first thought was - is this the end of services like Pixieset, Pic-time and Shoot-proof? Erick Danzer is the man behind-the-scenes at Imagely. His focus is [...]

Angie Connell of www.angieconnellphotography.com.au is arguably the most creative photographer I've interviewed for the podcast. It's rare in the world of photography today to see something unique or to see a photographer creating something different from the norm. In a social media run world where we are over saturated by imagery, it feels like an impossible task to be different, to find your specialty and stand out from the crowd. At the same time, we're told to find [...]

Lawrence Scott of www.lspix.co.uk agreed to record this interview while driving from Glasgow to Edinburgh to go see the Castle and catch up with a bunch of Scotish photographers in one of their most beautiful cities. On the drive, it was difficult to talk business with so many stories from Lawrence about his early days as a crime photographer - some of which you'll hear in this episode. We did get around to some photography business, life as a photographer based in [...]

Dan Waters of www.danwaterscreative.com and www.getprophotoclub.com agreed to record this interview while driving fr0m Peterborough to Cambridge for me to play tourist for a day and for Dan to reminisce and play tour guide to the university town he grew up in. Once we got past the topic of Bobby, his incredibly loved dog who lives a life better than most children, we moved on to business and life as a photographer in Peterborough. In the conversation, Dan shares his ideals on [...]

Mark Seymour of www.markseymourphotography.co.uk hosted an industry dinner that coincided with my time in London and I was lucky enough to be invited along. There were photographers, high-end function coordinators, a photography business coach, an album company representative, a wedding marketing startup sales person and an incredible meal hosted by Mark and Karen at their lovely home. The idea of these dinners/get-togethers (this is the second time Mark has hosted a dinner like this) is to network, make friends and meet [...]

Darren Lehane of www.lehane.photo has some pretty strong feelings on what is and what isn't street photography. It's the same with gear, especially new photography gear and the clamour for photographers to get hold of it to make them a better photographer or somehow improve their photography business. After spending a few days with Darren while visiting the UK, it was very cool to hear his thoughts on all things photography - from street, weddings, personal projects, books, the masters and skills of today's photographers. Not [...]