The Beginner Photography Podcast

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Wet Plate Photography: No Filter Necessary with Shane Balkowitsch Sep 08, 2020

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#215 Shane Balkowitsch is a wet plate photographer from Bismarck North Dakota. Prior to getting into wet plate photography, Shane had never owned a camera outside of his cell phone. Shane is currently on a mission to capture 1000 wet plates of northern plains native Americans.

Shanes Wet Plate Process Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S86yNGXlpck

In This Episode You'll Learn:

What is wet plate photography
How Shane got started with wet plate photography
How wet plate photography works
Where Shane struggled most when learning wet plate photography
Technical challenges of exposing wet plate photographs
Why Shane stuck with Wet Plate Photography, knowing that digital photography is much quicker and eaiser to produce an image.

Resources:

Wet Plate Photographer, Shane Balkowitsch’s website
Shanes Instagram
Balkowitsch documentary on Amazon

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Learning Photography Roadmap Sep 01, 2020

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#214 In todays episode of the podcast we breakdown the roadmap in which to learn photography. From buying your first camera to creating beautiful works of art there is a proven roadmap to follow to focus on what matters most.

Premium Members Also Learn:

The 4 photography business systems you need to take your photo business seriously

Resources:

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Unleash the Pawtential of Pet Photography with Nicole Begley Aug 25, 2020

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#213 Nicole Begley is a Dog and Pet Photographer based in North Carolina. Today we talk about some of the challenges of photographing our four-legged friends and how to master your session. We also talk about the business side of pet photography and how to market to pet parents.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

What Zoological training taught her about working with animals
The hardest part about photography to learn when just starting out
How to get pets to cooperate for a shot
The difference between an amateur and a professional pet photo
Tips for posing your pet

Premium Members Also Learn:

Why Nicole jumped into an unproven market of photography
The best form of marketing Nicole has found to book new clients
What photography products pet owners are buying from the sessions
How Nicole started booking sessions right away after moving to a new state

Resources:

North Carolina Pet Photographer Nicole Begley’s website
Nicole’s Pet Photography training website: Hair of the Dog

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High End Personal Brand Photography: The Next Step in Visual Excellence with Wendy Yalom Aug 19, 2020

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#212 Wendy Yalom is a San Francisco based high-end personal branding photographer who discovered her passion of personal branding photography after shooting weddings for 10 years. Today we chat about why she chose to leave her successful wedding photography business to pursue an unproven path in photography.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

Why Wendy went to fine art school for photography
If Wendy recommends going to school for photography
Why Wendy left weddings after 10 years to pursue personal branding photography
The difference between personal branding photography and a regular portrait session
What Wendy needs to capture at every personal branding shoot to consider it a success

Premium Members Also Learn:

Why Wendy believes in niching down and is not worried about turning away clients
The 4 Marketing Misconceptions every new photographer makes
How to market without selling

Resources:

High-end personal branding photographer Wendy Yalom’s website

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Get Corporate Photography Ready with Gustavo Fernandez Aug 11, 2020

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#211 Gustavo Fernandez and a Corporate event photographer in San Francisco who started photography after leaving his job as a pharmaceutical rep. Having studied photography under world class wedding photographer Bambi Cantrel and Gustavo got into weddings for a number of years before discovering Corporate event photography. Today he shares why he made the switch and how hes able to make more money working less weekends.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

Why Gustavo felt so passionate about photography to leave his pharmaceutical rep job of more than 10 years to pick up a camera.
How Gustavo organically discovered corporate event photography and how its similar to wedding photography
How to overdeliver to your multinational publicly traded client
How Gustavo turned $10 into $10,000

Premium Members Also Learn:

How to price for business to business events
How to use your website to book the job every time
Why Corporate events are a better business than weddings

Resources:

San Francisco Corporate Event Photographer Gustavo Fernandez website
Enroll in the Sharp Shooter Academy for 70% off!

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Learn How to Utilize the KLT Factor in Photography with Rhea Whitney Aug 04, 2020

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#210 Rhea Whitney is a Houston Tx Wedding Photographer who left her corporate accounting job to pursue photography full time. Today Rhea talks about building your Know Like and Trust factor to attract more clients than ever before and also deliver a world-class experience to your current clients.

Rhea Whitney is a Houston Tx Wedding Photographer who left her corporate accounting job to pursue photography full time. Today Rhea talks about building your Know Like and Trust factor to attract more clients than ever before and also deliver a world-class experience to your current clients.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

How Rhea got into photography while working as a corporate accountant
Rhea’s definition of the Know Like Trust Factor and what it means to her
How to build your Know Like Trust factor when just getting started
Where Rhea sees so many photographers get the KLT factor wrong in their marketing

Premium Members Also Learn:

Rhea’s #1 tip to build KLT factor with new clients on Instagram
Why you need an email list to keep in contact with potential clients and have them excited to book with you

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Finding your Creative Voice Jul 21, 2020

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#209 Finding your creative voice in photography is important to standing out and being able to make an impact. But the road to find your creative voice is not as easy as finding it on amazon and getting 2 day shipping. It can take years to cultivate your voice. But in today’s podcast episode I break down the 4 stages of finding your creative voice.

The 4 Stages of Finding your Creative Voice

Survive
Share
Stand out
Serve

Survive: You’re just learning how to use your new camera as a tool

Share: You’re enjoying the process of learning and are happy to share your work as you see consistent progress

Stand out: You realize that its the photographer who makes photos unique and you can make your work stand out by being true to yourself

Serve: You are now proficient with your camera enough to be able to help others. Either directly, WITH your camera or indirectly by teaching others how to use their cameras to serve with their cameras.

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Earn More in Less Time: Maximizing Mini Sessions with Phillip Blume Jul 15, 2020

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#208 Phillip and Elieen Blume are husband and wife wedding photographers from just outside Atlanta Georgia who stumbled upon a unique way of doing mini sessions that after years of refining has is now able to consistently earn them $10,000 in a single weekend without watering down their brand. Today we talk about how they do it!

In This Episode You'll Learn:

What sets Phillip and Elieen Blume apart from other photographers in their area
The rocky start Phillip and Elieen had with mini sessions in the beginning
What they struggled with the most when booking mini sessions
Why mini sessions are not just for clients who cant afford a regular session
How youre going broke shooting $150 mini sessions and why you should be charging less!
How their average sale is so high even in a country with the highest poverty rate in the country
and how to get enough variety of images in a 20 min mini session

Premium Members Also Learn:

How to set up your mini session funnel
Why most photographers get wrong when it comes to minis and how you can get it right
How to turn mini session clients coming back year after year after year!

Resources:

Join the LIVE Maximizing Mini Sessions Webinar July 29th at 2pm Est

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Capturing 30 years of Sports History with LA Dodgers Team Photographer with Jon SooHoo Jul 07, 2020

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#207 Jon Soohoo is the head team photographer for the Los Angeles Dodgers and has been photographing important moments in sports for more than 35 years and his photo of Kobe Bryant was used as the cover of ESPN’s memorial issue.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

When Jon SooHoo knew photography was going to play an important roll in his life
One of the best lessons Jon learned while shooting under legendary sports photographer Andy Bernstein
What the head photographer of the Los Angeles Dodgers is responsible for shooting and covering
How many team photographers shoot a Dodgers game
How personally Jon SooHoo takes team losses
Whether or not he documents team losses
How Jon SooHoo prepared to shoot the LA Dodgers world series game
If Jon would get a world series ring if the Dodgers Won the World Series
How to prepare for big moments during a game
How many photos Jon SooHoo takes in an average game
What it takes for a photo to stand out
If player superstitions rub off on him as the photographer
The one thing Jon would tell a new team photo intern before they took the field
How Jon’s day starts when he arrives at the stadium
What Jon gets asked most by Dodger fans

Resources:

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Using the Magic of Film to Capture Celebrity Portraits with Jesse Dittmar Jun 30, 2020

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#206 Jesse Dittmar is a commercial portrait photographer based in Brooklyn who specializes in celebrities and other notable figures. Jesse had photographed celebrities like Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Sting, Charli D’Amelio, Tom Brady, George Takei, David Letterman, Uma Thurman and many many more. In this interview we chat about Jesses early start in photography, what he learned from assisting that he didnt in art school, and the transition to going out on his own and shooting for himself.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

When Jesse knew photography was going to be an important part of his life
Struggles Jesse had with photography early on
The magic of developing your own film
What Jesse learned when going to art college
Why Jesse started assisting other photographers after graduating
Who books Jesse to take portraits of celebrities and notable figures
How Jesse is able to connect with his subjects in an impossibly short amount of time
The importance that music plays in Jesses life and in his photographs
What kind of music Jesse plays when he photographs artists like Sting
How Jesse approaches vision for his shoots when he just has minutes to grab the shot
How much direction Jesse gives to his subjects
The one thing Jesse needs from each shoot to consider it a success
Why Jesse still shoots film and how he uses it to achieve a signature look

Premium Members Also Learn:

How to nail your client meetings
What Jesse was surprised to learn after going out on his own and how he handled the stress
What Jesse outsourced in his business to make him a better photographer
How to overdeliver to your client to ensure they keep calling you back

Resources:

Connect with Raymond!

Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle
Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group
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