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Send a text Should you use flash during a wedding ceremony? It's always been a controversial question in wedding photography groups, with photographers often having a firm opinion one way or the other. In this episode we talk about this in more detail, drawing on our experiences from recent weddings where the unpredictable British weather forced Helen to make this decision!  We also discuss t...

Send a text In the latest episode of the Flash Masters Podcast we are joined by the incredible Jesse and Moira La Plante, two of the very best wedding photographers in the world, Ambassadors for MagMod and Flash Masters and the current This is Reportage Photographers of the Year.  But this episode isn't all about photography. Join us as we peek behind the lens and dive into the personal lives...

Send a text Join us as Neil and Helen catch up on their recent weddings, and find out why the British weather played a huge part on them.... Then, following on from last week's 'get to know Helen Williams' podcast, this time the roles are reversed and Helen quizzes Neil on all sorts of questions, from his favourite films and quotes all the way through to what job Neil would do on a...

Send a text How well do you reckon you know yourself? Buckle up and get ready for an engaging session as we unravel more about Helen Williams in a one-of-a-kind 'get to know you' session. Based on the fun format of Jaackmaate's Happy Hour podcast, we tease out Helen's insights on a potpourri of topics, all while throwing some unexpected questions her way. This laugh-out-loud ep...

Send a text Meta launches Threads to take down Twitter - but is it any good? What if there was a perfect social media platform? One that perfectly balances user engagement, content delivery, and genuine connections? Well, we might not have found it yet, but we sure did take a crack at it in this latest episode of the Flash Masters podcast. Join Helen and Neil as we dissect Meta's latest ventu...

Send a text In this episode we celebrate our recent guests, Janina Brocklesby, Neil Ridley and duo Demi and James, as well as updating you on all the recent Flash Masters developments in the Flash Masters community - and there has been a lot! We've had our minds blown with the feedback from you, the Flash Masters community, and we can't wait to share the exciting developments we've...

Send a text In this episode we are joined by the stars of Neil's off camera flash workshops and many of his YouTube videos - models Demi Hughes and James Taylor! Join us as we celebrate James' birthday and learn more about the incredible Demi and James, who share everything from their unique modeling talents to their thoughts on ghosts! Discover Demi's spot-on goat impressions, Jame...

Send a text Have you ever wondered how a military veteran turned security manager could end up becoming a multiple Flash Masters award-winning wedding photographer? Join us as we sit down with the incredibly talented Lancashire-based Neil Ridley, who shares his fascinating journey, from starting out second shooting all the way through to owning his own photography studio! Throughout our conversati...

Send a text We recently had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the award-winning Janina Brocklesby of Reportage Studios, who shared her incredible journey and wisdom in the world of documentary wedding photography. With numerous awards and accolades under her belt from Masters of Wedding Photography, This is Reportage, Fearless and Rangefinder's Rising Stars, Janina gave us an inside look...

Send a text Are you ready to elevate your wedding photography business to the next level? Discover the secrets of organising a successful styled shoot in our latest episode, where we share our experiences and insights from a recent YouTube video project. Get ready to master the art of collaboration, as we discuss the importance of building relationships with other wedding suppliers and managing ex...

Send a text In this episode we ask whether Adobe has killed photography with the launch of it's game changing Photoshop Beta and in particular the new Generative Fill tool, which revolutionises how we can edit our images.   We now have tools which can do things we never thought possible - but is that a good thing? Join us in the Flash Masters community: Website: https://flashmasters.co/ Insta...

Send a text In this episode we hear all about Helen's sky dive from 15,000 feet, plus we find out how her move from PC to Mac is going..... We then talk about the best way to deliver images and sneak peeks to our couples - is it on the day or is it best to wait longer for a better client experience? We also find out how Neil almost caused an argument between one of his couples by sending our...

Send a text In this episode we talk about the latest wedding we shot together and how Helen ended up hiding under a table, Helen's move from PC to Mac and the latest Flash Masters news - including talking about Neil's Introduction to off camera flash live stream, which is hosted in the Flash Masters member zone. We then discuss the rise of the wedding content creators - who they are and...

Send a text In this episode we are joined by incredibly talented UK-based wedding photographer Adam Lowndes to discuss how Adam started out in wedding photography, how he uses TikTok and his 360 camera to grow his business (gaining millions and millions of views and going viral in the process) and how he ended up keeping a cold pizza in his shower in New York... We cannot thank Adam enough for sha...

Send a text It's a packed episode! We talk about the latest Flash Masters news, including the release of Flash Masters Collection Six, the plans for our very first Flash Masters sponsored workshop with our incredible Australia based wedding photographer Ambassador Ben Connolly, we also pass on our congratulations to our friend Martin Cheung for launching his own wedding photography podcast an...

Send a text In this episode we welcome Cheshire wedding photographer Chris Wallace from Carpe Diem photography on to the podcast - and wow, we covered a lot of subjects from Chris' experience of going viral all the way through to how he and Helen fell out for months over karaoke... Not only is Chris an amazing photographer who has won a number of Flash Masters awards, but he is also Helen&apo...

Send a text In this episode we talk to incredibly talented wedding photographer, Keri-John Lovell. Less than 3 years after starting his wedding photography business, Keri has grown his business to a point where he is shooting 70+ weddings a year all over the UK - an incredible achievement!  In this podcast Keri shares the secrets of his success as well as giving us his top tips for anyone starting...

Send a text In this episode, we catch up by talking about Neil's latest wedding (and his embarrassing mistake) and find out how Helen is getting on designing her website (or not as the case maybe...) as well as looking forward to two exciting live streams in the Flash Masters community. We then give our advice on how you can best prepare your photographs so that they have as good a chance as...

Send a text In this episode we look back on our amazing live stream with Flash Masters Ambassador Ben Connolly (available to rewatch now in the Flash Masters video zone) before introducing our lovely and extremely talented guests for this week's episode - our good friends, Daiga and Martin Cheung. Martin is a wedding photographer (and Flash Masters award winner!) based in Nottingham in the UK...

Send a text In this episode we catch up talking about Helen's new website, why she has had a very stressful week changing passwords and also hear about Neil's off camera flash workshops and his day at Tank Space. We then talk about the moral dilemmas we have each faced as wedding photographers, including answering hyperthetical dilemmas, including what we would do if we caught people che...

Send a text In this episode we talk about why Neil had no air in his lungs on holiday and introduce the latest Flash Masters news, including our all new member video zone on the Flash Masters website - the new home of all our Ambassador video interviews, live streams and Zoom meetings. Plus we countdown to the deadline for Collection 6. We then talk about all things wedding photography workshops....

Send a text In this episode we talk about the latest Flash Masters news, including the announcement of Collection 5 and our recent live stream with the amazing US based wedding photographer, Jeff Tisman. We then ask whether AI is killing photography? The advent of AI culling and editing services, text generators and software such as Midjourney is changing the whole landscape of photography and wha...

Send a text In this episode we talk about the importance of International Women's Day, which takes place on the 8th March 2023. We discuss the challenges faced by women in the photography industry and Helen speaks honestly and candidly of the issues she has faced as a female wedding photographer, both online and whilst working at weddings. We talk about what we can do to champion and promote...

Send a text In this episode we talk to the incredibly talented UK based wedding and portrait photographer, Martin Hobby. Martin has over 30 years photography experience, covering weddings, music, pets headshots and corporate work.  Martin's photography journey is fascinating, from starting out shooting weddings at 16 with his dad in the 90's on film cameras all the way through to coverin...

Send a text In this episode we talk about how we are almost fully up to date with our wedding photography editing (Neil is now up to date and Helen is almost there) and then discuss how we would like our businesses to look over the next 12 months and the plans we are going to put in to place to try and make those things happen. We should warn you that this episode also features some very bad impre...