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Blake Pollino has edited nearly 100 episodes of The How To Film Weddings Podcast, all while growing his business into his full-time job. Within a year of starting Blake Pollino Films, he was full-time doing the work he loved. How did he do it? What were his secrets? Well, we are super excited to have Blake on the show to talk all about it! We also talk about the Brand New Canon R5 and Canon R6, so...

You asked for it, so we're doing it. We got a ton of feedback from last weeks episode on branding, so we're diving even deeper this week to talk more about branding your business.  What is it that separates the good brands from the truly great brands? We're talking about how to differentiate yourself in your market, how to stay top of mind for other vendors, and much, much more.  We're also excite...

It's all about the brand. Your brand is much more than your logo. Too many of us spend so much time focusing on our color grades and shot selection, and we forget to focus on our over all aesthetic and feel of our branding. From the words you have on your site, to your color grade, to your logo and website, it all adds up. Nick has done an incredible job keeping his brand at the forefront of his c...

YouTube in 2020   We love YouTube, and here is why. That is where our couples are. Maybe not in the YouTube app, but when they search for wedding videos on google, YouTube videos show up first. If you've done your job to build the proper search results, your videos will show up. If the videos are good, couples will book you.   Both Nick and John have traveled the country shooting amazing weddings...

In an ever changing world, we wanted to take a few minutes and talk about what we have been doing when it comes to sales. Things are different now. So what do you do? We took some time to go live in our Facebook group answering your questions about sales. We go deep on how to take better care of your clients, and how to set yourself up for success within your business. What if you could make more...

An honest discussion with Black Wedding Videographers    With everything going on in the world, we wanted to take a week and slow things down, and talk about it. With the recent death of George Floyd, it sent the world into a frenzy, with rioting, protesting, and an outcry for change.    So we invited a panel of guests to discuss the hard topics. This is different from our typical episodes. No spo...

The Client Experience Now more than ever you really need to be focusing on your client experience. How do you treat not only your couples, but their families, and their vendors? We break it down from the time a couple reaches out, until after the wedding, with the things we do to serve our clients. We talk about ways we make more money per client, how we can help guide our clients, and provide the...

Improve Your Money Management  Money...nobody likes to talk about it but we all need it and want to know how to make more of it. This week we take a deep dive in to all things money. How should you budget? Should you take on business debt? We answer all these questions and more on this weeks episode of the How To Film Weddings podcast.  So pop in the headphones, connect the bluetooth, or turn up t...

So much has changed in the last few months. The world has shut down, and so many of us weren't ready for it. Nobody knows when things will get back to "normal." Nick and John sit down to have a conversation about what COVID-19 has looked like for them, as well as their strategies and plans they are implementing moving forward. We talk about some ways to make sure you have enough cash to survive, a...

Learn Wedding Film Pricing with Matt Johnson Check out Matt Johnson's new course here: https://courses.whoismatt.com/a/27258/B6tBkrPS Our friend Matt Johnson needs no introduction. He's the real deal. With over 200,000 subscribers on YouTube, and a killer educational channel, this guy has helped so many of us. We had him back on the show to talk all about pricing yourself. How much should you char...

Weddings on a RED with John from Martin Weddings Have you ever looked at someone's work and thought, 'yes!' That's the look. Those are the colors. How do they do it? Well, that's how we felt about John Martin's work from Martin Wedding Co. We couldn't put our finger on why his films looked so different. The answer? He shot many weddings with a RED camera. We spent quite a bit of time in this episo...

As wedding filmmakers, music plays such an important role in our films. Finding good music used to take forever. With sites like MusicBed, we have a much easier job. A couple years back, a band called CHPTRS came out of nowhere and gave us music that helped us all elevate our films. We have both used CHPTRS so many times in our films, and were beside ourselves when the band told us they'd be on th...

100 episodes. We can hardly believe we have recorded 100 episodes. When we started this thing, we had no idea If anyone would listen. We are continually blown away by the loyalty of our listeners. You have helped us grow into the largest wedding video podcast on the planet. Not only that, you've helped us build a community focused on kindness, hard work, and good character. We wanted to offer a ce...

When it comes to Wedding Filmmaking, you have been living under a rock if you don't know about White in Revery. Calen and Kristine Rhome have built such an incredible brand in the past several years. They are synonymous with great branding. They know exactly who they are, and are very proud of it.  From traveling the world shooting unreal weddings at jaw dropping locations, to hosting the Venture...

Have you heard of Happy Camper Films? No, it's not just a really cool name, it's a lifestyle! Tyler and Allison Blair live in a 190 sq. ft RV and travel all over the US creating gorgeous wedding films! In today's episode of the How To Film Weddings podcast we talk with Tyler about how he has had to adapt his filmmaking to the space that he lives in as well as some other wedding filmmaking goodness...

Master The Moment with Ray Roman Films When you think of luxury weddings you think of Ray Roman. This guy has been charging tens of thousands of dollars for his films for years, and has made a place for himself in the luxury market. John sits down with Ray to talk all about his new course, "Master the Moment." Join Ray Roman as he takes you on-location throughout an entire wedding and breaks down...

618 studios is based in Southern California and focused on a primarily higher budget couple. How have they done this? How have they been able to build a brand? Nick and John talk with Kelley and Paul about how they have built the business, and how coloring their films has helped them to raise their prices.   Get 15% off their new luts using promo code HTFW15 here: https://illumeluts.com/   Follow...

We are living in a crazy time as business owners. With COVID-19, aka the Corona Virus shutting down the earth for a few weeks, we all have a LOT of questions. That being said, we brought in our attorney Paige Hulse, to talk about all things COVID-19, and what we should be doing legally to protect ourselves. We took questions from our Facebook Group and Instagram pages from YOU. We hope this inform...

TAXES. We all have to deal with them, but do we do them correctly? Do you live in fear that you are going to do something wrong and get your hand slapped by the IRS? What about knowing whether or not you should purchase certain items so you can write them off? It gets SO confusing, but we are here to help.  We took your questions, and answered as many of them as possible in the time we had togethe...

When we came across Alessandro Bordoni we were blown away by his work. His work has been featured in Vogue, Brides Magazine, People Magazine. He won WEVA Best Videographer, Best Editor, Best Highlights Film, WPPI Silver Distinction Award, to name a few.   What makes this guy different? Where does he draw his inspiration? We answer these questions and more. We talk to Alessandro about his thriving...

When it comes to building a loyal following, our guests today have done just that. But maybe not a loyal following with other wedding videographers. Instead, they have destroyed it when it comes to promoting their business to future couples. With over 12,000 Instagram followers, and tens of thousands of views on their videos, they are building a loyal fan base that loves them.   Love Story Films,...

Going to be honest. We saw a video that Stanton Giles made for a couple, and we were both blown away. Just by watching that film, we both agreed we had to have Stanton on the show. It was the first video that we saw in a long time that we watched all the way through. It was a destination wedding in Mexico. The style was completely different. The vibe was even better. We sat down with Stanton to ta...

It happened. We had Remi from Maru Films on the podcast. This guy is passionate about story, and you can tell it. Nick and John sit down with Remi to discuss how he is so creative with his films, and how he got into destination weddings.   When we started the podcast, we had Maru Films on our short list and are so excited for Remi to join us.   #weddingvideography #howtofilmweddings #marufilms

Education. Do you really need to invest in yourself? Isn't an 'I'll figure it out on my own' mentality good enough? Do you need education in order to grow in your business? We 100% believe that the answer is yes. Both John and Nick have seen their businesses grow and thrive over the last few years simply by investing in themselves. #weddingvideography #howtofilmweddings #howtofilmweddingspodcast C...

The Best Way To Build Your Business - With Nick and John What is the one secret we both wish we would have known when we were getting going? It is often overlooked. Investing into education. Not just reading business books. But ACTUALLY learning from others that have had proven success in the wedding videography industry. Queue How To Film Weddings. Join Nick and John as they answer your questions...