How to Shoot Hybrid - Photo & Video

In this episode we don't reveal any secrets, we discuss small behaviours and attributes which make a huge difference in your wedding photography and videography business. We are on the road and recording this in the car, so it doesn't quite sound the same, but it is a great conversation so we hope it helps to remind you of the things we can all be doing to provide a first class service t...

In this episode we discuss two things that combined are probably the most important things to focus on if you want to have a successful, sustainable and profitable business. By delivering a high level of customer service you will create organic marketing opportunities to find more of your ideal clients and this will compound over time to grow your business in the direction you want to take it - le...

In this episode it is all about taking those enquiries and turning those into jobs that allow us to do what we love for a living! This is no accident, it isn't by chance. To have a successful and sustainable business there needs to be an intention and methodology behind this and this is a process that you should put in place - whether it is highly structured or loose and relaxed. Our conversa...

In this episode we are discussing marketing channels that you can utilise to reach couples who want your services. This is more of an exploratory discussion, because like with all of our podcasts we are not telling you that there is a one size fits all approach! What we want to do is chat about the options, provide a little insight into our experiences and provide you with some ideas to test with...

In this episode we talk about branding and why it is so important towards the success of your wedding photography / videography business. Branding is a huge topic and often misunderstood. This discussion is not around the design details but around how to build a brand that will help you to sell your service to your ideal couples. The wedding mavericks podcast is a great place to learn, discuss and...

In this episode we discuss the way you can structure and formulate the service/product you offer to your client/couples. There are a number of approaches you could take to this and we discuss the different options from packages, to bespoke and a la carte pricing, how might you set a price. We talk through the different approaches for stages in your business and your own circumstances and what we h...

Episode 22 is all about how you determine your ideal client and why this is so important for your wedding videography / photography business. It is a stage that can be overlooked, because you just need  people are getting married right? But how do you focus your branding and marketing so that you are attracting the couples that will value your service? How do you speak to people who will connected...

This weeks episode we discuss the use of discounts and dynamic pricing strategies for wedding videographers & photographers and how you can implement or use them to help achieve your own goals. As always, there are no one size fits all solutions when it comes to being a self employed small wedding business owner and the aim of our conversation in this episode is to consider the pros and cons o...

In this episode Lyndsey & Jules are taking a little break from talking about the business side of wedding photo and video and are having a laid back chinwag about things to consider when shooting a wedding as a photographer or videographer. We are on the road with this epidose, it is the night before our first wedding of 2022 and we are in staying in a hotel in Whitby a short drive from the we...

In this episode Lyndsey & Jules discuss the how pricing, costs and the time you spend on your business, along with the service you provide determines how much money you actually earn as a wedding photographer or videographer.  If you have never thought about this or analysed any of this information it will transform the way you think about the financial side of being a wedding videographer or...

Do you have a wedding photography or videography business? Have you ever sat down and listed all of your costs so that you can plan financially? If the answer is yes, great - this episode will hopefully refresh things for the coming year. But if you are just starting out and need to know what to consider, or you have started your business but never really considered how much you spend on running i...

In this episode Lyndsey and Jules are discussing the big, contentious topic of pricing in the wedding photography and videography industry. As UK based wedding filmmakers/photographers our experience and knowledge is focussed on the UK market, however the principals, considerations and strategies we discuss are just as applicable in other parts of the world. This isn't just a moan, rant or fl...

Lyns and Jules discuss their approach to planning their workload as wedding photographers/videographer to meet financial goals and balancing this with wellbeing and growth of the business. The wedding mavericks podcast is a great place to learn, discuss and help you grow your wedding photography and videography business . We discuss all aspects of running a sustainable and successful business as w...

To kick of season 2, in episode 1 we are discussing how to set goals and make action plans for your wedding videography and photography business to ensure that you are putting effort into the areas of your business and your wider life that are most important to you and will help you achieve the results you are working towards.  Lyndsey and Jules talk about why goals are important, discuss some of...

On episode 14 of the podcast I am talking with Nick Doyle, a personal trainer and nutrition coach based in Yorkshire. Poor physical and mental health is probably the biggest threat to our personal lives and our businesses and I know from personal experience how easy it is to ignore exercise and have a bad diet because of work commitments and not prioritising time for our own wellbeing. This is pos...

On episode 13 of the podcast I am talking with Hannah from Hannah Brooke Photography. I connect so much with Hannah’s journey into her wedding business, but where her story is really inspiring is how she dealt with what we have all faced over the past year, she really did take the lemons and make lemonade. Imagine deciding to follow your desire to become a photographer, learning from scratch on th...

On Episode 12 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am chatting with James Mieszkowski from Sugarbird Photography.  It is rare to come across a photographer who crosses styles/genres in such a unique way. James blend's the natural and documentary with the epic and editorial. His images are  colourful and playful but elegant and classy, and having watched James capture a wedding as a guest before...

On episode 11 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am talking to Diana & Vicky from the Little Pearl Bridal Boutique located in Pickering, North Yorkshire. This was a really nice conversation as I had just been on an episode of their podcast prior to recording this, so we covered so much between the two chats. Diana came from a background in marketing and decided to start her wedding business 6...

On episode 10 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am talking to Jennifer & Elliot (aka the Foxtons), who are married couple from Yorkshire. They tied the knot in 2019, so they have freshly experienced what it is like to plan and have a wedding. They also now model as a real couple for various wedding industry styled shoots and workshops, so they know, and therefore can give some great insight i...

On Episode 9 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am speaking with Hannah Taylor, a bridal hair stylist from Sheffield in the UK. Hannah began her wedding business journey whilst working as a hairdresser around a decade ago. For many years she carried out bridal hair styling alongside doing cut's and colours in a hair salon, but as she had more and more requests for bridal hair styling she iden...

In episode 8 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am discusing my week following on from the UK governments announcement about easing the covid lockdown restrictions through their roadmap. Welcome news, but it has certainly been a busy and complicated mission to rebook movers and inevitably all of the bookings could not be saved.  I wanted to talk through what this all means and how it has left me f...

On episode 7 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am providing a little bit of extra bonus content for anyone who is feeling a little bit lost or low at the moment and looking for the motivation and support to take back control of their wedding business. The restrictions in place because of the pandemic have had serious effects on the entertainment and hospitality industry, the wedding industry has...

On Episode 6 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am in conversation with wedding photographer Neil Jackson. Whilst still at school Neil captured an image of his mates on a bench which sparked off an interest in photography, but music was his first passion. Playing in a band and teaching guitar was where he nurtured his creativity before starting to combine his love of nature and wildlife with photo...

On Episode 5 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am in conversation with Cath Broadhead from Raspberry Studio also known in the wedding stationary world as Raspberry Toast. Cath trained as a textile designer and ran commercial design studio working with big international brands designing their products and selling to businesses around the world. As things progressed Cath decided to set up her own b...

On Episode 4 of the Wedding Mavericks podcast I am in conversation with Dominic Yules from Bouncing Ball Films. Dom has been a wedding videographer for over 8 years and although he lives in Yorkshire he has done most of his weddings abroad in places like Italy, France and even New York in America. Starting out as a photographer and progressing into video early in his career within the wedding indu...