Photographers Keeping it Real

Episode 36 - Vegas, Gangster Salesmen & Surely We Can Do Better Featuring Chris Denner This episode, wedding photographer Chris Denner shares insights from his 27-year career in photography, discussing the challenges of self-employment, the necessity of being a good business operator, and the evolving nature of client relationships in the wedding industry. Chris also explores the role of AI in...

Episode 35 - Marketing, Industry Compromise & F**k SEO with Martin Cheung Back for 2026, host Scott, owner of Photographers Keeping It Real welcomes Nottingham-based wedding photographer Martin Cheung to discuss the evolving landscape of wedding photography and the importance of collaboration within the industry. They delve into Martin's journey from a corporate IT job to becoming a full-time...

EPISODE 34 - SET FOR SUCCESS SUMMIT AND CHEESE WITH MICAELA KARINA The summit is a free to attend online event for photographers over 3 days between the 10th and the 12th of February 2025 with 18 industry leading speakers, including the likes of Sam Hurd, Corey Potter, Melissa Love, Lisa Devlin, Faye Cornhill, Adam Lowndes, Anna Pumer and many many more covering everything from SEO, workflows, web...

Episode 33 - House Plants, Starting in Weddings and Larger Wedding Previews with Ben Lee In this episode I welcome the very talented wedding photographer, B en Lee to the podcast. Ben has actually only been photographing weddings for a couple of years but has grown to become a huge talent and it was a pleasure to chat to him. We discuss; House plants Bens awards Bens fashion career and day job Fin...

Episode 32 - Is less more with client galleries featuring Marc Gartland In this episode I welcome the wonderful Liverpool based wedding photographer, Marc Gartland to the podcast. Marc has won multiple awards from PKIR, TIR and judged a round of our awards in 2024. We discuss; Editing backlog What we do in the off season Struggles of running a wedding photography business including social media po...

Episode 31 - Balancing Full Time work with Weddings Featuring Damion Mower In this episode I welcome the wonderful Damion Mower to the podcast. Damion is a wedding photographer, previous owner of The Trained Eye and works full time in marketing. We discuss; Balancing full time work with a wedding photography business Marquee weddings on private land SEO and moving websites to Kadence The Trained E...

Episode 30 - What you are not doing with your marketing *but should be, with Alice Benham In this episode, I welcome business and marketing expert Alice Benham. Alice shares amazing tips on creating a simple marketing strategy, managing burn out with positive habits and some great tips for creating your own content without feeling too salesy! Alices new book, The Digital Marketing Handbook comes o...

Episode 29 - Homepage Secret Weapon with Ed Godden In this episode I welcome Ed Godden, Nottinghamshire based wedding photographer. I have been a huge fan of Ed's work for a while and it was wonderful to sit down and chat with him. In this episode we discuss; Fashion, shackets and what to wear to weddings Judging photography awards Having a photojournalistic background and how that helps with wedd...

Episode 28 - Special Guest Tom Aizenberg In this episode I welcome London based wedding photographer Tom Aizenberg. Tom is a hugely talented photographer with many PKIR awards as well as many other awards within the documentary wedding photography world. In this episode we discuss; Kindergarten Cop  Burnout without any autumn / winter break Updating your portfolio throughout the year  Ov...

Episode 27 - Take to the Streets featuring Matt Badenoch In this episode I welcome the wonderful Matt Badenoch. One of the nicest guys I had ever spoken to and a big inspiration of mine since I started out in weddings. Matt has just launched his Street with Matt - street photography workshops. I was lucky to go to a workshop with Matt at the end of last year and it was so much fun and I learned a...

In this episode I welcome Ian Weldon,  the not a wedding photographer wedding photographer. Ian has had his wedding work exhibited in a gallery with the Martin Parr Foundation and written an accompanying book. Ians latest project is a wedding photography conference in the North East of England, check out Northern Exposure conference here. In this episode we discuss: Northern Exposure Conferen...

Episode 25 - Alex Benyon - From Guitar Hero to Photography Hero In this episode I welcome Alex Benyon , a multi award winning wedding photographer based near the Cotswolds. Alex worked in the video game industry on huge games like Guitar Hero before transitioning into wedding photography. In this episode we discuss: Alex's own podcast - To Have & Download Alex's history in the video game indus...

Episode 24 - Jenna Kathleen, The Multi Award Winning 29 Year Old In this episode we welcome Jenna Kathleen, a Yorkshire based wedding photographer who has won many awards from PKIR, TIR and many others and still isn't even 30 years old! In this episode we discuss: TV show recommendations Entering awards, the why and the how LR Catalogue management Adding videography to your photography offering, T...

Episode 23 - Fully Booked for 2024 How?! Featuring Daniel Ackerley In this episode I welcome Daniel Ackerley to the podcast.  In this episode we discuss:   Being yourself and finding your ideal clients  Daniels marketing & leads and always working for referrals  Daniels journey from music photographer to weddings Pricing and the stigma within the industry Dans personal...

Episode 22 - Lessons from Second Shooting over 80 times with Tom Beynon In this episode we welcome Tom Beynon to the podcast. Tom is a huge talent with many awards from Photographers Keeping it Real, This is Reportage and Fearless. Tom was named NineDots photographer of the year in 2022.   In this episode we discuss:   Toms journey into photography, starting as a documentary we...

Episode 21 - Alan Law For episode 21 I welcome one of the nicest people in the wedding photography world, the wonderful Alan Law. Alan is a wedding photographer, founder of This is Reportage and This is Reportage Family and runs his own wedding photography workshops called Law School.  We discuss the highs and lows of running awards and photography communities, I get podcast tips from Alan wh...

Episode 20 - Zalmy Berkowitz On this episode we welcome Zalmy Berkowitz . All the way from California, Rangefinder Magazine Rising Star in 2021 and talented wedding and family photographer, Zalmy has a passion for composition, moments and his family. In this episode we discuss; Staying present, how to balance living the moment vs capturing it Showing personal work on your website Overdelivering at...

Episode 19 - Tyler Wirken & Foundation Workshop UK Special In this episode, Scott welcomes world renowned documentary wedding photographer, Tyler Wirken . Tyler now runs Foundation Workshop, often talked about as one of the greatest wedding photography workshops in the world, and it's finally coming to the UK. Full details can be found here . Tyler talks about why Foundation has the format it...

Episode 18 - Nathan Walker - Could Arnold Schwarzenegger be the best Wedding Photographer in the world? In this episode we welcome the very talented Nathan Walker , Nottingham based wedding photographer. We discuss; Juggling 4 children and wedding photography 2 of Nathan's passions, Tennis & Arnold Schwarzenegger Awards for Marketing, shouting about yourself online Initial client calls and a g...

Episode 17 - Hamish Irvine  In this episode we welcome Leeds based photographer Hamish Irvine. A huge personality and talent with a colourful, personality filled style. It was a huge honour to chat to Hamish, he hasn't spoken on many podcasts before and to hear his passion for photography / art and business was inspiring.  We Discuss; Playing the saxophone, jazz music and music in genera...

Episode 16 - Hollie & Patrick Mateer  In this episode we welcome husband and wife photography duo Hollie & Patrick Mateer. Yorkshire based photographers Hollie & Patrick were named our photographers of the year in 2021, winning a huge 14 awards! Recently winning The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) national title, numerous This is Reportage (TIR) & Fearless awards, they are amon...

Show Notes:  In this episode I welcome Dom & Liam from York Place Studios. The documentary wedding photography siblings are known for their unique style and are a huge influence for so many documentary wedding photographers. And now they have written a book!!  Titled ‘Is This Something’, it’s way more than a photo book, delving into mindset, packed full of advice and tips to help you...

Episode 14 - Chloe Mary  In this episode I welcome the wonderful Queen of monochrome, Chloe Mary. Chloe is a Bristol based wedding photographer shooting a mix of documentary and stylised portraits and of course lots of beautiful black and white tones. Find out more about Chloe on her Instagram or website .  Trigger warning - we talk briefly about Anxiety and Depression during this episod...

In this episode I welcome the wonderful Chelsea Cannar to the podcast... We answer the age old question... is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind actually good? After Chelseas amazing year with awards we chat through tips for curating images for awards, the importance of transition shots and variety. Chelsea talks about her background in graphic design and how that helps with her photography. Ch...

For episode 12, I welcome Phil Salisbury to the podcast. Manchester based documentary wedding photographer who had an amazing 2022. We start by discussing our thoughts on improving year on year, what we do during the downtime & the winter as a wedding photographer. Phil tells us how he started in photography and weddings, using his transferable skills in sales in his business and showing perso...