The Nerdy Photographer Podcast

I speak with Spencer Lum from Ground Glass about why hearing a negative from a potential client might actually be a positive for your sales and business! Spencer tells us how getting a potential client to tell you "no" can be helpful because it means that they are being honest with you. Otherwise, they can just "yes" you to death, leave the meeting and you will never hear from them again. The sale...

Ever have potential clients 'ghost' on you? Did you think that everything was going great and they just vanished only to tell you two months later that they hired someone else? If you hear from them at all... What can you be doing differently to avoid this? I am going to tell you in this episode! Support the Nerdy Photographer Podcast If you would like to support the Nerdy Photographer Podcast, th...

I sit down with my friend, and world-traveling photographer, Anthony Collins, to discuss commercial photography, traveling with your gear, and what it's like working on multiple continents! As Anthony likes to say he "shamelessly followed the money" when switching over to commercial photography. How did it effect his business? Listen and find out. About Anthony Collins "I am a New York City-based...

Trying to create an organic following on Instagram? Do you want followers who might actually become clients of your business? Then you need to avoid the Autobots & Decepticons of Instagram...or are you one?!?!? Let's just say that if you are one of those people who follows accounts on social media in an effort to get them to follow you back and then unfollows them, we are not going to be friends....

I talk rock 'n roll photography with photographer Jeremy Harris. Jeremy's music photography career began with Kerrang! Magazine, shooting artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, and Mastodon. Since then, he's worked with longtime client iHeartRadio to capture photos of Blake Shelton, Alanis Morrissette, ZZ Top, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Cheap Trick. His live event photography has included the Warpe...

Discussing the not so sexy side of the photography business...doing the books, marketing, and all the stuff that gets you paid that isn't taking pictures! Also, bad wedding photographers in the news! Support the Nerdy Photographer Podcast If you would like to support the Nerdy Photographer Podcast, that's great. You can find multiple ways to help on our support page , or go visit our merchandise p...

In this episode, I talk to my friend, photographer Leighton DaCosta about having an 'interstate mobile' photography studio and traveling to Jamaica to teach photography workshops! Have you ever wondered what the business implications of having a photo studio that works in multiples states or even foreign countries? You need to listen to this episode and find out all of the valuable information Lei...

A lighthearted observation of the photography community and how photographers ask for information about what equipment to buy - as well as what they should really be thinking about! Support the Nerdy Photographer Podcast If you would like to support the Nerdy Photographer Podcast, that's great. You can find multiple ways to help on our support page , or go visit our merchandise page ! Get More Ner...

The Nerdy Photo Crew is off this week,  but next week they will meet - THE OBSERVER! Be sure to tune in to hear where their adventures take them.