The Snappening - Wedding Photography Podcast

In response to Marnie Hawson's question, we chat about how to handle the end of a wedding when it's time to go home and make sure you're not there any longer than you need to be. Also - do you charge overtime? We talk about our principles in that area too.. Check out Food in a Nek Minute here for some classic NZ humour.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New...

Greg and Thom talk about ways new wedding photographers can get a platform in the market. From gear to SEO to software - we try and cover it all.  We also chat about the gear we're taking traveling later this year - apparently duffel bags are so in right now...  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: St...

Back to back weddings can take quite the toll on the body - how can we minimise this and prevent being "wungover".    Also - Uncle Bob's are becoming more common and more annoying, Thom speaks of his latest experience and how he handled a snap-happy Bob.    See our Facebook page for Greg's "Thug Life" Grandad of the day.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in...

Thom has recently switched over to Studio Ninja ( http://www.studioninjacrm.com ) to handle all his inquiries, emails, bookings, pretty much everything... and he shares his experience using it and other CRM programs. Greg talks about Mail-Tester ( http://www.mail-tester.com ) and how it can greatly improve your email spammyness.   - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zeala...

We chat about our last weddings and how it's been raining lots. We also offer some ways to get around clients that don't want their wedding photos shared on Facebook. Then we chat about social media and our sources for lead generation.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENI...

Tom is in NZ and Greg is about to leave for Aus. We talk about helicopters at weddings and how to make the most of these awesome experiences! Also - we start a new segment where we answer questions from listeners! This week, Mads asks us about posing couples - Thanks Mads!  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Spons...

Tom has a the wet wedding to end all wet weddings and gives his 3 tips for handling such an occasion. Greg shares his experience with a Google Adwords company. We chat about new Sigma lenses too!  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING...

We talk about what to do when clients say things like "we've decided to go with someone else" - other than getting into the fetal position and sobbing. Then we look at the advantages of micro-adjustments - are they worth it?    Mentioned in this episode:   Focal Hyperlaps   - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - -...

Yo Yo - so today we chat about Greg's new hat, he's just like Malibu Stacie. We chat about the weather in Sydney and other stuff we're up to. We then get into what it's like shooting at a wedding where there is a lack of structure and you're instructed to just 'take casual photos of people mingling etc' and we come up with some tips for making it a little easier....

Can wedding photography go on forever? Or do we need to have a backup plan for that day when we've either had enough, or the market changes? And speaking of backups... how do you backup your photos? We discuss how we do ours.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off...

Greg chews the fat about a disaster he had at his last wedding involving a car valet blunder. We get technical about shooting in harsh light and have a bit of a catch up after a New Years break.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING1...

Happy New Years everyone :D This week we start off the year talking about how we cope with a wedding drought. It seems there are some new 'old school' phones from Nokia in the works. Then we discuss how we priced our packages and how on earth a photographer finds out how much they are worth? And don't worry... we're working on a new series for Delilah which we'll release i...

It's Christmas :D Join us as we talk about how great it is to not have to take photos right now and how smartphones are awesome when you don't want to get your gear out. We also talk about a way of managing Lightroom catalogues on multiple machines and our experiences using this method. There's also a new section! La Novela....... Hear about the adventures of Jose and Delilah in the...

We chat about how good the holidays are and then discuss why we don't send couples a physical USB drive any more. Thom throws a photographers' ball for the local wedding photographers. Then we go over our lens selections and when we use what.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - S...

The guys talk about talking and the infamous Red Panda, about if home offices are the best options for wedding photographers and about organizing large groups at weddings. Shout out to: Johnny Spitz - www.johnnyspitz.com and Wildwood - www.kangaroovalleycountrywedding.com.au . - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sp...

We get on our high horses and have a good rant about weddings, celebrants and the first kiss. Greg talks about his experience shooting 2 weddings in 2 days in 2 countries. Tom talks about how summer weddings suck. Oh - and Greg gets a new computer!  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPP...

We talk about Greg's dreams of drinking beer, Tom's philosophy on helping couples with their planning, how our own weddings went and what we learned from them, our pricing guides and how we work them, and we talk about how we don't talk about cars enough. We also mention www.statcounter.com - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, A...

We focus on camera bags, camera travel gear and how we use our bags at weddings both when we drive and fly. Gear we talk about includes: Manfrotto Pro Roller Bag 70 Pelican 1514 Lowepro Flipside 400 Tenba Messenger DNA 13 WANDRD PRVKE Dakine Trail Photo 16L As well as the usual banter and yes, a cat makes an appearance - as well as a bird. Plus we're wearing Aztec robes...  - - - - - - - - -...

We chat about Halloween lollies, Facebook and Instagram marketing and other general ramblings.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

The Snappening is live! We get our pilot episode out of the blocks. We talk about how we met, how we became photographers and then spontaneously talk about shoes.  - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - - Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Sn...