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Should you do a bridal show? What are some good bridal show hacks for vendors? What sort of expectations should you have going into a bridal show? Is Uncle Bob a worn out old term? What's the best location on a bridal show floor? Is it okay for a vendor to go to a bridal show as a guest and just spend time networking with other vendors, or should they stay away if they're not getting a booth? Do you give out cookies or candy to potential brides? If you're working a 9-5 and shooting on the side, and your employer asks you to do a photography shoot, how do you set boundaries so your employer doesn't take advantage of you and pay you less money than you're worth for your photography work?

In this special Valentine's Day episode, we invite Nicole Ashley onto the podcast to talk about her wedding and boudoir photography. Nicole tells us about her love of Nutella and coffee before talking a little more about her work, how she put together her team, how her team helps to get her clients comfortable for shoots, and how being on the other side of camera helped improve the way she shoots.

We skipped the basis for me doing these episodes which was to brag about the beer I'm drinking, so I'm just going to add it in here. Steve was drinking a Hop Dealer from Round Barn Brewery. Dustin wasn't drinking anything, probably not even water.

First up, Steve is drinking a Cabin Fever from New Holland Brewing Company while Dustin is on that tequila.

Dustin and Steve talk a lot on the podcast about their trip to Sierra Leone. If you've been wondering what they did during that trip to Sierra Leone, check out this video they made below. They spent 8 days in Sierra Leone shooting photos and video every day. Then on the flight home Dustin edited all of the photos and Steve edited together this video.

Dustin is on that H2O while Steve is drinking a Mad Hatter from New Holland. First topic is the new DJI Mavic AIR. We talk about a video Casey Neistat put out reviewing it:

This week on the podcast, Steve's drinking a Trippel from New Belgium. First up, Steve cuts out a large segment because he gets squeamish about the use of a certain word. Which rarely happens... but well, everyone has their limits. Next up, we talk about a magazine that's charging vendors to do styled shoots in their venues, but then doesn't pay any of the vendors who help put on the styled shoot. Essentially, they've found a way to get paid to make content for their magazine, but they're not flagging it as an ad and they aren't paying anyone doing work for them. Dustin is doing the shoot. Steve is disgusted by this. I'm not going to dance around this in the show notes.

You can find the show notes in the previous blog post.

It's Dustin and Steve, live in person! Well, not with an audience, but they're in the same room. It's basically the plot of face off. So check out the video on YouTube whenever Dustin gets that done and be prepared to be confused as you match the voices to the bodies.

This week Steve's drinking a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale while Dustin's back on that clear liquid he always seems to drink. First up we discuss why we keep shooting weddings. Then it's on to talking about Instagram and a few changes that were made. Next up we talk about crediting people in your posts and whether or not you should watermark photos you allow other vendors to share. Then Steve shares an email he received and there's a brief discussion about whether or not it makes good business sense to describe yourself as crushing it in an initial email to a stranger.