#Special Guest

Ep. #141 - Coronavirus Extra (COVID-19 and your wedding photography business) with Jenn Van Elk

We're releasing this special episode to talk about COVID-19 (perhaps better known as Coronavirus), and how it's affecting wedding photography businesses and the wedding industry. We know you're hearing a lot about this right now. We know a lot of you are experiencing cancellations (we are too). It's rough out there. So we wanted to talk a little bit about being proactive during this time, communicating with your clients and other professionals, and how you could use this time in relative isolation wisely. We also talk about some ideas for making extra money if you're experiencing cancellations and loss of income. We end the episode by talking about television shows we love watching and other things that make us happy and we hope some of those things bring you joy and comfort too as you're social distancing. We're all in this together, and we can all get through this. Just don't panic and remember to ask for help if you need it. We love you all.

March 15, 2020

Ep. #140 - Compressing Raw Files with Boris Verks of Dotphoton (now called Rawsie)

This week we're talking with Boris Verks, the head of product at Dotphoton (now called Rawsie). We talk with Boris about raw files and about compressing them. We also talk to Boris about the White Stripes, the National, Iggy Pop, and David Bowie. And we talk a little bit about Mexican food and Italian food. But mostly we focus on what it is that Dotphoton is doing to help photographers save space. As these new cameras take photos that can take up 80 mb per picture, it's time to start thinking about how we all can save a little space.

March 10, 2020

Ep. #135 - If the Wedding is BYOB Should the Photographer BYOB? with Matt Mead

We're talking with Matt Mead about drinking with clients and music selection for client meetings. Matt's a wedding photographer in Erie, Pennsylvania. He has a background in commercial photography, shooting a lot of real estate and also hockey photos, but his real passion is for weddings. We talk with Matt about awkward situations he's gotten into while shooting as well as how he puts his personality on display at client meetings.

February 5, 2020

Ep. #134 - Life-Changing Meatball Marinara Sub with Ryan Welch of Freedom Edits

Ryan Welch of Freedom Edits joins us to talk about life-changing meatball marinara sub. Then we talk about how to fix Subway. We also talk about getting started as a wedding photographer at the age of 16, scaling a business from 30 weddings a year to 100 and then to 200, and the difficulties that come with running an editing company that does millions of photo edits every month. It's a great episode, so cancel your plans, put your headphones in and watch the Britney Spears Toxic music video to get ready.

January 29, 2020

Ep. #133 - Yeti Bait with Cat Ekkelboom-White

This week we're joined by Cat Ekkelboom-White all the way from Austria! Cat is an adventure and elopement photographer who shoots all over the world, but primarily in the Alps. On top of her phenomenal wedding and commercial photographer, Cat is also a Fujifilm X-Photographer. In this episode we're talking to Cat about her transition from being a composer/flautist to a photographer. We also talk about how she markets herself to shoot destination weddings in new locations and her transition from Canon to Fujifilm.

January 23, 2020

Ep. #132 - Icelandic Hot Dogs with Jamie Findlay of Evolve Workshops

This week we talked with Jamie Findlay of Evolve Workshops. Jamie talked to us about being a photographer in Idaho as well as running international photography workshops. We talked about her transition from running a clothing store to shooting photos. We also talked about the impetus for starting Evolve Workshops and how it evolved from simple meetups to international workshops and an annual conference.

January 15, 2020

Ep. #128 - Switching to Sony with Ulices Del Toro of the Wedding Photo Podcast

First up we talk some more about email marketing. Then we talk about Facebook Live marketing and Instagram Story marketing. Dustin and Ulices talk a little bit about making the change to Sony. Dustin shares about shooting his first professional photo jobs completely with his Sony gear. Nikon shuts down their authorized repair program, a bride is arrested for allegedly forcing a photographer to pay to shoot her wedding, and a Kentucky photographer sues for her supposed religious right to discriminate against people (BTW, there's no religious right that allows anyone to discriminate).

December 16, 2019

Ep. #126 - Processed Bovine Expressions with Morgan Roberts

This week we’re joined by professional wedding guest, Morgan Roberts! Morgan is a wedding photographer from Moggill in Australia, just outside of Brisbane. We talk with Morgan about getting groped at a wedding, seeing a punch up at a wedding, watching an uncle get into a biffer… and that’s all just one story. We also talk with Morgan about weird copyright requests, Nikon vs. Fujifilm, and breaking out of a three month slump where he didn’t book any new weddings.

December 1, 2019

Ep. #120 - Spectral Imaging (Halloween Special)

On this special Halloween episode, Steve interviews Spectral Imaging Professor Dr. Richard Von Finkelstein. Dr. Von Finkelstein has a PhD in spectral imaging. His life changed at the age of 9 when he saw his first ghost and went to capture an image of it on his camera. That event, changed the course of his entire life.

October 30, 2019

Ep. #117 - Conceptual Photography with Aaron Nace of Phlearn

Aaron Nace joins us this week to talk about his conceptual photography, his journey into becoming a photographer, and his recent trip to Alaska where he shot the reception of a wedding. He's not a wedding photographer, but he did get the photos turned around and sent back to the client in one night. So he's putting us all to shame. We also talk with Aaron about his company Phlearn and the motivation behind teaching other photographers his craft.

October 14, 2019