Photography Xperiment Podcast

How do I introduce a photographer like parker J Pfizer of parkerpfister.com with the kind of portfolio and reputation he has? Preparing for this interview I find I’m in awe of what he’s produced… his creativity and skill.

So instead of describing his photography, his awards and achievements, I thought I’d give you a glimpse into his personality.

I received this email from Parker when setting up the interview. I think it’s quite revealing. He says…

BTW, most of my serious work is at parkerjpfister.com

My wedding and portrait work is at parkerjphoto.com

You will see the difference I think. LOL

Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did and walk away with the same message I heard… get inspired and go create your own photography portfolio.

This episode of the Photography Xperiment podcast is sponsored by the super talented digital editors at The Image Salon… more about them in the show and below.

Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you?

Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Parker had to share?

Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I see lines and light and I just want to create just that. That’s all they are to me is this geometric shape that is interesting and it’s kind of the human form but it’s kind of hard too, which the human form isn’t at all – Parker J Pfister

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Parker or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too.

I shoot weddings for me and I always have – Parker J Pfister

I create for myself and I don’t know why – Parker J Pfister

I am a photographer. I am not a wedding photographer – Parker J Pfister

These are the constraints we put ourselves in that limit our lives – Parker J Pfister

Parker J Pfister Website

Parker J Pfister Weddings

Parker J Pfister Weddings on Instagram

Parker J Pfister on Instagram

Parker J Pfister Weddings on Facebook

Through the Motions – a film by Parker J Pfister

Transformations – a film by Parker J Pfister

Chris Buck

The Gelatin Silver Process

WPPI: Wedding Photography Association

Good Gallery

You should totally be inspired to go out and create – Parker J Pfister

Mamiya RB 67

8×10 Deardorff V8 View Camera

Ring lights

Paper Negatives

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Parker for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

Also, a big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you’re currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you’ll be blown away!

You get one shot at it. That’s it. And so you want to make it perfect – Parker J Pfister

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Paul Rogers of Rogers Pictures is a UK documentary wedding photographer. Before wedding photography, Paul was a photojournalist with The Times newspaper in London where he photographed a full range of subjects – from royalty, celebrities and world leaders to war zones and natural disasters worldwide.

His Instagram bio sums up his current approach nicely… “UK and Europe based Documentary Wedding photographer working with relaxed couples who love photography but don’t want a photoshoot on their wedding day.”

This episode of the Photography Xperiment podcast is sponsored by the super talented digital editors at The Image Salon… more about them in the show.

Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you?

Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Paul had to share?

Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I’ve made all those mistakes out there and you know, you don’t intend to make them the second time; or there’s maybe a second time but not a third – Paul Rogers

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Paul or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too.

When you are confident in what you’re doing you can get to the point of shooting the images that you know you need a lot quicker than when you’re faffing around, experimenting, trying something out that doesn’t work and you’re not quite sure you end up overshooting – Paul Rogers

I knew that I needed to do something in the field of documentary photography to do the kind of work that I wanted to do – Paul Rogers

Things change and this is who I am now – Paul Rogers

We will never stop learning and I just want to push myself every single wedding. Every year, I want to get better at everything – Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers Website

Paul Rogers on Facebook

Paul Rogers on Instagram

Paul Rogers on Twitter

Jeff Ascough

Neale James

Sean Smith

Brian Harris

Daniel Meadows

Don McCullin

Jane Bown

Foundation First Workshop

I suppose what I’m trying to do is explore other people’s vision of how they see – Paul Rogers

Zenit camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Full Frame DSLR Camera (Body Only) (OLD MODEL)

Canon EOS 5D Mark III 22.3 MP Full Frame CMOS with 1080p Full-HD Video Mode Digital SLR Camera (Body)

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Paul for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

Also, a big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you’re currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you’ll be blown away!

If you immerse yourself around people that have a philosophy in the way that they work it could certainly rub off on you and it can change the way you start looking at the world and that’s just the beginning. It’s now up to you to develop that and to look for other influences and to develop your style and to find out what works and what doesn’t – Paul Rogers

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Niki Boon of www.nikiboonphotos.com leapt from obscurity into the eyes of adoring photographers immediately after the raw, gritty and documentary styled images of her children were discovered and shared across the web.

The idea of living a simple life in rural New Zealand while home schooling her kids without TV and modern electronics is on the tipping point of becoming a paradox with the social media and real attention Niki is receiving.

We discuss photography, lifestyle, creativity, money, fame and a whole lot more in this candid interview which is kicked off with what I felt was the perfect introduction… Niki reading her “artists statement” which you can find below.

We live a simple life in rural New Zealand, on a 10 acre property surrounded by rivers, coastline, bush and hills.

My children are unschooled and live without TV or modern electronic devises, a lifestyle that may seem unconventional to some, but I am here to celebrate the magical place I choose to live with my family.

I document their days, together, in an environment full of nature and uninhibited play. I photograph as a physical record of their childhood, life as it is… the real …but also as a reflection of a childhood rooted deep in my own past …a most sincere place of freedom.. a childhood I now pass on to my own children. Although deeply personal I believe that others will also connect to some aspect of their own childhood…

I believe my children are right where they belong covered in mud , running and living through nature.

They belong here wild and free and earth connected in a way where the landscape begins and there little souls end.

Today we live on a small block of land where I strive to replicate this childhood for my children… it is here in our wild and wonderful surroundings that I endeavour to tell their story… Life as it is.  Artist statement by Niki Boon – Photographer, mother of four wild and free children

Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you?

Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Niki had to share?

Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

My photography’s journey has been a bit of a long winded one – Niki Boon

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Niki or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too.

I don’t know what it is to be discovered – Niki Boon

I fell in love with photography after falling in love with the dark room – Niki Boon

Photography is such a subjective thing. It just is. The way I shoot it is the way I see it – Niki Boon

If nobody gives a crap, then I don’t really need to worry about anything – Niki Boon

Niki Boon Website

Niki Boon on 500px

Niki Boon on Facebook

Niki Boon on Instagram

Illuminate Classes with Niki Boon

Episode 099: Gabe McClintock – How To Be True to Yourself in Your Photography Business

Walker Evans

Robert Frank

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Johannes Vermeer

Pieter Bruegel

Darcy Padilla

Darcy Padilla’s Julie Project: when photography becomes humanitarian

Canon EOS 5D Mark III 22.3 MP Full Frame CMOS with 1080p Full-HD Video Mode Digital SLR Camera (Body)

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM Wide-Angle Lens

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras – Fixed

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Niki for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

Also, a big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you’re currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you’ll be blown away!

If what you breathe in is as awesome, then what you breathe out is at least a percentage of that – Niki Boon

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Kevin Wyllie of KGS Photography is the dad, the photographer and the inspiration behind Regina’s (his 9 year old daughter) love of photography. Regina not only accompanies Kevin to weddings, brides are requesting her from around the world!

Kevin has photographed members of the Royal family, world-class athletes and music stars. In 2013 British Vogue magazine described him as “…a visionary photographer” only two years after starting his business.

Based in Scotland and concentrating mostly on weddings and portraits, Kevin has been making photography news all over the world… well, his daughter Regina has, to be more precise.

Regina Wyllie is Kevin’s nine year old daughter and wedding photographer. I’m not being loose with the term “photographer” either. The young photographer is already being requested by brides who hire her pro photographer dad and now couples are requesting her to accompany Kevin to photograph their wedding across the globe.

Regina is the daughter of pro photographer Kevin Wyllie, and she’s been shooting with a real camera since the ripe old age of … three.

At three years old, Kevin says she gave up her toy camera, picked up a Canon G9, and started shooting mountain bike races alongside Dad. Amazing stuff.

Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you?

Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Kevin had to share?

Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I know a lot of photographers struggle with selling something that we are so passionate about – Kevin Wyllie

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Kevin or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too.

Because we love it so much, we find it very very hard to charge properly for it or to sell it to people – Kevin Wyllie

I’ve never been a fan of a hard sell – Kevin Wyllie

I want them to see the passion I have for photography – Kevin Wyllie

Photography is a 24/7 obsession with me – Kevin Wyllie

Kevin Wyllie Website

Kevin Wyllie on Facebook

Kevin Wyllie on Twitter

Regina Wyllie on Instagram

Kevin Wyllie as Cotton Carrier Brand Ambassador

Meet Regina Wyllie, the Nine Year-Old Wedding Photographer

Petapixel Podcast: A New Camera and Rumors of More on the Way

Brides Request this 9-Year-Old Wedding Photographer by Name

Pocket Light Meter on iPhone

Photo Sundial App by Rick Sammon

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Kevin for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

Also, a big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you’re currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you’ll be blown away!

I’ve always maintained that if there’s anything automatic happening, something else is taking the decision for me. I can’t allow that to happen – Kevin Wyllie

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Italian portrait photographer and teacher, Sara Lando of saralando.com says there are few things she wouldn’t do to get the photo she has in mind. Sara shoots portraits, cardboard cut outs and commercial work using mixed media and plenty of creativity. Her portfolio is both stunning and varied.

This episode is sponsored by The Image Salon – the custom editing company that will free up your time and give your photos the look you want by assigning a personal in house editor to you.

Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you?

Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Sara had to share?

Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I was trying to find a balance between the photos you do for clients and the stuff that keeps you mentally sane – Sara Lando

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Sara or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too.

I love commercial photography but sometimes you feel like it’s never completely yours because you have to fulfil someone else’ vision most of the time – Sara Lando

I don’t think there is a single person on this planet that is not interesting or photogenic – Sara Lando

Every story can be interesting. It’s about learning how to narrate it – Sara Lando

Photography is in a way telling that something is worthy of being remembered – Sara Lando

Sara Lando Website

Paper Moustache

Sara Lando Photography on Facebook

Sara Lando on Twitter

Sara Lando on Instagram

Sara Lando on Snapchat: shipoftheseus

Sara Lando on 500px

Magpies by Sara Lando

GPP2014 ShootOut | Sara Lando vs Zack Arias

How to Make Ideas Into Great Photography by Sara Lando

Zacks Shoot with Sara Lando

The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman

Jolene by Dolly Parton

Jolene by The White Stripes

Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

Hurt by Johnny Cash

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Sara for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

Also, a big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you’re currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you’ll be blown away!

I’m fascinated by the concept of identity of like what makes you YOU – Sara Lando

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

João Guedes of http://joaoguedes.com was raised in Brazil but lives in Canada today. He’s been working professionally as a photographer for the last ten years and describes his style as a mixture of portrait, lifestyle and sensual photography. His work is absolutely gorgeous and after committing to a personal photography project, his work was elevated to a whole new level.

Music and movies are his main sources of inspiration and he’s been focussed on The Diaries Project for the last three years which will be culminating in a book, hopefully. We cover a lot of ground in this interview with a big focus on the importance and affect of starting and committing to personal photography projects.

A big thank you to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the show.

Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you?

Will you take any kind of action after hearing what João had to share?

Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I just wanted to shoot something that I love and not worrying about money or the pressure of having a business behind it – João Guedes

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask João or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too.

We have to, at some point, start growing and building our own identity – João Guedes

I never saw myself as a boudoir or a fine art or a nude photographer. I never saw myself doing that – João Guedes

I didn’t want to be seen, at that time, as the guy who just jumped from advertising into shooting naked women – João Guedes

I wanted to do something that I would never do and that would push me to, like challenge me – João Guedes

João Guedes Website

The Diaries Project by João Guedes

João Guedes on Instagram

João Guedes on Facebook

Episode 164: Nathan Elson – Building a Successful Commercial Portrait Photography Business

Episode 053: Fer Juaristi – Success and Happiness as a Wedding Photographer

The Image Salon

I love to see my work in exhibition, you know, to be shown to different people. I love the idea that I was not getting paid to do that, there was not a business part of it – João Guedes

Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras – Fixed

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to João for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

Also, a big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you’re currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you’ll be blown away!

I didn’t want just to shoot something I wanted. It should have some meaning for me. It needed to be meaningful and I wanted to achieve something or have a goal – João Guedes

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Ming Thein of  MingThein.com from Malaysia is a photographer first, a philosopher / writer second, a commercial photographer third, a teacher fourth and a blogger a distant fifth. In saying that, he has one of the most popular photography blogs on the web. If that’s his distant fifth, you can imagine how good a photographer this guy is!

After receiving a master’s degree in physics at 16 and a successful career in business, Ming Thein became a full-time photographer in 2011. He’s has since been named one of the worlds best street and commercial photographers today and appears to be working more hours and harder than any photographer I know yet he says it doesn’t feel like work.

Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I’m trying to give the best value to my clients – Ming Thein

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Ming or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below.

I’m a very binary person. Either I do it or I don’t, and if I do it, I do it at 110% – Ming Thein

It really is not about how good you are. You can be good enough. As long as you’re good enough and you can sell, you’ll do very well. But if you’re really really good and you can’t sell, then you’re screwed – Ming Thein

I would personally rather have fewer but better images – Ming Thein

I try and see the world in colors and shapes. If there’s interesting geometries, colors, shapes and textures, I’ll just shoot it anyway. I shoot anything  – Ming Thein

Ming Thein Website

Ming Thein on Facebook

Ming Thein on Twitter

Ming Thein on Instagram

Ming Thein on Flickr

Ming Thein’s Teaching Store

The Idea of Man

Steve McCurry

Sebastião Salgado: Genesis Review

Hasselblad H5D-50c Wi-Fi Medium Format DSLR Camera Body

Hasselblad H6D-50c

Nikon D810 FX-format Digital SLR Camera Body

Fujifilm Neopan ACROS Black-and-White Negative Film ISO 100, 35mm, 36 Exposures

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Ming for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

The main thing that unifies all of my images is control and precision. I’m a very precise and controlled photographer both in terms of composition and in terms of exposure , and everything – Ming Thein

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Anna Pumer of Anna Pumer Photography and Kick Ass Photographers discovered photography when her boyfriend suggested she give the whole photography thing a try after seeing some of her travel photos. She attended a wedding photography workshop, quit her day job and started her business shortly after.

With her journalism and copywriting background, it didn’t take long for Anna’s website to start working to attract her perfect client… and don’t they LOVE her!

Business has been booming for Anna ever since starting and I couldn’t wait to learn a little more about what makes her tick and how in the world she can harbour any feelings of being a fraud… she’s amazing!

Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I’ve always had this desire to work for myself and do my own thing – Anna Pumer

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Anna or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below.

What drives me is the fact that I can do what I want, how I want to do it and therefore, thoroughly enjoy everything I do – Anna Pumer

I priced myself a certain way because I want a certain type of couple  – Anna Pumer

It’s my responsibility to tell the story of their wedding – Anna Pumer

I’m happy doing what I’m doing, and I’m really enjoying it, and therefore, I think that’s success really – Anna Pumer

Anna Pumer Website

Anna Pumer on Facebook

Anna Pumer on Instagram

Anna Pumer on Twitter

Kick Ass Workshop: Let’s Do Weddings Differently – South of France on October 11-13, 2016

Episode 117: Anna Pumer – Photography and Branding Mastery

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Lens

Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras

Spider Holster

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Anna for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

I want to be chosen for me, not for ‘we must have the most expensive of everything’  – Anna Pumer

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Roberto Valenzuela of www.robertovalenzuela.com has dedicated himself to the art of wedding photography and to becoming a master of the craft for over a decade. At the start of his career, after having photographed one wedding, Roberto priced himself so high that his experience never came into question.

Roberto is based in Beverly Hills, California, but travels anywhere in the world to shoot weddings. In fact, as this interview was recorded, he was driving to Arizona to deliver a workshop and I’ll be seeing him in Melbourne Australia in a couple weeks time.

This guys resume is incredible!

The list could go on and on…

Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

People really responded to how passionate I was about photography and they wanted to hire somebody who felt that way more so than somebody who was technically good – Roberto Valenzuela

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Ian or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below.

Your clients deserve a performance, not a practice session – Roberto Valenzuela

It is inevitable that you are going to copy somebody – Roberto Valenzuela

I consider a wedding or a portrait shoot a performance, like a guitar performance – Roberto Valenzuela

You only live once so you have to take a chance – Roberto Valenzuela

Roberto Valenzuela’s Website

Picture Perfect Practice – Roberto Valenzuela’s Workshops

Roberto Valenzuela on Periscope

Roberto Valenzuela on Twitter

Roberto Valenzuela on Instagram

Roberto Valenzuela on Facebook

DECA Competitions

Parker J Pfister

Jeff Ascough

Helmut Newton

Richard Avedon

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Rocco Ancora

Johnson Wee

Cliff Mautner

Susan Stripling

Marcus Bell

Episode 012: Jerry Ghionis – Cooking Up Wedding Photography Success, Don’t Get Caught in the Fire

Episode 077: Yervant – It’s Time to Get Serious About Your Photography Business

Ryan Schembri

WPPI: Wedding Photography Association

Picture Perfect Posing: Practicing the Art of Posing for Photographers and Models (Voices That Matter)

Picture Perfect Lighting: An Innovative Lighting System for Photographing People

Picture Perfect Practice: A Self-Training Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Taking World-Class Photographs (Voices That Matter)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Standard Zoom Lens

Profoto 24 In. OCF Beauty Dish

Chimera Octa 2 Collapsible Beauty Dish

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Roberto for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for this photography podcast.

I priced myself so high that my experience never came into question – Roberto Valenzuela

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew

Ian Weldon of www.ianweldon.com is todays guest and a familiar name to long time listeners – he was interviewed for Episode 111 of PhotoBizX where he shocked, inspired and provoked listeners and me.

Todays “experimental” interview was a chance to get into Ian’s head and learn about his approach and techniques as opposed to purely focussing on business. In fact, the brief was to stay right away from business but the more you get to know Ian, you’ll understand, the business of photography is not the driver behind his photography and it all just… happens.

His photography has been labelled as innovative, creative, unique and total SHIT. You draw your own conclusions about his work but rest assured, your views will not change him or his approach.

Below, you’ll see examples of Ian’s work and quotes taken from this very interview. There were many more I had saved, too many to list. My hope is you find some of your own in what I hope is an interview that will affect your photography and business in ways that pricing and marketing and sales can’t touch.

Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

I’m not shooting for people who criticize my work. I’m shooting for people who like what I do – Ian Weldon

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Ian or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below.

We only get one life, man. We only get one lap – Ian Weldon

I’m just not going to bend what I do to fit another person’s mindset or another person’s idea of what wedding photography should be – Ian Weldon

To become a photographer, first you really have to become a photographer – Ian Weldon

I’m photographing for me as a photographer and I’m making images solely for me – Ian Weldon

Ian Weldon Website

Ian Weldon on Facebook

Ian Weldon Photography on Facebook

Ian Weldon on Instagram

Ian Weldon on Twitter

The 100 Best Wedding Photographers in the World: 2015

Episode 111: Ian Weldon – Taking a Stand With Your Photography Business

Martin Parr

Garry Winogrand

Bruce Gilden

Ezra Stoller

Julius Shulman

Mark Cohen

Joel Meyerowitz

Ed Templeton

Vivian Maier

Walker Evans

Susan Sontag

Daguerreotype

Calotype

Mark Cohen: Dark Knees (book)

Episode 012: Jerry Ghionis – Cooking Up Wedding Photography Success, Don’t Get Caught in the Fire

Episode 077: Yervant – It’s Time to Get Serious About Your Photography Business

Episode 025: Jonas Peterson – Ignore Wedding Photography for Wedding Photography Success

Episode 100: Jonas Peterson – How to Use Storytelling Through Your Photography

Episode 087: Sue Bryce – How to Make Real Money From Your Photography Business Right Now

Episode 141: João de Medeiros – Challenge The Way You Think and Work as a Photographer

Fujifilm X-Pro2 Body Professional Mirrorless Camera (Black)

Fujifilm X-Pro 1 16MP Digital Camera with APS-C X-Trans CMOS Sensor (Body Only)

Fujinon XF 23mm F1.4 R

Fujinon XF 18mm F2 R

Fujinon XF 35mm F1.4 R

Thanks again for listening to the show and thanks to Ian for coming on and experimenting with a new and different format for a potentially new show. His outlook, photography and way of thinking always pushes me to be a better photographer and for that, I’m thankful.

Try to find your own way – Ian Weldon

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That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and photography!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew