Welcome to Series 6 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.

This week we are chatting with US-based child and family photographer & educator, Sandra Coan.

Sandra has run her successful studio business for nearly 20 years, has taught on huge platforms such as Creative Live, and has done keynote talks at international conferences.

Sandra has such a clear, distinct style, and we wanted to get her advice about how photographers can find their style and stick to it.

We talk about the following:

- Why Sandra decided to shoot with film and artificial lights - How following what other photographers were doing at the start of her business didn't work for her - Advice to photographers who are struggling to find their own style - How Sandra attracts new clients and photographs around 300 families a year (without burning out) - How the photography industry has changed and predictions for the future

Sandra was a fantastic guest and we know you're going to get so much from this chat.

You can see Sandra's education website here  And follow Sandra on Instagram here

​​ ​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album.

Thank you to Shootproof online galleries for sponsoring Repeat Recs for this series. Get 25% off your first 12 months subscription by using the code SHOOTEDITCHATREPEAT. 

Vicki's Repeat Rec was the free video series by the Photography Farm on switching to Sony. You can watch it here.

And while you're there, book your tickets to our talk at the Farmers Market in Brighton, on 16th Oct, 2020 all about personal branding. Eddie Repeat Rec is the Power book by Naomi Alderman

And don't forget to book your place at our exciting event on 18th Jan 2020. All of the details here.

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

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Welcome to episode 53 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd, with over 20 years of experience between them.

This week we are talking to Kim Balasumbramaniam who has 15 years experience as a high-end wedding planner, and business consultant to the wedding industry.

We talk to Kim all about how to find and work with your ideal clients including strategies to find these clients, how important the copy and wording you use is, how your pricing influences the type of clients you attract.

It's a brilliant interview and Kim gives so much useful advice, we know you're going to love it. 

Kim has put together some amazing freebies for you as she mentions in this episode. Just go to this link to get your hands on them. You can also get 20% off Kim's consultancy services by using the code 'shootedit'.

Our Repeat Recs for this week: 

Molly & Tom design studio - use the code SHOOTEDIT10 for an exclusive 10% discount 

Elizabeth Gilbert on Ctrl Alt Del podcast

Thank you to The Design Space for sponsoring this episode. Click here for lots of free information about how to be the boss of your own website and for 20% off all their products. ​​

Tickets are going quickly to our big Jan 2020 podcast event, TwoGether. You can see all of the details here.

This is the final episode of series 6, and what a series it has been! Thank you so much to all of our brilliant guests, and to you for listening. We really do appreciate all of your support. 

We're taking a break for the summer but will be back with some amazing guests in September.

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

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As we mention at the end of this episode, we are going to be answering your questions every week in the next series. So send us a DM on Instagram with your burning questions!

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Vicki Knights' Delight Retreats & workshops for lifestyle photographers

Eddie Judd's Lightroom workshops

​​Vicki Knights’ photography mentoring

Welcome to episode 52 of of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.

This week we are chatting with Australian wedding photographer & founder of Studio Ninja, Chris Garbacz.

We find out how Chris manages to run a busy wedding photography business, as well as launch and run a successful software company at the same time. We talk to Chris about what benefits you can expect to see in your life and your business, when you improve your productivity.

Chris gives some great productivity tips, and tells us how his post-production for a full wedding only takes 1 hour!

Chris has been in business for over 12 years, so we also have an interesting chat about how the photography industry has changed in that time.

Chris has kindly offered our listeners a massive 50% off your first 12 months subscription of his studio management software, Studio Ninja (which we both use ourselves and highly recommend!) Just use the code 'STUDIONINJA50' at checkout.

You can check out Chris' wedding photography work here.

​ ​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ And to support from Harmony & Blue, who provide solicitor-approved contract templates & model releases for UK photographers. Use the code 'SHOOTEDIT' to get 20% off their templates.

Our Repeat Recs for this week are:

ShootProof client galleries - use the code 'SHOOTEDITCHATREPEAT' to get 25% off your first 12 months subscription.

Brené Brown Ted Talk, The Power of Vulnerability

Come join us at our big live event, on Sat 18th January. It's going to be incredible! Find out all of the details here.

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email: [email protected] Instagram Facebook

Eddie Judd's Lightroom workshops

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Vicki Knights' 1 day business workshop in London, Sept 2019

Welcome to episode 51 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd, with over 20 years of experience between them.

This week we are talking to lifestyle family photographer Caro from Blue Cicada Photography, who is based in the French Riviera (lucky her!)

Caro has trained in mindset, and talks to us about the benefits of a growth mindset and how it can improve your business and your life.

Caro gives lots of actionable advice in this episode, and suggests things you can do today to move from a fixed to a growth mindset.

We also talk through the equipment that Caro uses on her family shoots and what her top tips are for new photographers just starting out. 

It's a fascinating interview and we know you'll get so much from it.

Caro has shared these links with us in case you want to learn more about mindset.

10 minute Ted Talk by Carol Dweck - Believing that you can improve

Carol Dweck's book on mindset

45 minute talk on Mindset by Carol Dweck

Caro's Blue Cicada Photography website

Follow Caro on Instagram

Thank you to The Design Space for sponsoring this episode. Click here for lots of free information about how to be the boss of your own website and for 20% off all their products. ​​

And to support from our sponsor Inimitable by Kim Balasubramanian, helping you to build a business like no other. Use the code 'shootedit' when booking any of Inimitable's consultancy services for 20% off.

Tickets are going quickly to our big Jan 2020 podcast event, ToGEther. You can see all of the details here. 

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email:  [email protected] Instagram Facebook

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Vicki Knights' Delight Retreats & workshops for lifestyle photographers

Eddie Judd's Lightroom workshops

​​Vicki Knights’ photography mentoring

Welcome to the 50th episode of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers.  To celebrate our 50th episode, we handed over to wedding photographer and previous guest of the show, Jonny MP, and stepped into the hot seat ourselves.  We talk about what we've learnt in the last 18 months since starting the podcast, what our most memorable moments are and we chat about our future plans for the podcast. 

At the end of this episode we announce details of our exciting event in January 2020 in London. Tickets are now on sale! You can see all of the details here. 

Thanks so much to Jonny for agreeing to host this special episode. 

You can see Jonny's work here

And find out more about Jonny's courses and mentoring for photographers here

​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ A huge thank you to our sponsor Studio Ninja for sponsoring this episode. The most user-friendly studio management software on the market. Use the code 'studioninja50' at checkout to get a massive 50% off your first year's subscription. 

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email:  [email protected] Instagram Facebook

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Vicki Knights' Delight Retreats & workshops for lifestyle photographers

Welcome to episode 49 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.

This week we are chatting with UK child and family photographer & Canon ambassador, Helen Bartlett.

Helen has run her business for 15 years and we wanted to pick her brains to find out how she does this so successfully.

We talk about the following:

- Why Helen decided to only shoot black and white timeless images right from the start of her business

- Advice to photographers who are struggling to find their own style - What equipment Helen takes on a typical family shoot

- How Helen's family shoots flow

- How Helen attracts new clients

- How in person sales works for her business 

- How the photography industry has changed and predictions for the future

-Helen's advice to photographers just starting out

- Why one of Helen's clients once described her as an over-excited geography student! 

Helen was a brilliant guest and we know you're going to get so much from this chat.

You can see Helen's website here 

Find out more about Light Blue software here 

Thank you to The Design Space for sponsoring this episode. Click here for lots of free information about how to be the boss of your own website and for 20% off all their products.

Our Repeat Rec for this week is:

Mary Portas Work like a Woman

We have confirmed the date of our 2020 event, Sat 18th January. It's going to be incredible. Make sure you join our mailing list to be the first to get all of the details. 

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email:  [email protected]

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Welcome to episode 48 of of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.

This week we are chatting with UK wedding photographer, Nadine Van Biljon. Nadine has recently been named as wedding photographer of the year 2018 by the Masters of Wedding Photography UK & Ireland.

Nadine came from a career in corporate sales, and she is passionate about showing photographers how important selling is in our businesses.

We chat to Nadine about how we can reframe selling in our minds, and realise that it's actually all about helping our clients. She talks about how to go about up-selling albums to wedding clients.

And we also ask her how she gets those amazing dancefloor shots!

You can see Nadine's work here

And follow Nadine on Instagram here

​​​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album.

​​ ​​ And to support from our sponsor Inimitable, by Kim Balasubramaniam... helping you to build a business like no other. Use the code 'shootedit' when booking any of Inimitable's consultancy services for 20% off.

Our Repeat Recs for this week are:

Red Handed Podcast

Simon Sinek Ted Talk

We have confirmed the date of our 2020 event, Sat 18th January. It's going to be incredible! Make sure you join our mailing list to be the first to get all of the details. 

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email:  [email protected]

Instagram

Facebook

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Vicki Knights' 1 day business workshop in London, Sept 2019

Eddie Judd's Lightroom workshops

Welcome to Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers & creative entrepreneurs. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.

This week we are chatting with PR expert, Lucy Werner, founder of The Wern, a specialist communications consultancy and training hub for entrepreneurs. Lucy has her first book coming out in January 2020 called 'Hype Yourself: A no-nonsense DIY PR toolkit for small businesses.'

We loved meeting Lucy, and we get so many brilliant nuggets of information from her including:

- what PR is and why it's important for your business - if it's possible to do your own PR or do you need to hire an expert - how to write a compelling biography about ourselves and our business - how important is a good headshot - what stories could photographers and small business owners approach the media with - whether guest blogging is worthwhile

As with lots of passionate chats about business, there is a small amount of cursing in this episode! Nothing too bad, but you might want to stick your headphones in if you have little ears around. 

You can see Lucys website for The Wern here And follow Lucy Werner on Instagram here 

Thank you to The Design Space for sponsoring this episode. Click here for lots of free information about how to be the boss of your own website and for 20% off all their products. ​​ ​​ And to support from Studio Ninja - the most user-friendly studio management software on the market. Use the code 'studioninja50' at checkout to get a massive 50% off your first year's subscription. 

Our Repeat Recs for this week are:

Blogstomp 

The E-Myth revisited book

We've now confirmed the date of our 2020 event, it's Sat 18th January. It's going to be incredible! Make sure you join our mailing list to be the first to get all of the details. 

​​ ​​Eddie Judd's Lightroom presets

Vicki Knights' Delight Retreats & workshops for lifestyle photographers

Eddie Judd's Lightroom workshops

​​Vicki Knights’ photography mentoring

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email:  [email protected]

Instagram

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Welcome to Series 5 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.

This week we are chatting with UK family photographer, Anna Hardy. Anna has been running her photography business for over 10 years, but has completely transitioned from wedding to family photography over the last few years.

We wanted to find out how she did this successfully. We have some really interesting chats about pricing for family photography, in-person sales vs online galleries, and how Anna gets new clients.

Anna gives lots of great tips and advice in this chat, we hope you find it useful!

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​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album. ​​ ​​ And thanks to our sponsor Studio Ninja for their support - the most user-friendly studio management software on the market. Use the code 'studioninja50' at checkout to get a massive 50% off your first year's subscription. 

Our Repeat Recs for this week are:

Mo Gawdat on the podcast, How to Fail 

The app to register info about your equipment

We have confirmed the date of our 2020 event, Sat 18th January. It's going to be incredible! Make sure you join our mailing list to be the first to get all of the details. 

See details of Vicki Knights' Delight business workshop in London this September 

Eddie Judd's Lightroom workshops

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email:  [email protected]

Instagram

Facebook

Welcome to episode 45 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd.

This is our last episode of series 4 and we're going out with a bang! Don't worry, we'll be back in May with series 5, so not long to wait. 

This week we are chatting with UK high-end wedding & boudoir photographer, Kate Hopewell-Smith. 

Kate started her business in 2010 and since then has seen much success, winning awards, writing a column for a photography magazine, becoming a Nikon ambassador, setting up a training company and most recently switching to Sony and becoming a Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador. She now runs her businesses with her husband Brent and they also offer destination weddings, cinematography and training together. 

We have a really interesting chat with Kate about how it's so essential for you to embrace change when you run your own business. We hear about the more difficult times in her business and what she's done to get through those. We have a really interesting conversation about pricing and why your website is one of your best marketing tools. 

Kate gives some brilliant tips and we think you'll find it really useful, enjoy!

See Kate's website here

See the Training by Lumiere website and find out more about the Sony experience days

​​Thank you to Folio Albums for sponsoring this episode. Use the code ‘shootedit’ to get 40% off a studio sample album.

We'd love to know what you think of this episode:

Email:  [email protected] Instagram Facebook

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Vicki Knights' 1 day business workshop in London in Sept 2019 

Eddie Judd's Lightroom workshops

Thank you to our advertiser in this episode, Harmony and Blue. Find out more about their portrait contracts here.