Thank you so much for tuning in to our Summer in Hawaii series! We hope you've enjoyed all the special guests we have had as much as we did.

We could not have thought of a better guest to end our Summer in Hawaii series than Charles! Lanai-born and co-founder of HNL Studios, he shares his experiences, knowledge, and insights on what it's like being a local in Hawaii. Although he is not an expert on Leave No Trace, its principles are similar and deeply rooted in the upbringing and culture of Hawaii.

Leave No Trace applies not just to Hawaii but all around and world. It is important for us to continue to educate ourselves and do better because minimizing our impact on the planet is becoming more crucial than ever.

We only slightly scratched the surface regarding the Leave No Trace principles so please look into the resources below to learn more!

Where to find Charles:

Website: ⁠https://www.hnlstudios.com⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hnlstudios⁠

Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-JM_B-i-W0L1rjQqwAo8tQ⁠

Learn more about Leave No Trace:

LNT US: ⁠https://lnt.org/⁠

LNT Canada: ⁠https://leavenotrace.ca/⁠

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What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Welcome to Summer in Hawaii! A collection of episodes recorded on the beautiful sunny beaches of Maui.

We are thrilled to have Caroline Tran back for another episode! If you listened to or watched our first episode with Caroline, you already know how much knowledge she has to share. So, we are beyond excited to have her back to discuss and educate us on another topic, mini sessions!

Mini sessions is not a new idea, but Caroline being the boss woman that she is, has curated and truly perfected the mini session that not only is extremely successful but has fit extremely well into her ideal work-life balance.

Even if you may not have any interest in offering mini sessions, this is still worth the listen, trust us!

We want to thank Caroline once again for her time and for being here to chat with us!

Where to find Caroline:

Mini Session Course:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinetran/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/carolinetranphoto

Education: https://www.carolinetraneducation.com/

Podcast Intro

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Welcome back to Summer in Hawaii! A collection of episodes recorded on the beautiful sunny beaches of Maui.

We bring you another episode with the CEO and founder of Focal, Lachlan Shum!

As someone who is not a photographer but runs a business that helps photographers, Lachlan has so much insight to provide. We discuss all things business related in the photography world and Lachlan provides some incredible tips.

We want to thank Lachlan again for taking the time to be on the Pejpod. We greatly appreciate him! Please go check out @bookfocal and all the amazing work they're doing to support photographers.

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Podcast Intro

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Welcome back to Summer in Hawaii! A collection of episodes recorded in beautiful Maui!

We are back with part two with Taylor Jackson & Sam Hurd in this week's episode. This week we discuss more about the future of wedding photography. Taylor & Sam share with us how their businesses evolved and how they foresee them evolving in the future. With all the advancements in tech and AI, the industry may be forced to change with it, whether that's good or bad, well we'll just have to see.

We want to thank Taylor & Sam again for spending this time with us. We had the best time chatting with them, their insight and the value they always provide do not go unnoticed. We are eternally grateful.

Where to find Taylor Jackson:

Website: ⁠https://www.taylorjacksonweddings.com/

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/taylorjackson/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCdYgwZvHnXO8nkRrWl-mfA

Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Wedding-Photography-After-1000-Weddings/dp/B0BW344V3F

Where to find Sam Hurd:

Website: https://www.samhurdphotography.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamthesam

Podcast: https://linktr.ee/endlesspodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/samhurd

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Podcast Intro

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Music by Samuel O Olatokun (Strumbeats)

Welcome to Summer in Hawaii! A collection of episodes recorded in beautiful Maui.

Is this real life? We are so thrilled to have both Taylor Jackson & Sam Hurd in this week's episode. They are a huge inspiration to all of us in many aspects beyond just photography. We really cannot thank them enough for taking the time out of their busy lives and sitting down with the Pejpod.

This week we present part one of a two-part discussion about AI and the Future of Wedding Photography. Both Taylor and Sam have many years of experience in the industry and have seen how it is changed and evolved over the years. Therefore, we are very excited to be able to chat with them about it and how they see the industry continuing to evolve especially with all the advances in AI.

We want to thank Taylor & Sam for their time, insight and always providing us with entertainment.

Please go check out both of their work, videos, courses, podcasts, and now book (After 1000 Weddings by Taylor Jackson).

Where to find Taylor Jackson:

Website: ⁠https://www.taylorjacksonweddings.com/

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/taylorjackson/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCdYgwZvHnXO8nkRrWl-mfA

Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Wedding-Photography-After-1000-Weddings/dp/B0BW344V3F

Website: https://www.samhurdphotography.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamthesam

Podcast: https://linktr.ee/endlesspodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/samhurd

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Podcast Intro

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Music by Samuel O Olatokun (Strumbeats)

Welcome to Summer in Hawaii! A collection of episodes recorded on the beautiful sunny beaches of Maui.

We are beyond excited to have Caroline Tran as our guest this week. She has a breadth of knowledge and insight into not only photography but business as a whole. Caroline is an amazing photographer, businesswoman, educator, mentor, wife, and mother, just to name a few. We are so lucky to have the opportunity to pick her brain and learn from her. 

We want to thank Caroline for all the valuable insight! This is not the last you'll hear from her so please stay tuned for more soon!

Where to find Caroline:

Website: https://carolinetran.net/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinetran/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/carolinetranphoto

Education: https://www.carolinetraneducation.com/

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Podcast Intro

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Welcome to Summer in Hawaii! A collection of episodes recorded on the beautiful sunny beaches of Maui.

Our first special guest on our podcast is none other than the CEO and founder of Focal, Lachlan Shum! He is one of the reasons that we all met. So without him, this podcast never would've existed!

In this episode, we talk all about Focal and Not-A-Conference. We have discussed NAC several times in many of our previous episodes so it's great to finally hear about its inception and purpose.

We want to thank Lachlan for being our first guest! This is not the last you'll hear from him so please stay tuned for more soon!

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**Podcast Intro**

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Music by Samuel O Olatokun (Strumbeats)

Welcome to Summer in Hawaii! A collection of episodes recorded on the beautiful sunny beaches of Maui.

We kick off this special series, with a cheeky Q&A episode. We had a few questions left over from our previous Q&A so we thought we would take this time to answer the rest of them.

We answer questions regarding planning and organization, whether we have assistants or additional help in our business, as well as marketing and social media.

So many more exciting things to come this summer, so please stay tuned for another episode airing every Tuesday on all podcast platforms as well as on Youtube!

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**Podcast Intro**

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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Music by Samuel O Olatokun (Strumbeats)

Saying that lots went down in this episode would be an understatement.

First, we answered some podcast-related questions, which involved us subtly (or not so subtly) roasting our own podcast and each other. We also may have over-shared just a tad, sharing some of our secrets (which are no longer secrets). AND we officially announce something exciting that is coming to the podcast!

We cannot wait for all the things coming your way starting next week so start counting down the days because you do not want to miss out!

Thanks again to all that have supported us, it truly means everything.

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**Podcast Intro**

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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SPOILER ALERT! Taking photos is only a small percentage of a photographer's job and day-to-day life. After all, we are running our own businesses and have lots of admin and back-end things to take care of.

We split the episode up by sharing the systems and software we use for organization, CRMs (customer relationship management), actual photography-related tasks, and the software we use to bring you episodes every week!

As always, we went side-tracked and off-topic and discussed things like John's Iceland trip as well as AI in photography... yeah you'll have to tune in to see how we even got there...

We hope you enjoy this episode and gained insight into some of the tools we use to help us as photographers. We would love to hear what other systems of software you use, so please leave us a comment!

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**Podcast Intro**

What do you get when you put three introverted photographers together? A chit-chatty podcast of course!

We are Pauline, Eugene, and John, wedding and portrait photographers finding connection and community in a fulfilling but often isolating industry.

Whether you’re a photographer or not, no matter where you are in your journey, be a part of our community. Join us in this non-educational podcast chatting about work, life, and all things photography related.

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* Get Involved *

Facebook - thepejpod

Instagram - @the_pejpod

YouTube - @thepejpod

IG for Pauline Wong, Eugene Kim and John Bognot

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Hosted by Pauline Wong, Eugene Kim and John Bognot

Music by Samuel O Olatokun (Strumbeats)