New desk - link here

Decided that I need a dedicated video camera - Sony HXR-NX80

Also bought a light box from Pixapro/Essential Photo

Sold Sue’s old MacBook Pro - worked out at rental of £8 per month for just over 6 years

Awful Covid numbers in the UK

Mum is now fully vaccinated (Pfizer)

My new video - Lockdown Walk

Advert video for funeral

Fence repair result

Social media vs free speech

Happy New Year to you all

Lockdown 3.0

Family Tree follow-up 😳

Little video of dawn at Selsdon Park

Concerned about the vaccine

Story Tribute Video

USA Elections

Family Tree Scandal!!

How was your Christmas?

Ours was good, Zoom, FaceTime, Lola entertaining us and then a migraine on Boxing Day that meant me missing golf

Brilliant Book - How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck by Steve Stockman

Wintry weather

Covid numbers worrying

Crystal Palace - the pain of following your local football team

Great numbers from last week’s show -thank you!

Weekly shows from now on

A very different Christmas - frustrating, and now we are Tier 4 in the UK

What does that mean for my business? Stay tuned, big decisions happening

Mum’s Covid-19 Vaccine

Definitely will position video more prominently in 2021

Branding clarification

New business cards

Tribute video for Dad

Chat with Chris Ward - Find him on: Instagram, Web

A quick episode to bring you up-to-date. I was not happy with the sound quality on #46 so moved my recording desk/location, re-worked the EQ settings and here it is - I am much happier and hope that you will be too!

Also covered:

A recent Production Stills shoot I did for "A Christmas Carol" at the Rotherhithe Playhouse in London

My "Lockdown Shutdown" for Headshot bookings until 01/03/2021 and rationale behind it

Some wonderful compliments from my recent video

A chat with a car salesman that led to a much longer chat about photography!

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Weather - is more typical now, snow in the forecast too

Dentist - was fine but possible crown, and now another visit required

Covid-19 - exited Lockdown 2, now in Tier 2, headlines today suggest we should probably be in Tier 3. However, vaccinations have started (V Day), w.e.f. yesterday (08/12/20).

Headshot Work - one booked in, then cancelled, so not great. Stopped spending on ads for now, it can get very costly

Video Work - Charity edit done, Croydon video doing well, one ad job is mid-shoot, funeral shoot two weeks ago & delivered (sharing around the world), Local Shops video live, one booking confirmed for 2021, a follow-up interview planned in early 2021, and some family video work slated. Livestreaming of funerals - setup, risks, speed, numbers - won’t pursue

Product Work - Done some more for Sue, possible local shop shoot if time allows

Learning/Other - FCP Summit (virtual) whole week. Good event, now revisiting the sessions and updating my notes. Learned a lot

Gear - eBay bargains, Lastolite Cubelite, Genus Shoulder Rig with Camera Mount & Follow Focus. Did some housekeeping so now ordered more storage, moved iMac to Big Sur today, Capture One on new version.

US Election!

Special episode where I summarise what I’ve done in the first year since leaving the corporate world.

Left old job one year ago - what has happened?

Training in video, at Pro AV in Hemel Hempstead

Headshots with various people

Relaxed prep for 2020

Great trip to Palma, Mallorca in Jan. Used lightweight kit for the first time

Headshot Mania in Las Vegas

Covid-19 struck the World!!!

Worked on video

Worked on website - Squarespace 7.1

Got some paid video work

Prepared for a return to Headshot work

Clients from July

Video work continuing strongly

Oh, and gear purchases and sales have taken place regularly throughout

So what next?

Preparing more videos for my channel

Chipping away at Stock when time allows

Starting something else - to be revealed in a future episode!

Weather & News - we have switched to much cooler weather, but most of September was warm and sunny 😎

Dentist - appointment booked - for October 12th 😩

Covid-19 - Rule of 6, 10pm pub/restaurant closures, numbers rising fairly quickly, may bring in 3 Tier statuses 😕

Client Work - booking came in for November. Did my own selfie session. Booking due next week. Sorted out gear storage. 😁

Video Work - Profile video/advert - live on my About page and YouTube. More in planning phase. Healthy Teaching "About" Video. Other quote. 😁

Learning/Other - The Photography Show (virtual) was ok - need a grid for sessions. Helen Sloan interesting 1.4M GoT images 😳

Gear - Neewer smartphone rig (now £2.50 cheaper!), & iRig Pre HD (now £2 cheaper!). PolarPro CPL - paid for via gear sales 😁

Furniture changes, quick bed sale, old sofa to charity, new seats in place 😁

This podcast is now available on Amazon Music 😁

Weather & News - it was hot, then it cooled, then the garage flooded, now humid again but autumn is on the way

Sue has been in hospital - twice!

Covid-19 - positive cases on the up. 20-30 year olds - rules still confusing. My tweet went a bit viral 160 likes, 37 replies and lots of mess. Twitter now allows you to limit responses

Client Work - quieter but he given me a chance to do other things and sort out my ads, marketing & admin a bit. Hamlet on the Beach stills shoot was excellent! And Lola’s shoot on Sunday was the best of the lot by far!!

Learning/Other - Garage flooding. Now garage tidying, ruthless chucking out. Will store non-electrical heavy duty photography gear out there when finished

Gear - not much happening, used both Z6 bodies for the Hamlet shoot, delighted with the files. Ordered some EN-EL15c batteries from Wex, no stock currently.

Working on my marketing and organisation, will write some articles based on recent experiences. May also revisit Stock as I have plans in that regard.

Using my new and rather organised approach, this episode covers the following:

Weather & News - one hot day the rest mixed! Covid-19 - does anyone really understand the rules?

Client Work - great mix of Headshot Clients, fun sessions, getting back into it and thoroughly enjoying shooting again

Learning/Other - Video work has been the main feature here and cool to put it into practise with Client work

Gear - mainly using it, a delayed order arrived and an order I placed didn't arrive! More eBay selling happening

Headshot and Video clients booked in for August - Happy Days!