By This Week in Photo
Pro talk about the wide world of wedding photography
A special joint TWiP + SmugMug episode as we stream live to the SmugMug, Flickr, and TWiP communities for the first time in a combined stream. Join your host Alastair Jolly as he welcomes Frederick Van Johnson and the This...
Hit photography podcast network This Week in Photo joins the SmugMug family. The most important voice in photo podcasting joins the most influential brand in photography. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – (Oct 25, 2022) – SmugMug, the world’s most influential name in photography,...
In this show @Frederick Van Johnson @Steve Brazill and @PhotoJoseph briefly discuss TWiP’s hiatus, then tear into GoPro and the failure of their Karma Drone. Then we’ll discuss low-light photography tips and finally we’ll round things out with a panel...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_055.mp3" color="6a1915" title="WPPI 2017 with Jason Groupp" artist="TWiP Weddings 55" ] TWiP Weddings 055 - WPPI 2017 with Jason Groupp This week on TWiP Weddings, we’re delighted to have Jason Groupp back on the show to talk about what’s new for WPPI...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_054.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Unplugged Weddings & Dealing with Photography Guests" artist="TWiP Weddings 54" ] TWiP Weddings 054: Unplugged Weddings & Dealing with Photography Guests Wedding photography is comprised of once in a lifetime moments. Moments that happen in an instant and our job...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_053.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Making Great Photos in Crappy Locations" artist="TWiP Weddings 53" ] TWiP Weddings 053: Making Great Photos in Crappy Locations While every wedding photographer would love to book weddings that only happen in beautiful locations, the reality is that many...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_052.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Referrals & Reviews" artist="TWiP Weddings 52" ] TWiP Weddings 052: Referrals & Reviews Ask any small business owner about the #1 way they get new customers and most will likely tell you that referrals and word-of-mouth are the largest...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_051.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Lightroom Tips with Jared Platt" artist="TWiP Weddings 51" ] TWiP Weddings 051: Lightroom Tips with Jared Platt This week we are pleased to welcome Jared Platt back to TWiP Weddings. Jared is a photographer, writer, and instructor who has...
TWiP Weddings 050: Why You Can Use a Mirrorless Camera Professionally A recent article on F-Stoppers by Vanessa Joy, cited several reasons why she doesn’t feel that she can use a mirrorless camera when photographing a wedding. Are her points valid...
TWiP Weddings 049: Apps for Wedding Photographers with Photo Joseph While photo apps feel like they’ve been around forever, the reality is that the app market is still a relatively new market. While there are a handful of apps that most photographers...
TWiP Weddings 048: Finding Inspiration and Shooting Mirrorless Getting and staying inspired is something that many creatives struggle with at certain times during their career. Whether it’s at the beginning of wedding season when we’re all a little bit out of...
TWiP Weddings 047: The Law of Attraction The law of attraction explains that like attracts like. As wedding photographers, we ideally want to attract and work with clients who are similar to us when it comes to style, personality, A big part...
TWiP Weddings 046: Must-Have Personality Traits for Wedding Photographers Being a great wedding photographer takes more than great technical skill and knowing and knowing your way around a camera. There are a number of soft skills and certain personality traits that...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_045.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Tips for Better Posing" artist="TWiP Weddings 45" ] TWiP Weddings 045: Tips for Better Posing Pose. For many photographers and clients the word pose is often viewed as negative thing. It often evokes images of cheesy high school prom photos...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_044.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Wedding Videography with Rob Adams" artist="TWiP Weddings 44" ] TWiP Weddings 044: Wedding Videography with Rob Adams This week we are joined by Rob Adams from Rob Adams films. Rob is a storyteller, cinematographer and educator from New Jersey...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_043.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Gifyyy Booth" artist="TWiP Weddings 43" ] TWiP Weddings 043: Gifyyy Booth This week we are joined by Ben Chernivsky, a wedding photographer from Chicago who developed Gifyyy Booth. Gifyyy Booth is a portable photo booth that is easy to...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_042.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Workflow for Wedding Photographers with Jared Platt" artist="TWiP Weddings 42" ] TWiP Weddings 042: Workflow for Wedding Photographers with Jared Platt This week we are joined by Jared Platt. Jared is a photographer, writer, and instructor who has probably...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_041.mp3" color="6a1915" title="The Client Experience" artist="TWiP Weddings 41" ] TWiP Weddings 041: The Client Experience This week we’re going to talk about the client experience. From the moment a potential client inquiries about your services, through to the final delivery of...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_040.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Succession Planning" artist="TWiP Weddings 40" ] TWiP Weddings 040: Succession Planning This week we’re delving into a bit of a heavy topic but one that is important for wedding photographers to think about. Many of us are solo entrepreneurs...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_039.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Canada Photo Convention" artist="TWiP Weddings 39" ] TWiP Weddings 039: Canada Photo Convention This week we are joined by by Jasser Abu-Giemi. Jasser is a business coach & talented photographer who transitioned from wedding photography to running a very successful...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_038.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Squad Goals with Sara France" artist="TWiP Weddings 38" ] TWiP Weddings 038: Squad Goals with Sara France This week we are joined by San Diego wedding photographer Sara France who recently spoke to photographers at WPPI in Las Vegas...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_037.mp3" color="6a1915" title="The Second Shooter Society" artist="TWiP Weddings 37" ] TWiP Weddings 037: The Second Shooter Society This week we’re joined by Kelly Ewell who is a wedding photographer from Virginia. Kelly is working on a brand-new resource for photographers called...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_036.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Momentum Selling with Spencer Lum" artist="TWiP Weddings 36" ] TWiP Weddings 036: Momentum Selling with Spencer Lum This week we’re delighted to have Spencer Lum on the show to talk about momentum selling. Spencer is a wedding photographer based...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_035.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Photographing Destination Weddings" artist="TWiP Weddings 35" ] TWiP Weddings 035 - Photographing Destination Weddings Photographing destination weddings conjures up images of photographing a beautiful couple on a white sand beach at sunset followed by a few days of sipping...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_034_Off_Camera_Flash.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Off-Camera Flash for Wedding Photographers" artist="TWiP Weddings 34" ] TWiP Weddings 034 - Off-Camera Flash for Wedding Photographers The ability to light any situation at any time is one of the hallmarks of a great photographer. While working with natural...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_033.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Bridal Shows" artist="TWiP Weddings 33" ] TWiP Weddings 033 - Bridal Shows Bridal shows continue to be a popular event where brides (and a few reluctant grooms), go to see the latest wedding trends, view the latest wedding fashions, get...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_032.mp3" color="6a1915" title="The Wedding School with Susan Stripling" artist="TWiP Weddings 32" ] TWiP Weddings 032 - The Wedding School with Susan Stripling This week we are joined by Susan Stripling to learn more about her latest resource for wedding photographers - The...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_031.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Making the Leap to Full-time" artist="TWiP Weddings 31" ] TWiP Weddings 031 - Making the Leap to Full-time Many photographers today start their careers by working at another full or part-time job while pursuing their photography career. On this episode,...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_030.mp3" color="6a1915" title="WPPI 2016 with Jason Groupp" artist="TWiP Weddings 30" ] TWiP Weddings 030 - WPPI 2016 with Jason Groupp This week on TWiP Weddings, we’re delighted to have Jason Groupp back on the show to talk about what’s new for...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_029.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Getting Organized with Studio Management Solutions" artist="TWiP Weddings 29" ] Getting Organized with Studio Management Solutions Many wedding photographers use the excuse of being an 'artist' or a creative as the main reason why they aren't organized. As a...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_028.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Why Robert Switch to Sony" artist="TWiP Weddings 28" ] Why Robert Switched to Sony For most of his career, Robert Evans photographed weddings with a mixture of Canon dSLRs and larger medium format cameras. A few years ago, Robert...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_027.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Designing Client Albums" artist="TWiP Weddings 27" ] Designing Client Albums On a previous episode we talked about the importance of adding albums to the products that you offer to clients. Today we’re going to take a deeper dive into...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_026.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Inbox Zero" artist="TWiP Weddings 26" ] Inbox Zero Emails, texts, voicemails, Facebook messages, Instagram comments, LinkedIn messages, Twitter replies - these days, the number of ways people can communicate with us can be a bit overwhelming. Effectively managing these...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_025.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Driving Christmas Sales" artist="TWiP Weddings 25" ] Driving Christmas Sales For most wedding photographers in North America, wedding season is winding down and along with that, so too are sales. Most wonder how they’ll make it through the tough...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_024.mp3" color="6a1915" title="What's in Our Bags?" artist="TWiP Weddings 24" ] What's in Our Bags? This week we’re going to let you peek inside our camera bags and provide our audience with some insight into the gear we use, why we use...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_023.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Weddingphotogate" artist="TWiP Weddings 23" ] Weddingphotogate This week we’re going to share our thoughts on a recent situation involving a DJ & a photographer in Maryland that went viral. The DJ in question, was called out by photographers for overstepping...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_022.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Managing Client Expectations" artist="TWiP Weddings 22" ] Managing Client Expectations Many of the issues that photographers struggle with when it comes to customer service, are a direct result of not properly managing client expectations. Today we’re going to discuss...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_021.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Business Action Planner with Corwin Hiebert" artist="TWiP Weddings 21" ] Business Action Planner with Corwin Hiebert Corwin Hiebert is a management and marketing specialist who works with photographers and other creatives to help them build successful creative businesses. On...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_020.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Social Media for Wedding Photographers" artist="TWiP Weddings 20" ] Social Media for Wedding Photographers This week we conclude our 3-part series talking about wedding photographer’s online presence with a deep dive into social media. If you missed the first 2...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_019.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Blogging for Wedding Photographers" artist="TWiP Weddings 19" ] Blogging for Wedding Photographers On our last episode, we shared our advice and tips for wedding photographers looking to setup an effective website. On this episode we will continue our 3-part series dedicated...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_018.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Websites for Wedding Photographers" artist="TWiP Weddings 18" ] Websites for Wedding Photographers Your website is probably one of your most important marketing tools. Many couples searching for a wedding photographer today, rely on the Internet to find photographers and...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_017.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Backup & Archiving with Gary Fong" artist="TWiP Weddings 17" ] Backup & Archiving with Gary Fong A wedding photographer’s worst nightmare is probably losing their client’s images. On this episode of TWIP Weddings, Gary Fong joins us to talk...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_016.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Second Shooters & Assistants" artist="TWiP Weddings 16" ] These days it seems like most wedding photographers rarely work alone. Most will have an assistant or 2nd photographer with them. On this episode we’re going to talk about our experiences...
These days it seems like most wedding photographers rarely work alone. Most will have an assistant or 2nd photographer with them. On this episode we’re going to talk about our experiences with second shooters and assistants. Where to find them, what...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_015.mp3" color="6a1915" title="The Meet & Greet - Wedding Consults" artist="TWiP Weddings 15" ] You’ve worked hard on your marketing, website, and referrals to get clients to find you. The next step in booking a new wedding client is getting them...
You’ve worked hard on your marketing, website, and referrals to get clients to find you. The next step in booking a new wedding client is getting them in the door for a meet & greet. This week we’re going to...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_014.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Same-Sex Weddings with Steven Rosen" artist="TWiP Weddings 14" ] This week we’re joined by Steven Rosen - a wedding photographer from Brooklyn who specializes in same-sex weddings. Marriage equality is a hot topic these days and as more...
This week we’re joined by Steven Rosen – a wedding photographer from Brooklyn who specializes in same-sex weddings. Marriage equality is a hot topic these days and as more and more countries embrace marriage equality, a whole new market of...
[smart_track_player url="http://media.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/p/content.blubrry.com/thisweekinphoto/TWiP_Weddings_013.mp3" color="6a1915" title="Beautiful Boudoir with Jen Rozenbaum" artist="TWiP Weddings 013" ] This week on TWiP Weddings - beautiful boudoir with Jen Rozenbaum. New York boudoir photographer Jennifer Rozenbaum joins us to talk about boudoir photography for wedding photographers. What can...
This week on TWiP Weddings – beautiful boudoir with Jen Rozenbaum. New York boudoir photographer Jennifer Rozenbaum joins us to talk about boudoir photography for wedding photographers. What can wedding photographers learn from boudoir photography and how can wedding photographers...
