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EP163 The Secret Sauce: Calm Under Pressure, Trust In The Kit, and a Dash of Irish Whiskey
This week, I’m recording late in the lounge with a glass of Irish whiskey, reflecting on the usual mix of ...
EP162 Beyond Soft Shadows – What Really Makes Light Flattering?
In this episode, I dig into a question that’s always lurking in the back of a portrait photographer’s mind – ...
Ep161 AI Wrote Me an Email… and Other Adventures in Photography
It’s a late Sunday afternoon, the sun is shining, and the smell of freshly cut grass (and the inevitable hay ...
EP160 From Fear To Elation, The 9 Emotions Of Judging And Presenting At The Societies Convention In London
Well, it's the day after The Socieities Of Photographers Convention in London. What a blast! Judging, laughing, making friends, presenting ...
EP159 Change The Subject, Change The Shot, Change Your Lighting
Imagine that every person had exactly the same fashion taste. Imagine if each of us had the same clothing or ...
EP158 Heading Home From The Awards
In this episode, I am a just a touch emotional about receiving an Honorary Fellowship from the BIPP, explain a ...
EP157 After The Judging Is Done
So after three days of judging images for the British Institute Of Professional Photographers, it's time for me to step ...
EP156 Creating Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Well, this hasn't been the easiest of years with inflation, geographical tensions and all-out confrontations, terrible weather and political transitions ...
EP155 Figuring Out The Why (And How To Teach It!)
So I have a new toy (or two) - a nice new set of RODE Wireless Pro 32-bit floating point ...
EP154 A Bit More Different (And Other Thoughts On Judging)
Ah, so it's the 4th July as I record this so Happy Independence Day to all my US friends and ...
EP153 It Takes Work And Life Would Be Boring Without Sarah
There are many factors to success and I have listed many in these podcasts, but the brutal reality is that ...
EP152 Interview With Stuart Clark
Sometimes it's just a pleasure to sit back and listen. This is one of those moments - for me, certainly, ...
EP151 What Does It Take?
So what does it take to be successful (at least as a portrait photographer?) In this episode I muse on ...
EP150 Sign Your Work | Your Signature Is Your Certificate Of Quality
Ever wondered why you should sign your work? Well, in this, our 150th episode, we have chat about it. But ...
EP149 Your First Strobe | Use What You Love, Love What You Use
In this episode, I get to very briefly chat with Louis Wahl, CEO of WEX Photo Video. Turns out he ...
EP148 Clarity Is King | Don’t Confuse Your Clients With Woolly Wording!
Well, I'm back on the road with a microphone - but this time in my wife's nippy little Peugeot! There ...
EP147 Image Competitions: The Only Way To Fail Is To Fail To Enter
Yay! Other than a crappy cold, a very good week. Won a Gold Bar with the Guild Of Photographers a ...
EP146 The Art Of Contentment
Suddenly it washed over me - that odd euphoric sensation of contentment. No idea what triggers it, but it's well ...
EP145 Yvonne’s Law | Shooting For Dough vs. Shooting For Show
Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast: Land Rover Edition This is one of our "Land Rover Editions" which is to say, slightly ...
EP144 Your Words May Trigger A Thousand Pictures
I am recording this having just spent the day running one of our workshops with some of the nicest people ...
EP143 It’s Up To You To Walk The Energy Into The Room
Well we're back from The Societies Convention in London and it's been a blast (though I am a little weary!) ...
EP142 Building Your Business One Client At A Time
Hi all! I am sitting writing this late on a Sunday evening with a glass of whisky in one hand ...
EP141 New Year, New Adventures | Our Thoughts On The Year Ahead
So we're kicking off 2024 with a slightly random podcast from the cab of my Land Rover (thank you Craig ...