The Daniel James Photography Podcast

How do you keep consistency when editing a huge wedding? Amanda will help answer this question today. Amanda Custer & Co. is a photo outsourcing company based out of Southern California. Her tips are going to see if you literally hours of your life. 

Amanda Custer & CO

Brandon Kidd is a wedding photographer based out of Orange County California. You've seen his images on the covers of People Magazine, US Weekly, as well as countless wedding blogs such as the Knot and Green Wedding Shoes. Here, we answer the question "Is it too late to enter the Wedding Photography industry?" This question of market saturation has been a question for as long as I can remember but it appears that there are always new and very successful photographers always popping up! Brandon sheds some light on this topic as well as fills us in on his story and entrepreneurial pursuits. 

SEO is Fun! That's right! SEO doesn't have to be this scary topic for wedding photographers! Let's learn from Catalina, a Portland-based wedding photographer who is also the creator of SEO is Fun, a practical SEO education platform for creatives, photographers, and wedding professionals. I have attached the links below to her course through India Earl Education as well as her own platform!

Check Out Catalina!

Thinking about ways to attract your ideal wedding? Seeing all these amazing weddings in bridal magazines or on various blogs and not sure how to get there?! A styled shoot might be your answer. Hear from Kelley Williams, a wedding photographer based out of San Luis Obispo, CA and boss at getting amazing styled shoots put together! Make sure to check out here mentor sessions or free guide for styled shoots! Link below!

That's it. Just "Episode 7: Jose Villa". The man needs no introduction. Seriously. 

Check out what Jose has to say from what "Fine Art Photography" means to him, what it's like to photograph celebrity weddings, and more! 

Wedding photography is such a multifaceted pursuit. You have the creative side which probably is what brought you into photography in the first palace and the attempt at refining your own skills and pushing yourself to excellence in that real but you also have the necessary task of fostering a real-life business. And for many including myself, this is when things start to get scary. Contracts and fancy language, numbers, and accounting - all this stuff many of never had the change to formally study - we have to learn on our own. Which is why this week's episode is so special to me. We have the amazing opportunity to hear from Keeley McKay, a wedding photographer based out of Bozeman, Montana who is also a full-time small business attorney! Something I really loved about Keeley was her ability to make the law talk less scary and I felt afterward that I had a little more motivation in this realm to start asking the scary questions and finding real answers! One note to make is Keeley is based out of Montana and I am from California and so this interview is more of a how to get started with thinking about law and photography than anything else. So without further adieo - Keeley Mckay!

Check Out Keeley!

Adam Mason, the owner of Mason Photography and host of my favorite wedding photography podcast The Bearded Tog, gives us his thoughts on booking your first wedding photography clients! Whether you are new to the photography game or booked till 2023 this episode is worth your listen!

Kelsey Kubels, the owner of Cloud 9 Photography, a Wedding Photography company based out of Waterloo, Ontario, sits down to discuss the question every photography getting started wants to talk about, GEAR! I think this conversation was so helpful because it shed light on the mysterious topic and Kelsey provides some real focus on the things that matter most as well as lets us into her photography bag! 

Jeremy is a luxury Fine Art wedding photographer based out of Southern California. He has been photographing weddings for over a decade and has a wealth of information to provide us in this episode. Here we talked about Fine Art wedding photography the distinctions between Fine Art luxury and journalistic photography. The Explorer questions of destination weddings and what that might actually look like in reality. Jeremy was such a joy to speak with and it was such a pleasure to be able to pick his brain for an hour. If you have any questions head over to my Instagram @danieljamesphotoco And shoot me any photographers or topics that you want to learn about.

Episode 2: I sit down with Ashley from Ashley Rae Studio, a wedding photography and videography company based out of San Luis Obispo CA/ Hawaii. Curious about how to grow a massive following relatively quickly, curious about how to start thinking about branding? Lets hear what Ashley has to say about how she got started and her thoughts on branding!

Ashley' IG: @ashleyraestudio 

Welcome!

Here we will dive into topics related to wedding photography, the wedding industry, and how to get started as a wedding photographer!