Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Damon Pijlman of www.studiodamon.com photographs weddings, portraits, families and commercial work. His Instagram bio says he's a Visual Storyteller who Documents inspiring couples worldwide. His wedding photography was voted best in the Netherlands – 2014, 2015 and 2016. He has countless awards – take one look at the images that earnt them, and I promise, you will be blown away. His work is fantastic. It was his artist and painter father who taught him to observe carefully. But it was following the Foundation Workshop in 2013 where Ben Chrisman and David Murray changed everything about wedding photography for him. I read in an interview where he was asked, what's the stupidest thing you've ever agreed to do? His reply… Setting up a Groupon beach portraits package … After 500 sessions, he says he was ready to kill himself. In this interview, Damon shares how to survive and thrive with your photography business during the pandemic. Here's some more of what we cover in the interview: What’s on Offer for Premium Members If you’re a premium member, you should have received an email with links to your version of this interview – the full length and more revealing version where you hear the absolute best tips and advice from every guest. If you’re on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interviews each week, get access to an amazing back catalogue of interviews and ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. Plus special member-only interviews. All you need to do is listen on the call, and just make them excited. – Damon Pijlman You'll also receive access to the members-only Secret Facebook Group where you can connect with other Premium Members and interview guests to help, support and motivate you to take ideas you hear in each episode and put them into action. There are also FB live video tutorials, role-play interviews and special live interviews happening in the group. You will not find more friendly, more motivated, caring and sharing photographers online. Seriously, that's not all. In addition to everything above, you'll get access to and instructions on forming or joining a MasterMind Group with other premium members. These groups are super motivating, make you accountable and build friendships with other pro photographers with similar motives to you – to build a more successful photography business. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Damon shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode. It really was surprising that this happened. But the couples I didn't connect with very well, I still send them a voucher, and are one of our best couples. – Damon Pijlman If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Damon or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below. iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs Each week I check for any new iTunes reviews and it's always a buzz to receive these… for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the interviews and that they r...

Erick Danzer and Scott Wyden Kivowitz of www.imagely.com are two of the guys behind a new automated lab fulfilment for photographers with WordPress websites. I asked both guys onto the podcast after reading about what could be a game-changing service for photographers who want to sell directly from their WordPress websites. My first thought was &#8211; is this the end of services like Pixieset, Pic-time and Shoot-proof? Erick Danzer is the man behind-the-scenes at Imagely. His focus is on ensuring Imagely gives back to the photography community through the Imagely Fund and other initiatives. Scott Wyden Kivowitz who was interviewed for episode 274 of the PhotoBizX Podcast and is the Chief Community Officer at Imagely, a father, blogger, photographer and educator. He's the author of multiple photography books, and often educates photographers about WordPress via blogging and YouTube. If the idea of doing away with a third-party print and file selling solution like Pic-Time, Smugmug, Photoshelter, Zenfolio, Shootproof, Cloudspot or Pixiset sounds attractive&#8230; it'll be worth listening to what Erick and Scott have to share. Here’s some of what we cover: What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you? Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Scott & Erick had to share? I often think of businesses being very simple but not always easy. &#8211; Erick Danzer Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below. If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Scott & Erick or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too. Be excellent at whatever you're doing. &#8211; Scott Wyden Kivowitz Without product excellence, you don't get off the ground. &#8211; Erick Danzer If you want to succeed, you really need just two things. You need product excellence or service excellence&#8230; then you need good marketing. &#8211; Erick Danzer Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: NextGEN Pro Pricing Comparison &#8211; compare NextGen to other photography e-commerce solutions available with this handy tool Imagely Website Imagely Podcast Imagely on Facebook Imagely on Instagram Imagely on YouTube Imagely on Twitter Imagely on Pinterest Sell Photos on WordPress with Automated Print Fulfillment Moving From Squarespace to WordPress WHCC &#8211; White House Custom Colour <a href="https://buffer.

Angie Connell of www.angieconnellphotography.com.au is arguably the most creative photographer I've interviewed for the podcast. It's rare in the world of photography today to see something unique or to see a photographer creating something different from the norm. In a social media run world where we are over saturated by imagery, it feels like an impossible task to be different, to find your specialty and stand out from the crowd. At the same time, we're told to find what moves us as a person, as a photographer, an artist and focus on that. And if we do, if we let our unique voice come to the surface and shine through in our work, we will find we have no competition. We're told, do this and we'll connect with our perfect clients who will be drawn to our vision and life as a successful creator will be assured. The problem is&#8230; finding and recognising that unique voice and translating it to our work is tough. Today's guest has done exactly this. I've always tried to produce work that speaks to me and speaks to the subject and sort of infuse my humour in it. &#8211; Angie Connell Her photography is unique, it's captivating, thought-provoking, inspiring, funny, quirky and just damn good. She shoots conceptual pet photography for the quirky pet lovers in this world. She's becoming more and more recognised within the industry by her peers and I have a feeling, she will become known around the world if she continues to produce the work she has been. I'm talking about Angie Connell and I'm rapt to have her with us now. Angie, welcome! A big thanks to The Image Salon for sponsoring this episode of the podcast and making the show possible. If outsourcing your editing is something you're currently doing or considering, please put the guys at The Image Salon to the test… I think you'll be blown away! They service some of the biggest names in the industry including Fer Juaristi, Two Mann Studios, Gabe McClintock and Edwina Robertson to name a few. &nbsp; Here’s some of what we cover: What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to read your feedback and comments. Was there something from this interview that struck a chord, inspired or motivated you? Will you take any kind of action after hearing what Angie had to share? I have to always remind myself that sometimes my failures are not what other people would consider failures. &#8211; Angie Connell Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below. If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Angie or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below too. My personal work is more for me to try new things out and whether it succeeds or fails is always something to be seen. &#8211; Angie Connell I struggle with perfectionism in my images a lot like I spend so much time working on an image that you'd become obsessed with the little details when the bigger picture is very much there. &#8211; Angie Connell If you can't get what you want, then you have to work around that and sort of adjust the concept a little bit. &#8211; Angie Connell Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Angie Connell Website Oddball Tails Oddball Tails on Instagram <a href="https://www.facebook.

Lawrence Scott of www.lspix.co.uk agreed to record this interview while driving from Glasgow to Edinburgh to go see the Castle and catch up with a bunch of Scotish photographers in one of their most beautiful cities. On the drive, it was difficult to talk business with so many stories from Lawrence about his early days as a crime photographer &#8211; some of which you'll hear in this episode. We did get around to some photography business, life as a photographer based in Scotland, family, bookings, sales and more. I hope you enjoy the conversation/interview as much as I did when recording it. Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Lawrence's Website Lawrence's Facebook Page Lawrence on Instagram Follow up Questions for Dan Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Dan for allowing me to record this interview at a moments notice and not running up the back of the track while trying to answer my questions with your full attention. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business! Thanks and speak soon Andrew

Dan Waters of www.danwaterscreative.com and www.getprophotoclub.com agreed to record this interview while driving fr0m Peterborough to Cambridge for me to play tourist for a day and for Dan to reminisce and play tour guide to the university town he grew up in. Once we got past the topic of Bobby, his incredibly loved dog who lives a life better than most children, we moved on to business and life as a photographer in Peterborough. In the conversation, Dan shares his ideals on time management, living a life worth living and how he's been able to achieve such a wonderful balance by not being a slave to the clock and curating his business to fit around his life. Interestingly, Dan was super shy as a youngster and has overcome that &#8211; not that you'd ever know listening to him today. Hearing this, it became a topic I focused on, along with wedding and portrait photography business, networking, the laughing club, his man-kind project and what it's like to be the world's most helpful photographer. Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Dan's Website Dan's Facebook Page Dan on Instagram Dan's interview on PhotoBizX Dan's PREMIUM interview on PhotoBizX Get Pro Photo Club Follow up Questions for Dan Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Dan for allowing me to record this interview at a moments notice and not running up the back of the track while trying to answer my questions with your full attention. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business! Thanks and speak soon Andrew &nbsp;

Mark Seymour of www.markseymourphotography.co.uk hosted an industry dinner that coincided with my time in London and I was lucky enough to be invited along. There were photographers, high-end function coordinators, a photography business coach, an album company representative, a wedding marketing startup sales person and an incredible meal hosted by Mark and Karen at their lovely home. The idea of these dinners/get-togethers (this is the second time Mark has hosted a dinner like this) is to network, make friends and meet other professionals from within the industry on a more personal and relaxed level than something like a conference or workshop. And what a success it was! In this candid interview, recorded the morning after the dinner while walking through Mark's home, admiring his collection of photography, which includes an original Henri Cartier Bresson, and his library of photography books, Mark opens up and shares his thoughts on wedding and street photography, workshops, the dinner, making it as a photographer in today's market, collecting photography, the learning curve and so much more. I hope you get as much from this interview as I did in recording it. My other hope is you come away from this episode with ideas of your own to meet and mingle with other professionals in your area and see what these relaxed gatherings can do to enhance both your life, knowledge, business and love of photography and what you do. Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Mark's Website Mark's Facebook Page Mark on Twitter Mark on Instagram Mark's interview on PhotoBizX Mark's PREMIUM interview on PhotoBizX Follow up Questions for Mark Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Mark for allowing me to record this short interview at a moments notice. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business! Thanks and speak soon Andrew

Darren Lehane of www.lehane.photo has some pretty strong feelings on what is and what isn't street photography. It's the same with gear, especially new photography gear and the clamour for photographers to get hold of it to make them a better photographer or somehow improve their photography business. After spending a few days with Darren while visiting the UK, it was very cool to hear his thoughts on all things photography &#8211; from street, weddings, personal projects, books, the masters and skills of today's photographers. Not only were the conversations engaging and fun, it was very cool to hear how another photographer thinks about the craft. In this conversation, recorded on a train trip to Brighton to meet up with a few other photographers, I did my best to draw Darren out on some of the topics we'd discussed over cooked breakfasts at Mazzi's cafe, shooting some street photography in central London or over a cup of tea while chatting on the lounge in his London flat. I hope you get as much from this interview as I did with spending the time I did with Darren in London. You'll find examples of his street photography and links to more of his work below. Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Darren's Website Darren's Facebook Page Darren on Twitter Darren on Instagram Follow up Questions for Darren Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Darren for allowing me to record this short interview at a moments notice. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business! Thanks and speak soon Andrew &nbsp;

Rahim Mastafa of www.rahimphoto.co.uk has recently made the transition from fitness and gym based photography to costume based shoots in and around Cardiff in the UK. One thing stood out about Rahim while staying with him for a couple of days on my UK trip &#8211; just how easily he made connections with anyone, anywhere. One example was while paying for a jacket purchase in a department store, Rahim started chatting to the sales assistant who turned out to be a part-time program director at the local community television station in Cardiff. A few minutes later and they were exchanging social media details and making the online connections on Twitter and Facebook. It turns out Rahim had approached the same station with a possible idea which fell on deaf ears. Armed with this new connection, he'll be giving it another try with a much better chance of speaking to the right person. This is only one example of how easily Rahim makes these acquaintances which go on to lead to bigger and betterer things. It was a simple connection like this that led to him having access to an unlimited supply of costumes from a local supplier who provided costumes for his shoot in the Roman baths of Bath which you can see here: A SPARTAN Cosplay Photo Shoot at The Roman Baths. After seeing Rahim in action, I asked him about exactly how he does it in this interview which took place in his car on the drive to Bath to visit Jo and Neil Menneer of Divine Divas who you can hear in an upcoming interview on PhotoBizX. Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Rahim's Website Rahim's YouTube Channel Rahim on Instagram Follow up Questions for Rahim Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Rahim for allowing me to record this short interview at a moments notice. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business! Thanks and speak soon Andrew

Lionel Taplin of www.stealthedayphotography.co.uk moved from photographing bands to wedding photography with his own spin on alternative. Although Lionel is based in Bristol, he made the trip over to Cardiff to meet up as I was passing through. Once we started talking about his journey from bands to brides and hearing about Lionel's success with bookings via Instagram, I stopped him right there, grabbed the audio recorder and retraced what he'd covered so far before going deeper on how he's made his transition and exactly how he's making the connections he is with his couples via social media. Once again, this interview is unedited, raw and exactly as recorded over a cup of coffee in the home of Rahim Mastafa &#8211; the fitness and costume photography based in Cardiff to be featured in the following episode. Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Steal The Day Photography Website Steal The Day on Instagram Steal The Day Photography on Facebook Where to check out some of Lionel's old music photography stuff (not updated regularly): https://www.flickr.com/photos/liontapper/ The blog Lionel was featured in, following his first wedding: https://whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/musical-tuscany-destination-wedding/ Follow up Questions for Lionel Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Lionel for allowing me to record this short interview at a moments notice. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business! Thanks and speak soon Andrew

Dermot and Catherine Murphy of www.dermotmurphy.com run a successful family photography studio in Belfast, Northern Ireland and I had the chance to record a short interview with them around their dining table while visiting. I feel very lucky to have been offered a room at their home when Dermot heard I'd be visiting the area. I had no idea how much better it would be to discover a city in tow with a local photographer. Not only did I get a chance to see the way Catherine and Dermot run their business, they allowed me into their lives for the few days I was there with a tour of the city, eating and drinking at the best pubs and restaurants, a cycling trip with the nicest older men you'll ever meet and so much more. Thanks again Dermot and Catherine for sharing your city, home, friends and business with me &#8211; it's something I won't forget. To skip the intro and go straight to the interview, go to 6 minutes 15 seconds into the recording. Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode: Dermot Murpphy Photography Dermot Murphy on Facebook Follow up Questions for Dermot Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Dermot and Catherine for allowing me to record this short interview at a moments notice. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post! That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business! Thanks and speak soon Andrew