Wedding Photo Hangover

Dustin and Steve talk about life as a wedding photographer when you have a child surprise in the middle of wedding season. Okay, not a child surprise. This isn't the Witcher... but an unexpected bundle of joy nonetheless. They also talk about how you should react if a client doesn't really want you at the wedding. As well as the pains of shooting a wedding video solo when things like card reading are brought up on the day of the wedding, moments before the ceremony as something the client wants to do before the ceremony. It's a tough week. Beer Talk: Steve - Fuity Nuggets X2 by 450 North Brewing Company Dustin - All Day IPA by Founders brewing Company Q&A: Why do clients still ask to see examples of photographer's work when photographers post their work everywhere online? How long did you keep shooting weddings after getting pregnant? How long after childbirth till you started shooting again? How did you feel? What considerations do you need to make before having an associate shooter work for you? Follow Jenn Van Elk: Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

This week we talk about how Dustin tried to murder Steve in cold blood but make it look like an accident. I don't know what else there is to write about here... Lightroom Masks, I guess? Steve almost died for this episode art. Wake up people, Dustin attempted to murder him. Why isn't anyone calling the cops? Does no one read these show notes? A man's life is on the line. Beer Talk: Steve - Fruity Nuggets 2x by 450 North Brewing Company Dustin - DDH Ever Clear by Bearded Iris Q&A: What would you do if another photographer hired you for a shoot and then lied about how the shoot went as a marketing ploy for their business? How do you respond to clients asking for discounts because they went on too many vacations? Should you supply RAW files to corporate clients? Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

This episode Steve and Dustin talk about what they're thankful for in life. They also talk about their family Thanksgiving plans and an interesting experience Rustin had with a second shooter recently. After you listen, drop us an email to let us know what you're thankful for this year. Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

This week Steve and Dustin talk to Kathy Netti and Mollie Beach of Kodak Professional about Kodak Professional Select. This is a new software/service from Kodak Professional that helps photographers cull their photo shoots quickly by using AI to group photos and surface the best photos, so that you don't have to look at all the photos where your subjects are blinking. Kodak Professional Select also helps you cull details too by grouping photos of objects in a similar way to how it does photos of people, so you can pick out the most in focus, best looking detail shots from your wedding day too. Steve and Dustin also pitch some pretty great ideas to Kathy and Mollie for Kodak Professional to use going off the basis of this amazing technology, like a special Midnight Edition of the software. If you want to sign up to use Kodak Professional Select just head over to http://www.kproselect.com/ to sign up for your free 30 day trial today. Find more Kodak Professional Select: Instagram, Blog Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Dustin and Steve are easing back into the new world of post-covid-vaccine weddings. Dustin is busy with real estate. Steve is trying out new straps for his cameras. Corny puns. Slippery nips. HBO Max. Steve drops big news and then even bigger news to end the episode. Beer Talk: Steve - Bourbon Barrel No Sparge Imperial Golden Ale from Taxman Brewing Co. Dustin - Soft Parade by Short's Brewing Company Q&A: What do you do if you live with someone who gets covid, but you're still testing negative? Do you call off your shoots anyway? Is anyone still on clubhouse? Do you cater to guests who ask for photos of themselves 3 days after a wedding? Have you ever had a couple go at it when you ask them to kiss? Like, really go at it? Episode art by everyone's favorite wedding celebrant Josh Withers. If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website. Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Adam Mason of The Bearded Tog and Mason Photography joins us this week to talk about life, photography, music, cryptocurrency, scientific films, dogecoin and the movie Whiplash. Steve and Adam also talk about conference photography, political photography, and commercial work. The also talk about whether or not your mortgage company cares about how you made your money. Q&A: Should I let my husband second shoot for other female photographers when he's never shown an interest in it before but one of my competitors keeps asking if she can hire him? I grew my beard out and we stopped booking clients, should I shave my beard so we can make money again? My sister thinks her photographer deleted her wedding photos because I brought my camera to the wedding. She's demanding I pay for a new wedding or else produce a complete gallery of her wedding when I didn't shoot anything but getting ready. What do I do? I booked a client at a discount because I was supposed to get show photos from their BDSM conference on my site but when I showed up they took my phone and cards and forbid me from saving any photos anywhere. Can I ask for more money now since they didn't live up to their end of the agreement? Find more Adam Mason: Website, Instagram, Bearded Tog Podcast, Twitter, Facebook Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

This week Steve talks with Casey Fatchett of the Nerdy Photographer. They talk a lot about Casey's podcast and how he makes it. They also talk about his Heiland 3-Cell Flash Gun. Look it's a pretty tangent heavy episode where Casey mostly entertains Steve with stories about being an actor. He was up for a roll in Vanilla Sky and he was up to do the voice of the Geico Gecko, and he shares with Steve why he didn't get those parts. It's all interlaced with chat about photography and the need for self-care so you don't die shooting weddings. Beer Talk: Casey - 90/~ Wee Heavy from Belhaven Brewery and also some scotch. Steve - Moon Rambler IPA from Founders Brewing Co. Q&A: If I roll a critical fail while shooting a wedding that's making everyone roll to determine how well they'll do (they love DnD)... do I have to critically fail? Should I ask clients if I can bring my own weed to smoke while shooting their weddings since my clients stopped sharing their joints during the pandemic? What sort of wrap can I put on my camera body that looks professional but still shows off my inner nerd? (I would consider anything Doctor Who, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Star Gate or Farscape related, no Star Wars please) How can I get a client to stop leaving gross emoji memos on venmo when I sell them stuff? My friends think this guy is paying me for sex because it's all eggplant gush or peach gush every time I make a sale to him. Find more Nerdy Photographer: Nerdy Photographer, Nerdy Photographer Podcast, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Find more Casey: Photography Website Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

This week it’s a very special crossover episode with Mel Johnstone and Dwayne Larson of the Filters Removed podcast. In this episode we talk about a wide variety of topics, like picking perfect pastries to procure professional employment and a bridesmaid stalking the wedding photographer. Beer Talk: Dwayne - Water Mel - Lindeman’s Bin 45 Cabernet Sauvignon Dustin - Zombie Dust by Three Floyds Steve - Charlatan American Pale Ale by Maplewood Brewing Co. Q&A: How do you tell your mom you don’t want to shoot your stepbrother’s wedding? What do you do if a couples boudoir session gets out of hand and you’re left with sheets with a wet spot? Find more Filters Removed podcast: Instagram, Facebook, Apple, Spotify, Dwayne's Instagram, Mel's Instagram Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

Jess Robertson joins us to talk about things you can do to make your website and business more inclusive. We talk about how Jess got started in wedding photography, why she wanted to make her business more inclusive, and how she presents herself and her business online to attract clients. We also talk about beer and Michigan breweries and how establishing a good report with a local brewery can be beneficial to your business. Beer Talk: Jess - Watermelon Hard Seltzer by White Claw Dustin - Sex and Candy by 18th Street Brewery Steve - Icelandic Wee Heavy by Einstok Olgerd Q&A: Instead of referring to clients in the contract as husband and wife could we call them passionate lover #1 and passionate lover #2? Is it possible to be an exclusive, luxury wedding photographer and inclusive? Where is an elopement in Michigan if someone just points to there thumb? I accidentally wrote cow girls and space guys in an email to a throuple getting married, how do I recover? Which Detroit sports teams should I do a stylized shoot with their gear? Find more Jess online: Website, Instagram, Facebook Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

This week Steve talks to James Broadbent of Narrative and Chasewild about building tools to help streamline workflows for photographers. They talk about Narrative Publish and Narrative Select and how they reduce the time it takes to publish blogs and also cull shoots. Steve and James also chat about Narrative's response to the Covid-19 Pandemic and how Narrative helped out their clients during the past year. Also they chat about how James got started in photography (with a 50mm in Pakistan taking photos of mountains during a trip) and about his destination photography company Chasewild. Q&A: Is Narrative Apple only and if so, when will it come to Windows? I don't like the idea of paying to keep blog posts on my site, but more importantly what is your favorite color? Can someone explain why photographers waste so much time culling photos? I shoot 100 and I deliver 100. What's the problem? I shoot family photos on burst mode and need a way to speed up post processing, what should I do? Find more about Narrative online: Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Narrative Publish (use coupon weddingphotographyhangover for 20% off) Narrative Select (select is still in Beta, but it's already really good) Find more James Broadbent online: Instagram, Twitter, Chasewild Website If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website. Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Steven Van Elk. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message