A Wedding Photographers Journey
by Darren & Kara of Darren Musgrove Photography
Come with us on our journey as wedding photographers, especially if you are new & looking to progress in this wonderful career. No tekkie jargon or confusing language, no subscriptions, no workshops, just two people chatting fun wedding photo stuff.We're Darren & Kara, Uk Wedding photographers. We work the wedding scene and want to bring you our stories, our experiences and our opinions, and most of all our encouragement to those that are looking to start out. In a seemingly over saturated part of the wedding industry you may feel like giving it all up before you've even started. Well DONT!
Episodes
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Ep17 The season Finalè
What a gruelling year it's been, we're now ready for some R&R! 8^) (hahahaaa! Who am kidding!!) We review our debut season and revisit our episodes by digging out some timely reminders and key points. Did you have a favourite episode? Was there one that made you laugh, or your blood boil above…
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Impostor Syndrome! Who gets this and why?
We're back at it! Fresh from our most recent Wedding. It's been a while, but we talk an actual Wedding...albeit a smaller, more intimate affair. This impostor syndrome is actually a real thing! Have you experienced it? Maybe you have without realising. If you doubt yourself, and wonder how your...
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Are Weddings as we know them about to change in the UK?
The Law Commission is planning to present some changes to the way weddings are held (i the UK), giving couples greater freedom to marry where they want. Will this have much effect on the industry? How much kit do you really need to take with you on a wedding day? Hear us describe what we used to...
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Documentary & Reportage Photography. Is there a difference?
We ask the question, what is documentary and reportage photography and is there a difference between them at all? Getting back into the swing of Wedding photography, but should we be doing bridal prep still? If so, what's the best thing to have in place? What's occurring...who remembers where...
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What's with the Ego?
That word Ego! It crops up here and there in our industry. Do you know a photographer with an ego? Well, this episode might resonate with you. Silent Thunder storms took place in areas of the UK recently. Find out what we saw and what we did when they hit our area on two consecutive nights....and...
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Road Trip 2020
We've been on a little road trip to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. We had planned a big party , but alas, due to the current situation that couldn't happen. So our next favourite thing is a bit of travelling....so we hit the road for a few days. Fun chat, with some photoey things thrown…
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Are Wedding Photographers Being true to their art? or is there no art?
After some re-evaluating and deep soul searching we ask the question and discuss. Has wedding photography become a lot of the same old same? Has an 'industry standard' inadvertently crept in and taken control? Rain on your wedding day..so what!?.....and our road trip that lays ahead! Join us…
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Is it too soon for the wedding industry to return as we knew it?
This may be a bit of a controversial topic as in the UK there is a massive amount of pressure being put forward to allow weddings to return to a level we are more familiar with. But not ALL wedding suppliers agree and the spokesperson for this motion being put forward does not represent the...
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Why....do we do what we do the way we do!
Friends!!?? Should you try to be Best Friends with your Bride?...or couple. What are the risks, if any? We give our honest take on the relationship required to work with the wedding day bride. Have you been able to see the Neowise comet of 2020. We've been out fora bit of star gazing, and you can...
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Pricing on your website.... Yay or Nay?
Pricing on your website.....do you? or not do you? This is a question that has filled many a Facebook thread or forum since wedding photographers started to do websites. We ask, and give our opinion! Wedding Sequels are an actual thing now.....but what is this strange phrase? Are you an award...
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Are you Professional?
Being a professional photographer means behaving in a certain way. Doing business in the correct manner, and respecting the industry you and your co-photographers work in. In this episode we discuss: Being fed at a Wedding? Yay or Nay!? Should I show my prices on my website? How to deal with…
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The whole experience from client enquiry, to delivering the final products!
We discuss how we initially aim to acquire our clients, then how we form our working relationship, the extra miles worth going in order to give them the best experience possible. They've invested with you, give a little back. We talk Instagram tactics, is it worth attended a rehearsal? and a few...
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Is it right that you should work for FREE as a photographer?
We sit down and discuss the F word! FREE!! When is it right to work for free!? Should you ever work for free!? What are the ramifications of working for free? Starting out is daunting enough so who would pay to receive the service? Is there value in a newbies service? Also, our local #BLM event a...
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Why is there so much negativity in the Wedding Photography Industry!?
We're not the type to grumble naturally, and if we do....we keep it to ourselves! So why can't everybody else? In a period of time that has seen soooo much negativity in the press, online, and in publications we though it may me a ripe time for us to lay our cards out and say what makes us…
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Has Covid-19 changed the Wedding industry for good?
Is the wedding industry and the way a wedding photographer works all about to change as a result of Covid-19? Also....we reminisce on a 2019 Shabang of a wedding!
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Following my heart, and then my brain. Why Entering - then leaving sports photography was the best decision to surviving as a professional photographer!
In our latest episode, we continue with our story from fledgling to fully grown pro photographer. The road I wanted to go down with the knowledge and passion I had to the realisation that I was in the wrong field if I wanted to progress as a professional photographer. The value and importance…
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Photographing a wedding with a point and shoot! Are you serious?
We all gotta start somewhere. All the best of the the best in whatever you can think of have all started out somewhere. Even those that where born into a privileged background, that had it all handed to them on a plate have still had to start . Starting can be a quick and simple process for some....
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Introducing our podcast A Wedding Photographers Journey
Hi, and thanks for finding us if you were looking for us. Or if you've stumbled across us while searching podcasts, then maybe come on in for a listen. This is an introductory episode for our podcast that we've named A Wedding Photographers Journey. We outline who we are, what we're about and why...
About this show
Come with us on our journey as wedding photographers, especially if you are new & looking to progress in this wonderful career. No tekkie jargon or confusing language, no subscriptions, no workshops, just two people chatting fun wedding photo stuff.We're Darren & Kara, Uk Wedding photographers. We work the wedding scene and want to bring you our stories, our experiences and our opinions, and most of all our encouragement to those that are looking to start out. In a seemingly over saturated part of the wedding industry you may feel like giving it all up before you've even started. Well DONT!
Hosted by
Darren & Kara of Darren Musgrove Photography