Filters Removed

We’re back from a long hiatus and Mel blames Dwayne. The stories are wild today: An accident on the dance floor, a groom calls off the wedding the day of, a dead body interrupts photos, the father of the bride loses his pants, and an exhibitionist couple at an engagement session. Have a story for us? Send to [email protected]

In this super special episode we are joined again by our pal Casey Fatchett of The Nerdy Photographer Podcast to discuss client Photoshop requests. Find Casey at https://instagram.com/thenerdyphoto Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Dwayne and Mel discuss a terrifying client who should be arrested. Once we are done talking about the serious and horrifying stuff, Dwayne becomes the terminator and we tell some stories such as when protective boyfriends call the police during your session, an incredibly disappointing family session, when an inquiry “gets gifted” their photography by someone else, and being sabotaged by angry guests at a wedding ceremony. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers and videographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

In our first episode of 2022, we welcome the new year with Dwayne’s new hair. Mel is newly out of Covid isolation but still feels like shite. Super fun stories today including a videographer losing the audio for a wedding, a red flag client who hits below the belt, a 10 min engagement session, hard drive failures, and some fun banter while taking photos at a theme park. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers and videographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

In today’s episode we teleport to Las Vegas (okay, we zoomed) to chat with powerhouse photographer Brian Friedman of B-Freed Photography. He talks about his experiences photographing celebrities, big name concerts, being an NYC elopement photographer, and that barely scratches the surface of his career! He also tells some really fun stories including bloopers of shooting concerts like getting smashed in the face, and having paparazzi-level moments. What’s it like to be backstage with Lady Gaga? Listen to find out! We also discuss a wedding photographer being asked to pay for dry cleaning the wedding dress and how batteries dying during really important wedding moments really sucks! Check out the links below to learn more about Brian and his work! https://www.b-freed.com https://instagram.com/bfreedphoto Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers and videographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

We somehow have hit 30 episodes meaning people have tolerated us this long! Today we discuss stories involving forgetting very basic things at shoots, when everything wrong happens on the way to your destination wedding, a fire hazard, and a couples boudoir inquiry to remember. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Lots of extra stories today as we regale our weekends shooting. We discuss Mel’s butt stain, an attention seeking sister of the bride, a very annoying video client, something nasty in a tripod bag, and a giant groom baby. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Trigger warning: in this episode there is some discussion involving suicide ——- Today we talk about Dwayne getting engaged and swap proposal stories. We also dig out some stories about a very disrespectful groomsman, drama whilst working for an EX husband and wife team, a very dark request from a video client, and a bride who picks on YOUR significant other. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

It’s officially winter here and we are chillin’ in a snowstorm. Also Mel confuses Savage Garden for Mika and is embarrassed. We tell stories today involving getaway cars, complaints about gifted sessions, a bride stealing her photographers memory cards, tummy troubles at a session, and forgetting wedding package details. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

The episode that we almost lost due to technical error because we are very professional. Zoom recordings rescued us and here you go! We chat about our favourite Halloween costumes as well as stories about tuna casserole potluck wedding receptions, angry mother of the bride demanding raw images, a run in with a bear, and uncooperative clients. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

We’re baaaaack with some summer reminiscing and lots of random banter. Lots of wedding photography stories today! Including ones about a bride who disappoints everyone, a super rude wedding planner, a groom who is found unexpectedly, a persistent uncle Bob with a new camera, and a very grumpy groom. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

We are joined by Nancy Arnold of Kiex Fotography where we talk about creativity, inspiration, and why we do this job. You realize we talk about other things as well like favourite chips and how Mel’s Instagram got hacked. Mel also says she wants to shoot double jpeg but she means RAW. We also tell some fun stories including finding out your groom has Covid on the wedding day so you leave the wedding early and are called out for being unprofessional, falling repeatedly at shoots, when posing prompts go wrong, stabbing yourself in the face while shooting a wedding, when your camera bag turns into a boat, and when someone steals your camera bag while you are shooting a destination wedding. Check Nancy out on her site at https://kiexfoto.com and Instagram at https://instagram.com/kiexfoto Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Just a regular Dwayne and Mel convo garnished with some great blooper stories including a guy named Derek being a dick, a freak accident on the way to an elopement, witnessing attempted murder at a newborn session, overhearing that the groom thinks you’re hot, and a mom with weird photoshoot ideas. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Today we talk body image in photography with none other than boudoir guru Teri Hofford! We also discuss lots of wedding related stories including an accident with some special wedding decor, double booking weddings, a spoiled brat groom, and a mother of the bride who bullies the groom to tears. Check out Teri and follow her on Instagram https://instagram.com/terihofford More goodies on her website https://terihofford.com And get her book, The Geode Theory, here https://www.amazon.ca/Geode-Theory-Chipping-Away-Image/dp/1525587064/ref=nodl_ Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Dogs and disorganized wedding drama, an unexpected guest at a newborn session, a very angry mother of the groom and an absolute shit show wedding for the books. Also for some reason we talk about Mel’s first time having a baby, which is completely unrelated to photography or anything else for that matter. Check out our website at https://filtersremoved.com Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

This week’s special guests are Dwayne’s mustache and Mel’s screaming 3 year old. So many stories featuring the planners boyfriend ruining the wedding reception, the tightest bridesmaid dress of all time, shooting your ex’s wedding, and when the bride’s mom refuses photos with the groom’s family. We also talk about some current quirky photography news! Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

This week we are joined by our very special guest, filmmaker and “sometimes photographer” Abdul Koroma. Apologies for Mel’s audio as her microphone was on the fritz (she ordered a new one for next week). We discuss a lot of funny things that happen behind the scenes in videography! So many stories this week! Including: an allergic reaction that brings a shoot to a standstill and leaves the models in a predicament, a gastrointestinal emergency at a reception, wedding party fight on a trolley, why you really should use a strap for your camera, and an open bar reception in a house. You can check out Abdul’s work and find out more about him in the links below https://www.visualkoroma.com https://instagram.com/visualkoroma https://instagram.com/abdul_from_the_internet Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

This week’s stories include a bride who bullies the groom, what happens when you don’t turn off your pop-up flash at a concert, a teenaged wedding shaker, and getting locked in an outhouse. Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

 As we try not to get depressed about our third pandemic lockdown, we discuss stories involving shooting the same session 3 times, what can happen when you “gift” wedding photos, an angry neighbour misunderstanding your home session and a very R-rated shoot request. Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

This episode is a deep dive into oblivion. Mel and Dwayne both had several beers and let the truth bombs fly while they discuss stories such as awful second shooters, a big surprise at a model portfolio shoot, both of your memory cards failing after a wedding, and being promoted from second to main shooter at a wedding only to be driven around in a car that requires a breathalyzer to start. Photographers send us your anonymous stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

This week we are joined by special guest Camryn Harder from Camryn Elizabeth Photo! We discuss pressing issues such as B-list bridesmaids, wedding location mix-ups, falling down the stairs with your camera, A groomsman and pastor who refuse to accept the open bar, and leaving your bag in the wrongest of wrong places at a wedding reception. You can find Camryn on Instagram here https://instagram.com/camryn.elizabeth.photo?igshid=ng8zt315cj0e https://instagram.com/camryn.elizabeth.weddings?igshid=sfxnl5y4zch0 And on the web here http://camrynelizabethweddings.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwp86EBhD7ARIsAFkgakg9tH-QQ6Kc-9iCuYbBoNKvmmZeuc07qRYFazGtvuXyQTHfl8IbmPoaAqDDEALw_wcB Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Enjoy our chat with special guest Annie Salvage from The Letter Elle Photography! We tell some very important photography stories such as insecure brides screaming at you, fetish requests from clients, and shooting weddings with extreme hangovers. You can find Annie on Instagram here https://instagram.com/theletterelle.photography?igshid=1eu342q4uqa36 Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

This is an extra special crossover episode with Steven Van Elk and Dustin McKibben of The Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast. Enjoy stories and discussions about consult pastries, stalker wedding guests, lots of butt grabbing, wet spots, bad breath, and lots more inappropriate things. Check out The Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast on Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/wedding-photo-hangover/id1273248325 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/09hCjT9XXAKzGin8bkLG3a?si=lNBuwBSZSxWvjLhVO6hcnQ at their site https://weddinghangover.com and find them on Instagram at https://instagram.com/weddingphotohangover?igshid=1v0pb9odh2h87 Find Steve https://instagram.com/stevenvanelk?igshid=fmt9udymhsfz and Dustin https://instagram.com/dustin_mckibben?igshid=1f5vqz1gbmwy7 Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/.

Today’s stories includes a bad way to make prints, booby slips, when your parents (or was it the client?) ruin your shoot plans, and forgetting important session details. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Dwayne and Mel are joined by their very first guest, Casey Fatchett of The Nerdy Photographer Podcast. Stories include an impromptu celebrity shoot on film, a death threat, and why you don’t skinny dip on the job. Find Casey at https://instagram.com/thenerdyphoto Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Stories for this week include a tripod disaster, car problems, too much tongue, and having to tell your clients you ruined their photos. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Mel reviews her top 10 cringiest photo trends from the past decade. Stories from this episode include accidentally sending a client dick pics, trashy wedding drama, stinky plastic bags, and a trash-the-dress finale. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Driving home from a shoot in your underwear, a real estate photo tragedy, getting grandma to smile, and being locked out of your car in the boonies. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

A drunk assistant, calendar mishaps and the worst possible place to hang a dress. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

An uninvited guest, a crazy bride from the venue next door, and we even turn the tables and talk about a creepy photographer. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Lipstick blunder, a dirty double and a big deck. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Drunken guest requests, gear vandals and wedding gift openings gone weird. Photographers send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Venue mix-ups, an awkward best man, and an incident that ended a wedding photography career. Send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

Wardrobe malfunctions and a well-intentioned prank with some unfortunate lasting effects. Send us your stories to [email protected] or hit us up on our socials here https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/

This is our pilot episode of FILTERS REMOVED. We are working out the kinks of working remotely right now and will be continuing to up our game on the tech side of podcasting. On this episode Mel and Dwayne get into some interesting stories. First up was a story that happened to both of them while waiting for a client in a park. Some rustling in the brambles caught their attention and the rest is history.  Next up Dwayne reads a listener submitted story about a nightmare client. One who hounded this poor photographer over their pricing. Then Mel gets into a story with a twist you will never see coming. Here are our socials. Hit us up with your funny, cringe or embarrassing stories: https://instagram.com/filtersremovedpodcast https://www.facebook.com/filtersremovedpodcast/