This is Reportage Podcast Alan Law

I loved chatting to the fab Oliver Saillard for episode #118 of the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in France, Oliver has won three Reportage Awards from us - with one of those coming from his very first wedding, which is quite the feat! He talks about that on the episode today, as well as many other things, including:

*why he can speak four different languages,
*choosing his own wedding photographer with a similar (but crucially different!) name,
*why it's great to analyse contests with your colleagues,
*Clubhouse,
*personal projects, travelling and photobooks,
*what makes him happy,
*tips for if you're just starting out as a wedding photographer,
*and much more...

Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-118-this-is-oliver-saillard/ for a link to his website, and to see the Reportage Award that he captured at his very first wedding.

If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more.

At the time of this episode's release, there's just over a week left to submit to our next Awards Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2022.

See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Really lovely to chat to the very talented Rebecca Walters for episode #117 of the Podcast this week! One of the UK's best documentary family photographers, Rebecca has won two individual and three family story awards from us, and she talks about some of those today, as well as:

*why finding out more about your families beforehand can improve the moments you capture,
*her journey from photography degree to professional,
*an editing tip that's saved her a lot of time,
*our Netflix synopsis game,
*day in the life shoots and vacation photography,
*why it's so important to keep learning and investing in yourself,
*and so much more...

Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-117-this-is-rebecca-walters/ for a link to her website, and to see the couple of Family Story Awards and Reportage Family Award she spoke about too.

If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more.

Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2022.

See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

So fab to talk to the brilliant Raymond Nguyen for episode #116! One of the very best wedding photographers in the world, Raymond was joint-second in the USA on TiR for 2021, and also in our world Top 50. He shares so much on the episode today, including:

*how he started his photography business,
*the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards,
*having a studio of multiple photographers and videographers and how that works,
*our Netflix synopsis game,
*running his own workshops in Vietnam,
*editing and workflow,
*and so much more.

Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-116-this-is-raymond-nguyen/ for a link to his website, and to see the Reportage Award he spoke about too.

If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more.

Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2022.

See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to have the fab Jennifer Schäufelin on the Podcast this week! Recently coming 17th in the World on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, Jennifer is a brilliant documentary family photographer, and was the German Storyteller of the Year for 2021 as well. She shares so much on the episode today, including:

*transitioning from employment to full-time photographer,
*the stories behind a couple of her Reportage Family Awards,
*our Netflix synopsis game,
*her thoughts and tips for submitting to our Story Awards,
*why she recorded a specific 'long portrait' video on her 'about me' page,
*Instagram Reels,
*and much more...

Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-115-this-is-jennifer-schaufelin/ for a link to her website (where you should really check out her 'long portrait' video on her 'about me' page), and to see the couple of Reportage Family Awards she spoke about too.

If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more.

There's just a few days left to submit to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2022.

See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

The podcast is back! After a bit of a break I'm really excited to be back and chatting to the fab Rafe Abrook for episode #114. Rafe is one of the UK's best documentary wedding photographers, and was in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide on TiR for 2021. I've also had the pleasure to meet him a few times in real life, and he's a lovely guy, so fab to have him on the Podcast. Stick with us today as Rafe shares all about:

*being an 'exceedingly tall' photographer, and how he uses that to his advantage at weddings,
*the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards,
*giving a bride a fireman's lift and why it's so important to him to immerse himself in his weddings,
*why he features his second shooters so predominantly on his website,
*our Netflix synopsis game,
*why you shouldn't try to be anyone other than yourself,
*and much more...

Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-114-this-is-rafe-abrook/ for a link to Rafe's website, and to see the specific Reportage Award he spoke about too.

If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more.

Submissions are open now to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2022.

See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

An honour to talk to the fantastic Martin Beddall for episode 113 of the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in the UK, Martin has been in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide for the past three years in a row on TiR, and has racked up 15 Awards from us over that time. He shares so much on the episode today, including:

*his background in photojournalism and working for The Times,
*photographing Margaret Thatcher,
*shooting his first all-digital wedding 20 years ago back in 2002,
*why patience is key,
*staying true to yourself and attracting the clients who want you,
*the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards,
*and much more...

The Podcast will be going on a bit of a break over the next few weeks, just because I (Alan Law, founder of TiR & TiR:F) am doing my own wedding photography workshop in Birmingham next week, and then I have a busy run of my own weddings to shoot in May, with a lot of travelling. Each Podcast episode is a lot of work to do, and as well as running TiR & TiR:F, and my own photography, it unfortunately means that something has to give during my busiest times. But I'll try to record and release some new episodes as soon as I can; hopefully starting again in a few weeks.

In the meantime, I hope you're well, and if you're shooting weddings or families - or both! - over the next few weeks, I hope your shoots go well, and the post-shoot McDonald's are scrumptious...

Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-113-this-is-martin-beddall/ for a link to Martin's website, and to see the specific Reportage Award he spoke about too.

If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more.

Submissions are open now to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th May 2022.

See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/