Wiser Wedding Photography

Chris Jack
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Wiser Wedding Photography is about the business of wedding photography: branding, SEO, AI, CRMs, workflows, pricing, and the strategies that keep you booked. Plus the craft side that strengthens your portfolio: planning, shooting, posing, and handling a wedding day like a pro.  No fluff, no "capture the magic" clichés, no gear hype. Just current, practical tools and tactics from someone still shooting every weekend. That includes AI: what's actually useful in a photography business and where. Three tenets underpin the Wiser philosophy: - Business growth comes from incremental improvements compounded over time.  - Nothing books more weddings than improving your portfolio.  - Wedding photography is not an art form; it's an exercise in disaster mitigation. You thrive by surviving. Hosted by Chris Jack, a full-time photographer with 10+ years and over 1,000 weddings and events behind him. Chris is also the founder of 1pm.app, run-of-show and event management software used by venues and event professionals, including wedding photographers.

Episodes

  1. Sep 7

    Create and share live run of shows using You're Up!

    Chris Jack introduces YoureUp a new free tool designed to make wedding day timelines and run sheets easier to create, share and keep up to date. Chris explains why the humble wedding timeline is much more important than it might first appear, and how having one central, live version can make the planning process easier for both photographers and their clients. He also talks about how he uses timelines throughout the client journey, some of the frustrations that led him to build YoureUp, and how it fits alongside his other product, 1PM.app. If you've ever sent a wedding timeline to a client only to have it immediately become outdated, this episode might give you a few ideas about a better way to handle it. Follow Wiser Wedding Photography wherever you listen so new episodes turn up on their own. Please rate or review us online if you found any of the content useful. We welcome feedback below. BLOG | Wiser Wedding Photography Blog — https://wiserphoto.com/blog  EMAIL | hello@wiserphoto.com YOU'RE UP! | Share live run of shows (FREE) — You're Up! 1PM APP | Lead-driven CRM for wedding photographers (FREE 30 day trial) — 1pm.app ($20 a month)

  2. Aug 8

    Godox V100 Review: Reliability and Trade-offs

    Discover why the Gofox V100 flash is far from perfect, and yet despite having more cons than pros compared to traditional flashes like the Canon 600 EX-RT II is actually the best flash to have on you camera as a wedding photographer. Chris discusses the pros and cons, and also reveals a new charging protocol that the Godox V100 enables that makes prepping and shooting weddings that much easier. Follow Wiser Wedding Photography wherever you listen so new episodes turn up on their own. Please rate or review us online if you found any of the content useful. We welcome feedback below. BLOG | Wiser Wedding Photography Blog — https://wiserphoto.com/blog  EMAIL | hello@wiserphoto.com YOU'RE UP! | Share live run of shows (FREE) — You're Up! 1PM APP | Lead-driven CRM for wedding photographers (FREE 30 day trial) — 1pm.app ($20 a month)

  3. Jul 14

    CIA Framework for Wedding Photography Success

    In Episode 3 of Wiser Wedding Photography Podcast, host Chris Jack cuts through the clutter. Drawing from 11 years of experience and over 1,000 wedding & events, he shares a simple, actionable three-pillar framework he calls C.I.A. designed to help you focus on what actually moves the needle (and no it's not your Instagram grid strategy!). Follow Wiser Wedding Photography wherever you listen so new episodes turn up on their own. Please rate or review us online if you found any of the content useful. We welcome feedback below. BLOG | Wiser Wedding Photography Blog — https://wiserphoto.com/blog  EMAIL | hello@wiserphoto.com YOU'RE UP! | Share live run of shows (FREE) — You're Up! 1PM APP | Lead-driven CRM for wedding photographers (FREE 30 day trial) — 1pm.app ($20 a month)

  4. Jul 12

    Mistakes New Wedding Photographers Make

    We’ve all been there. In this episode, Chris dives into the cringe-worthy technical and artistic mistakes he made shooting his very first wedding over a decade ago. But it’s not just a blooper reel, he shares the hard-earned tips and strategies he’s developed through years of trial and error. You'll learn why great wedding photography isn't about raw talent; it’s about attention to detail, client management, and bulletproof preparation.  Follow Wiser Wedding Photography wherever you listen so new episodes turn up on their own. Please rate or review us online if you found any of the content useful. We welcome feedback below. BLOG | Wiser Wedding Photography Blog — https://wiserphoto.com/blog  EMAIL | hello@wiserphoto.com YOU'RE UP! | Share live run of shows (FREE) — You're Up! 1PM APP | Lead-driven CRM for wedding photographers (FREE 30 day trial) — 1pm.app ($20 a month)

  5. Jul 12

    My Pixieset Love-Hate Relationship

    Chris Jack discusses the Pixieset shift from a gallery delivery service into an all-in-one ecosystem for photographers, adding tools like a website builder, CRM (Studio Manager), invoicing, and a built-in editor competing with Lightroom/Capture One, aiming to replace a patchwork of subscriptions. While he finds the hosting and delivery very reliable over 10–11 years, he feels the core UI/UX hasn’t improved much as focus expanded. He highlights pain points. 00:00 Pixieset All In One Push 02:15 Reliability Versus Stagnant UI 04:03 Password Friction Fixes 07:08 Email Templates Personalization 09:30 Faster Event Date Entry 10:31 Email Deliverability And Spam 14:05 Auto Rename On Upload 15:36 Missing Integrations And API 17:38 Pricing Labs And Wrap Up Follow Wiser Wedding Photography wherever you listen so new episodes turn up on their own. Please rate or review us online if you found any of the content useful. We welcome feedback below. BLOG | Wiser Wedding Photography Blog — https://wiserphoto.com/blog  EMAIL | hello@wiserphoto.com YOU'RE UP! | Share live run of shows (FREE) — You're Up! 1PM APP | Lead-driven CRM for wedding photographers (FREE 30 day trial) — 1pm.app ($20 a month)

  • 5 Episodes

About

Wiser Wedding Photography is about the business of wedding photography: branding, SEO, AI, CRMs, workflows, pricing, and the strategies that keep you booked. Plus the craft side that strengthens your portfolio: planning, shooting, posing, and handling a wedding day like a pro.  No fluff, no "capture the magic" clichés, no gear hype. Just current, practical tools and tactics from someone still shooting every weekend. That includes AI: what's actually useful in a photography business and where. Three tenets underpin the Wiser philosophy: - Business growth comes from incremental improvements compounded over time.  - Nothing books more weddings than improving your portfolio.  - Wedding photography is not an art form; it's an exercise in disaster mitigation. You thrive by surviving. Hosted by Chris Jack, a full-time photographer with 10+ years and over 1,000 weddings and events behind him. Chris is also the founder of 1pm.app, run-of-show and event management software used by venues and event professionals, including wedding photographers.

Information

  • Creator
    Chris Jack
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Wiser Wedding Photography
  • Show Website
    Wiser Wedding Photography