School of Wedding Photography School of Wedding Photography

Thank you for listening to this interview with Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom by the School of Wedding Photography.

Kristi has won over 60 international awards, she is a Nikon Ambassador, and has spoken on stage for Nikon, WPPI, and Fearless.
Her work has appeared in the Smithsonian Museum, in Rolling Stone magazine, Rangefinder, Junebug and on a billboard in Times Square.


Topics Covered

Aristotle said: "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."
Do you think the same can be said of weddings?



Why are you a photographer?



Why do you shoot nature and weddings?



Interested in your approach to storytelling in both nature and weddings.



Do you find shooting these different subjects benefits the other?





I think there's a Received wisdom if you're a wedding photographer, that you can't show things other than weddings on your website, you have to show you're a specialist -
you've ignored that, and clearly have nature and weddings intermixed in your branding, why?




Do you think it helped or hurt either of your fields?



How useful has it been to win so many awards?



Your images have deep emotion in them, how do you find and capture that?



How has second shooting weddings helped you?




You travel a lot, how do you fund that?




Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your self when you were starting out in wedding photography?



How would you define being a successful a wedding photographer?



What do you think are the three most important things to focus on to become a successful wedding photographer?



What questions do younger photographers usually ask you?


What questions should they be asking you?


What are you looking forward to?





If people want to follow you, where can they mostly find you? Instagram?


About:

Website: www.schoolofweddingphotography.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/schoolofweddingp...

Nicholas Purcell publishes the School of Wedding Photography. He is a father and photographer based in Australia. Since 2014 he has published an annual list of the 100 Best Wedding Photographers in the World. His commercial work has appeared in the NY Times and Harpers Bazaar. The School of Wedding Photography is a blog focussed on helping wedding photographers. Learn and hear the stories from various successful photographers around the world. His website is www.nicholaspurcellstudio.com

Thank you for listening to this interview with Eric Ronald by the School of Wedding Photography.

Eric is a photographer based in Melbourne, Australia who frequently travels the world for weddings, often in exotic places. He runs Akademe with Julia Archibald, a cross educational platform and workshop. In 2017 & 2018 Eric won the Aust Institute Professional Photography Australian Album of the Year award.

Topics covered:

How did you make the leap from being a cinematographer, to photographing weddings?

Why did you get into weddings?

Why do you shoot weddings?

How would you define being a successful a wedding photographer?

What 3 things have most contributed to where your brand is now?

How do you create a lasting impression in a saturated industry?

How do you balance the artistic impulse to be creative and try new things, with your brands need for consistency?


About:
Website: www.schoolofweddingphotography.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/schoolofweddingphotography

Nicholas Purcell publishes the School of Wedding Photography. He is a father and photographer based in Australia. Since 2014 he has published an annual list of the 100 Best Wedding Photographers in the World. His commercial work has appeared in the NY Times and Harpers Bazaar. The School of Wedding Photography is a blog focussed on helping wedding photographers. Learn and hear the stories from various successful photographers around the world. His website is http://www.nicholaspurcellstudio.com

Thank you for listening to this interview with Andy Gaines by the School of Wedding Photography.

Andy is a photographer based in UK. He was awarded Best Wedding Photographer in England 2015 at the national Wedding Industry Awards and 'Rising Star of wedding photography in the World' by Rangefinder magazine. He was won numerous Fearless awards and was Junebug's Best of the Best.

Topics covered:

How did you make the leap from being an Astrophysicist, to photographing weddings?

Why did you get into weddings?

I've heard you say everything changed for you when you realised we are in a service industry and our focus should be on our clients, can you tell us a little about this

How has the industry changed since you started?

Why do you keep shooting weddings?

How did having kids change your business?

How would you define being a successful a wedding photographer?

What 3 things have most contributed to where your brand is now?

How do you create a lasting impression in a saturated industry?

How do you balance the artistic impulse to be creative and try new things, with your brands need for consistency?


About:
Website: www.schoolofweddingphotography.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/schoolofweddingphotography

Nicholas Purcell publishes the School of Wedding Photography. He is a father and photographer based in Australia. Since 2014 he has published an annual list of the 100 Best Wedding Photographers in the World. His commercial work has appeared in the NY Times and Harpers Bazaar. The School of Wedding Photography is a blog focussed on helping wedding photographers. Learn and hear the stories from various successful photographers around the world.