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Take & Talk Pics

256 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings

Take & Talk Pics is a podcast created for you: the photography business owner. If you are looking for a new resource that doesn't require your visual attention, Rob Krueger brings you just the right tool. 3 days a week Rob interviews photographers from around the world who are real world working professionals. We go over the ups and downs of owning a photography business and you walk away with great stories to learn from and amazing resources!

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David & Luke Edmonson - episode 252

November 16, 2016 08:30 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

David & Luke Edmonson © Edmonson Photography David and Luke Edmonson have been called the “Master Photographers to Master Photographers” and with good reason. With over 50 combined years in the industry, the indelible impact the Edmonson’s leave with clients, students and peers around the world is remarkable. No doubt, their signature style is unmistakable. But it’s their “Iron-Sharpens-Iron” philosophy that has fueled their art and professional success. A relentless pursuit of excelle...

Light Painting with Harold Ross - episode 251

November 02, 2016 07:30 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

Light Painting with Harold Ross Harold Ross (b 1956), is an American fine-art photographer who lives and works in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Since 1979, Harold has been creating distinctive work in the studio as well as in the night landscape. For 27 years, he has specialized in light painting, a technique involving "painting" the light over a long time exposure. Harold actually refers to his process as “sculpting with light”. He also teaches workshops in his methods and regu...

Make Changes - Episode 250

October 19, 2016 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MB

Make Changes Photo World if you are learning and growing then you are changing. Often it can be difficult to make change and go along with them but it is a necessary practice to improve from where you are. So here we are on the 250th episode on Take & Talk Pics! I have been so blessed to do this podcast and bring this content to you Photo World. However, I have been learning, growing, and yes, changing. I have been finding there are so many things I have planned for my work and busines...

Nikon Active D-Lighting - episode 249

October 17, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.85 MB

Nikon Active D-Lighting Photo World this episode is more proof that you need to know your gear to fully understand the potential you bring to every shoot. Knowing your gear is good but knowing when, where, and how to use the tools effectively is the real test of a pro photographer versus a hobbyist. The Active D-Lighting setting for Nikon cameras is another great example of why it can be important to fully understand your camera. Active D-Lighting is really Active Dynamic Lighting... Dyn...

Dust Mapping - episode 248

October 14, 2016 07:30 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

Dust Mapping Photo World we work so hard to have beautiful, clean, well made photographs. We did this back in the film days too, but there was a battle going on against dust and scratches. We still see issues today when it comes to dust. They make air blowers, sensor brushes, lens cleaner fluids, micro fiber cloths, lens tissue, sensor gels, or you can send your equipment out for professional cleaning... There are a lot of options today to ensure that we don't have one spec of dust in an...

Time-lapse Photography - episode 247

October 12, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Time-lapse Photography Photo World I needed a break from all the business talk because at the end of the day my addiction to photography needs some attention as well as my passion for building businesses. Time-lapse Photography is a bit of its own practice. In fact it began mostly by accident and has slowly evolved into spectacular motion pictures. Time-lapse Photography is more simplified than it used to be with the advent of digital. In short it's a series of images being complied into...

Savings Plan - episode 246

October 10, 2016 07:30 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Savings Plan Photo World when you run your own business it doesn't matter when it comes up or in what aspect the conversation takes place... most of us, when we start out, do not like to talk money. That could be one of the worst offsets to a secure savings plan for a infant business. When I sit down with clients I have absolutely no fear to talk about how the money works. This confidence emerged after six years in business as a professional. Six years living in fear of that one five let...

Why Should You Blog - episode 245

October 07, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MB

Why Should You Blog Photo World as you can tell by the title I am going to totally sell you on the idea of why should you blog. Okay, not really but I am going to talk about the purpose and operations behind how a blog works. The true conversation is about good business practice, showcasing your talent, and hoe to obtain a free or cheap marketing funnel. It is a lot of information to be crammed in a 10 minute episode but when it comes to blogging it's pretty simple. There are many reason...

Build Your List - episode 244

October 05, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MB

Build Your List That's right Photo World, you need to build your list. That is your email list. Think of the countless emails you receive that are of little to no value for you, but there is one email every so often that keep you as a subscriber to that list. Now, you don't have to bombard people with nonsensical emails day in and day out. However you may find a use for the list over time. Some will tell you to make a few lists that fit into categories like most likely to buy, least like...

All Work and No Play - episode 243

October 03, 2016 07:30 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MB

All Work and No Play We often feel like there's too much to do. To many things on our plate and we can't catch up; so much, that it seems our business, our career, our supposed passion is all work and no play. Just like anything else in life there is a time and place for everything. It's my belief that all work and no play should be observed from time to time. However, it's draining on the mind and the body to live life this way.   What is "play"? Well that could be up for debate but t...

Giving Back - episode 242

September 30, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MB

Giving Back Photo World I offer a free coaching call. Scroll to the bottom of this page if you are interested. One thing I do for every call is get to know you and your business. Following the call I give a thank you gift for having done the call. I don't want to share everything, but highlight 1 point on the gift. Giving back to your community. In the episode I read word for word how I view this point and what I include in this gift. In short I have found giving back to your community d...

Cost of Doing Business - episode 241

September 28, 2016 07:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Cost of Doing Business Photo World there is an old saying: It takes money to make money. That saying is so true and truer still when it comes to marketing. Marketing is one of the costs of doing business, in fact, it is the largest cost of doing business. In today's episode I break down three marketing strategies I have tried over the past few years. Admittedly, over one dozen attempts at marketing have taken place for Rob Krueger Photography and most have failed miserably. A few have been...

Rule of Thirds Pricing - episode 240

September 26, 2016 07:30 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

Rule of Thirds Pricing Photo World, making up what you do with your pricing is hard enough. I spent years, with trial and error, figuring out an efficient way to make life easier when it comes to talking money. I have created a rule of thirds pricing... Have a set pricing for your customers Define who your customer is and how you would charge them Give appropriate breaks to the right people I have broken my customer base into 3 main categories, hence the rule of thirds. One has three...

People Person - episode 239

September 23, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MB

People Person There is no rule in business that says you must be a people person but I like to lean on logic when I question these types of things. In a truly logical sense, in every career or job, in every industry, there are people involved. Either you are getting something done/created for other people or you are having work done for you. Your business really revolves around the idea that someone is on the other end of just about everything your do. With that, being a people person coul...

Network Time - episode 238

September 21, 2016 07:30 - 9 minutes - 8.83 MB

Network Time Photo World it is time to get back to business. Admittedly, the show has been struggling these past few weeks and the content has suffered. However, you still mean a great deal to me and I want you to know there are many great things to come. That being said it is time to get back in gear... it is time to talk business. If you recall I had a few episodes focused on the startup of a photography business and how to go about doing that. This is a continuation of that track. Whe...

Talk Yourself Up – episode 237

September 19, 2016 07:30 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MB

Talk Yourself Up Sometimes you need to talk yourself up. Photo World, the way we handle our internal reactions will often determine our external reality. I have spoken about mindset and maintaining professionalism in the past but what about those times when it seems like nothing is going your way? What about when you are feeling a creative block? How about times when rejection clouds your mood? There are plenty of things to think about when something doesn’t go our way. However, it is diff...

What They Did – episode 236

September 16, 2016 07:30 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

What They Did I want to wrap up my thoughts from the last episode… I talks about starting out and there have been a few dedicated episodes with that same idea in mind, but it is really leading us to today’s topic. I had heard, and I don’t know if this is his quote, businessman Dave Ramsey  mention to one of h callers; “When you want to be thinner you talk to thin people, ask them what they did. When you want to be rich you talk to rich people, ask them what they did.” That ignited the exac...

Rocky Start - episode 235

September 14, 2016 07:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

Rocky Start Photo World there are always so many things that come across my desk (screen) and I find once in a while, I see things that strike a chord with me. Recently, a story was shared withe me about another "photographer" who borrowed a few pictures to supplement their own portfolio in hopes to sell to new clients. They had said, once they were caught, that they would remove those borrowed images when they built a stronger portfolio. Photo World, if you were ever wondering how to get ...

Manual Mode – episode 234

September 12, 2016 07:30 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Manual Mode Photo World how could I go through each priority mode and not finally speak on Manual Mode. However, I don’t really do that much here. I should have called this episode Rob Mode because I selfishly only talk about how I shoot and how I couple Manual Mode with my Metering. Although, Manual Mode is really “insert name here” Mode every time. If you think about how we create images, and you will hear me speak to the topic of “Style” here today, we will find it all starts from our ow...

Program Mode – episode 233

September 09, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Program Mode Photo World in my opinion Program mode is the transitional mode between auto and manual. Now if you have played with or made some understanding of how to effectively use the shutter priority and aperture priority modes then you are going to feel very comfortable with the Program Mode. Basically the camera will decide for you what the exposure will be with the exception of ISO. However, just like the other two priority modes you can enable that setting as well. Program mode w...

Aperture Priority Mode – episode 232

September 07, 2016 07:30 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Aperture Priority Mode Hey Photo World! I need to clear up one small detail from the last episode on Shutter Priority. I never mentioned that many of you may see is as "Tv" mode or "Time Value". This is the standard for Canon as well as a few other cameras out there. Today I go over the Aperture Priority Mode or as you Canon users will see "Av" or "Aperture Value". Let me cut to the chase because I am going to sound like a broken record if I don't just lay this out there now. These modes o...

Shutter Priority Mode – episode 231

September 05, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MB

Shutter Priority Mode Photo World I am on this “what does every little thing in my camera do and how can it be helpful to me?” kick. I know that’s not really a thing but for me blabbing on like I do it is an important enough discussion to have. Also, it gets my attention because there are so many functions I almost never use and perhaps it is because I don’t know as much as I would like about it. It isn’t 100% of the time but I would say I shoot exclusively in Manual exposure. Today, and t...

Nikon CLS - episode 230

September 02, 2016 07:30 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Nikon CLS There are specific sensor receptors to interact with the Creative Lighting System or CLS. The number one complaint is the flash wont fire because of too much sun or there isn’t enough power from the on camera flash. There are so many “reasons” people have for why they think it won’t work and the number one actual problem is user error. Not having the sensor aiming back at the camera or master flash and incorrect or insufficient power from the commander flash are also a big proble...

AE-L/AF-L or AF-ON – episode 229

August 31, 2016 07:30 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

AE-L/AF-L or AF-ON AE-L/AF-L AE-L AF-ON There are also other, detailed, options for these functions. AE Lock only, AE Lock (Reset on release), AE Lock (Hold) and AF Lock only. You may have to set a function button for this same option but not have a dedicated AE-L or AF-L button. AE-L stands for Automatic Exposure Lock or Auto Exposure Lock. AF-L stands for Automatic Focus Lock or Auto Focus Lock. The way this button works is you may compose an image, press the shutter release ha...

Question Assumptions with Nick Leung - episode 228

August 29, 2016 07:30 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Question Assumptions with Nick Leung Today’s featured guest is Nick Leung! Nick is a wedding photographer based out of Seattle Washington for 8 months and then Hong Kong China the remaining 4 months of the year. He was named one of Seattle’s top 25 wedding photographers in 2015. His wedding photography career kicked off on a remote stretch of the Great Wall of China 4 years ago and that inspiring moment keeps Nick driven to continue the double fronted wedding business he runs. Notes fr...

Pixel Binning – episode 227

August 26, 2016 07:30 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Pixel Binning Hey Photo World! First, I would like to start off with the fact that I am no expert on the Pixel Binning subject bur more so I am an interested learner on all things photography. My latest endeavor has been studying up and testing out the sRAW option on my Nikon D810 and D750. For more information on my findings so far with sRAW you can listen to episode 226 here! In my search on sRAW, there were many references to pixel binning and how it should be a much more effective do...

sRAW – episode 226

August 24, 2016 07:30 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

sRAW I have been testing out the sRAW option in my Nikon D810 and wanted to know more about it. So like most people I turned to Google and got articles and blogs all about sRAW or small RAW. Furthermore, some bad press kept showing up on the subject. All these photographers out there complaining and ripping the idea of sRAW apart. They go on about how bad it is and how much you lose by skimping out and using sRAW to save a near useless amount of space. Well, it’s my turn to go off the deep...

Nice To Employees - episode 225

August 22, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB

Nice To Employees This is for all you photographers who have 1 or more employees. Heck you can apply this method to those of whom are flying solo. Also, I would like to clear up the word “employees” for you. Many would think it means you have individuals on payroll with an hourly or salary wage or someone who comes to work for the company at regular intervals. Well “employee” can mean a lot of things and I look at it as anyone who does work for someone else regardless of the interval, pay ...

Chase The Light – episode 224

August 19, 2016 07:30 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

Chase The Light Photo World I was thinking about one of the turning points in my career as a photographer. Really it was before my career kicked off. This was happening while I was learning and working for other photographers. I used to spend hours and hours poring over photos, surfing the net, flipping through magazines, and even perusing a newspaper here and there. (Yes I used to read actual newspapers). I would look at how all those other photographs were taken and more specifically wha...

Leadership - episode 223

August 17, 2016 07:30 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Leadership Photo World today's episode is more about personality development than running a business. Although, one does need the right personality to run a business. Specifically with small businesses you may be the boss but you must also show leadership. You must have a leader’s mindset. In a quick google search I found a Leader is – The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country. Or business (business was added by me). There is a ton of information on leadership ...

I Love Yes - episode 222

August 15, 2016 07:30 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

I Love Yes I would have rather had the long title of "The day I met and photographed actor Colin Farrell" but that felt a bit long for a title. After all I'm not Panic At The Disco where I could get away with such lengthy titles. Even though I decided to write and record about how much I love yes the real story is the how behind my meeting a famous Hollywood actor and one of my favorite actors for that matter. Now I could go on and plot out the story of Yes Man for you Photo World and tell...

Even Sell - episode 221

August 12, 2016 07:30 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Even Sell Ahh... Finally... The long awaited Even Sell. Back from when this all started I spoke of over selling then I moved to under selling and to be honest that is where most discussions stop. Is it taboo to speak of even selling or as I like to call it in this episode "niche selling"? I guess most people side step that portion of the discussion because when successful selling takes place it isn't worth talking about. The only incredibly major problem I have with that is WHY NOT? Why do...

Distraction Kills – episode 220

August 10, 2016 07:30 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Distraction Kills Distraction will kill your business. Wake up every day with three goals and attack them. Some examples of how big or small the goals can be: Take care of all the emails I have before 12 noon. Return all the calls I have between 1pm-3pm. Work on X number of photos for X amount of time. Social media posts once a day for the next seven days. There is something about music in the background that just works. I have tried putting on Netflix with a show I know well and...

All Wrong – episode 219

August 08, 2016 07:30 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

All Wrong When everything goes wrong you have to keep strong. It’s not an easy task learning how to be professional. Time, practice, failure, education, trial, and error is what makes a professional a professional. For some it is an accelerated process and for others it is a life long journey. I know I still have trouble being professional all the time. Now I need to clear up a couple things first… I’m not talking about “A professional” in the industry of photography I’m not talking abo...

Ah-Ha Moment - episode 218

August 05, 2016 07:30 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Ah-Ha Moment “If you treat this business as a business you will get paid as a business. If you treat it as a hobby you will be paid as a hobby.” I pulled this quote from a book I have been reading called Gameplan. It is a great quote and it refers to the idea that you get out of things what you put into them. I have interviewed many photographers who have suggested testing the waters and doing photography on the side without jumping in head first with the hopes that you can build a susta...

Make Lemonade - episode 217

August 03, 2016 07:30 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

Make Lemonade When life gives you lemons make Lemonade… I say: When life gives you nothing make Lemonade. We have three currencies and each one effects the others. Time Knowledge Money Just a few examples on how I had to make more from an otherwise inopportune situation. More often than not I find knowledge is one of the easiest of the currencies to acquire but more often one of the easiest to miss. These examples, as explained in the episode, are proof of that very phenomenon. We...

Fail Quitting - episode 216

August 01, 2016 07:30 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

Fail Quitting True failure exists only when we stop trying. An entrepreneur never gives up. Therefore, their “failures” are only learning moments and steps toward growth. (Fail vs Quit is very different) Did you want to be a fireman or police officer while growing up? Maybe a doctor or a lawyer… Did you not become that because you failed or because you stopped trying? So a simple google search had yield me several results and a somewhat poor consistency of information. I searched for wha...

Undersell - episode 215

July 29, 2016 07:30 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

Undersell Photo World I have been on the "How To Sell" kick for a while now and I wanted to break down yet another approach. How, Why, and When to Undersell. I know, you hear undersell and think: "Why would I do that successfully?" or "How would that be a good strategy?" First off listen to the episode, I clear up a lot in a short amount of time. Secondly, open up to the idea that there is always a possible success in every approach. That being said I will say building a business with an u...

Interesting vs Interested – episode 214

July 27, 2016 07:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Interesting vs Interested Photo World, as we build our small businesses into a successful careers we come to many cross roads. Sometimes we get caught up learning and lose our focus when we should have been earning. Other times our social media falls by the way side and we seem to forget there is an audience there. It could just be difficult to maintain a positive habit like keeping up on a blog or it could be tough to stop a bad habit like staying up too late. In today’s episode I want to...

Follow-Up – episode 213

July 25, 2016 07:30 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Follow-Up Photo World, it is time for one of those episodes where I break down one simple thought and blow it up to show you that this “one simple tool” can be the game changer for your photography business. It isn’t a big secret nor is it hard to find sufficient evidence backing up my shared opinion. I say “shared opinion” because there are many sales specialists who agree. Furthermore, many business experts and entrepreneurs have done studies on the subject or at the very least expressed...

Earn While You Learn - episode 212

July 22, 2016 07:30 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Earn While You Learn Photo World, there are many occasions throughout a career where you feel a down slump in your business. You work hard and things are going well but for some reason you see the work thin out, the funds slow down, and your "style" just isn't making the cut any more... Many photographers out there use this as their reason to get out of the biz. Especially those new photographers who couldn't get past it the first tie it happened to them. I can recall 2, maybe even 3, ti...

Oversell 2 – episode 211

July 20, 2016 07:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Oversell 2 The topic is sales strategies. Not in their definition sense but their practical sense. I see three main sales strategies: (1) Oversell, (2) Undersell, and (3) Even Sell. This episode I want to speak more about Oversell… Photo World, I walked through some basic thoughts on overselling more than you need to for your clients. In some cases I have signals that work for me that let me feel comfortable trying to up-sell in certain areas of my services. True “Oversell” is to over p...

Oversell – episode 210

July 18, 2016 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Oversell Photo World, I see much as I continually learn about business, especially my own, and the businesses around me. So many things like: marketing strategies, sales techniques, skill techniques, social media strategies, etc. Well one area of my learning has been on my mind and I think it is more of a 3 part kind of topic so I will have two more episodes devoted to this topic. I have not planned when the other two will take place but over the next few weeks I think we will have all thi...

Romanticize Your Business - episode 209

July 15, 2016 07:30 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

Romanticize Your Business   F.O.C.U.S. Follow One Course Until Success. If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything. When you constantly focus on one thing you are romanticizing that thing. You need to romanticize your business because what we romanticize grows.   I feel we all know how to go after our passions and really push to get through to our goals but I see so many of us small business owners, photographers, and artists fearing the wrong turn or not knowing quit...

Act Your Wage - episode 208

July 13, 2016 07:30 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

Act Your Wage Photo World, Your income follows your personal development. That is a nice food for thought, especially if you have been overly stressed out. It's like: "thanks Rob now I have more to worry about." The great thing is we always have that small worry but we also have the power to change any time any where in life. I used to leave my part time job telling those I worked with "I'm going to go home and change my life." It would give them a chuckle but I can honestly say I no longe...

Listen Don't Speak - episode 207

July 11, 2016 07:30 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Listen Don't Speak As a man I am all too familiar with the fact that women assume I do not know how to listen... okay not just women, my assistance always tell me I never listen. My parents have said I don't listen as well. There is no time like the present to change for the better. See, I thought I was doing fine listening, but hearing and listening are very different. I have found through my listen don't speak exercises I have booked more clients, turned out more work, gained more follow...

Business Overdrive - episode 206

July 08, 2016 07:30 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

Business Overdrive This day and age our businesses really are a 24 hours a day - 7 days a week - 365 days a year job. We have little to no excuse as to why we can't get back to an email, return a phone call, or at the very least text someone. I know we all prefer different forms of communication but we are to connected for excuses. What does this have to do with our business? Well, our business is connected 24/7 to everyone and anyone who could be directly or indirectly a possible or curre...

NEVER SCOUT A LOCATION - episode 205

July 06, 2016 07:30 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

NEVER SCOUT A LOCATION To scout or not to scout a location for a photo shoot? That is a common question with 2 solid answer, one transitional option, and a few way to handle how you let your clients know your thought on the subject. You know Rob didn't hold back and he is fine telling you what he thinks as well as how he explains it to his clients. "I find honesty is the best policy when it comes to your clients." Rob shares, "If you want clients than be a real person first with all the ...

BBB (Better Branded Business) – episode 204

July 04, 2016 07:30 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

BBB (Better Branded Business) We hear about branding your business all the time, but what about your web brand? The one that 80% of your possible clientele is seeing first. Rob talk’s first impressions when you’re not even there and how to offer a more friendly hand shake that gives your clients a comfortable feeling to want to do business with you. If you can find a way to get possible clients to see your skill and personality while you are busy sleeping than wouldn't that be a better way...

Dixie Dixon - Nikon Ambassador - episode 203

July 01, 2016 07:30 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

Dixie Dixon - Nikon Ambassador Dixie is a US Nikon Ambassador based out of Dallas Texas. To fill you in on how selective that group is… She is one of the sixteen original Nikon Ambassador for the US. She is a commercial, fashion, and editorial photographer who travels from Vancouver to Barcelona down to Miami and everywhere in between. She shoots for tv shows, commercial campaigns, editorial projects, and major brands such as: Nikon, Disney, Inside Edition, Profoto, and MAC Group just to n...

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