How to Shoot Hybrid - Photography & Videography
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 19 hours ago -A podcast for Photographers, Videographers & Hybrid Shooters looking to build successful and sustainable businesses.
Great chats about various aspects of photography and filmmaking, being multi-skilled and providing a hybrid photo / video service for weddings and other commercial work.
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E91 | Where we get our creative inspiration
April 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBAs photographers, filmmakers and hybrid shooters what we offer to our clients is not just our creative skill, artistic flair or the technical knowledge we have to create photographs and films. Probably the most important element in our work and our unique selling point as a business is how we see the world and what drives us to do what we do and the way we do it. So in this episode we discuss where our own creative inspiration and motivation comes from and how that influences our work and t...
E90 | The Lenses we use for shooting Hybrid
April 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBIn the last episode we discussed the options when it came to choosing a camera to shoot hybrid photo and video coverage. The natural follow on it the discussion around lenses. We reveal what our favourite lens is and what are go to piece of glass is for different parts of a wedding day. We have a debate over zooms vs primes and ponder over what direction we might go in the future. This episode has got loads of great content in it, even if you don't shoot hybrid and you just shoot photo o...
E89 | Camera chat for hybrid photo / video
April 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBIn this episode we talk about one of the most talked about things amongst photographers and filmmakers - cameras! Hybrid photo and video shooting requires a different level of speed and features from a camera, so if you are looking to get into hybrid shooting this episode will be really useful when it comes to choosing which camera system and model to use. We discuss the cameras we have used previously, what we use now and what we will potentially look for in future cameras. It's not jus...
E88 | What's so hard about shooting hybrid solo?
April 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBIn our first proper episode hosting together we discuss the challenges of capturing a wedding in still photography and videography as a solo hybrid shooter. We go through an entire wedding day and discuss how we would approach each part of the day and the workarounds for the various aspects that need to be captured in both photo and video at the same time. This is a great episode for anyone looking at offering hybrid who is unsure about how they can get the coverage they want, we hope it i...
E87 | Introducing my new co-host Kieran Paul
March 29, 2024 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBIt's time for a change and to freshen up the podcast and we are starting a new series by introducing our new co-host Kieran Paul and photographer and filmmaker who has been in the game for almost a decade. In this episode we get to find out all about how Kieran got into photography/filmmaking in his early years, how he made his way into the wedding industry and we chat a little bit about what is to come next with the podcast. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videog...
E86 | It's been a while, what's going on?
March 27, 2024 21:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MBAs it has been 3 months since the last episode I wanted to give an explanation and fill you in on the exciting changes to the podcast moving forwards. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: htt...
E85 | 10 steps for business success in 2024
January 01, 2024 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBHappy New Year and for the first episode of 2024 I am giving you my 10 important things to focus on for success this year with your photography / videography business. These steps are the things that will make the biggest difference to how you feel about what you do and will shift things forward whether that is revenue growth or finding further fulfilment in your business. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with co...
E84 | Using music in your wedding films and where to find the best music
December 14, 2023 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode I ramble on about a topic really close to my heart - music. Music is a huge part of my creative inspiration and forms a large part of what I believe makes my work unique to others. Not necessarily because I pick completely different music to all the other wedding filmmakers out there, but because of the thought process that goes into using a song. So that's what I talk about in this episode and I talk about where I get my music from. More to follow on the music thing in com...
E83 - Why documentary video edits are more important than ever for wedding filmmakers
December 04, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode I discuss the reasons I believe longer wedding films / documentary edits / FOMO films or whatever else you would like to call them are more important than ever to our couples. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid cont...
E82 | The secret to an efficient and effective editing workflow
November 20, 2023 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBIt is that time of the year when if you live and work in the northern hemisphere you will be winding down from wedding season and trying to stay motivated to get through the editing list before the ball drops for next year! After discussing a variety of topics around how we capture things on the actual wedding day we are shifting to how we edit what we captured into something that will tell the story of our couples weddings day and bring back all the excitement and emotion. Editing is the ...
E81 | The game changing new camera for hybrid shooters
November 06, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBIt is rare these days that I get excited by a piece of camera equipment. Getting new stuff at this point is like getting a new car, its great, but when you realise it does the same thing as your last car (gets you for A to B) the novelty wears off pretty quick. A new camera now is just a replacement for the old one that does the same thing, but a fraction better than the old one. But every now and then you see an opportunity. You can see a potential for being able to use something to do th...
E80 | The reality of working with your spouse and being content with change
October 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBIn a very special and slightly different topic to our regular content Lyndsey and I drink alcohol and chat about running a business together whilst trying to live a normal family life. As it becomes more popular for couples to work together on their photo/video business, particularly if you are offering hybrid we wanted to give you an insight into what it has been really like for us for the last 6 years . We also talk about some big changes we are making and what that means for business an...
E79 - Recording audio for hybrid shooters and filmmakers - is 32 bit float worth it?
October 20, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode I am talking through the advances that have been made in small, portable audio recorders in the last couple of years and discussing my current and potential future go-to set-ups. Audio is so important for creating powerful and emotive films as well as capturing compressive wedding memories for our couples. For any photographers looking to add video to what they offer and for all you hybrid shooters and filmmakers out there I give you a real example of why the newer audio re...
E79 | Recording audio for hybrid shooters and filmmakers - is 32 bit float worth it?
October 20, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode I am talking through the advances that have been made in small, portable audio recorders in the last couple of years and discussing my current and potential future go-to set-ups. Audio is so important for creating powerful and emotive films as well as capturing compressive wedding memories for our couples. For any photographers looking to add video to what they offer and for all you hybrid shooters and filmmakers out there I give you a real example of why the newer audio re...
E78 | Handhold vs Gimbal vs Sticks - The battle for stability for your camera as a hybrid shooter
October 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBMoving on from the last episode around practical considerations when composing shots on a wedding day we go into the equipment and techniques that need considering to be able to hold those cameras. How they will give you different looks to your footage. How those techniques/approaches will help or hinder you in capturing images - in particular as a hybrid shooter. If you are moving from photography to add video into what you offer this is an important episode. The How to Shoot Hybrid Pod...
E77 | Real application of lighting & composition at weddings
October 06, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBWe have already previously done a number of episodes where we went fairly deep into lighting and composition techniques and options (E37, E38 & E39). But in this episode I give you an honest and real world view on how lighting and composition is used at weddings. I also talk through a typical wedding (my latest wedding) and the pitfalls I encountered through the day in relation to lighting and composition and how I negotiated them. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and v...
E76 | Using manual settings to get the results you want as a hybrid shooter on a wedding day
September 27, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBThis episode was a challenging one to record. How do you make something that is quite a dry and long topic sound interesting? I realised I can't! Don't judge me on this episode, but as I spent so long recording it and it is a really important topic for those trying to develop their practical wedding shooting skills I decided to put it out anyway! I hope it helps someone out there. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work...
E75 | Cameras, lenses & settings we use for shooting hybrid photography / videography
September 06, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBFollowing on from the last episode where we discussed the fundamentals of things to master for wedding photographers and videographers, in this episode we focus on why we use particular cameras, lenses and settings to shoot hybrid. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the...
E74 | Shooting fundamentals for wedding photographers and videographers
August 24, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWhen we first started out there wasn't one place we could go, one person who could explain the basic fundamentals of what we would need to consider and the knowledge and skills that we should develop to become confident and competent at shooting weddings as a photographer or videographer. So as most people are likely to be in the thick of their wedding season and will be actually shooting weddings rather than focussing on editing, marketing and their business we thought it was a great time...
E73 | Mid-Wedding Season Hot Topic Chat
August 11, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBIt's that time of the year when we are all super busy and there are lots of questions and things that come up while we are shooting weddings. So based on our own experiences from the past few weeks as well as posts that have been discussed in online groups we thought we would chat about some of the hot topics that have come up. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects....
E72 | Why Hybrid shooting helps you serve different types of clients and increases your revenue potential
August 04, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBAs most of our work is from photographing and filming weddings and probably most of the people in this community are doing the same we usually discuss topics around hybrid shooting weddings. But hybrid shooting can provide so many opportunities for photography and videography work outside of weddings. In this episode we discuss how you can increase your revenue and create greater financial security by diversifying the work we do and incorporating photo and video into what we offer to those...
E71 | Backlog, Burnout and Balance in your Photography / Videography business
July 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBOn this episode we are discussing how you can reduce backlog, avoid burnout and find balance in your photography and videography business. This could be one of the most important episodes we have ever done as we discuss from our own experiences why backlog and burnout occur, how we managed to find a better balance for our business and personal lives and we go through 10 actionable things you can do to find your own balance. Building a successful and sustainable creative business is a jou...
E71 | Avoiding backlog, burnout and finding balance in your Photography / Videography business
July 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBOn this episode we are discussing how you can reduce backlog, avoid burnout and find balance in your photography and videography business. This could be one of the most important episodes we have ever done as we discuss from our own experiences why backlog and burnout occur, how we managed to find a better balance for our business and personal lives and we go through 10 actionable things you can do to find your own balance. Building a successful and sustainable creative business is a jou...
E70 | Why bother being in a Facebook group?
July 21, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBHi everyone, This week, we discuss Facebook groups. We share our thoughts on using them since we started our business, and we're curious to hear about your experiences of groups? So get in touch, we'd love to hear from you. Our podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking in each episode as well as interview guests in the photograp...
E69 | The lines are blurred!
July 14, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBIn this rather ramble-esk episode, I explain how I found out through a Facebook poll that it no longer really matters if you are a photographer or videographer, you can capture/create/post whatever you like and it is totally acceptable! Does this mean there is no line in the sand anymore? Is there no distinction between your role or job at a wedding or on a commercial project? Can you literally just please yourself despite what you were hired to do? I am not sure....but according to a fai...
E68 | Which is harder - photo or video?
July 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBIn this episode we discuss the challenges around offering photography or videography and how they impact the approach we have towards the planning/preparation, the shooting and the post production. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybri...
E67 | 5 Reasons Not to Offer Hybrid as a Business
July 04, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBIn the first of our mini, midweek episodes we highlight some of the reasons you might not want to offer Hybrid Photography/Videography. We think it is important to provide a balanced view as Hybrid shooting may not be the right fit for all visual creatives. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as wel...
E66 | Why Learn to Shoot Both Photo & Video (Hybrid)
June 30, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBIn this episode we are discussing the reasons why you should consider developing your skills as a hybrid photography and videography creator. We talk about our personal experiences since we started our photography and videography business, as well as sharing experiences of other people and our observations of how the industry has changed in recent years. We talk about the consumer demand for multi-skilled photographers and videographers for weddings and commercial projects. How that demand ...
E65 | The Evolution of Photography & Filmmaking (and where things are going)
June 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBIn this episode we are looking at how photography and filmmaking began and how they have evolved over time so that we can make predictions on where the mediums of photo and video are going. For a couple of hundred years the progress made in image capture and preservation was relatively slow, but in the past 20 years the industry has changed beyond recognition. The speed at which technology is now changing the way we can view/watch images or videos is fuelling the appetite for visual conten...
E64 | How we Shoot Hybrid at Weddings
June 16, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBIn the first proper episode since we changed the name of the podcast we discuss a little bit of background in regards to hybrid shooting and our journey from offering a single service (photography or videography) to offering both together at weddings or to commercial clients. We talk about the experience we have had of adapting to providing both still and moving images, and we go through an overview of how we do this on a typical wedding day. This episode is a must listen if you are cons...
E63 | Welcome to the 'How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast'
June 12, 2023 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.64 MBYes, after recording 62 episodes we have decided to change the name of the podcast. You could say this is a terrible decision, but there is a really good reason that you can hear part of in the previous episode (62) and we will be discussing in the next episode when we dive into a full episode of the new format. Hybrid photography and videography is growing exponentially. We can see this in all aspects of what we do from the wedding days, to the enquiries and the general business functions...
E62 | It's time for a change!
June 09, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBThis is possibly the last episode of our podcast in its current format and under the current name of 'Wedding Mavericks'. We are looking forward to continuing but with a different name and slightly different format. In this episode we discuss the reasons for making the changes and the journey we have been on so far. Thank you for your support since we started this and we look forward, continuing to share with you into the future. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and ...
E61 | Hybrid Photo & Video Equipment for 2023
May 26, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBIn this episode I am going through all of the equipment I am taking to weddings as a hybrid photo and video shooter. The wedding mavericks podcast is all about building successful and sustainable wedding photography & videography businesses. You can find out more about the wedding mavericks here: https://www.weddingmavericks.com or [email protected] If you want to learn more about our wedding videography and photography business 'Your Story Studios' please visit our website: h...
E60 | Winners & Losers
May 19, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode of the podcast we are discussing different experiences of real weddings from the past 12 months and how they have either felt like winners, losers or a bit of both. Obviously we love capturing weddings and we really enjoy the majority of weddings we are invited to capture, but some can be the most perfect days with the perfect couples and can be really fruitful for your business and on a personal level. Other experiences might feel like you came away from the situation losin...
E59 | Forget FOMO and balance your business with your life
May 12, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBFrom our experience one of the most difficult things to do is detach yourself from everything around you that influences what you feel you should or need to be doing. You could be doing super well in your business, meeting all of your own goals and needs, but that constant distraction of what everyone else's is doing can be difficult. So in this episode that's what we are talking about. We want to give you permission to be you, to stay in your lane, own your vibe and most importantly focus ...
E58 | Bad experiences, losing your creativity & enthusiasm (and how you get it back)
May 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIt has been a few weeks since our last episode and it has been a tough year. In this episode we provide you with an honest insight into our lives and what we have been dealing in the hope that it helps you if you are, have been or will in the future have to deal with similar things. We think it is really important to acknowledge just what we put into our wedding photography and videography businesses and how sometimes what happens is out of your hands. You are your business, so you need to...
E57 | 10 Tips to save you time
March 17, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBHi everyone, We hope you’re all well and have had a great week so far? On this week’s episode we’re sharing our top ten tips for saving time in your daily work. Following our discussion on workflows, we thought it would be good to share some ideas on ways that you could use business practices, software and AI to help you be super efficient with your time and enable you to focus on other areas of your business, or better yet - spend time on you and those you love! We’re all about buildin...
E56 | Workflows - The foundations of your business
March 10, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBHi everyone, We hope you’re all well and have had a great week so far? We’ve had a snow day here! On this week’s episode we’re highlighting the importance of incorporating workflows into your everyday business activities. Whether you’ve formalised your workflows and utilise automation tools, or you have a more relaxed approach, workflows enable consistency in your processes, can create efficiency and speed, minimise errors and increase your productivity. We share examples of the workfl...
E55 | Packages
March 03, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIn this weeks episode we are talking about how we present our offer as wedding photographers / videographers to our perspective clients. This is an integral part of the sales process and following on from the topic of pricing that we discussed last week this is the next step to converting an enquiry into a booking. The wedding mavericks podcast is all about building successful and sustainable wedding photography & videography businesses. You can find out more about the wedding mavericks...
E54 | Pricing in 2023
February 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBHi everyone, We hope you’re all well and have had a great week so far? On this week’s episode we’re highlighting the sometimes very contentious issue of Pricing! It can be one of the most difficult things to decide upon when it comes to running your wedding photography/videography business, with lots of contrasting opinions and influences to consider. But what should be informing your decisions? What will ensure you continue to be successful? As the business owner you should have a cl...
E53 | Know your numbers
February 03, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBHi everyone, We hope you’re all well and have had a great week so far? On this week’s episode we’re highlighting how important it is to know your numbers! A way we can all have piece of mind in knowing we have the right amount of income, enquiries and bookings to make this a reality, and to feel empowered to price our services confidently, is to fully understand our numbers! We discuss starting with calculating your personal living costs, the costs of doing business, and move onto the de...
E52 | Money & Taxes
January 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBHi everyone, We hope you’re all good and 2023 is treating you well so far. This week we’re talking Money & Taxes. Around the world the process of submitting your tax return and filing your company accounts is different. So locally, you’ll know what the important dates are for you. Here, in the UK the deadline for submission is 31st January. We’re taking today to talk through the importance of understanding how the availability of cash in your business can be helpful in helping you make ...
E51 | Goals!
January 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBHi everyone, We hope you’ve had a nice start to the new year? Today, we talk Goals! Are you thinking about setting yourself any goals for you and for your business for the short, medium, or long term? How do you set your goals? How will you monitor them and know whether you will achieve them? We spend some time reflecting back on the goals we set for our business back in January 2023, (Episode 15) by talking you through whether we managed to achieve them and where we didn’t, assess wh...
E51 - Goals!
January 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBHi everyone, We hope you’ve had a nice start to the new year? Today, we talk Goals! Are you thinking about setting yourself any goals for you and for your business for the short, medium, or long term? How do you set your goals? How will you monitor them and know whether you will achieve them? We spend some time reflecting back on the goals we set for our business back in January 2023, (Episode 15) by talking you through whether we managed to achieve them and where we didn’t, assess wh...
E50 | Building a successful & sustainable business in 2023
January 06, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBHi everyone, Happy New Year everyone! and welcome to our first episode of 2023, and what's more is that it's our 50th episode! Today we wanted to start the new year with a pause for thought, by reflecting back on some of our previous episodes in which we discussed the real "business" of what we all do. We wanted to highlight that by effectively using the quieter time over the next few months we can all work towards achieving success and sustain our businesses in 2023 and beyond. We also t...
E49 | Convert more leads by making small adjustments
December 30, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBHi everyone, We hope you’ve enjoyed the festive period, been able to take some time to rest and you’re looking forward to the year ahead. We have been in a very fortunate position to receive some excellent reviews from our couples this year and to have used effective marketing strategies to generate lots of enquiries - what we didn’t expect however, was not to convert a single one in around six months!!! So what did we do? Listen to us talk about how we tried to address this and make so...
E48 | Real life, health, happiness and your business
December 23, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBHello Ho ho, We hope you enjoyed listening today and it’s given you some explanation of where we have been the last few weeks. We hope it might also have prompted you to consider your own health and happiness as a small business owner, and think about ways in which we should all seek support when needed, make adjustments to how we plan and work, and support one another in our community. We can’t believe its the end of the year already, and we just hope that wherever you are, you can take t...
E47 | Generating additional income and diversifying revenue streams
November 04, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAfter last week’s episode on how the cost of living crisis might be impacting our businesses, we wanted to talk about the different ways in which you could build the resilience of your business by introducing other revenue streams. We discuss opportunities within and outside of the wedding industry and emphasise the importance of the skills, knowledge and adaptability you have as a wedding photographer or videographer. We hope you enjoy listening to our thoughts on what you could do to exp...
E46 | The cost of living and the impact on your business
October 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBIn this weeks episode we discuss and share our thoughts on the current cost of living crisis and how this will inevitibely, and probably already is effecting the spending behaviour of couples getting married in 2023 and 2024. We give an honest insight into how we have seen the events of recent months and weeks impact our conversion rate from lead to booking and offer some practical advice on what wedding photographers and videographers could do to ride this new wave of uncertainty, and ensu...
E45 | Has social media ruined weddings?
October 21, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this weeks episode we discuss and share our thoughts on how social media has changed the way wedding photography and videography is shared online. We would be the first to advocate for the benefits of having used social media platforms to elevate and grow our business over the last five years, but as with all things tech, these platforms have evolved, and so too, has the way in which we use this as a marketing tool, and the way in which users’ appetite for sharing their own “creative” co...