The Snappening - Wedding Photography Podcast

Hi guys! Today I have a lovely chat with Martin Ellard from Wales! Martin is well known for his reportage / documentary style and we chat in detail about how that was forged. He has quite an interesting photographic journey and unlike a lot of other wedding photographers - has almost never had another job outside of the photographic industry!Your host: Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandHis guest:Martin is based in Swansea, WalesSponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

Hey hey hey, today I speak with Sarah Clements (aka Sarah Yesberg) who is a wedding photographer from the South Island of New Zealand. She's gone through quite the journey of building a very successful brand, then scaling back to start a family, to now building it back up again! Sarah has lots of industry insights which I'm sure you'll enjoy listening too as well.- - - - - - - - - Your host: Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandHis guest:Sarah is base in Christchurch, New ZealandSponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

Hi Snappers! Today I'm chatting with Haley Adele, a wedding photographer from Te Aloha, New Zealand. Haley has been shooting for many years and has had quite a broad photography experience, spanning different regions and going from the home office model to the studio, then back to home and then possibly back to the studio again! Haley has lots to talk about so please enjoy!Your host: Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandHis guest:Haley is base in Te Aroha, New ZealandSponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

Hey hey hey - this week I speak with Micheal (Briggsy) Briggs. He's based in the Yarra Valley, Melbourne and has some great insights in how to get more leads through reals and self promotion!- - - - - - - - -Your host:Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandHis guest:Michael is based in Byron Bay, Australia Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

Hi Snappers, this week I chat with Graeme Passmore. Graham is from the Gold Coast region and works from up in the Sunshine Coast down to Byron Bay. After a bit of background we get into some of our epic fails… and we have a few!- - - - - - - - -Your host:Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandHis guest:Graeme is based in Byron Bay, Australia  - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

Hi guys, today I'm speaking with Brendan Samuels from the Blue Mountains in Australia. We touch on his journey to where he is now, as well as how being confident with sales makes such a difference to wedding photographers. We also have a bit of a brainstorm on ways to improve the client experience (without giving ourselves too much extra work!).- - - - - - - - - Your host: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand His guest:Brendan is based in the Blue Mountains, Australia - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

This week I chat with Scott Carney, who specialises in the candid side of wedding photography. I highly recommend checking out his very cool and unique website: https://scottcarneyphotography.com/ - - - - - - - - - Your host: Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandHis guest:Scott is based in Durham, England - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

Welcome back Snappers! The Snappening is back! Well... half back... and maybe not even the good half... but anyway, Greg is back and he's interviewing other photographers to see what makes them tick, have a few yarns, learn a few things and have a few giggles along the way.In episode 160, Greg chats with Nick Thake, a very experienced wedding photographer (actually a hybrid shooter) from Perth. He's big time into diving and has quite an amazing story behind how he got into weddings - enjoy!Your host: Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandHis guest:Nick is based in Perth, AustraliaSponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Make it Snappen!

Hey hey! Today we chat about a pretty dumb Lightroom glitch where the image doesn't skip when you want it to - and through our own testing we might've found a workaround! Tom also gets hustled by a Facebook Marketplace user - but Big T get the last laugh. We also chat more about the a9iii... what a beast!- - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, AustraliaSponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG20 - 20% off all products Make it Snappen!

Hi SnappersIn 159 Greg and Thom discuss a big shift in mindset when it comes to shooting weddings: that of shooting fewer portraits, and allocating less portrait time, and placing more emphasis on documenting the day as a whole, and shooting more like a photojournalist. Thom has also discovered the G.O.A.T of Lightroom shortcut key software: PowerKeys! - - - - - - - - - Your hosts:Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandThom is based in NSW, AustraliaSponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG20 - 20% off all products Make it Snappen!

Yo yo! So Tom has a pretty savage road kill story that kinda kills the mood... then Greg tries to salvage it with a workflow epiphany. No matter how hard we try to talk about things unrelated to photography we keep seeming to make them link back to photo stuff!- - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, AustraliaSponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG20 - 20% off all products Make it Snappen!

Greetings, SnappersToday's episode has some SERIOUS thicc topics and some mega deep cuts! First, we chat about FloGate - Pixieset's recent decision to kill off FloThemes, the Wordpress theme company we all know and love (and most of us use). Thom explains how he has already bailed and fully rebuilt his website with Kadence blocks. Greg then drops the bombshell that he's considering moving to a studio business model - taking bookings then sending out associate shooters to shoot the weddings, while keeping all admin and editing in-house. We talk about the positives and negatives of this approach, and the logistics of this kind of move. We also babble on about obscure Simpsons songs :) - - - - - - - - - Your hosts:Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandThom is based in NSW, Australia- - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SNAPPENING15 - 15% off all products Make it Snappen!

Hi Snaps - so after some waffling and sausage eating, Thom and Greg get to the meat on the bone and discuss their Top 10 Tips for brides and grooms. This is nuggie country so bring your pickaxe and get ready for some great nuggie prospecting!- - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SNAPPENING15 - 15% off all products Make it Snappen!

THE SNAPPENING RETURNETH Hey everyone, we are back! Sorry it's been a while. Greg and Thom have both been traveling, and while we did take microphones with us and really wanted to record on the road, we just didn't get there. Super stoked to be back into it and record weekly again. In episode 154 we start off with a good old rant. We've noticed that some photographers keep their books closed for a certain future period, and then make a big fanfare about opening them up. In this episode we get down the nitty gritty on why people do this. We also talk about clients who THINK they want non-posed photos.... but is this actually what they want? The answers to these questions and many more lie in today's episode, come check it out! - - - - - - - - -Your hosts:Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandThom is based in NSW, Australia- - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first yearMountain Edits - SNAP10 - 10% off your next edit Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SNAPPENING15 - 15% off all products Make it Snappen!

Hey there, AI-SnappersLook, our industry is changing fast, largely due to developments in AI. Computers can now edit for us, and even cull for us! But is this a good thing? Is it ethical to have an AI system edit our photos? Is the quality the same? Listen in to hear our take on things. In this episode full of ranty goodness we also discuss Greg's coming storm-chasing adventure, heavy metal festivals, and how long after a wedding you should be delivering your photos. - - - - - - - - -Your hosts:Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandThom is based in NSW, Australia- - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first yearMountain Edits - SNAP10 - 10% off your next edit Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SNAPPENING15 - 15% off all products Make it Snappen!

Hey heeeey kids!!! Episode 152 is live and oooh it's a good ranty one! We speak about pricing - where is the balance between too many bookings at a low price and too few at a high price? We chat about a great way to send photos straight to the Photos app for easy social media uploading. Then we get to the meat of the bone about Content Creators... are they they annoying and intrusive or the next big opportunity?- - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first yearMountain Edits - SNAP10 - 10% off your next edit Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SNAPPENING15 - 15% off all products Make it Snappen!

Ok listen... the cat's out of the bag - Thom can't stand film photos at a wedding. He lies down on the velvet chaise lounge and vents his frustrations - to a very receptive Greg who basically feels the same way. Also - the Canon R3... we tried one and have in depth comparison to Sony. Then, thanks to Myckenzie Russell we have myriad questions to answer from her awesome Facebook post! Oh hey and Paul Walker - hope you're feeling ok after the 'lovely' feedback on your questions about your website

Wassssuppp!?!?!? Episode 150 is live - Thom and Greg talk gear today, as Greg is only a couple of months away from his next storm chasing trip. Thom has been scheming hard about having a single camera body at weddings - he's been eyeing up the Canon R3... We also touch on attracting your perfect clients and also helping clients have amazing weddings, without dictating or smothering them.- - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SNAPPENING15 - 15% off all productsMake it Snappen!

Hey Snap family! Listen, we all get hungry. Especially after standing and shooting for 6 hours. So it's supremely disappointing to find out our meal has been forgotten, or to receive a meal that isn't really filling. In Episode 149 we discuss our methods to make sure this never happens again! Thom also has a new Apple Studio Display, and some new lights. Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG56 - 15% off all productsMake it Snappen!

Hey snappers - where did the last eight weeks go? Well we're recording today and we start off by getting into how terrible the weather has been in Auckland. What do you do when it's a rainy day? Then we chat about what it's like to take inspiration from other people's photography, or whether you're better off to stick to your own style. And yeah the elephant in the room is how we kinda love blurry black-and-white photos now... after savagely mocking them a few episodes ago. Then lastly we appreciate how good auto focus is on modern cameras and then there's a little extra to about whether signwriting on a vehicle is actually any good?Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG56 - 15% off all productsMake it Snappen!

Hello, citizens of the Snap realmWe hope you enjoy our new looser format of recording! We basically just hit record and talk about whatever wedding-related thing comes to us - we love it. In this episode, we canvas a whole heap of topics including but not limited to the following: - How getting the bridesmaids on your side can really help your day go well- Music for your wind-down drive home - Being nice to makeup artists - Driving really far for weddings (and how this gets tiring) And a heap of other stuff! We also use Shutter Tool to check our Sony shutter counts live on air (it's riveting) - - - - - - - - - Your hosts:Greg is based in Northland, New ZealandThom is based in NSW, Australia- - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG56 - 15% off all productsMake it Snappen!

After a huge hiatus we're back at the microphones for some more Snappening goodness. Greg is lamenting over his first negative review, Thom is trying to not be so busy and we're both wondering if it's time to go to electric vehicles? - - - - - - - - - Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG56 - 15% off all productsMake it Snappen!

We're back! It's been so long and we launch straight into the supernatural, cars and Greg has a Lightroom hack. But most importantly, Thom has some real world feedback on how putting his prices on his website has changed his lead numbers and conversion rate!- - - - - - - - -Your hosts: Greg is based in Northland, New Zealand Thom is based in NSW, Australia - - - - - - - - -Sponsors: Studio Ninja - SNAPPENING50 - 50% off first year Mountain Edits - SNAP10 - 10% off first edit Queensberry - SNAPPENING19 - 40% off Workspace Pixellu - SPG56 - 15% off all products Make it Snappen!

G'day Snappers!So this week we discuss the age-old question that has been on photographers' minds for many years. Should we put our prices up on our websites for everyone to see? or should we ask that potential couples contact us to receive this pricing? Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Mountain Edits is a New Zealand based photo and video editing company specialising in weddings and events! Use the code snap10 to get 10% off your first edit!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey Snappers - This week we discuss Instagram reels and client red flags. Can you help us find the solution to turning down a client? Thom was confronted by a couple who didn't make it onto his social media. Find out how we navigate an awkward situation like this.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Mountain Edits is a New Zealand based photo and video editing company specialising in weddings and events! Use the code snap10 to get 10% off your first edit!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey snappers - Greg is back from Australia and Thom is in Croatia! Today we chat about Thom's alternative to business cards, our approach at client meetings and compare our editing processes. Listen up for our wisdom on the art of a quick and snappy edit.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey snappers - we managed to squeeze in an episode before Thom hits the road on his 6 month trip - but we promise we'll be recording as he goes as well. Today we chat about culling... it's the never ending saga of how to do it faster and easier and there are some compelling AI solutions that might be worth looking at. Also, Greg has a new business called Mountain Edits - www.mountainedits.com - which specialises in event and wedding photography editing. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG56.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey Snappers! It's mid autumn here down under - perfect photographer weather. In episode 140 things get a little heavy; unfortunately Greg recently had a groomsman get a little too touchy feely with him (similar to what happened to Thom last year), making things pretty uncomfortable. In episode 140 we unpack this situation and try to figure out how we could better deal with this if it ever happens again. We also talk about the incredible Rimini AI, which uses artificial intelligence to repair blurry, out of focus images - it's quite incredible. Check out The Snappening facebook group for the image we refer to in this episode. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Ok listen. Every wedding photographer has a different style. Our industry would be super boring if we all shot in the same way. BUT there are some trends that we at The Snappening just don't like, and one of them is that of intentionally blurry photos. What's up with that?! In episode 139 we rant a bit about this, like the pair of old men we are fast becoming. Greg then takes us through his new Mac Studio, which he absolutely adores. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

G'day Snap-pirates! Episode 138 is busting with beautiful banter. Greg couldn't shoot enough portraits at the wedding, but saved the day by offering the couple a post-wedding shoot. Thom realises some of his wedding terminology wasn't as inclusive as he thought. We chat about best dual-camera harness on the market. And finally, do you want to sell more prints from your galleries? We give you our top tips! Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey snappers! Well if you know Greg and Thom then you know we love new Mac stuff. Greg in particular is at froth level midnight over the new Mac Studio announcement. We go over the news as well as cover a couple of other things: 1) managing group photos at weddings and 2) a great place to buy memory cards - www.flashtrend.co.nzLooking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

SORRY we have been so quiet, snappers! Both Greg and Thom are under the pump right now, with wedding season in full swing. All of 2021's covid postponements seem to have fallen in Feb and March so we're super busy shooting and editing! Greg even did 4 weddings in one day.... Today we chat about the number of hours that makes a perfect amount of coverage. Thom reckons it's 8, while historically Greg has always shot for 10. In episode 136 we discuss how we spend this time on the wedding day - how long we're with each partner during prep, what time we finish. We also talk about ceremony times. SPOILER: if you're shooting weddings, you NEED to tell your couples what time to set their ceremony for - it's in your best interests! Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hello snappers! Remember us? We have had an amazing break and we're back with so many nuggies you'll beed a knapsack! Thom is all about streamlining his packages at the moment - he wants to be working smarter, not harder and he has some great ideas. The big questions are... 1) At what point can you say "I don't measure my success by how many weddings I shoot?" and 2) does wedding photography have to define me? Much deep.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG24.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Ahoy-hoy Snappers! Episode 134 is all about leads - where they come from, and which ones most often convert to jobs. We go deep into an analysis of where the majority of our leads come from. We then take things EVEN further (using Studio Ninja's epic band-end tools) to figure out which of our lead sources results in the most jobs being booked. Greg also buys a shipping container, and Thom drops an all-time snap down involving velcro.... Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG23.Session is fantastic tool for organising bookings and mini shoots. Go to usesession.com and use the discount code SNAPPENING30 to get 30% off your first month or year subscription!Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hello there!We have some genuinely good snap downs today. Greg has been using a website called usesession.com for organising some mini photo sessions while weddings are slow. And Thom has been programming his Lightroom to do all sorts of custom tasks using www.keyboardmaestro.com. We then get to the meat on the bone and chat about the Sony A7iv. There's a lot to love - but is it worth upgrading if you have A7iii bodies (Greg) or A9ii bodies (Thom). Listen on to find out!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG23.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

YES, we actually have a brand new M1Max MacBook Pro in our hands! What an exciting time to be a tech-nerd Apple-loving wedding photographer! Apple's new MacBook Pro announcement was HUGE, and in episode 132 we go right into these new laptops. Thom ordered his as soon as the Apple store came online and received his machine already! So we have a bunch of hands on feedback on how the new 14" M1 Max feels, how it runs, and fast it is compared to Greg's M1 Mac mini and Thom's older Traschan Mac Pro. We also talk about what this means for photographers and whether or not you actually need one of these savage machines. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey hey! Some of the heavy hitters in the industry are releasing some pretty sweet gear in the next little while - namely Sony (A7iv) and Apple (MacBook Pros and minis). It goes with out saying that Greg will be up at sparrow's fart to watch the Tim Cook keynote next week. Other than that, we both have Godox love to share. If you haven't tried the V1 flashes yet, you're missing out. Plus Covid sux... in case you didn't know.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey Snappers! Thom's back shooting weddings and he's stoked. Greg is flat out with his huge side hustle (nothing to do with weddings!). Plus we are both attempting to declutter and tidy our offices with varying levels of success... Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey hey heeeeyyy!!!!!So there was a Uuuuuuuuge announcement from Apple this morning - well it was pretty big - not that big really - actually kinda small. But some of the tasty morsels are tempting... Also, Thom has a new monitor and has recently gone on a selling spree. Greg wants to buy all the things but has no money... and should he buy Ethan Lowrie's 135mm Grand Master... probably.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

A long, long, long time ago, photographers had to shoot weddings using film cameras (I know right!!!) Then digital came along and saved us from all the potential pitfalls of film. But some passionate togs out there still want to shoot weddings solely on film. Is this a good idea? Or a recipe for disaster? Come listen to us bumble through this complex topic in today's episode. Thanks so much to Levi  Caleb Allan for the topic suggest, you can find his insta here. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey hey - well it's just nice to be chatting about photography for a change! Oh and covid... So we rabbit on about all kinds of random stuff - some covid contract stuff, some Type O Negative stuff, Greg wants an Apple Watch and recently got an Apple HomePod and Thom is playing with a Sony 20mm f1.8... freaky! Then we get to the meat of the bone and chat about flashes - jeeeez we don't know that much - but we shed some light (boom) on our reception setups.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hi Snappers! Do you ever find yourself suddenly waking from a horrible dream in which you're at a wedding and something is going terribly wrong? WE SURE DO! Today we talk about our wedding dreams - listen in for all the juicy details. We also talk about quiet stealth propellers for your drone from MasterAirScrew (which Thom mistakenly calls MachineScrew, oops)Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Attention Snappers!Well, the Instagram we know and love appears to be changing to more video-focused content. How will this affect us as wedding photographers? In episode 125 we chat about this move and how we might have to change the content we upload to stay relevant on the 'gram. We also talk about Alphagvrd camera skins, and a bunch of other stuff that you'll love. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hello there dapper-snappers, well we just had so many Snapdowns today that we needed to dedicate a whole episode to them! Thom is still travelling, Greg is back from travelling. We talk about hacking your cable / dongle life, A9ii cameras (spoiler - Thom bought 2) and a big one... Pixieset and Flowthemes have joined forces! Will it be amazing...? Quite possibly! Plus lots of other stuff too :)Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG22.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Today we chat about staying relevant - is rebranding something that actually works? Or is it just 'busy work' that makes us feel good? Greg is trying out his Fujifilm Instax SQ3 printer and considering outsourcing his blogging. Thom has a savage snapdown about www.colorfidelity.com which specialises in making colour profiles for specific cameras. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

G'day Snappers Thom is lusting haaard after a Sony a9ii! We talk in depth about these incredible cameras and whether or not they're worth the hefty price upgrade over an a7iii. Greg loves GoPros so we go into those. We also do a live test print of his new Instax printer from FujiFilm. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

SNAP SNAPHere's an ethical quandary for you: your Mum/Dad/Cousin/Mate plans a super important event for a day that you have a wedding. You REALLY need/want to go to this event, and you decide to bail on your wedding. How do you do this? Is doing this even ethical? As per usual on The Snappening we tackle the big issues, and this one is a real big one. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

People… if you know Greg… you know that he has been waiting with baited breath for Lightroom to be updated to function natively on the M1 Mac. Well, that day has finally arrived! And with side by side Mac Minis, he has all the feedback on how the new update works. Spoiler… it's GOOD. We also chat about deposits… some say 50% is too much - what about 100% (whaaaaaaat?). We've also got a nifty little time sync shortcut for ya. But seriously, this one's all about LR on the M1.Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription.Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription.Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

G'day SnappersWe all have a few tricks up our sleeve to help the bridal party loosen up. But what happens when these tricks simply won't work? In episode 119 Greg and Thom share their approach to this highly troublesome scenario. We also  chat about desk cable management, and epic card readers to help your workflow. Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription!Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey snapathon runners, so yeah Thom gets all out of sorts because one of his couples doesn't want their images shared on social media - does he get over it? Listen to find out. We also have some exceptional snap downs and Greg pull out a genuinely good 'make it snapped' - and it wasn't even on his desk!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au

Hey you guyyyys!We chat today about all kinds of great stuff. Thom is out on vacation, driving around Victoria - generally loving life. Greg is enjoying some new purchases - a new desk, a desk mat and a sweet headphone stand. Then we get into the meat with a great suggestion from some NZ photography friends - Do you go along with a bride's outrageous requests? Then the age old - Do you eat the food? (clue, hell yes). And finally - How to politely tell a bride that she's late and needs to hurry up!Looking for an amazing CRM tool for photographers? Check out Studio Ninja and use the promo code SNAPPENING50 for 50% off a year's subscription! Do you need an awesome album company / image delivery workflow? Check out our friends at Queensberry. Use the discount code SNAPPENING19 to get 50% off Studio Samples and 40% of any Workspace Subscriptions - including the lifetime subscription!Check out Pixellu, who make Smart Albums and Smart Slides. They have come on board with an amazing 20% discount for all their products for your first year. Their discount code is SPG21.Look up Greg at www.gregcampbell.photo and Thom at www.thomasstewart.com.au