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As we've touched on previously, there's a lot of negativity out there about video right now, specifically in relation to Instagram and TikTok. But however we might personally feel about the rise of video content, there's no denying it's become an integral part of the consumer journey. In this episode we're exploring how we might shift our mindsets a little and see video as an opportunity for creative play. We chat about what we enjoy about creating video and share lots of practical tips for filming your own content and discuss the time and investment involved. Links and further reading... Xanthe Berkeley film courses Work With Us charlieswift.com love-audrey.com Find Us On Instagram @loveaudrey83 @_charlieswift
In this episode I am joined by Xanthe Berkeley. Xanthe is a photographer, video creator, stop motion artist and educator. Shooting lifestyle portrait photography for families and women, guiding and inspiring others to start shooting video and make their own films, through her workshops and online film courses and working with various brands creating videos, stop motions and photos to be shared across their social media channels. We talk about: Why video can be a great tool for sharing your story How to get started if you feel uncomfortable about video Ideas for how to create engaging and creative videos Apps that can help with editing video on your phone See more from Xanthe: Xanthe's Website Xanthe's Instagram Xanthe's Instagram - courses Xanthe's Pinterest Xanthe's Online courses To find more from Liz visit lizmosley.net and follow her on instagram at @lizmmosley
Welcome to episode 62 of Shoot Edit Chat Repeat, the podcast for people photographers. Hosted by two leading UK portrait photographers, Vicki Knights & Eddie Judd. You can now support us by signing up to our Patreon site here and get your hands on exclusive content and our list of Repeat Recs fro the past 2 years. Take a look at here. This is our last episode of series 6, the year and the DECADE! Thank you so much for all of your support this year. We have a treat for you for this episode, as we're chatting to London based photographer and film maker, Xanthe Berkeley about how she's continued to evolve in an ever-changing market. Here are some of the topics we talk through.... - how Xanthe got approached to work with impressive brands such as Boden, The White Company & Cath Kidson. - how to keep inspired and creative in your business - why Xanthe creates mini films of her life every single weekend ....and we have an honest conversation about imposter syndrome and the things she has struggled with in her business. And lots more! Don't leave it too late to get your ticket to our exciting live event in London on 18th Jan. See all of the juicy details here. You can see Xanthe's website here Follow Xanthe on Instagram Thank you to The Design Space for sponsoring this episode. Click here for lots of free information about how to be the boss of your own website and for 20% off all their products. And thank you to our sponsor Studio Ninja for sponsoring this episode. The most user-friendly studio management software on the market. Use the code 'studioninja50' at checkout to get a massive 50% off your first year's subscription. Thank you to Shootproof online galleries for sponsoring Repeat Recs for this series. Get 25% off your first 12 months subscription by using the code SHOOTEDITCHATREPEAT. Repeat Recs for this week Vicki - The Hygiene Bank - donating hygiene products to people in need this xmas The Salvation Army xmas present appeal Eddie - Save the Children xmas jumper day Food bank xmas advent calendar We'd love to know what you think of this episode. Please leave us a review if you've enjoyed it, it helps other people to find the podcast. Email: hello@shooteditchatrepeat.com Instagram Facebook Eddie Judd's Lightroom presets & workshops Vicki Knights’ photography mentoring & 2020 Delight Retreat
Today's guest is Xanthe Berkeley, a photographer, film maker, stop motion artist and visual story-teller. From her beginnings in lifestyle portrait photography for families and women, to guiding and inspiring others to start making their own films, through her workshops and online film courses. Xanthe has worked with many leading UK brands, such as Boden, Cath Kidston, The White Company, Twinings, Penguin Books, Warner Music, Etsy UK to name just a few – creating films, stop motions and photos to be shared across their social media channels. In today's conversation, we get straight to the crux of the Courage to Be and what that means to Xanthe. We hear how Xanthe, despite her success as a creative, still struggles with resistance and self-doubt but see these as merely part of the process and shares ways in which she moves through them. Some key take-aways: Being brave is a big part of being a creative. You can have talent or skill but you have to be brave enough to share it with people, to experiment, to play and to try things out. With more experience comes more bravery. You now have evidence to show you that last time you left your comfort zone the rewards followed. You can begin to see the link between courage and reward. One of her skills has been her capacity to move through resistance. "Even when your head is telling you that you're not good enough" you've got to move through it. The "who am I not to have a go" mindset has definitely worked for Xanthe. Xanthe draws on Ira Glass both in her own work and in her teachings to hundreds of students around the world: “Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it's just not that good. It's trying to be good, it has potential, but it's not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this." When you first start out you know that what you're doing is not as good as what you see out there (be that on on Pinterest, instagram etc) but that doesn't mean you stop, you have to use that as an incentive to get better and to keep practicing and keep trying. You can't expect to be brilliant straight away, it's about putting the work in.... “Keep going, keep creating, keep doing and keep practicing..." For creatives who want to go from part-time creative work to full-time - it is simple - "keep doing the work". Create don't wait. Start doing the work you want to do today. Don't wait for an email from that ideal client. Xanthe shares a great story of this as it relates to her work with leading UK brand Boden. Test and learn is key, let things grow organically through play and experiment. She now trusts that things will work out - the evidence has shown her that she always finds a way. "I wish someone told me resistance and self doubt are never going to away!" However, self-doubt and resistance are just thoughts and you can push them aside. Try it ,give it a go, believe in yourself and know that the self doubt is there but don't let it stop you. We are always working towards getting better - "when I look at some of the first films that I made I think oh my goodness they are a disaster but at the time they were good enough". Xanthe talks to the natural ebb and flow of being a creative and shares her experience of launching an e-course that didn't take off, explaining how awful it felt at the time but how it was really just another contributor of her growth today. "Not everything works, you can't be a creative and be a human and everything you do is amazing. You need the little failures to make you human" I do hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, what a inspirational, colourful, humble human - thank you Xanthe x You'll find Xanthe on https://www.xantheberkeley.com/about-me/ or follow her on instragram for daily inspiration, fun and colour https://instagram.com/xantheb?igshid=1ss7ox4jqhc48 Please do subscribe on your favourite podcast app - and even better, leave a review, I would love to hear your feedback. Oh and, we recommended and referenced the wonderful Steven Pressfield, check out his books https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turning-Pro-Inner-Power-Create/dp/1936891034
Xanthe Berkeley - a colourful stop motion filmmaker, photographer, Instagrammer, blogger and “general creative” joins Ché on the show today and they chat about living a creative, colourful and inspired life! We talk about the power that creativity can have to enable you to drop you back into the present moment, some practical things you can do when you feel you’ve lost your creative inspiration and how dealing with fear and self-doubt are just part of the creative/human process. Xanthe Berkeley: https://www.xantheberkeley.com/ Xanthe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xantheb/ Xanthe’s online courses: https://learn.xantheberkeley.com/ Find Anna:http://annamarsh.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anna_marsh_nutrition/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annamarshnutrition/ Find Ché: https://www.chedyer.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indieyogalife/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chedyeryoga/
After walking away from a diverse career to have a family and live abroad, art graduate Xanthe was reluctant to return. Her children had started school and she was ready to work again, but office life was no longer appealing. She had this passion for taking pictures of her children and documenting her life, and after discovering Flickr and connecting with like-minded people online, she was hooked. Xanthe built a reputation for herself as a freelance wedding and family photographer, and then developed her business to include brand partnerships, film making, and online film courses. Like many of us, Xanthe’s got to where she is now without much of a plan. But it’s through diving in and giving things a try that she’s been able to explore so many of her creative interests. Because if you never try, you’ll never know, right? This episode is supported by FreeAgent - online accounting software that makes managing your business finances a breeze. With an award-winning UK based support team on hand to help out, it’s easy to stay on top of your expenses, invoices, banking and tax. To claim your 1 month free trial, visit FreeAgent.com/beingfreelance Love learning from other freelancers like this? Check out the website beingfreelance.com, subscribe to the podcast and to the newsletter.* You'll also find useful links for this episode. That's beingfreelance.com Like VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance vlog - YouTube.com/SteveFolland Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at www.stevefolland.com Track him down on Twitter @sfolland or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up.
In this episode, photographer and filmmaker Xanthe Berkeley talks about how you can make engaging video content for your business - and how you can start simply shooting with your phone. Here's what you'll learn in this episode: Xanthe Berkeley's business story - how she went from wedding photographer to using her photography and video... READ MORE The post [215] How to tell stories using video with Xanthe Berkeley appeared first on Janet Murray.
Today's show is an interview with Xanthe Berkeley. Xanthe is a mother of two boys who lives in London. She loves making photos and films of her life. She also teaches others how to make films of their lives. In today's conversation Xanthe talks about why she loves making films, and how she makes them. If you are familiar with her work, you will enjoy hearing her talk about how she doesn't crash when filming herself biking. We talk about the music she uses in her films and why you can't just use your favorite tunes in the films you post on Facebook. Xanthe is doing a project making films every weekend. She talks about how she keeps her project fresh and challenges herself. We talk about the courses she teaches these days and what she enjoys most about teaching people how to make time capsule films. This conversation encouraged me to make more little movies of life - even if I don't have time to edit them at the moment. I hope you are inspired by this conversation with Xanthe Berkeley. Find out more about Xanthe: Website, Instagram Sign up for the next Week of Daily Photos Project - starting next week - October 25th.
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Xanthe Berkeley is a photographer and videographer with a penchant for stop-frame photography and cheerful colour. A a self-confessed 'project fountain', she's able to chart her own creative and professional development by the projects and assignments she has embraced along the way. By the end of this episode I defy anyone to not want to find their own new initiative, and follow in Xanthe's footsteps creating for pleasure and passion without caring about the response.
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Xanthe Berkeley is a photographer, film maker and instagrammer. She runs several successful online classes including Creating Time Capsules. In our interview we discuss how Xanthe's career developed, what role online sharing has taken in her work and the ins and outs of Instagram. Full show notes can be found at http://blogtacular.com/podcast/ and we are @blogtacular on all social channels. Blogtacular 2016 tickets on sale right now: http://blogtacular.com/tickets/