How to Shoot Hybrid - Photography & Videography
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.
Episodes
98 episodes
E98 | Beat The Backlog
It has been a while. I have been working my way through the busy summer, giving 100% to my couples, clocking up the edits, spending time with the family and something had to give...it was the podcast. Sorry about that, but inspired...
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Season 5
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Episode 98
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1:03:00
E97 | Should you work for free and how to create opportunities
Working for free always seems to raise some controversy, but are there times when short term sacrifice can lead to longer term success? We will discuss that in this episode with plenty of personal examples of how you can create opportunities ou...
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Season 5
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Episode 97
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56:45
E96 | When it goes wrong in the world of weddings
It is amazing how connected we all are today, and the world of social media has created some amazing marketing opportunities for us all to reach potential clients and speak to an audience. But what happens when it gets used in a more negative w...
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Season 5
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Episode 96
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51:33
E95 | Seconds, Associates and Shooting a Wedding for Someone Else
Inspired by us recently helping each other out with photographing and filming weddings we decided to discuss the practicalities and considerations of representing another person or business at a wedding. This conversations is helpful whether yo...
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Season 5
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Episode 95
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1:25:01
E94 | Trends and what's next?
However you feel about the 'new thing' or what 'everyones doing' it is something we all need to be aware of so we can understand how the current trends will interact with us and our business. The new trend might not be your thing, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 94
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1:18:06
E93 | Make Extra Money From Your Camera
In the middle of 2024 there is so much talk in the wedding industry, specifically amongst wedding photographers and wedding videographers about how enquiries are down, bookings are down. The general concusses appears to be that it ...
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Season 5
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Episode 93
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1:26:15
E92 | DJI Osmo Pocket 3 update and other gear stuff
For this episode I wanted to revisit a topic from episode 81 where I talked about how the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 could be a game changing cameras for hybrid shooters. Now I have had the opportunity to use it for a few more months on a variety of pro...
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Season 5
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Episode 92
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46:59
E91 | Where we get our creative inspiration
As 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...
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Season 5
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Episode 91
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1:43:00
E90 | The Lenses we use for shooting Hybrid
In 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...
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Season 5
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Episode 90
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1:13:30
E89 | Camera chat for hybrid photo / video
In 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...
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Season 5
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Episode 89
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1:09:51
E88 | What's so hard about shooting hybrid solo?
In 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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 88
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1:05:13
E87 | Introducing my new co-host Kieran Paul
It'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...
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Season 5
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Episode 87
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32:04
E86 | It's been a while, what's going on?
As 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.
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Season 4
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Episode 86
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11:03
E85 | 10 steps for business success in 2024
Happy 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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 85
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54:54
E84 | Using music in your wedding films and where to find the best music
In 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 diffe...
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Season 4
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Episode 84
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44:12
E83 - Why documentary video edits are more important than ever for wedding filmmakers
In 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.
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Season 4
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Episode 83
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46:19
E82 | The secret to an efficient and effective editing workflow
It 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 v...
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Season 4
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Episode 82
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53:23
E81 | The game changing new camera for hybrid shooters
It 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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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46:03
E80 | The reality of working with your spouse and being content with change
In 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...
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Season 4
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Episode 80
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1:06:46
E79 | Recording audio for hybrid shooters and filmmakers - is 32 bit float worth it?
In 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 p...
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Season 4
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Episode 79
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25:49
E78 | Handhold vs Gimbal vs Sticks - The battle for stability for your camera as a hybrid shooter
Moving 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...
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Season 4
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Episode 78
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1:20:52
E77 | Real application of lighting & composition at weddings
We 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 compositi...
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Season 4
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Episode 77
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1:19:01
E76 | Using manual settings to get the results you want as a hybrid shooter on a wedding day
This 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 t...
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Season 4
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Episode 76
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1:46:51
E75 | Cameras, lenses & settings we use for shooting hybrid photography / videography
Following 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.
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Season 4
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Episode 75
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45:00
E74 | Shooting fundamentals for wedding photographers and videographers
When 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 shootin...
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Season 4
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Episode 74
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1:06:57