Somehow, we’re halfway through January already – hopefully by now you’re feeling a little more rested, your 2021 galleries are delivered and your taxes are filed, so you’re looking forward to the year. ahead. I don’t want to panic you but...
Is it just me or does Artificial Intelligence also make you think of the Terminator movies? Well, it’s no longer just the stuff of science fiction – 2021 has become the year that the wedding photography industry began embracing it. Why weddings in particular?...
Way back in the year 2000, I shot my first wedding. At that point, I had been working as a music industry photographer for over 10 years but I’d had enough. I knew I wanted to get out of it but I didn’t know what I wanted to do instead. Then my agent at the time asked...
It’s full-on cough and cold season and just to add to the never-ending gifts of 2021, there’s the super cold going around. Have you had it yet? Trust me, there’s nothing super about it. But you know how it is, you power through the...
Last week was National Stress Awareness week, and never before has there been a year when this applies more to wedding photographers. We’ve all juggled so many plates, shifted and adapted as restrictions changed and kept up with last-minute changes so dizzying...
This is the craziest year I’ve ever known in business. Plans are almost impossible to make and it feels like a case of having to roll with the punches. In ordinary times, I wouldn’t book weddings on days after another one. But this is 2021, a complete anomaly of a...
Ahhh the annual heatwave, always such a challenge for us Brits and super challenging for those that have to do a hard day’s work in it. Wedding photographers can find themselves shooting in full sun for several hours at a time. Beyond staying hydrated and slapping on...
Ahhh Instagram, do you remember the time when it was all just about posting phone snaps of your lunch and cute pictures of your pets? That feels like a different universe now. Chances are high that if you are running a photography business in 2021 that you are...
Welcome to 2021, the year where literally anything could happen and we are all learning the fine art of taking absolutely nothing for granted. I’m in my home right now on a nine-day forced isolation period due to getting a red alert on the NHS Test and Trace App. My...
