In this episode I welcome the very talented wedding photographer, Ben Lee to the podcast. Ben has actually only been photographing weddings for a couple of years but has grown to become a huge talent and it was a pleasure to chat to him. We discuss;

• House plants
• Bens awards
• Bens fashion career and day job
• Finding your style early on
• Tips for getting second shooter work
• Bens appearance on Tenable the gameshow
• Delivering larger wedding previews
• Much much more...

Show Links:

• Bens Website - https://benlee.photography/
• Sam Docker - https://samdocker.co/
• This Is Reportage - https://thisisreportage.com/
• NineDots - https://nine-dots.co/
• Andy Gaines - https://andygaines.com/
• Tyler Wirken - https://www.wirkenphoto.com/
• Chelsea Cannar - https://www.chelseacannarphotography.com/
• Patrick Mateer (The Mateers) - https://www.mandgweddingphotography.co.uk/
• Andrew Keher - https://andrewkeher.co.uk/
• Tom Beynon - https://www.tombeynonphotography.com/

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Host: Scott Carney - https://www.scottcarneyphotography.com/

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In this episode I welcome the wonderful Liverpool based wedding photographer, Marc Gartland to the podcast. Marc has won multiple awards from PKIR, TIR and judged a round of our awards in 2024. We discuss;

• Editing backlog
• What we do in the off season
• Struggles of running a wedding photography business including social media posting
• The Panasonic Lumic S511 camera and Panasonic Lumix system for weddings
• Judging photography awards
• Is less more with client galleries?
• How is 2025 looking for Marc?
• Much much more...

Show Links:

• Mark Gartland's Website - https://www.marcgartlandphoto.co.uk/
• Hollie & Patrick Mateer website - https://www.mandgweddingphotography.co.uk/
• David Scholes Photography - https://www.davidscholesphotography.co.uk/
• Lyndsey Goddard Panasonic Blog Post - https://www.lyndseygoddard.com/canon-to-panasonic-the-move-to-lumix-s5ii-for-wedding-photography/

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Host: Scott Carney - https://www.scottcarneyphotography.com/

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In this episode I welcome the wonderful Damion Mower to the podcast. Damion is a wedding photographer, previous owner of The Trained Eye and works full time in marketing. We discuss;

• Balancing full time work with a wedding photography business
• Marquee weddings on private land
• SEO and moving websites to Kadence
• The Trained Eye, photography communities and sharing knowledge
• Awards - entering them for reassurance and marketing
• Damions approach to the day, mixing portraits with documentary and candid
• Advice for photographers
• Much much more...

Show Links:

• Damions Website - https://damionmowerphotography.co.uk/

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Host: Scott Carney - https://www.scottcarneyphotography.com/

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