Phil's Photography Journey

Special episode where I summarise what I’ve done in the first year since leaving the corporate world. Left old job one year ago - what has happened? Training in video, at Pro AV in Hemel Hempstead Headshots with various people Relaxed prep for 2020 Great trip to Palma, Mallorca in Jan. Used lightweight kit for the first time Headshot Mania in Las Vegas Covid-19 struck the World!!! Worked on video Worked on website - Squarespace 7.1 Got some paid video work Prepared for a return to Headshot work Clients from July Video work continuing strongly Oh, and gear purchases and sales have taken place regularly throughout So what next? Preparing more videos for my channel Chipping away at Stock when time allows Starting something else - to be revealed in a future episode!

Weather & News - we have switched to much cooler weather, but most of September was warm and sunny

Weather & News - it was hot, then it cooled, then the garage flooded, now humid again but autumn is on the way Sue has been in hospital - twice! Covid-19 - positive cases on the up. 20-30 year olds - rules still confusing. My tweet went a bit viral 160 likes, 37 replies and lots of mess. Twitter now allows you to limit responses Client Work - quieter but he given me a chance to do other things and sort out my ads, marketing & admin a bit. Hamlet on the Beach stills shoot was excellent! And Lola’s shoot on Sunday was the best of the lot by far!! Learning/Other - Garage flooding. Now garage tidying, ruthless chucking out. Will store non-electrical heavy duty photography gear out there when finished Gear - not much happening, used both Z6 bodies for the Hamlet shoot, delighted with the files. Ordered some EN-EL15c batteries from Wex, no stock currently. Working on my marketing and organisation, will write some articles based on recent experiences. May also revisit Stock as I have plans in th

Using my new and rather organised approach, this episode covers the following: Weather & News - one hot day the rest mixed! Covid-19 - does anyone really understand the rules? Client Work - great mix of Headshot Clients, fun sessions, getting back into it and thoroughly enjoying shooting again Learning/Other - Video work has been the main feature here and cool to put it into practise with Client work Gear - mainly using it, a delayed order arrived and an order I placed didn't arrive! More eBay selling happening Headshot and Video clients booked in for August - Happy Days!

A mixed bag of content in this episode: Apple Keynote PolarPro Variable ND Filters Falconeyes F& Pocketlight - LED feature packed light Opening for business on 13/07/20 Covid-19 Policy and cleaning/screening purchases Marketing success - Cient Bookings Birthday Message video edit Charity video edit Audio track recording for a monologue video And I've got a bad back - again!

Catching up on how we are getting ready for something approaching "normal". I talk about my fitness regime of Yoga and Golf (!) - I also talk about some recent gear purchases and how time is flying despite the situation we are in. Please feel free to leave a review on iTunes or your usual listening platform, it will be much appreciated.

A catch-up on how I have been completely occupied during lockdown by putting time and effort into learning video from the ins and outs of preparing and shooting through to the editing process. I found the FroKnowsPhoto Guides to Shooting Video and Editing Video highly valuable. I've also moved my website to Squarespace 7.1 and added a Synology NAS to my storage capability. 

What better way to spend our 4th Wedding Anniversary than with a podcast! We talk about what we have been doing during the lockdown (lots of creative stuff) and the arrival of our beautiful granddaughter. Bonus is the purring from one of our cats, Olive, during the first part of the show! Link to my YouTube Playlist for our California Trip.

It was my pleasure to interview London-based Portrait/Headshot photographer Ivan Weiss for this show. You will hear Ivan's story, get into his photographic influences and style and go slightly technical to learn about how he puts it all together. Ivan is very active on Instagram, can also be found on Twitter and his website is here. He is also a Mentor in Peter Hurley's Headshot Crew - have a listen for how this came about!

Sue and I have a chat about our experiences almost one week in to Social Distancing as part of the coronavirus pandemic. Sue can be reached on Instagram and Twitter.

There is only one subject and in this episode Sue and I cover it.  Sue's contact points: Instagram & Twitter.

An account of my trip to Las Vegas and Headshot Mania 2 - what a blast!  Some links: My "Tourist" Video Justin's video of Headshot Mania 2 Headshot Hot Sauce

Preparing for HeadshotMania 2 in Las Vegas next week Palma Video now live, links: My YouTube Channel Palma Video Please subscribe if you haven't already - thank you!!! eBay sales update Signed up with HubSpot for my CRM Weather issues - storms Ciara and Dennis Video to feature in Vegas, just need to work out how!

Flying solo this week, topics covered: Feeling groggy - blaming the time of year Palma trip - editing vlog for YouTube Meet-up with Jason Mitchell Westcott Flex Kit Session Yard Players/Brockley Jack Theatre - Twelfth Night eBay sales coming in - slowly Helping my Mum Dollars for Vegas - it's getting close now! Headshot Crew - value from learning during reviews/critiques SWPP - wear your Headshot Crew T Shirt - people take notice!

Happy New Year to you all! Sue joins me again to add an actor's perspective to that of mine as a photographer. We to talk about: Our start to 2020 A visit to Palma, Mallorca to see the Three Kings Parade My view on travelling light as a photographer/videographer Sue's plans for the year and what she has done so far The benefits of networking The need to be visible And more! Sue can be found on Instagram @sue_swallow

A brief episode with me providing a bit of an update on a few things and ruling off the year (unless I manage to record another episode with Sue - we'll see). Hope you had a fantastic Christmas/Holiday and Happy New Year for 2020!

In this special episode I am joined by my photographer friend Chris J Ward to talk about his amazing trip in September 2019 to Chernobyl. It provides a great insight to what greets you at the scene of the 1986 nuclear reactor tragedy. The interview is conducted over the phone. Here are some links to Chris and where the trip was booked: Chris J Ward Photography Facebook Page - Please "Like" it, thanks! Christopher J Ward Photography Instagram Trip booked on Weekender Breaks via a Groupon Deal Here are links to his detailed accounts and supporting images (Facebook account required): Reactor #4 Pripyat City Amusement Park Kindergarten Duga Radar Kiev Guided Tour As usual please provide any comments, feedback and I will respond to you.

Topics covered in this episode: Black Friday - Deals are when you intended to buy the things anyway! Affinity Photo JPEG Mini Actor Headshots Nikon Z6 oddity - now fixed ProAV Academy - Video Interviews with Ollie Kenchington Prep for next "Special" podcast Luminar 4 Storyboarding prep for Profile Video

Another good week on my journey. Just me hosting this time, covering: A trip to Ikea to help furnish the "Media" spare bedroom, room Deliveries of new gear Actor Headshot Training in Hemel Hempstead - part of my Personal Project drive Catching up with Mum - also linked to Personal Project Chilled end to the week (apart from the long broadband outage)

In this week's show Sue is back and we talk about our hectic but thoroughly rewarding week in creative land! Content discussed, with links: Ancestry DNA & Family Trees Rodecaster Pro tests Sue's exciting job news Sue's full-on Tuesday with: Jade Allen Twitter and Comedy Twitter ICAT Acting Poisoned Polluted at the Red Lion Theatre, Islington Phil's Corporate Headshot shoot Editing and preparing for a shoot at The Lost Sheep shop in Caterham: Facebook Page & Instagram Updates to our multi-purpose "media" room Andrew Clifton-Brown Photography Thanks for listening!