The Lonely Photographers

We had the pleasure of meeting Camille and Chadwick (the genius photographers from Jonetsu Studios) a few years ago, and were amazed then at how great they were as people. And we have been following them ever since, watching as their images continue to amaze. If you haven't heard of Jonetsu before, well, allow me tell you a bit about them. They are Canon Canada Northern Explorers of Light (only 7 photographers from the country are chosen for this - that's a pretty big deal!), voted one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world by American Photo magazine, chosen as one of the Best of the Best from Junebug weddings, winners of tons of other awards, etc, etc, etc. You get it I think...these guys are good! And we had a great conversation with them about all things photography, such as staying current in the marketplace, personal projects, loving your clients, and then some hard hitting journalism such as "what does Jonetsu mean?". We are looking forward to seeing them again at the Canada Photo Convention in April. Enjoy the interview! You can check out Camille and Chadwick's work here: Jonetsu Studios website Jonetsu Studios on Facebook

Staying in line with our couples in Photography theme we bring you the wonderful Ewan and Brianna Phelan from The Last Forty Percent. This dynamic duo hails from out east in Ontario and if you get a chance please check out there work as it's truly a bit of everything and everything is great. These two create a very unique, spicy and diverse look at boudoir and their wedding work is also outstanding. Please enjoy our talk and listen how they discuss art, boudoir, shooting and business and balance and how this has made them successful. Enjoy the interview and please follow these links to find The Last Fort Percent: Last Forty Percent Website The Last Forty Percent Boudoir The Last Forty Percent on Facebook

drum roll (beating drum sound)......Winners of 39 international fearless awards, ISPWP photographer of the quarter in 2013, PWPC photographer of the year 2 years in a row and probably many more awards out there in the world...I bring you Two Mann Studios!!!!! (roars and applause from the crowd!) Kelly and I first met Erika and Lanny a couple of years ago at the inaugural Canada Photo Convention and immediately started to follow their business and art. These two have truly turned their business into one of the leaders of the industry and there is no questioning why. If you have seen what they produce you'll know that these two have an amazing eye and I love how they make the environment such an important part of any wedding day celebration. We were lucky enough to steal these two away for an hour to discuss everything that helped them make some great leaps in our industry. Please enjoy the podcast below and if you have a chance check out their website here if you haven't already! TWO MANN STUDIOS

Super glad to have a few minutes with Daniel Usenko of Smart Albums. Smart Albums is a absolutely wonderful product that makes album designing a breeze and Daniel is one of the talented crew that brought it to our attention. I caught this video as soon as it came out and was immediately intrigued and bought it while it was still in Beta. I was that impressed. I have owned a number of design software and I personally have always wanted some software that made the designing easier and more user friendly than let's say Indesign or some of the others and this fit the bill. First of all it's not Indesign nor does it attempt to replace it and there are still some things I would love to see changed and more specific to my workflow but so far I have nothing but good things to say. It's wonderful, fast and makes the albums deign process fun. Imagine that? Please enjoy the podcast and if you would like to get more information on Smart Albums head straight to their website...after of course listing to the podcast!

We were very fortunate this past week to have Cliff Mautner join us via google hangout to talk about everything photography. CLiff is a very established and talented wedding photographer and an official American Ambassador for Nikon. He's a very respected artist/business man that holds some great awards like the 2012 grand award from WPPI. It was really interesting and enlightening to hear what his thoughts on the industry, dealing with clients and even having images and work stolen. This was a fantastic and educational episode and I really hope you enjoy what Cliff had to say and please let us know what you thought. Enjoy the show!

If you are interested in underwater and Alternative fashion photography, photo-manipulation, and surreal compositing work then you may have heard of our latest guest Renee Robyn. Renee joined us in Kellys' studio to talk about everything under the sun, from inspiration to workshops and even Banana's. Renee is a rising star in the photography world and her work truly fascinates and inspires many with her wonderful and dramatic lighting and incredible imagination. Please enjoy our podcast with with gifted artist and if you ever want to see more of her work then you can try any number of the links below. Renee Robyn Facebook fanpage Renee Robyn 500px site Renee Robyn on Smugmug and a very cool tripod company that Renee loves: Three Leggeed Thing

We're back and ready to get people talking. After a long and busy summer Kelly and I are back and ready to blather about everything photography. Nikon recently announced the retro designed DF camera and it has really changed the playing field in the battle of film vs Digital, or has it? Over the past few years companies like Nikon and Fuji have jumped on board with retro styling in order to create this perfect blend(?) of classic film shooting with digital capabilities. We know that film has recently enjoyed a huge resurgence but is it only a matter of time before it goes back to sleep for about 5 years? We of course get on and off topic but who knows, you may actually agree with us and our take on the future of this and how it can effect your own business model or personal shooting style. We really hope we don't appear to take sides (even though it's obvious) and would love to hear and comments or feedback on this topic. It's certainly one that every photographer is passionate about be it one side or the other. ... oh yea we mention "Black Friday" on this show and a few toys you may want to pick up. (easy SEO plug)

We're switching gears on the show today and going outside our portrait boxes. With the resurgence of Street Photography around the world we felt that it was a great opportunity to have a guest who's dedication and passion to the topic was all in. Gardner Hamilton is truly a man who is educated and very invested in the genre. A wedding photographer of over 25 years and always a man to travel and shoot on the streets, Gardner brought so much more to the show than I could have ever imagined. I had first seen Gardners' name on an ISPWP contest winners page and then more prominently when I joined the growing Blackandwhitestreet.com website, where he is the founder and one of the curators. His wealth of knowledge in photography was truly humbling and Kelly and I had a tonnes of "ah ha!" moments. It's great to listen to a man like this and I left our conversation with some serious questions about my own shooting and education. Kelly and I will be the first to admit that we didn't fully understand the genre and how important it is to photography, but we left the conversation with several great ideas on how to integrate street photography into our wedding and portrit sessions. Enjoy the episode and although Kelly and I made a mess of it, Gardner cleaned it up!lol You can participate in the Blackandwhitestreet.com here: Blackandwhitestreet.com Blackandwhitestreet.com on Facebook Gardner Hamilton Website

We have our last recorded interview from our trip to the Canada Photo Convention last April in Vancouver. Aside from being extremely talented photographers and world travellers they have fully utilized their marketing degrees and maximized SEO and a business plan to it's full potential. I (carey) personaly can appreciate the experiences and style they shoot in and love how they have integrated the landscape and the people when they shoot abroad. I think it's so important to make the shoot just as much about the destination as the couples involved and can be directly related to an local weddings as well. We had a few minutes with them and discussed and revisited their speech about strategy in our businesses and how it's made them one of the most successful teams in the wedding industry. They had some extremely helpful tips and we're excited to share them with you. If you haven't already please check out their website and you'll be blown away. You can see their work here: Nordica Photography Image copyright Nordica Photography

Our recent podcast is with the talented young photographer and self proclaimed cat lover Ben Sasso! Ben is a portrait and wedding professional who is shooting in California and Florida and brings a fresh and vibrant vision to the industry. With his energetic personality and his desire to teach and share with others we know he'll be a great leader in our profession. Enjoy as we discuss his passion, shooting style and his work with the Define School. This may very well be the most purrrfect episode ever!lol Thanks for being a great guest Ben and we'll catch you next year in Vancouver. Take a listen and please send us your comments and thoughts on the episode and any ideas for future 'casts. You can find Ben and his work on these mediums below: His Website Facebook Instagram The Define School

Brian is cool, smart, funky, energetic, talented and wise beyond his years~ Kelly and I first met Mr. Brian Van Wyk at the inaugural Canada Photo Convention in 2012 and immediately were drawn to his great personality and drive. Brian was asked to speak at the most recent Canada Convention and his talked dealt with tackling and using facebook and social media as an ally and voice for our businesses. It was very insightful information and although I understand the value that social media has Brian certainly understood how to best use it efficiently and effectively. Please enjoy our talk with Brian and as always we'd love to hear your feedback. You can check out Brians website here: Brian Van Wyk

Warning!!!! If you don't like Kirsten Lewis and her work then there is a good chance that you hate fun. Please don't listen to this episode if you are a fun hater. Why would you hate fun anyway? Seriously, fun is awesome. Kirsten is a wonderful and talented young gal who hails from Colorado and has a truly unique concept with her branding and business. What she does, and wait for this, she tailors her site and her body of work to the type of client she wants to attract. You may laugh, but many of us fail in this area and if we don't fail , then we fail to maximize our attraction to our ideal client. Take a listen to a recent podcast we had with Kirsten via google Hangout where we talk about her approach to documentary family and wedding portraiture and a little about dating websites. If you have a chance please take a look at her website and notice how it's a personal reflection of herself. Thanks so very much for being on the show and enjoy the listen!

Our latest guest on the show is the uber-talented Ryan Brenizer of NYC. We caught up with Ryan at the Canada Photo Convention and after hearing hom talk I was very impressed with his take on weddings and portrait. I had first heard of Ryan through his photo technique called the "Brenizer effect" where you can create a very cool and shallow depth image that appears wide angled through stitching images together in post. If you hav a chance definitely take look see online and you'll be trying it yourself as the results are very cool. I expected our talk to be based on this technique but was thoroughly pleased to hear his thoughts on problem solving and dealing with clients and customers. Enjoy the podcast and please don't hesitate to contact us with comments, suggestions or future show topics and we'll do our best to address them.

If you don't want to be inspired, you don't want to meet other wonderful photographers, and you don't like fun then please stay away from the Canada Photo Convention in 2014! It just has too much of all those things! We were very fortunate to attend on this the second annual event and came back just as pleased and inspired as the year before. On this podcast we were visited via google hangout with the man who ade it happen, Jasser Abu-Giemi. Jasser has poured his heart and soul into making this even a success and we spoke with him about the convention and it's highlights. If you are sitting on the fence about attending the 2014 convention this may push you over the edge. From now until May 25th the early bird price is $533 and and $772 with the newly added annex day. Canada Photo Convention Take a listen to our follow up of the convention with Jasser and if you have any comments or questions about the convention or people you'd like us to interview down the road please send them our way! Enjoy! Carey and Kelly

Photo Sam Hurd - photo credit Steven Elmer We are so stoked to have Sam Hurd on the latest podcast. If you haven't heard of Sam you may be living in a cave somewhere and if so then this will be a great podcast if your cave has WIFI. This episode is filled with great tips and creative inspiration. Sam is a Washington DC based photographer who's creative mind and thirst for experiment has made him a pioneer in many ways. He's always exploring the camera and portraiture in general and pushing the limits of everyday photography and the guy is a Jedi Master of Feeelensing and using Prisms among many other skills so it was a pleasure to pick his brain. Please enjoy the latest episode and if you want to check out his website , which I highly recommend, you can find it here: Sam Hurd Washington DC Photographer As well you may want to listen to a few tunes from his band Prisms Enjoy the podcast and send any questions or comments our way! Carey