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Podcast Episode 130: This is Elodie Ruelleux-Dagorne
This week I’m joined by the fab Elodie Ruelleux-Dagorne, one of France’s very best documentary wedding photographers, and always an absolute pleasure to talk to. I’ve been fortunate to meet Elodie in real life numerous times now, and she’s always so bubbly and friendly; super to have her here on the Podcast. She talks about lots of things today, including:
why she meets up (and often has a drink with) her couples before the day,
the importance of being yourself,
McDonald’s menus in France,
top tips for improving your documentary work,
imposter syndrome,
how she used to work in the music industry and stalking the Stereophonics,
being social, and how that’s had an effect on so many things in her life,
the story behind her ‘Brad Pitt / toilet’ Reportage Award,
and so much more…
Podcast Episode 129: York Place Studios on ‘Is This Something?’
The podcast is back with a special episode today as I chat to the wonderful duo that is York Place Studios, all about their brand new book, ‘Is This Something?’ I was incredibly honoured to have been asked to write the foreword for the book, and it also meant I was able to read an advance copy – and I can honestly say they have written *the* defining book about documentary wedding photography, honestly, it’s just brilliant.
We deep-dive into the book on the podcast today, but honestly, you don’t even need to listen because even if you have the slightest regard for documentary photography, then it’s a total must-read. Pre-orders are open right now, with the first books available on a limited first-edition print run in July. Head to seeminglyinsignificant.com to place your order.
TiR Peer Praise: Marco Teixeira on Nicole Sanchez
Super to have a new Peer Praise piece today, where our members highlight or praise a fellow member in some way – whether that’s something to do with their photography, or them as a person. Today, we have two of the very best wedding photographers in Portugal, with Marco Teixeira (top-left) talking about Nicole Sanchez (top-right):
Podcast Episode 128: This is Aga Maru of Pic-Time
This week’s episode should be of interest whether you shoot weddings or families – or really any other genre – as I chat to the fab Aga Maru of Pic-Time! If you’ve been to any kind of photography event around the world over the past few years, you’ve probably had the pleasure of meeting Aga – Pic-Time’s Community & Partnerships Director. As well as knowing all there is to know about Pic-Time, she’s a photographer herself, and super lovely to talk to, too. We cover lots on the episode today, including:
Pic-Time’s recent Blog feature – creating blogs that look great with good SEO, and quickly!
her photography journey and how she’s lived all over the world,
tips on how using Pic-Time’s slideshows can increase your gallery views dramatically,
our Netflix synopsis game,
how to get the best from Pic-Time’s Sale Automations (and how they’re so customisable and easy to setup),
why being in front of the camera can help you as a photographer yourself,
and much more…
I’ve personally been using Pic-Time for the past few years and love it – it just looks so good, is easy to use, and has great sale automation features as well, that’s really helped me get more print and album sales; can’t recommend it enough. New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE
Podcast Episode 127: This is Jesse La Plante
A special day at Podcast HQ today, as I’m releasing two episodes on the same day! Earlier this morning you may have heard me interview the fab Moira La Plante for episode 126, and now it’s her husband’s turn, as I speak to the very talented Jesse La Plante for episode 127. Together, they are our current Photographers of the Year on TiR, with an amazing haul of 19 Awards (14 individuals and 5 stories) won in 2022 alone – absolutely amazing work. Jesse shares so much on the episode, including:
his background in photojournalism and transitioning to weddings,
the importance of ‘finding the moonwalking bear’,
the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards,
why shooting for yourself and your clients is not mutually exclusive,
working alongside his wife Moira and how that works for them,
our Netflix synopsis game,
and so much more!
