The Exposed Negative

Kate Abbey is a commercial and Lifestyle photographer based in the north of England. She is represented in the UK and the US and in this episode we talk to Kate about how she got to where she is, and what that journey involved. Studying others to inform her own practice, creating a coherent brand and portfolio and how to get in front of the agents that you want representing you. We also discuss creating personal work and how her decision to take a step back and do an MA later in her life helped reinvigorate her personal work. From the intro Tom’s cable clips that he’s so in love with Mentioned by Abbey Photographer - Nick Meek Photographer - David Harriman Photographer - Kerry Harrison Photographer - Peter Beavis We discuss test shoots and what lengths Kate went too, to create her own shoots abroad. Creating your own website by analysing other websites - figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Key to having a consistent portfolio is repetition; repeat what you do 100’s of times - means clients will have no bad surprises about what you’ll deliver Getting an agent in the US - putting them in a list - A, B and C of priority - and sending personalised mailers Using Bikini lists - Subscription based mailout lists Keeping organised by using Insightly - CRM software and tying that into using Linkedin and other social media Desert Island camera: Hasselblad 503 with a 60mm Desert Island Book #1: Mountain and waters by Alexander Gronsky Desert Island Book #2: Girl Pictures by Justine Kurland

This week on the podcast we are super excited to be joined by portrait and entertainment photographer Art Streiber, all the way from LA. Art has been shooting for over two decades and his clients include some of the top titles in the magazine and advertising world. He’s also become known for his amazing behind the scenes glimpses from his large scale productions which he posts to his Instagram. We talk to Art about how he keeps such a giant operation running and the tips and tricks he’s picked up along the way. Things to haver your kit bag #351: Turkey bags The diverse use Clothes rail brackets - locking down your tripod! Fold up carts - good bit of kit to have on set This is the porch that Art and his team built from scratch in a day in the studio - background is a duratrans Art’s Holy Tinity for productions: Busy cal, DFstudio and Filemaker pro The blog for lots of behind the scenes videos iso1200 (including a look in Greg’s in lighting bag) Check out Art’s upcoming educational talks here If you want to get a sense of the behind the scenes images Art puts up check out his instagram Desert Island Camera: Pentax 67 Desert Island Book: Susan Sontag: On Photography Art’s website is Artstreiber.com

This week on the show we are very Lucky to be joined by Laimonas, better know in the industry as LSDigi, a professional Digi-Tech and all round nice guy. His knowledge and stories flow fast in this episode and there’s plenty for photographers to pick up on. As ever links are below for those wanting to delve further into things. You can follow LS Digi on instgram here Inovativ.com - for digi plates etc LSdigi products - see his shop online for cable clamps, hyperjuice holder etc Thingiverse.com - for opensource 3D printing designs TIP: syncing camera clocks every shoot TIP: Filenaming convention: YYMMDD_jobname TIP: Swap from standard hard drives to SSDs Angelbird SD cards - faster cards Angelbird CFast 2.0 Memory Card Reader - rock solid card reader Area 51 cables - as an alternative to Tethertools FotoFortress cable clamp Sidecar for Apple iPad Hollyland 400S transmitters Pentax 6x7 shutter sound (skip to 40 seconds) Desert island camera : Mamiya RB67

In this weeks episode we chat to Matt Martin, head curator at Photobook Cafe, Founder of The Photocopy Club and a photographer in his own right. We chat to Matt about his love of Xine culture and methods and ideas for self publishing that are relevant to all photographers. The chat is packed with loads of great resources for anyone interesting in setting off down this road and you’ll find all the links in the show notes. Eneloop rechargeable AA batteries Tom’s Camera battery charging station Tether tools d-tap adapter No plastic sleeves the website and here is their book The rather splendid Clint Davis promo and the slightly bonkers Action Figure promo by Jen Lennartsson Photobook Cafe and Rapid Eye The Miniclicks photo talks that started life in Brighton The Photocopy Club - Matt's concept which has gone from strength to strength The amazing work of French visual artist JR Alan McFetridge - wildfires - https://alan-mcfetridge.com/ London book arts - a great resource for learning about book binding Publishing software - Affinity Publisher - a great alternative to Adobe InDesign Some of the printers that Matt mentions in London: XYZ Calvert printers Hato Press Inky little fingers Mixam  Newspaper Club CLP Chris Killip The Last Ships publication from Pony Box American Xerography in Colour by Matt Martin - a project Matt shot across America. Available to purchase on Matt’s website. Resource for 2nd hand photography books - Oxfam books Matt’s desert Island Photobook: The Photobook a History - Volumes I The Photobook a History - Volumes II The Photobook a History - Volumes III Matt’s desert Island Camera: Nikon FM2 + 50mm

On this weeks episode we speak to Nick Dunmur, photographer but also the AOP business and legal adviser. We talk through the legal work we all know and love and it's a great episode to introduce you to legal terms or get a refresh. We also discuss the cost of doing business and how small businesses need to make sure they don't over extend. OpTech waterproof covers and camera strap Nick’s project: 4 seconds of a train journey The Association of Photographers: ‘Beyond the Lens’ Cost of doing business - spreadsheet download (second link on the list) NPPA Cost of Doing Business Calculator  Gabrielle Motola ‘Stranger Curiosity’ podcast - Episode 1 round table AOP usage calculator  Getty usage calculator  NUJ Freelance Fees Guide Copytrack - copyright enforcement software Consensum - dispute mediation Jared Lanier - internet philosopher Nick’s Instagram: @nickdunmur Desert Island Photobook: Photographers Playbook  Desert Island Camera: Nikon F3 and 50mm

In this weeks podcast we have a conversation with Photography Consultant, Zoe Wishaw. Zoe has a background working her way up in the photographic industry ending up as the European Director of Photography at Getty and moving on to be the Creative Director at Image Source and then Creative and Content Director at Gallery Stock. She now mentors photographers full time. Box breathing: a guide Brian Eno cards - Oblique Strategies - try this website for suggestions and inspiration The book Greg mentions is the Photographers playbook Information on Mind maps - The app Tom uses is Mindnode Desert Island Book: Image Makers, Image Takers: The Essential Guide to Photography by Anne-Celine Jaeger Desert Island Camera: The Lomo Zoe can be found on twitter, instagram and you can visit her website here

In this weeks show we chat to Ben Nash from the Production company Bangerz & Nash. We discuss with Ben his journey from an advertising creative through to producer. We discuss the various roles, including that of the art buyer and the role of the producer. We also discuss licensing and and how to price photography work, the issues around mixed/multi-media productions and the future of photography! Brian from spaced Photoshelter for image delivery Karmarama AOP usage calculator. BUR explained Sam McElwee’s Stay at Home Heroes work Desert Island photo book:  Underwater Dogs - Seth Casteel Desert Island Camera: Fed-4

In this episode we chat to commercial photographer Jack Terry an all thing organizational! We discuss the myriad of software and hardware kit he uses to navigate running his photography business efficiently; the processes he has developed and techniques he has learnt. As always it’s full of lots of great info so please see the links in the show notes to be directed to any of the items we talk about. FreeAgent & ReceiptBank CaptureOne sessions Backblaze (Cloud storage) Pomodoro technique Microsoft To Do  Pingdom and GTmetrix for checking internet speeds Filing through Google - Google Drive Google Slides for retouch notes Renaming files - a better finder rename format: Date_agency_client_job_0000 Template for workflow - filenaming etc CaltureOne Recipes WeTransfer Pro account Shortcuts document for assistants - renaming conventions etc Oxfam online Photobook ‘Womens Market’ by Tom Wood Camera: Canon AE-1 Program  @jackterryphoto https://jackterry.co.uk/

In this weeks show Tom and Greg take time to chat through a myriad of topics surrounding their workflow and productivity tips. This includes some of their systems and software that they use day to day to make running their business and their shoot productions as smooth as possible. There’s plenty of great information in here and if you have a look in the show notes you will see links to lots of the items mentioned. Pigatil tether tools  Trekpak dividers 5.11 Tactical Bag  Inovativ Tether Plate Smallrig Powerbank clip Sugru Bongo Ties Velcro Zip Tyes Capture One vs Lightroom vs Photo Mechanic ContactPage Pro  PDF Squeezer JPEGmini Photoshelter A Better Finder Renamer 10 Chronosync  G-technology SSD 2TB  Encrypted drives Seagate Ironwolf Pro drives Startech 3.5” reader Yotomaster hard cases and Pelican case (1400) Things 3 Good Task and Apple Reminders Shortcuts on the app store Receipt Bank 

In this weeks episode we talk to Hannay Vicary - Co Founder of the creative agency Tea and Water and also Tea and Water Pictures (the Photographic agency wing). We discuss costing in the industry and understanding the changing nature of the industry in this regard, plus what effect social media is having on that. We also talk about getting an agent and what that involves, and we discuss gender roles in the photography industry. Hannah mentions the work of the Authority Collective in the US and their efforts getting the work of minorities more into the limelight Hannahs desert island photobook is Mirai-chan by Kotori Kawashima and her desert island camera is a Leica M6. If you can see more about the Tea and Water Talks here and the section Insights has numerous interesting interviews to read. To see more work from Tea and Water Pictures you can view the website here and follow them on instagram here.