Grow Your Photography Business Podcast
Studio Ninja
Ninjacast is your go-to podcast for growing a successful, sustainable photography or videography business - brought to you by Studio Ninja, the trusted studio management software built specifically for creatives behind the camera.Hosted by Studio Ninja’s own Sally, Ninjacast features real, honest conversations with leading photographers, educators, and creative entrepreneurs. Each episode delivers practical tips, inspiring stories, and actionable advice to help you elevate your brand, attract your ideal clients, and run your business with clarity and confidence.Whether you’re just getting started or scaling up, you’ll discover how to simplify your workflows, sharpen your marketing, and build a business that supports both your creative ambitions and your personal well-being. Expect candid chats, zero fluff, and plenty of value - so you can spend less time on admin and more time behind the lens.
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Dec 10, 2022 • 60min
082: Garry & Stacy - How To Deal With Growing Pains In Business & Create An Epic Client Experience
Stationed in sunny Florida, this traveling wedding photography husband and wife duo has made it their mission to create artistic wedding images and video. Couple photography has been their canvas for over 12 years, having captured over 500 + weddings. They are passionate about all the big and in-between moments that create an emotional experience for their couples when viewing their galleries. Their couples have always come first, of which they contribute their success to for over a decade. Known for pairing their artistic eye with directing couples with ease, they are always striving for the best experience and result in their photography.
Nov 30, 2022 • 37min
081: Lucy Millet - How To Get More Second Shooting Jobs & Why You Shouldn't Shoot In Manual Mode
Lucy is a self taught wedding photographer and founder of The Unscripted Collective, a team of incredibly talented photographers and film makers all about authentic storytelling and raw emotion. She recently expanded her business to offer web design and help creative businesses get a killer website that converts. She also plans to start providing education and mentoring to help wedding creatives take their business to the next level.
Nov 20, 2022 • 37min
080: Rachel Shenton - Final Cut vs Premiere & Editing Films for Success
Rachel is a video editor specialising in outsource editing for wedding and commercial filmmakers. Her clients range from international award-winning filmmakers to photographers breaking into videography for the first time. As such, her approach and style is bespoke for each client.
Nov 10, 2022 • 30min
079: Larissa Joice - Photoshop Hot Tips For Beginners & Retouching Etiquette
Whilst at University, Larissa earnt a degree in Illustration. On the way to being a photographer, she indulged her creativity through fine art, ceramics, and graphic design. All of those experiences feed into the photographs she takes today – it’s a way of seeing, of shaping memories into something solid. Something that lasts.Larissa became a Mum in 2006 and since then, has been laser focused on photography and retouching.
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Oct 30, 2022 • 54min
078: Rebecca Carpenter - How To Ace Instagram & Top Tips on Booking Destination Weddings
Rebecca Carpenter made an entrance onto the wedding scene in 2017, with her first ever wedding making the cover of Your London Wedding. Since then, her editorial shooting style coupled with her fun, bubbly personality have seen her become a much-loved and respected member of the wedding community. Her Instagram following grew exponentially during lockdown, as her honest and open approach to the platform struck a chord with thousands of photographers and wedding industry professionals all sharing the most challenging year of business ever!She is one of the few photographers to have graced the Professional Photo Magazines prestigious Top 50 UK Wedding photographers 3 years in a row and most recently winning The Photography Show's Wedding Album of year for 2022. Rebecca lives in Kent with her husband Jon, and their daughter Winnie. She loves carbs, cuddles and Coke Zero.
Oct 20, 2022 • 26min
077: Lex Fleming - How to Create a Unique Personal Brand & Work With Couples That Make Your Heart Sing
Lex Fleming is a wedding photographer from London with a passion for nontraditional celebrations. Originally starting as a music photographer with a short stop as a creative arts teacher, Lex is now a full time photographer for the couples that hate stuffy photos. A self proclaimed professional party crasher, Lex loves to make sure the couples she works with are 100% her ideal clients and this developed into her love for branding & marketing.
Oct 10, 2022 • 29min
076: Jon Bird - Why Becoming an Associate Is A Great Move & How To Take Your Client Delivery Process To The Next Level
Eazyflicks founder, Jon Bird, had spent many years shooting wedding films and photos when he spotted a gap in the software market - somewhere for creatives to deliver both films and photos online, together. Pursuing this new adventure, he found ways to transition from full time wedding creative, to part time associate shooter, so he could put all of his efforts into the UK's first combo cloud delivery platform, Eazyflicks!
Sep 30, 2022 • 45min
075: Lisa Devlin - Pricing Hot Tips & The 3 Magic Emails!
Lisa Devlin is a photographer living on the south coast of England. For over 10 years, she has worked as a music industry photographer, before switching to weddings. When not shooting, Lisa runs Photography Farm training other wedding photographers both online and in person. She's super busy but uses the power of customisable automations to deliver a personal service without devoting all her time to work.
Sep 25, 2022 • 39min
074: Jodie Mitchell - Making Your Blog Posts Work For You & Top Tips for Improving Your SEO
Jodie is an SEO-er turned self-employed wedding photographer and has spent the last six years learning SEO. She has also learned how to explain it to business owners and stakeholders as a part of her career both at an agency and in-house at one of the UK’s biggest brands.Now, as a self-employed business owner, she’s putting all of my skills from my old life into action on her own website and helping other business owners demystify the world of SEO and realise that it’s not as scary as it seems.
Sep 10, 2022 • 45min
073: Jorge Bernades - Changing What You Do For A Living To Be Happier & How To Organise Your Business
Jorge is a Portuguese wedding and family photographer that believes Love is the biggest force in the world and thrives on giving couples a way to keep and enjoy their memories through images.His interest in photography came along with his interest in airplanes at a very young age which led him to be a pilot in the Portuguese Air Force before changing course and becoming a full time photographer. His time in the military showed him the importance of being organized to be able to create consistently for his clients.He thinks that one should never stop learning or asking the important questions, especially the ones we ask ourselves.
