Grow Your Photography Business Podcast

Heidi Thompson is the best-selling author of Clone Your Best Clients and the founder of Evolve Your Wedding Business where she helps wedding professionals grow 6 figure and multi-6 figure businesses without working all the time. Her business & marketing expertise has been featured on several wedding and business outlets and events including The Huffington Post, Wedding Business Magazine, Sprouting Photographer, WeddingMBA, Aisle Planner, Honeybook, WeddingWire World & she’s an advisory board member for the UK Academy Of Wedding & Event Planning. She is the creator and host of Book More Weddings Summit & Wedding Business CEO Summit.

Named as one of @stylistmagazine Top 10(!) alternative wedding photographers and @prophotomagazine Top 50 wedding photographers, this is smash-it-out-the-park, creme-de-la-creme, rock-and-bloody-roll Cool AF picture-taking. An alternative to the expected and sometimes less creative side of wedding photography…and a breath of fresh air for any couple searching for a wedding photographer.After 12 busy and varied years as a wedding photographer that has seen Matt shoot in EVERY possible environment from golf clubs to Ibizan nightclubs he now produces photos that match the creative genius of a rock n roll legend, but without any of the ego.“I class myself as one of the new breed aiming to bring my clients a younger, more creative and completely cheese free approach to what I do!I am not much into labels but I hear my contemporaries using words like creative, alternative, documentary, fun and edgy when describing my work. Whatever the “label” my aim is to tell the story of a wedding day through my images with as little staging or choreography as is possible, in a way that will stand the test of time. And (most importantly) make you laugh, cry and feel all fuzzy EVERY time you look at them ”The vibrancy, colour and edge in Matts work continues to stand out. Killer creative portraits sitting alongside honest, fun and quirky documentary images are his bag.

Martina Hohnjec is a traveling love-catcher and a wedding photographer.She has been capturing thrilling love moments for the past decade across the world - from small, intimate weddings and elopements in Europe, all the way to lavish royal celebrations in Middle East.Being a 'people' photographer means that every time her camera raises up, Martina acknowledges that everyone around her has a story. Whether it is a happy or unhappy one, big or small, it is a part of a novel called The Life.By sharing joyful moments through timeless images focused on emotions, she wants to remind the world of the power humans have on each other.Martina has worked with some of the best wedding planners and vendors inCroatia, Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania, Morocco, UK, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, India and Saudi Arabia, and has constantly been featured in top weddings, blogs, magazines and various photography websites.

Emma + Rich are award-winning photographers based in Yorkshire, UK, and are known for their fun and creative, and often quirky wedding photography. They believe everyone looks good when they are having fun and pride themselves on bringing a positive attitude and chill vibe to every wedding they shoot. Over the years they’ve dedicated themselves to getting better and better at what they do. They were named Rangefinder Rising Stars in 2021 and are the winners of numerous other awards and accolades. They also love helping other wedding photographers in curating their work and keeping inspired when shooting the least exciting parts of a wedding day.

Alongside being co-founders of Studio Ninja, a photography business software and mobile app that has helped thousands of photographers across seventy-two countries, Chris is an award-winning wedding photographer & Yuan is an award-winning art director and user experience designer.Studio Ninja is now the world's highest-rated studio management software for photographers & helps you to streamline your business, eliminate paperwork and get your time back. This episode is jam-packed full of lots of top tips to keep your business working whilst you enjoy doing what you love. 

Sarah Winterflood is a female photographer and empowerment coach who helps women break down their fears and embrace being visible, which in turn allows them to shine bright as their authentic selves.Before her photography business Sarah was an actor, working the London Fringe scene for five years.  With a change in creative direction Sarah has been a freelance photographer for the past fifteen plus years, working with many businesses and individuals.  Sarah now combines her performance knowledge and mindset empowerment coaching with her photography to empower women to feel confident in front of, and behind, the lens.

Claire, the creator of Be Brave Branding, is an experienced graphic designer and branding guru, as well as a mum to two whirlwind kids and a fluffy sausage dog.In 2017, after years of running small businesses as a side hustle to her corporate and magazine design jobs, she finally stepped into the light and went full-time with her own logo design and branding business. She now spends her time creating exciting new logos and branding for people like you – amazing business owners who want a re-brand or a new look to take their companies to the next level.Nothing gives her a bigger kick than designing logos you’ll love and empowering your business. 

Ami is a brand and wedding photographer based in London. She also provides education and mentoring for other photographers and took over SNAP Photo Festival in 2021. Ami has built her businesses from the ground up over a decade and through resilience and persistent hard work is proud to be running a 6 figure photography business.

Scott Johnson FBIPP FSWPP Master of The Societies is an Internationally recognised, award-winning photographer based in Essex, U.K, and has photographed wedding all over the world.  Known for being fun and energetic, Scott also travels the world as a judge, educator and mentor.   He has judged for SWPP, WPPI as well as numerous international competitions including the only British judge for the 2020 Photographic World Cup.

Anna Wood is a wedding photographer based in West Yorkshire and is passionate about the power of personal projects. At the beginning of the pandemic, Anna began a personal project documenting life in lockdown which helped her grow as a photographer and have something to enjoy in those weeks and months of scariness. This led to starting her first '365' project in January 2021 where she took a photo every day for a year and has started her second this year. Anna is passionate about how having a creative personal project, no matter what it is, can really help photographers grow as creatives.