

Grow Your Photography Business Podcast
Studio Ninja
Ninja Cast is produced by Studio Ninja - an innovative studio management software built for photographers & videographers. Listen and learn as Sally and her guests help you build your brand, discover new marketing ideas, refine your systems and workflows and inspire you to grow a sustainable photography business all while enjoying a healthy work / life balance.
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May 2, 2022 • 42min
060: Martina Hohnjec - Top Tips for Multicultural Weddings, Destination Shooting & Documenting an Arranged Marriage
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.

Apr 20, 2022 • 46min
059: Emma + Rich - Booking Chilled Couples, Taking Fun Photos & Choosing a Positive Attitude Whilst Shooting
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.

Apr 12, 2022 • 1h 17min
058: Studio Ninja Founders - The Past, Present & Future + Top Tips to Streamline Your Photography Business
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.

Mar 30, 2022 • 37min
057: Sarah Winterflood - Discover A Woman’s Superpower & Step Into A Growth Mindset Confidently
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.

Mar 21, 2022 • 41min
056: Claire Reynolds - Be Brave with Your Branding & Stand Out From The Crowd
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.

Mar 11, 2022 • 32min
055: Ami Robertson - How To Earn 6 Figures, Going VAT Registered & Switching Your Mindset With Imposter Syndrome
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.

Feb 28, 2022 • 27min
054: Scott Johnson - How To Succeed Post-Covid & Keeping That Drive & Passion For What You Do
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.

Feb 20, 2022 • 38min
053: Anna Wood - How Shooting a 365 Project Will Improve Your Business & Offer More Value To Your Clients
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.

Feb 11, 2022 • 41min
052: Lacey Barratt - The Art of Birth Photography & What It Means To Be A Woman In Business
Lacey Barratt is a multi-award winning Photographer and Doula from Melbourne. Owner of the Exposing Birth platform and maverick, marvellous (and a little bit unorthodox) coach.For the last 10 years, Lacey has not only created a stir with her controversial images promoting women’s rights, but she has also cemented herself as one of this country’s most talented and outspoken birth photographers. Lacey has been known to be unapologetically raw. She encapsulates the depths of humanity in a single image. Ballsy and emotionally attached, Lacey strives to have women empowered through her imagery and teachings.Lacey lives and works on the Traditional lands of the Wurundjuri people of the Kulin nation.

Jan 31, 2022 • 26min
051: Amy Williams - Why Being Honest With Yourself Is Hard & How To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Amy is a Photographer based in Derbyshire but travels all over the UK as a professional third wheel documenting weddings! She fell into photography in 2021 after being made redundant from her marketing role. Now, Amy is super passionate about living creatively and chasing things that excite, even if you think you’re ’not qualified’.