Recording BTS video – with intention

Recording BTS video – with intention

“Post BTS video” they say, so everyone is now slapping tons of rough BTS on their social media, but once again isn’t it all just looking the same? Completely missing the point, and a big opportunity? Completely forgetting what our message is? I have seen so many...
Christmas video content ideas for photographers

Christmas video content ideas for photographers

Maybe you started planning Christmas back in the summer, maybe you are bit more last minute with your content? Either way, there are some lovely opportunities for using video content to draw attention to your photography brand in the run up to Christmas. These are all...
Small location big impact?

Small location big impact?

We can’t all live by beautiful beaches and impressive mountains and we don’t need to either. We can all create great films in small spaces. I have a small garden at my studio, with a tiny wild meadow at the bottom. Well, it’s probably more wild than...
Adding video to studio sessions (with video lights)

Adding video to studio sessions (with video lights)

I recently invested in a studio light to compliment my studio photography work. I thought it was for commercial work, but it immediately became clear I could use this for so much more. I find pretty much all my commercial clients ask for video too, so I went on the...
Improvising a tripod and slider

Improvising a tripod and slider

I would never bring a tripod or a slider to make a family film, but there are times when I might improvise those items as I go along. TripodHave you got those little bean bag cushions from your newborn work? Or any cushion I guess? They can work really well for...
Quickly find a new niche for your video

Quickly find a new niche for your video

It’s easy to feel photographers are quite a saturated field and everything is already covered. However, in the world of video not so much. It’s still very much the minority of photographers who can offer to include video at family/newborn/baby shoots, so it’s a...
Photographing your brand

Photographing your brand

Always show who you are, what you do and why you do it! I can’t remember who said this many moons ago, but it is such a good guide for your content creation. And when you create this kind of content with your brand in mind, you simply can’t go wrong. This is what I go...
Planning & shooting for the end use

Planning & shooting for the end use

Before you shoot 100 images, just pause and consider the aim for those images. It’s no good having your content all worked out, and the image ready to go, and then realise that once the image has been cropped to fit the space, it total doesn’t work anymore! Always...
Content planing – the visuals

Content planing – the visuals

You have worked out a year’s worth of content; you have awareness days, events, promotions and a big arsenal of motivational quotes! The next step is working our your visuals. What will you actually use to go with each of yours ideas? Every single (working) day,...