Hi Vicki
INTRO
(Quick rough mobile phone video)
About me
I’m Dorte. I’m an awards winning photographer and videographer with nearly 20 years in the industry. This is my full time work, there is no other job in the background that actually pays the bill.
I am a speaker and educator for photographers adding video to their skillset. I have been a speaker at the largest photography show in the UK for 5 years in a row, as well as speaker at photography retreats, associations and industry podcasts.
I make video super easy for photographers, even the editing, so they can add this extra income stream and stand out from their competition.
Pitch idea
I’ve been following Daniel Priestly a lot lately and noticed how he talks about people needing to spend 7 hours with someone in order to feel they know them – and how he advocates that we all need to have 7 hours of video/audio content out there (tbh 7 hours is a lot!)? Our clients are researching us all the time? We have all no doubt experience the fustration when we try and research soemone wbut just can’t find anything to really gauge them by?
For photographers there are two sides to video content. Showing up and recording our own content for our own brands (and getting that message right), but also offering this service to our clients (more money froem each session if you also offer video) and being able to hold that space for them? Lots of tips and trick for being on both sides of the camera 😉
I have recorded video content for TV chef Raymond Blanc (for a client of mine) which is wildly different to recording video content for someone who has never done it before and is super akward in front of the camera – but you have to make both work!
Credibility
- Podcast guest on The Art & Soul show (about video) and That Tog Spot (about finding your style).
- Educator on the Milkyway Online Newborn Retreat 2023.
- Speaker at The Photography Show at the NEC for 5 years running, going back in 2025 (including their paid program).
- Talks for photography groups (MPA) and local business groups.
- Speaker at Julie Christie’s Photography Retreat this year.
- Create lots of video content for commercial/branding clients.
- In person and online training courses.
- In the last year, the majority of my income is from commercial work even through I only show my family work, purely because I also offer them video.
- I use video for us as a family, for my clients and for my marketing content
- Associate level accreditation with the MPA
- Children’s and location photographer of the year 4 years running with the MPA.
Contact details
07984492246
https://www.instagram.com/dorte_kjaerulff/
https://www.instagram.com/capture_life_academy
This Instagram account is quite new, don’t judge my tiny following… at least they are all photographers and very lovely 😉