Ask A Photographer Podcast

Jan 25 2025 34 ep. 10 mins 9
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Welcome to the Ask a Photographer Podcast.

A weekly show that answers user submitted photography related questions on general photography, Workflow, Editing, Business, Marketing and Tips. Submit your question at http://www.biblino.com/ask/

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Upgrade camera equipment or reinvest back into the photography business?

Jan 25 2025 19 mins  
After a couple of years in business I have saved up a small amount of money. Should I invest the money back into my photography business or buying new equipment to update aging cameras and computer equipment. Where you can spend money in your business to get someone kind of return. either by reinvesting or upgrading your current equipment. 9 Pros & Cons to upgrading

How Do I Crop My Photos For Printing and Make It Easy?

Jul 18 2022 6 mins  
Cropping your photos for printing is easy once you know the size you want to print them at.  If you don’t crop your photos to the correct size they will print out with white space around your photo. This is the issue that Melissa had and sent in a question to the podcast. She says when she took her photos to get printed at a photo kiosk, she was told to crop them to

This is How to Sort Through 25,000 Holiday photos quickly

Feb 04 2022 8 mins  
Neil sent me an email asking for help to sort through thousands of photos. He said he took a one week holiday to France with the family and ended up taking over 25,000 photos. He made the mistake of leaving his camera in burst mode. Now he has multiple photos of every photo he took on holiday. He uses a Mac and Lightroom for editing. What is the best way to sort through a l

Why Aren’t You Calling Your Customers Back? Don’t Be A Lazy Photographer

Feb 04 2022 9 mins  
Today I want to talk about customer service for event and wedding photographers. In particular the first point of contact and how in general photographers are slow to call new customers back. I had a bride contact me and say that she had been emailing and calling different wedding photographers for 2-3 days, and I was the first photographer to answer her enquiry.  T

What should I do if a client cancels at the last minute?

Feb 04 2022 6 mins  
Last minute cancellations can seriously affect the cash flow in your photography business. What’s worse is if you have multiple people wanting the same date, and if you don’t have the capacity to photograph more than one session at a time, it adds a lot of stress when someone cancels a session and you struggle to fill the spot. You can limit client cancellati

Do I need Photoshop or Lightroom to edit my photos?

Sep 15 2021 6 mins  
Luke wants to know, Do I need Photoshop or Lightroom to edit my photos? I was having a conversation with a friend, He said you don’t need Photoshop or Lightroom as there are plenty of other packages that will do the same. Luke, thanks for your question. Yeah, your mate is right. You don’t really need Photoshop or Lightroom to do any of your photo editing, unless you hav

Best Camera Bag For an Amateur Photographer

Aug 02 2021 12 mins  
Let’s talk about camera bags that are suitable for amateur photographers, that are able to hold 1 – 2 camera bodies,  3 – 4 lenses and some room for your photography accessories. Today’s question came from Oliver,  who says he has a camera system that consists of a Nikon DSLR and 3 lense, 1 flash and lots of memory cards, cable release plus

How to Create A Photography Portfolio For Your Web Site ( 8 tips )

Aug 02 2021 16 mins  
Today I will be going through the process of creating a photo portfolio for your website. I received a question from Dean who says,  I’m looking at starting a career in photography.  I need to build an online photo portfolio to attract future customers. My interests are street photography, family portraits and headshots What are some tips for creating a portr

How Much Equipment Do I Need To Start A Photography Business?

Jun 30 2021 12 mins  
Today we will be looking into how much equipment you need to start a photography business. Paul sent in a question and said,  I often get asked to photograph different events like parties and dance concerts for friends. They offer to pay me, which has made me wonder.  What would be the least amount of equipment needed to start a photography business? I have a came

Should photographers ever work for free?

Jun 23 2021 12 mins  
Today we are going to be discussing, as photographers, should we work for free? Maxwell sent an email saying, The forums he is a member of have had a lot of talk about working for free and how this can negatively impact you and your business.  The post was directed at new photographers, giving away their services for free just to portfolio build, while making it har