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Episode 72 // Steven Van Elk - Indiana Man by Ulices Del Toro

Sat down with serial killer and friend of the podcast Steven Van Elk to talk about getting back into weddings during the pandemic, couples being swept away at sea, and also life. Always great conversations when we get together. He’s also got some really great blog posts up right now, one about shooting an entire wedding on an iPhone, and another about wearing masks for weddings. Have a listen and enjoy!

Connect with Steven:

vanelk.co

instagram.com/vanelkco

Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast

Blog Post about Masks

Blog Post about Shooting a Wedding with an iPhone

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Episode 69 // Josh Lagrone - Wedding Photographer by Ulices Del Toro

Josh Lagrone is a wedding photographer based in Lakeland, Florida. Josh along with his wife Megan run their business The Lagrones and have a really great style of photography and are really great in capturing really great emotion with their couples and families. In this episode I sat down with josh to talk about how they got started, talk about the gear he uses and some of the stuff we are looking forward to trying out along with some other fun topics. This is a really great episode, make sure to have a listen!

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www.TheLagrones.photography

instagram.com/joshlagrone

instagram.com/meglagrone

instagram.com/thelagrones

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Episode 68 // Staying Creative by Ulices Del Toro

These are definitely some challenging times we are experiencing during this pandemic, I am hoping this episode is a little distraction from all that. Enjoy.

Adobe Master Class

Book Recommendations:

Born To Run

Can’t Hurt Me

The Last Season

In Cold Blood

American Psycho

Scythe

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Episode 67 // Dustin McKibben - Real Estate and Commercial Photography/Videography by Ulices Del Toro

This week Dustin McKibben stops by to chop it up. If you don’t already know Dustin, he is the co-host of the Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast, he is also a wedding photographer/videographer. But this week we are talking about his commercial video business along with his real estate photography and videography business. He’s been in the industry for a long time and has had a ton of experience, and it was great talking to him and getting some advice on some of the things we as wedding photographers look for when we think about expanding our skills.

Connect with Dustin:

www.dustinandcorynn.com

www.bigburritocreative.com

www.unionchapelphoto.com

instagram.com/dustin_mckibben

instagram.com/dustinandcorynn

instagram.com/bigburrito_creative

instagram.com/weddingphotohangover

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Episode 63 - 2020 New Years Resolutions by Ulices Del Toro

On this episode we Recap the 2019 year, look back at last years resolutions and see where we landed. We also start the new year with some new resolutions!

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Episode 62 Sally Adams Siko // Zero to Page 1 on Google by Ulices Del Toro

It’s the end of the season for us, this is the time of year we sit down and start putting more focus on our website and blogs and researching how to drive more traffic to our business. SEO is such a big topic in our industry, we all want to know the best way to gain more traffic and inquiries. On today’s episode I sit down with Sally Adams Siko of Silvercord Event Photography to talk about her method on driving her website from zero to page 1 on google!

Connect with Sally:

SallySiko.Zenfolio.com

www.instagram.com/Sally_Siko

www.instagram.com/silvercordphotodaily

www.instagram.com/birdwatching_nc

Zero to Page 1 on Google Blog: https://sallysiko.zenfolio.com/blog/2019/1/zero-to-page-1-on-google-zenfolio-website-challenge

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Episode 61 Adobe Max 2019 by Ulices Del Toro

I had the chance to attend Adobe Max 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center! It was such an incredible experience and I highly recommend it to all creatives! It is a great opportunity to see the things adobe is working on, get inspired, and advance your skills in any field.

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Episode 60 Eric McFarland // Tacos and Beer by Ulices Del Toro

On today’s episode Eric and I visited Retro Taco in Downtown Riverside to talk photo over some tacos and beer. We are simple men, with simple pleasures, and we just want to share those pleasures with you! Enjoy this episode!

Connect with Eric:

www.The-McFarlands.com

www.instagram.com/_themcfarlands_

www.instagram.com/_ericm_

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Episode 59 75Hard Challenge by Ulices Del Toro

This week’s episode is a solo episode! I talk about some of the things happening in my life, working on my health and fitness. Some weddings we’ve recently been to, and playing with a new lens. Sign up to the facebook group to join in on the community and get involve in our discussions!

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Episode 58 Sam Wolsey // Belfast Wedding Photographer by Ulices Del Toro

Sam Wolsey is an amazing wedding photographer out of Belfast Ireland. We met through this podcast, but I never would have though we would actually have the opportunity to meet each other. When he told me he was going to be shooting a wedding in my neck of the woods, I couldn’t believe it. We made plans to meet, hang, and of course record an episode of this podcast. Had such a great time getting to know this guy, he is such a great, humble and genuine dude. Hope you guys enjoy this episode, we had a great talk!

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www.samwolsey.com

www.instagram.com/samwolsey

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Episode 56 Brandi Potter | Seth Sanker by Ulices Del Toro

On todays episode Brandi Potter was in town, she stopped by with her good friend Seth Sanker, both traveling wedding photographers. We had a great discussion about social media, marketing and some of our favorite gear.

Connect with Brandi:

www.brandipotterphoto.com

www.instagram.com/brandipotterphoto

www.instagram.com/brandipottereducation

www.thisworkshopdoesntsuck.com

Connect with Seth:

www.sethandcompany.com

www.instagram.com/sethand.co

www.instagram.com/sethsanker

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Episode 55 Eric McFarland // Transitioning to Sony by Ulices Del Toro

On this episode Eric and I finally sit down to talk about our transition over to Sony. We bring up some topics like the newly announced Sigma lenses, a new mirrorless camera by Sigma a lot more talk about Sony and mirrorless cameras in general!

Connect with Eric:

www.The-McFarlands.com

www.instagram.com/_themcfarlands_

www.instagram.com/_ericm_

New Sigma Lenses announced: https://petapixel.com/2019/07/11/sigma-debuts-3-full-frame-mirrorless-lenses-including-their-first-f-1-2-lens/

New Sigma Full Frame Mirrorless Camera: https://petapixel.com/2019/07/11/sigma-unveils-the-fp-the-worlds-smallest-full-frame-mirrorless-camera/

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Episode 54 Alex Bruce // Temecula Ca Wedding Photographer by Ulices Del Toro

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Alex Bruce from AlexAndJana Wedding Photography. I recently met Alex through another podcasting facebook group and realized how close he was to us, so I asked him to come on to the podcast to learn more about him and his wedding photography business he runs with his wife Jana. We had a great talk about his curiosity with Sony, his recent purchase of a photobooth and much more!

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www.alexandjana.com

www.instagram.com/alexandjanaphoto

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Episode 53 Wedding Photo Hangover Crossover by Ulices Del Toro

Last week I had the pleasure of joining Steven Van Elk on an episode of the Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast, if you have not listened to their podcast you have to go check it out! Steve and Dustin are some of the funniest and most hardworking guys in the industry, and their podcast is so entertaining. Hope you guys enjoy!

Connect with Steven:

www.weddinghangover.com/

redwoodlane.net

bespoketone.com

www.Instagram.com/StevenVanElk

www.instagram.com/weddingphotohangover

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Episode 52 Hannah Geith by Ulices Del Toro

Hannah is a wedding photographer and close friend of ours who approached us just under a year ago to get some advice on starting and running her own wedding photography business, she has since doubled her business. Hannah came by to talk about some of the things she has done to push her wedding business forward and how she’s managed to grow her clientele in such a short amount of time.

Connect with Hannah:

www.hgphotography.co

www.instagram.com/hgphotography.co

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Episode 51 Preparing for Wedding Season by Ulices Del Toro

On todays podcast I bring up a couple of topics like, what do you do to prepare (physically) for wedding season? What are some of the boundaries within your wedding packages and getting a request from a client not to share their photos on social media. If you have topics or questions you want to hear on the podcast, send me a DM or jump over to the facebook group and share your thoughts with us there!

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Episode 50 Brandi Potter // Social Media Is A Tool Not A Lifestyle by Ulices Del Toro

This week I asked Brandi Potter to come on the podcast and talk about her work. Brandi is a wedding photographer from Louisville Kentucky, she is in the middle of transitioning her work to Los Angeles. She has been published on Buzzfeed, Junebug Weddings, Wedding Wire as well as recently attending WPPI as a panelist. Her very distinct style, working with light and creating intimate moments with her clients has set her apart from the pack. It was really great to hear how she looks at photography, her opinions on social media and the amount of priority she places on SEO for her business.

Connect with Brandi:

www.brandipotterphoto.com

www.instagram.com/brandipotterphoto

www.instagram.com/brandipottereducation

www.thisworkshopdoesntsuck.com

Brandi donates parts of her preset sales to various charities, at the time of this recording, these are the charities she had donated to this year we discussed on the episode:

https://www.nature.org/en-us/ -March
http://nationalhomeless.org/ - February
http://www.endthebacklog.org/ -January
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ -December

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Episode 49 The Authentic Collective // Atlanta Wedding Photographers by Ulices Del Toro

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This week I invited Greg and Savannah from the Authentic Collective to join me on the podcast and learn more about them and their wedding photography business. I have been following their work for sometime now, and I love their work, the emotion they are able to capture and wanted to get to know the couple behind the camera!

Connect with Greg + Savannah:

www.authenticcollective.blog

www.instagram.com/emberwolves

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Episode 48 Steven Van Elk Part 2 // What makes your location unique to photography by Ulices Del Toro

On this week, Steven Van Elk is back with the second half of our discussion! On this episode we talk about finding the unique things that make shooting in our central locations special. Jenn and Steves experience photographing in California. Dealing with rescheduled shoots due to bad weather. Renting elephants for your wedding. When to raise your pricing, and hiring and training associate shooters.

Connect with Steven:

www.weddinghangover.com/

redwoodlane.net

bespoketone.com

www.Instagram.com/StevenVanElk

www.instagram.com/weddingphotohangover

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www.deltorophoto.com 

www.twitter.com/deltorophoto 

www.instagram.com/weddingphotopodcast 

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Gabriel’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBhIL_Gmj1hDmTx7oCNHzxA

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Episode 45 Eric McFarland // Hot Sauce, Beer and a Wedding Nightmare by Ulices Del Toro

I got together with Eric McFarland to talk about his recent transition to Sony, and he shares with us some of his recent experiences. We also share some beers, eat some hot sauce and Eric tells us a nightmare story that happen at a wedding a few years back!

First 15min Video of this podcast on YouTube! https://youtu.be/4z2KagrPoYA

Connect with Eric:

www.The-McFarlands.com

www.instagram.com/_themcfarlands_

www.instagram.com/_ericm_

The Godox V1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emx3ZZlNR3Y&t=35s

Yongnuo YN450: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/yongnuo-yn450-android-camera-micro-four-thirds-sensor-canon-ef-mount

The Leica Q2: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/leica-q2-is-coming-soon

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