Episode 72 // Steven Van Elk - Indiana Man

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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 66 Leo Aguirre // Wedding DJ and Entrepreneur

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Today we sit down with Leo Aguirre. Leo is a Southern California Wedding DJ and MC who has been working on growing his business and has learned so much along the way. We met a few years back through a mutual friend, since then Leo has been our number one recommendation as a DJ to our clients, and he is overall just the most genuine and friendliest guys we know.

Connect with Leo:

RKeventlighting.com

www.instagram.com/radioklash

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Episode 65 Marketing and Advertising Strategies

On this episode of the Wedding Photo Podcast I am talking about the Marketing and Advertising strategies I am currently using to boost my wedding inquiries. I think we all have our own strategies and find things that work for us, I wanted to share the things I have been doing and what I feel has been working for me. I would love to hear the strategies you use and how they affect your business in the long run!

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Episode 63 - 2020 New Years Resolutions

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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

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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 57 Life Update (finally!)

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On this week’s episode I finally record an update on all the things that have been going on in my life recently, things that have caused me to slow down podcasting for a little while. Excited to bring you guys up to date, I love being able to share my life with all of you!

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Episode 55 Eric McFarland // Transitioning to Sony

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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 49 The Authentic Collective // Atlanta Wedding Photographers

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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 47 Steven Van Elk Part 1 // The Tables Have Turned

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This week Steven Van Elk joins the podcast in this two part episode! Steven runs his own podcast Wedding Photo Hangover along with his co-host Dustin McKibben, it is an irreverent look at wedding photography and it is an incredibly funny show! We sat down to talk about some different wedding photography related topics, but he quickly takes over the show, apparently he had his own agenda this week.

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 

www.instagram.com/deltorophoto 

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

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Episode 44 Sarah May and Summer Shea // Let's Talk Workshops

Sarah May is a wedding and event stylist who recently started her own workshop for photographers and wedding vendors, Summer is a photographer and an avid photography workshop attendee, we sat down to talk about the good and bad about photography workshops.

Connect with Sarah and Summer:

www.sarahmaydesigns.com

www.instagram.com/sarahmay_designs

www.instagram.com/weddinglifesocial

www.desertlunaphotobooths.com

www.summersheaphotography.com

www.instagram.com/summershea

www.facebook.com/SummerSheaPhotography

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www.twitter.com/deltorophoto 

www.instagram.com/weddingphotopodcast 

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Episode 42 Andy Buscemi // New York Wedding Photographer

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Photo Credit: Roman Polyachenko

I had Andy Buscemi on the podcast this week and I can’t tell you how much great advice is loaded in this weeks episode! We talked about how he sets and adjusts his pricing for his weddings, his views on advertising and marketing and tells us about some of the questions you should be asking yourself when starting your own business. A big thank you to Andy for joining us!

Connect with Andy:

www.buscemiphotography.com

www.instagram.com/andybuscemi

www.weddingphotographersunite.com

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www.deltorophoto.com 

www.twitter.com/deltorophoto 

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Episode 39 New Years Resolutions

On this week’s episode I go over some of my new years resolutions I have for 2019. These are some of the things I want to accomplish in my photography this next year. I would love to hear what your new years resolutions are for the new year!

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Episode 38 Dustin McKibben // Co-host of the Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast

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I am a huge fan of the Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast, and I have been fortunate enough to get to know the hosts as well as making an appearance on their podcast. Recently Dustin flew in to California to film a wedding, I took advantage of his trip and drove down to San Diego to meet him and get him on the podcast! We talked about outsourcing your work, adding different streams of revenue to your photography and how to run a sustainable business with a future. Give it a listen, its another great episode!

Connect with Dustin:

www.dustinandcorynn.com

www.instagram.com/dustinandcorynn

www.instagram.com/dustin_mckibben

www.instagram.com/theweddingphotohangover

www.instagram.com/bigburrito_creative

Luke’s Instagram:

www.instagram.com/unscriptedvisuals

If you want to hear my appearance on the Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast you can find that here:

www.weddinghangover.com/2018/12/ulices-del-toro-wedding-photo-podcast.html

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Episode 37 Gustavo Caraveo - Photographing my first wedding

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Gustavo Caraveo had the opportunity to photograph his very first wedding. This was an interesting perspective on someone who did not necessarily have the intention on becoming a wedding photographer, but as the opportunity presented itself, it definitely gained his interest. Gustavo is a close friend of mine, so this was a very special for me to able to sit down with a close friend and talk about photography.

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www.instagram.com/g_caraveo

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Episode 36 India Earl - Wedding Photographer/Educator

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In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk to wedding photographer India Earl. Based in Salt Lake City Utah, India has made her impact in the wedding industry establishing her career as a traveling wedding photographer on assignment all around the world. She has also taken what she’s learn to create her own education program for photographers looking to get into the industry. And most recently she has started a kickstarter along with her partner Weston to create the perfect camera harness.

Connect with India:

www.indiaearl.com

www.indiaearleducation.com

www.instagram.com/indiaearl

Camera Harness Kickstarter:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/2014891565/rose-anvil-india-earl-camera-harness

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Episode 34 A Thanksgiving Special with my wife Maria Del Toro

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Photo: The McFarlands

In this episode I sat down with my wife Maria to talk about some of the weddings we photographed throughout the year. We talked about some of the experiences we had throughout the year, the good, the bad. It was fun sitting down with Maria to go over the past year and give thanks to all our couples who gave us the opportunity to photograph their weddings, and also to give thanks our listeners for all your continuous support of this podcast!

Connect with Maria:

www.instagram.com/mariiadeltoro

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Episode 33 Associate Shooting

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In this episode i talk about associate shooting. We had the opportunity to have an associate photographer shoot a wedding for us on our behalf for the very first time. This is something Maria and I have been talking about for sometime, and it is definitely something we have wanted to add to our packages. Associate Shooting can be a really great opportunity to expand your work and take the next step to a more sustainable business. This is something that is very new to us, so I would really love to hear your thoughts on the subject, if this is something you have tried, or currently offer for your business, I’d love to hear your take on this, or if you have questions of your own, I’d love to hear what they are so we can get a discussion going and see what would be the best way to add this to your business.

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Episode 32 Libby Peterson of Rangefinder Magazine

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Libby Peterson is Rangfinder Magazine’s feature editor, I was fortunate enough to have her sit in on a skype call to get to know her and learn about what it means to be an editor for one of the biggest Portrait & Wedding Photography magazine. If you don’t know about Rangefinder Magazine, they offer the latest news and articles on tips, and advice that can help you progress in your photography and grow your business, and the magazine is completely free. It was really interesting to get some insight on what happens behind the scenes of Rangefinder. Every year the magazine celebrates the community of wedding photographers by selecting 30 up and coming photographers to showcase their work in their year end issue known as the 30 Rising Stars. We talked about the long and difficult process in selecting those photographers and Libby also gives us some tips on how to reach out to editors to get your work published.

Connect with Libby:

libby.peterson@emeraldexpo.com

www.RangefinderOnline.com

www.wppiexpo.com

www.instagram.com/rfwppi

www.instagram.com/wppievents

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Episode 30 Steven Van Elk of the Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast Part 1

Steven Van Elk is a wedding photographer/filmmaker from Indiana. He also hosts the Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast with his friend Dustin. Steven and his wife Jenn have been running their businesses for several years now (you can listen to Episode 17 to hear more about how they got their start in the industry) and I had him come back on to the podcast to talk about situations that could arise at a wedding and give us his take on how he would handle some of these situations. We had such a good time talking that I ended up turning this into a two part series. This is a great episode and I hope you guys enjoy it!

Connect with Steven:

redwoodlane.net

bespoketone.com

Instagram: @stevenvanelk

Wedding Photo Hangover Podcast

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www.deltorophoto.com

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Episode 29 Araceli Barbosa of Victoria's Garden Floral Design

Araceli is a professional florist who has made her mark in the wedding industry. She stopped by to talk about starting her business and everything weddings! Her story is very inspiring and serves as a reminder to continue to do what we love, even when it is not so easy, because hard work really does pay off!

Connect with Araceli:

www.victoriasgarden.org

Instagram: @victoriasgardenanaheim

A huge thank you to our Sponsor IE Photo Rentals! Listen to the podcast for a special offer!

Connect with me:

www.DelToroPhoto.com

Instagram: @weddingphotopodcast

Twitter: @deltorophoto

Personal IG: @deltorophoto

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