How to Shoot Hybrid - Photography & Videography

As photographers, filmmakers and hybrid shooters what we offer to our clients is not just our creative skill, artistic flair or the technical knowledge we have to create photographs and films. Probably the most important element in our work and our unique selling point as a business is how we see the world and what drives us to do what we do and the way we do it. So in this episode we discuss where our own creative inspiration and motivation comes from and how that influences our work and the way we run our businesses. We hope that this might stir up a few thoughts around why you do what you do and how it influences your approach. This is how you truly understand your why and what you should build your brand around. Song of the week from musicbed: No time to loose - Vows MB01GXWKILKPH7M The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

In the last episode we discussed the options when it came to choosing a camera to shoot hybrid photo and video coverage. The natural follow on it the discussion around lenses. We reveal what our favourite lens is and what are go to piece of glass is for different parts of a wedding day. We have a debate over zooms vs primes and ponder over what direction we might go in the future. This episode has got loads of great content in it, even if you don't shoot hybrid and you just shoot photo or video, because our conversation delves into if you to use different lenses for the different disciplines. Hold on to your lens hood, it's about to get interesting! SONG OF THE WEEK FROM MUSICBED Starry Dream - A Blomqvist MB019WVXNIKTKOV The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

In this episode we talk about one of the most talked about things amongst photographers and filmmakers - cameras! Hybrid photo and video shooting requires a different level of speed and features from a camera, so if you are looking to get into hybrid shooting this episode will be really useful when it comes to choosing which camera system and model to use. We discuss the cameras we have used previously, what we use now and what we will potentially look for in future cameras. It's not just about geeking out on tech, this conversation goes into practical considerations and we even contemplate if it really matters what you use. Between us we have a healthy experience of using cameras from most manufacturers, so although we have our favourites, we chat about this in an objective way and we hope you enjoy the insight. Song of the week licensed from musicbed: Prism - We were young MB01OFDKPSWOFQ4 The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

In our first proper episode hosting together we discuss the challenges of capturing a wedding in still photography and videography as a solo hybrid shooter. We go through an entire wedding day and discuss how we would approach each part of the day and the workarounds for the various aspects that need to be captured in both photo and video at the same time. This is a great episode for anyone looking at offering hybrid who is unsure about how they can get the coverage they want, we hope it is helpful. Song of the week from musicbed is: Epilogue - CHPTRS MB01TBP2AULSCIK The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

It's time for a change and to freshen up the podcast and we are starting a new series by introducing our new co-host Kieran Paul and photographer and filmmaker who has been in the game for almost a decade. In this episode we get to find out all about how Kieran got into photography/filmmaking in his early years, how he made his way into the wedding industry and we chat a little bit about what is to come next with the podcast. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

As it has been 3 months since the last episode I wanted to give an explanation and fill you in on the exciting changes to the podcast moving forwards. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

Happy New Year and for the first episode of 2024 I am giving you my 10 important things to focus on for success this year with your photography / videography business. These steps are the things that will make the biggest difference to how you feel about what you do and will shift things forward whether that is revenue growth or finding further fulfilment in your business. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

In this episode I ramble on about a topic really close to my heart - music. Music is a huge part of my creative inspiration and forms a large part of what I believe makes my work unique to others. Not necessarily because I pick completely different music to all the other wedding filmmakers out there, but because of the thought process that goes into using a song. So that's what I talk about in this episode and I talk about where I get my music from. More to follow on the music thing in coming weeks as I try to assist you in finding music for your own films. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

In this episode I discuss the reasons I believe longer wedding films / documentary edits / FOMO films or whatever else you would like to call them are more important than ever to our couples. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

It is that time of the year when if you live and work in the northern hemisphere you will be winding down from wedding season and trying to stay motivated to get through the editing list before the ball drops for next year! After discussing a variety of topics around how we capture things on the actual wedding day we are shifting to how we edit what we captured into something that will tell the story of our couples weddings day and bring back all the excitement and emotion. Editing is the most time consuming aspect of being a photographer or videographer, which means having efficient processes when it comes to this area of your business is where you can gain the most time back. I am going to share my process for editing which will hopefully help you to think about your own editing and organisation process and how you can be as efficient as possible. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

It is rare these days that I get excited by a piece of camera equipment. Getting new stuff at this point is like getting a new car, its great, but when you realise it does the same thing as your last car (gets you for A to B) the novelty wears off pretty quick. A new camera now is just a replacement for the old one that does the same thing, but a fraction better than the old one. But every now and then you see an opportunity. You can see a potential for being able to use something to do things you couldn't do before. That's what happened for me when they announced the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. This fairly cheap, small and unassuming camera might just be the thing I have been looking for to be able to elevate and create further efficiencies in my workflow as a hybrid photo and video shooter. The best part is, if this is what it can do, think of where we will be in a few years time - that's even more exciting. The future is here! So I bought it and in this episode I discuss my initial thoughts, its initial use at a real wedding and how I plan to integrate it into my set-up going forwards. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

In a very special and slightly different topic to our regular content Lyndsey and I drink alcohol and chat about running a business together whilst trying to live a normal family life. As it becomes more popular for couples to work together on their photo/video business, particularly if you are offering hybrid we wanted to give you an insight into what it has been really like for us for the last 6 years . We also talk about some big changes we are making and what that means for business and the podcast moving forwards. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

In this episode I am talking through the advances that have been made in small, portable audio recorders in the last couple of years and discussing my current and potential future go-to set-ups. Audio is so important for creating powerful and emotive films as well as capturing compressive wedding memories for our couples. For any photographers looking to add video to what they offer and for all you hybrid shooters and filmmakers out there I give you a real example of why the newer audio recorders are well worth the investment. If you want a deeper dive into all things around wedding day audio recording check out episode 43. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

Moving on from the last episode around practical considerations when composing shots on a wedding day we go into the equipment and techniques that need considering to be able to hold those cameras. How they will give you different looks to your footage. How those techniques/approaches will help or hinder you in capturing images - in particular as a hybrid shooter. If you are moving from photography to add video into what you offer this is an important episode. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

We have already previously done a number of episodes where we went fairly deep into lighting and composition techniques and options (E37, E38 & E39). But in this episode I give you an honest and real world view on how lighting and composition is used at weddings. I also talk through a typical wedding (my latest wedding) and the pitfalls I encountered through the day in relation to lighting and composition and how I negotiated them. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

This episode was a challenging one to record. How do you make something that is quite a dry and long topic sound interesting? I realised I can't! Don't judge me on this episode, but as I spent so long recording it and it is a really important topic for those trying to develop their practical wedding shooting skills I decided to put it out anyway! I hope it helps someone out there. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

Following on from the last episode where we discussed the fundamentals of things to master for wedding photographers and videographers, in this episode we focus on why we use particular cameras, lenses and settings to shoot hybrid. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

When we first started out there wasn't one place we could go, one person who could explain the basic fundamentals of what we would need to consider and the knowledge and skills that we should develop to become confident and competent at shooting weddings as a photographer or videographer. So as most people are likely to be in the thick of their wedding season and will be actually shooting weddings rather than focussing on editing, marketing and their business we thought it was a great time to record a series of podcasts that would explore what the fundamentals are and to delve into areas that can be more difficult to master. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

It's that time of the year when we are all super busy and there are lots of questions and things that come up while we are shooting weddings. So based on our own experiences from the past few weeks as well as posts that have been discussed in online groups we thought we would chat about some of the hot topics that have come up. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast

As most of our work is from photographing and filming weddings and probably most of the people in this community are doing the same we usually discuss topics around hybrid shooting weddings. But hybrid shooting can provide so many opportunities for photography and videography work outside of weddings. In this episode we discuss how you can increase your revenue and create greater financial security by diversifying the work we do and incorporating photo and video into what we offer to those clients making us more likely to be hired. The How to Shoot Hybrid Podcast is for photographers and videographers who capture weddings, live events, work with commercial clients and work on creative projects. We discuss different topics around photography and filmmaking as well as interview guests in the photography, filmmaking and hybrid content creation industries. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoshoothybrid YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hybridjules Website: https://www.yourstorystudios.co.uk/education/#Podcast