Professional wedding photographers/videographers and bffs, Pete & Laura Lawson and Liam & Bee Crawley invite you to join them for a morning coffee. They'll be chatting all things work and life.
Liam and Bee have recently moved and we all now live in the same little village; not quite the commune we always used to talk about but we do get to hang out every day. This podcast is an offshoot of our daily conversations, sometimes creatively inspiring, sometimes just having a good moan, but always fun.
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Professional wedding photographers/videographers and bffs, Pete & Laura Lawson and Liam & Bee Crawley invite you to join them for a morning coffee. They'll be chatting all things work and life.
Liam and Bee have recently moved and we all now live in the same little village; not quite the commune we always used to talk about but we do get to hang out every day. This podcast is an offshoot of our daily conversations, sometimes creatively inspiring, sometimes just having a good moan, but always fun.
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This week on Our Creative Commune, Pete, Laura, Liam, and Bee dive into a whirlwind of topics! We brace ourselves as Google Gemini's AI delivers some hilariously harsh feedback on our podcasting style (are we really that insular?). Then, it's war stories from the wedding front lines: Liam shares his ordeal of shooting a wedding post-dodgy-fish-and-chips, and Pete recounts battling a painful eye infection mid-shoot.
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We tackle the big debate: how are content creators impacting the wedding industry, and are they really taking work from pros? Plus, a crucial heads-up on the UK's "Making Tax Digital" changes that all freelancers need to know.
As always, we share our highs and lows, and issue an important alert about a "pervy caller" targeting photographers. Tune in for candid chat, essential industry insights, and a good few laughs!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro & Makeshift Studio
02:01 Remembering Past Podcast Adventures Abroad
03:40 AI Feedback on Our Podcast (Spoiler: We're Keeping it Real)
05:20 What We've Been Up To: Wedding Recaps & Mishaps
05:26 Liam's "Tracy Island" Wedding & Food Poisoning Woes
09:02 Working While Sick: Styes, Vomit & The Show Must Go On!
15:01 Laura & Pete Shoot a Wedding Together (Photo & Video Dynamic)
17:52 TOPIC 1: Content Creators at Weddings - Impact & How to Cope
21:57 Strategy: Educating Clients or Communicating with Creators?
26:52 The "Educate Your Clients" Debate - Is It Our Place?
32:18 TOPIC 2: New UK/EU Travel Deal - Hope for Destination Weddings?
36:53 TOPIC 3: Making Tax Digital - Essential Info for Creatives
41:17 Our Dream (Unprofitable) Cafe Business Idea!
42:17 TOPIC 4: Gallery Delivery Times & Modern Client Expectations
46:03 The Power of the "Next Day" Social Media Preview
51:12 GEAR CHAT: New Fuji X-Half & DJI Mavic 4 Pro
53:33 COMMUNITY ALERT: "Pervy Caller" Targeting Photographers
55:30 Our Highs & Lows of the Week!
01:03:20 Outro & Upcoming Adventures
Keywords: Wedding Photography, Wedding Videography, Content Creators, Making Tax Digital, AI Feedback, Freelance Business, Podcast, UK Weddings, Working Whilst Ill, Pervy Caller Alert
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