NineDots: The DotCast

Jenn Nauss is the guest on Adam Johnson's final DotCast episode as host. We talk about shooting as part of an associate studio (Cooked Photography) and how it's still possible to grow your own style, voice and profile. We also talk about why the little moments at weddings are so important to Jenn and Thomas the Tank Engine even gets a mention!Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteJenn's links: Instagram | WebsiteThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Steve Gerrard joins the DotCast from his home in Montreal, Canada. He chats to Adam Johnson about how music photography influences his wedding photography, getting things for free, the power of networking and community and relocating your business to a new country.Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteSteve's links: Website | InstagramThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

In this episode, hosted by Adam Johnson, we're joined by Rafe Abrook who chats about using second shooters, constantly learning, the power of community, and outsourcing amongst many other things!Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteRafe's links: Website | InstagramThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

On this episode we're joined by "the album ninja" Nadine Van Biljon. A long time NineDotter, Nadine shares her thoughts and tips on 'consultative selling' to sell more to your clients and why sales isn't a dirty word!Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteNadine's links: Website | InstagramThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Ronan Palliser is a long time friend of NineDots and chats on this episode about becoming a Fujifilm ambassador - one of their "X Photographers" and also how he came up with his sub-brand "a shot in the dark".Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteRonan's links: Website | InstagramThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Sanjay Gohil is the guest on this episode, talking to Adam Johnson about many things including the power of community and networking, paying it forward, diversifying your business and always looking to help clients and industry colleagues! Loads of positivity!Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteSanjay's links: Website | Instagram The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Adam Johnson has a conversation with Ian Weldon (ianweldon.com) about his career as "not a wedding photographer". Where did that phrase come from, how Martin Parr validated his approach, what other projects he's working on and how the 2020 pandemic helped him evaluate what was important to him. Was it weddings? Is he actually a wedding photographer? Listen to find out.Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteIan's links: Website | Instagram The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Shelly Mantovani (toastofleeds.co.uk) is the guest on this episode, chatting to Adam Johnson about her journey from developing her first wedding in Skegness in the early 90s right up to now. She talks about finding creativity in everything she does, and why she's not in it for the cash.Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteShelly's links: Website | Instagram | FacebookThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Adam Johnson chats to Toni Darcy (tonidarcy.co.uk) about first impressions, how Toni realised what was most important to her in photography after shooting a funeral and a birth, and whether you should be able to describe your photography style in words.Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteToni's links: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Podcast | YouTubeThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Adam Johnson catches up with another Adam... Adam Lowndes (adamlowndes.co.uk), a wedding photographer from Staffordshire. We talk about injecting your whole authentic personality into your business, wanting the most positive experience before, on and after the day, and how Adam was affected as a groom who had to postpone his own wedding due to the 2020 pandemic. A very positive and inspiring episode this one.Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Adam Johnson chats to Simon Leclercq, a wedding photographer from Belgium who is also in the unique position of also being a doctor (GP), working on the front line in Belgium through out the 2020 pandemic. As well as sharing some amazing insight into the life of a GP, Simon also shares some really interesting tactics he uses in his wedding photography, including how he gets himself 'in the zone' before a wedding and why group photos are more than just group photos.Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteSimon's links: Website | InstagramThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Neil Redfern is the dotcast guest on this episode talking to Adam Johnson about why flash became a big part of his work, how his training business evolved, how he uses social media and why he became a YouTuber! A really interesting insight into a very creative mind, and a reminder about not doing it for the likes, comments or followers.Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteNeil's links: Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Adam Johnson chats to Ste Walker from Liverpool about the hustle mentality, working hard, and some of the tactics Ste used to build his business relatively quickly about leaving the Royal Air Force. We talk productivity, work-life balance and the 'game' of getting things completed.The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

In this episode Adam Johnson chats to Elle Coe and Ben Winnington of Winnington + Coe (https://winningtoncoe.com) who are a couple, and a photo/video duo specialising in weddings. We chat about the dynamics of sitting either side of the photo/video divide as well as what led them into weddings and what they love about it, as well as what they maybe don't like... A really interesting one this! Enjoy!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

In this first episode of series 2 Adam Johnson chats to our good friend Heather Jowett from Michigan USA. Find out how Heather started her wedding photography career from a random stranger offering her 500 dollars, how she's inspired by the pressure of a wedding, and what she'd do if she met Keanu Reeves. A fun chat with a very insightful and lovely photographer!Hosted by: Adam Johnson (ARJ Photography): Instagram | WebsiteGuest: Heather JowettThe DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Adam Johnson and Rahul Khona discuss what advice they would go back and give themselves when they started out their journeys as photographers.The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.London Wedding Photographer - Rahul Khona Instagram | WebsiteYork Wedding Photographer - Andy Gaines Instagram | WebsiteSupport the show

Rahul Khona and Andy Gaines chat to the amazing Two Mann Studios about their career, their motivations, and how they got so good! They share some amazing insight into the creative struggle, and you might be surprised to hear what they're not passionate about!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.London Wedding Photographer - Rahul Khona Instagram | WebsiteYork Wedding Photographer - Andy Gaines Instagram | WebsiteSupport the show

Cat Ekkelboom-White joins the DotCast for this special episode talking about Elopements and how you can retool your business towards shooting more elopements or even being a pure elopement photographer like Cat... Cat is a brit, now based in Austria and specialising in elopements. She also runs The Adventure Wedding Academy at https://www.adventureweddingacademy.com/ and you can see more of her work at http://ekkelboomwhitephotography.com/The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Rahul Khona and Adam Johnson talk about a lot of things, but it keeps coming back to trusting in your own taste as a photographer. We also talk about times we've had clients who didn't like our work and how we pick images for portfolio and MANY other things in this one!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.London Wedding Photographer - Rahul Khona Instagram | WebsiteYork Wedding Photographer - Andy Gaines Instagram | WebsiteSupport the show

In this episode Adam Johnson and Rahul Khona discuss how they're each coping with home-isolation, parenting and working at this time, and how it's ok to not feel great, and how they're each dealing with it differently. If you can't work, you can't work!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

In this episode Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona discuss how they're approaching client communications during the Coronavirus pandemic, inspired by a tweet from the inspirational Gary Vaynerchuk!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.London Wedding Photographer - Rahul Khona Instagram | WebsiteYork Wedding Photographer - Andy Gaines Instagram | WebsiteSupport the show

The coronavirus pandemic is a huge issue for wedding photographers especially in this limbo state we're currently in. Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona discuss some tips for you and your business at this crazy unpredictable time.The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show (https://nine-dots.co/join/)Support the show

Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona talk about some recent workshops and conferences they've attended, why we go to them, and what nuggets we've learned lately. Andy briefly discusses turning 40 and his recent near-miss on a rock-climbing holiday and Rahul talks about running this year's London marathon, which you can sponsor him for here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rahulkhona1The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

In this episode, Adam Johnson and Rahul Khona talk about motivation during the off-season 'downtime' we have as wedding photographers. Including to-do lists, finding your headspace, getting started and embracing the time off.The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.London Wedding Photographer - Rahul Khona Instagram | WebsiteYork Wedding Photographer - Andy Gaines Instagram | WebsiteSupport the show

In this episode, Rahul Khona talks to NineDots Gathering 2020 presenter Rocio Vega about off camera flash, Rocio’s favourite modifiers, shooting one handed with a monopod in the other and a slight tangent on destination weddings and the stressful reality of them.The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Following the announcement of the Canon EOS R5 as the newest kid on the mirrorless block, Adam Johnson and Rahul Khona discuss the camera, their switch to Sony, whether they'll switch back to Canon now, and some general discussion about the specs of the EOS R5. You'll also hear why card slots are like car insurance!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Pricing in wedding photography is often a contentious subject. It seems you're either too cheap and annoying the rest of the industry, or too expensive for every enquiry that comes through the door! Adam Johnson, Rahul Khona and Andy Gaines discuss this conundrum and how Andy has recently been inspired by a glut of double glazing salesmen!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

Rahul Khona is back! And along with Adam Johnson and Andy Gaines, the three of us chat about the effects of digital manipulation on modern photography, whether it's just part and parcel of modern photography, when is a photo too edited, and whether it matters in general and for awards...The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

In this DotCast Adam Johnson and Andy Gaines, fuelled by recent discussions in the NineDots members facebook group, discuss the meaning of success and that leads into some advice for getting your business going again with some short term wins. The analogies are flowing as usual and hear our thoughts on the SEO shark tank and google analytics surf boards!The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show

In this episode Adam Johnson and Andy Gaines debate the connection between photography quality and business success and whether there comes a point where your photography no longer needs to evolve or improve to benefit your business.The DotCast is the podcast of NineDots, the greatest wedding photography community on earth, led and curated by Adam Johnson, Andy Gaines and Rahul Khona.Support the show