It’s that time of year where photographers everywhere are desperately trying to finish editing weddings and other shoots before Christmas! I came to NZ from Melbourne on Thursday, so my aim was to have everything finished and sent by the time I stepped onto the plane, so I could relax when I got to NZ. Thankfully I achieved my goal! I think I work really well under pressure and deadlines. I photographed my cousin Jess’ wedding to Jedd on Sunday which was such an amazing day, so theirs is the only wedding I’m working on now. When I was in the thick of editing, when it was just me and my computer, I found a few things really helped me to speed the process up…

I love listening to music while I edit, but it was great to listen to a few great business and photography videos and podcasts too. I’d highly recommend the following…

Dane Sanders – Fast Track Photographer. Over the years Dane has interviewed so many amazing creative talented people specifically in Photography and business, two things I am passionate about! These videos are a couple of my favourites but you can find many more on his site here. Dane is interviewing Justin and Mary Marantz (amazing American based photographers, who have great advice on business) on Thursday (NZ Friday at 10am) which you can add to your calender here.

Christine Meintjes and her husband Ian have started an amazing site they have called Kiki ‘a playground for photographers’ here you will find inspiring tips and incredibly useful advice. Absolutely love the design and feel of the site, these guys are amazing! To top it off they have also recorded a Kiki TV show, which I love listening to while I edit. You can find all of the past shows here.

I stumbled across a few more inspiring chats with photographers on the [FRAMED] show on YouTube. I love this one with Sarah Rhodes and her husband…

And also this interview with Jonas Peterson…

Creative Live is another great site worth knowing about. They regularly have live workshops and photography courses, it’s free to watch the shows live and you can purchase the recording after the event.

I’ve found that listening to inspiring people while I edit motivates me, and makes me work faster! I hope you find these sources of information inspiring and helpful xxx