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What’s it like leaving a full-time salaried position to become a self-employed artist? Do Kingston wedding photographers have a different style compared to the photographers who hail from other cities in South Eastern Ontario? Have you ever missed the “first kiss” photo?
In this episode Bongo Mike visits Kingston, Ontario, to meet up with Rob Whelan at Harper’s Burger Bar. We met at Canada Photo Convention 2014 a few months earlier and quickly became friends. I liked how approachable and down-to-earth Rob was. Not to mention, he was a great wedding photographer-dad that likes skateboarding and winter. Click on the Sound Cloud app below to listen to our conversation.
If you’d like to skip ahead to a specific part of the podcast, here’s a quick guide:
00:45 – How long have you been in business?
02:05 – How did you go from designer, to science, back to something creative?
07:41 – What’s it like not having weekends free?
08:19 – What’s it like being a Kingston photographer? Is there a unique “Kingston style” of photography?
10:20 – Have you photographed any weddings in Toronto?
10:50 – Is there a difference in the personality of your couples from city-to-city?
11:35 – How do you describe your “type” of couple or client?
13:50 – At what stage of the wedding day are you most nervous at as a photographer?
15:10 – Have you ever missed the first kiss?
15:30 – Do you use available light, off-camera flash, or on-camera flash? What’s your approach to lighting?
17:20 – Any weddings in recent memory that you thought were pretty cool, or a great party?
19:40 – Do you find that there are a lot of D.I.Y./backyard weddings in the Kingston/Ottawa area?
20:30 – Do you prefer prime or zoom lenses?
20:47 – What do you like about primes?
22:20 – Do you have a favourite focal length?
22:45 – Talk about some of the decorations at your most recent ski-themed wedding!
25:00 – Generally speaking, do your ski and snowboard families have a particular kind of personality?
26:50 – Which photographers do you look up to?
31:55 – What’s your take on wedding trade shows?
34:40 – What other way do you market yourself?
35:20 – Do you ever doubt yourself as you’re shooting a wedding and worry that you’re not living up to expectations?
37:10 – Is your family supportive of you being a full-time photographer?
41:10 – Why don’t people just approach careers the same way as our parents’ generation?
44:15 – What would you do to get clients if you couldn’t show them your portfolio?
In case you missed it, episode #5 of the Bongopix podcast can be viewed here. For a database of all previous episodes please click here. And don’t forget to check out Rob Whelan at either his website: http://www.robwhelanphotography.com/, Facebook page, Instagram, and/or Twitter page.
