EDUCATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Hi, I'm Simon

Photography is an incredible career and one I've been fortunate to have enjoyed for close to two decades. When I'm not photographing incredible weddings and events, I love helping other photographers build successful brands and offer the best service for their clients.

Wherever you're looking to take your business, I can help you get there. Whether you've lost direction or you need more enquiries, We can work together through the issues holding you back.

Below you'll find a collection of my educational articles, and for mentoring, 1:1 guidance & speaking opportunities drop me a message - info@fazackarley.com

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Cameras for Instagrammers

Taking pictures for Instagram has become very popular over the last few years, with lots of people wanting to get involved in it, increase their following and post the next amazing photo. It’s really great to see photography becoming so popular and it’s really exciting hearing so many people wanting to get better at photography, …

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PELI CASE UK – The Best Peli Case for a professional photographer

What would you do if your camera gear got broken on the way to a shoot? Nightmare. Imagine you’re driving to an important shoot, a wedding or something equally unmissable. You have to brake suddenly – a sheep steps out onto the road. You stop, avoiding Shaun.  A few milliseconds pass. Crunch.  That unmistakable sound. …

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GIFTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS UK

Buying gifts for photographers can be hard, especially if you aren’t into photography! Do you buy them something technical – like a camera or a lens? Maybe that’s too expensive a present and you just want to buy a little token that shows you care? What if you want to surprise them? You can’t exactly …

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Best Books For Starting A Business (or growing an existing one!)- Books for Photographers

I never read, or at least I never used to. Over the years I’ve purchased a lot of books on a huge range of subjects. The shelf above my desk has a wonderful array of books from Botanical Illustration to Astronomy, House Building to SAS training methods. I’m currently not a Botanical Illustrator, an Astronomer, …

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WEDDING VIDEOGRAPHER GEAR: Best way to record audio

One of the earliest difficulties that Wedding Photographers transitioning to videography face, is capturing sound.

A good audio track on your videos can make the difference between a professional looking film and something uncle bob might produce. Capturing the speeches at a wedding or the vows during the ceremony clearly, and in high quality will mean everything to your couples, enabling them to relive their day over and over again.

When we’re filming weddings we tend to get audio from a few sources, using a variety of tools and I’ll explain those in detail.

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Planning a Sussex Wedding? Or anywhere in the UK/Europe?

Let's tell Your story

If you're looking for a wedding photographer, videographer (or both) and my approach sounds like it would be a good fit for your wedding, I would love to find out more about you and your plans.