Join Miles Witt Boyer and Jared Mark Fincher on the Photographic Collective Podcast for a deep dive with acclaimed photographer and educator Tom Wright. In this conversation, Tom unpacks how to design a streamlined photography workflow that protects your creativity, enhances your client experience, and fuels long-term business growth. Whether you’re shooting weddings, portraits, or commercial projects, you’ll walk away with practical strategies to refine your process, market your brand, and deli...
Aug 12, 2025•43 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this raw and powerful episode, we sit down with Nikon Ambassador and viral photography sensation Lauren Ashley , whose story goes far beyond the lens. With over 600,000 followers on Instagram and 850,000 on TikTok , Lauren has built more than just a brand—she’s built a movement grounded in vulnerability, resilience, and radical authenticity . What unfolds in this conversation is not your average industry talk. Lauren opens up about surviving unimaginable personal loss, raising a son with leve...
Aug 01, 2025•45 min
FREE GUIDE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS https://mileswittboyer.myflodesk.com/capture But don't call it a come back. Miles Witt Boyer and Jared Mark Fincher are back for a brand new season of the Photographic Collective Podcast with an all new vision and some exciting news. This episode breaks down the absolutely Chat GPT written vision statement for the new pod, sets some big goals for new and returning guests and explains what is so exciting about the Photographic Collective Platform launching August 15th...
Jul 21, 2025•26 min•Season 3Ep. 1
FREE GUIDE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS https://mileswittboyer.myflodesk.com/capture The photo educator that the world kind of needs. Especially for the ladies, this episode dives DEEP behind Alora Rachelle. From Burned Out to CEO Alora is a successful photographer turned mindset coach that focuses on inspiring female photographers to level up their businesses. She's a mom, a brilliant voice, a talented artist, and a really entertaining podcast host over at the Wedding Atelier Podcast which I (Miles) was j...
May 06, 2025•44 min
Jay Cassario is the photographer every known photographer knows. He's been around for long enough to see the industry eb and flow and has this remakably simple outlook on life. A Leica Ambassador with a decade of weddings under his belt Jay didn't come into the wedding industry until long into his adult life. A career that left him feeling unfulfilled gave way to an opportunity to get back to doing what his mom did when he was a kid. Wedding photography was literally in his blood however this si...
May 02, 2024•52 min
It's 2024. The landscape of instagram and tik-tok (RIP?) and X (twitter?) and Facebook (is that still a thing?) is exhausting. It's a daily shift of what is trending and how to utilize the right audio, the right format, the right hashtags at the right times so that people even (gasp) see the work. If you're exhausted with even trying to wander through the darkness of social media you're not in the minority. The fact of the matter is the days of posting a photo, a super deep quote, and sitting ba...
Mar 19, 2024•43 min
Hey there! Welcome to another episode of The Photographic Collective Podcast. Today, I'm thrilled to take you on a whirlwind adventure through the lenses of destination wedding photographers – that's us! Come along as we spill the beans on all things travel tips and cherished memories from wild globetrotting escapades. Picture this: exotic locales, stunning backdrops, and a million pounds of camera equipment. Yep, that's the world of destination weddings, and I've got the inside scoop to share. ...
Feb 13, 2024•37 min
Imagine a world where you spend your life flying from amazing destination to amazing destination with only couples in love and your cameras. The adventure elopement industry has exploded in the last few years and from Iceland to Italy, Thailand to New Zealand, the Utah Salt Flats to Yellowstone one photographer has seen them all. Tyler Rye is your favorite elopement photographer's favorite elopement photographer and we had the pleasure to sit with him and pick his brain all about the fun behind ...
Jan 08, 2024•53 min
Welcome to the Photographic Collective Podcast, where we explore the diverse and ever-evolving world of photography. In this special episode, we sit down with the extraordinary Jonas Peterson, a name synonymous with excellence in wedding photography. But Jonas's journey doesn't stop there – he's taken a fascinating leap into the realm of AI art, turning heads and grossing over $1 million in his first year. Join us as we delve into the remarkable transition from renowned wedding photographer to g...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Momtogs you're doing a good job! I'm not just talking to the hobby shooters (though you're doing a great job too) but to the huge population of wildly talented, super busy, keep all the balls in the air kids to school lunches prepped laundry folded while also shooting editing and absolutely slaying the photography world women out there. This episode was supposed to be for you - and then, April started talking and I realized... --We all need to hear this stuff.-- An episode full of truth and tota...
Nov 30, 2023•56 min
She is a force. Vanessa Joy is everywhere. Canon Explorer of Light. The founder of The Photo Insiders. Prolific speaker, personality, educator. Sought after wedding photographer. Vanessa Joy is a pretty remarkable brand but behind all of that she is this really approachable, humble, beautiful human finding her way through success and failure in the most relatable way. We set off in this conversation with her to take a break from some of the more tip intensive episodes or heavy high level intervi...
Oct 03, 2023•52 min•Ep. 66
This is the come back tour. The episode where we talk through what Jared and I have been up to over the last few months as we've taken a short break from this podcast and tackled a project we've been dreaming up for years. It's a cool look into the world of color science, what quality editing looks like for photographers in 2023 and how we partnered with one of the coolest brands to design what we truly feel like are the most versatile and beautiful Lightroom presets on the market and the best p...
Sep 21, 2023•38 min
Don't call him a street photographer. Derek Fahsbender is a legend in the Bronx and a familiar smile on the other side of the street in neighborhoods all over New York City. His bold approach to shooting the faces and the spaces of the city he calls home has shaped not only his own portfolio but the work of countless other shooters who call the streets of New York home. Close friends with icons of the genre like Phil Penman and Rinzi Ruiz what makes Derek's work unique is a truly intentional app...
Jul 06, 2023•59 min
"I never thought I would live to see 42" Alison's story is one of ultimate perspective. In her first episode on this podcast we dived into a story filled with creative perspective and intentional, thought provoking heart. Before Alison found her wedding photography on the covers of major magazines like Martha Stewart Weddings chalking up awards and international attention from a few of the largest photography brands on earth she was a grieving teenager processing the loss of her mom at 42 years ...
Jun 05, 2023•50 min
Let's get down to it. Hustle is not appreciated nearly enough. Sitting down in this interview with Chris from LVL13 Wedding Films based in New Jersey to simply appreciate what hard work turns into. Chris' story is really interesting and his work is some of my favorite I've ever seen in the wedding video industry but it's his humility, his work ethic, and his character that show up in this conversation. We're flooded with big egos in the photo/video world these days. There's a general approach to...
May 11, 2023•45 min
She’s like the wizard of oz of the wedding industry. The founder of Junebug Weddings and the Worlds Best Wedding Photographers. She has helped shape and curate some of the most iconic portfolios in our industry. She is Meryl Streep from the Devil Wears Prada, a bold mind that has shaped the look and feel of wedding photography for over a decade and yet somehow she is still so approachable, kind, humble, generous. This chat with Blair deLaubenfels and Miles is eye opening as they talk through the...
May 03, 2023•42 min
We hear you guys loud and clear. This entire episode is a totally unplugged, totally unplanned chat between Miles + Jared about some of the really interesting and really rad questions that you guys, the listeners and members of the PhotoCo community, Small Groups, and Triad Trainings send in. We're going over everything from juggling gender stereotypes in wedding photography, how to communicate well with videographers and other vendors at big events, and the absolute importance of finding a wing...
Apr 21, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 58
Curate. It's that word that people don't want to hear, but need to. The challenge here is simple : are you showing work that communicates your value to the right people, in the right ways, at the right times? Are you leaving your best work on the editing floor or including too much? Are your processes for editing and post production stuck in the early 2000's? Are you actually getting any better or is every Uncle Joe snagging a camera at Cost Co catching up to you? Before you get all down on your...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 58
Photographers : how are you telling your stories? Are you letting Meta decide for you what images get seen and hoping for some quirky caption that adds value to your hard work or are you building a home for your stories to be told? There once was a time where every photographer had a blog and then the dark ages of social media took over. This conversation with Jared and Aga from Pic-Time about blogging explores not only some of their new blogging features but also the importance of finding ways ...
Mar 31, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 57
Your wedding photography marketing is supposed to stand out right? And yet somehow 90% of the industry is doing the exact same tactics hoping to somehow rise above the noise. If you're stuck drowning in the vacum of instagram analytics and worn out blog posts this episode may really hit home. We sit down today with Ron from Ron + Jess Marketing to chat about all of the things he gets to see going wrong with most wedding photography and videography company's marketing these days. Ron and Jess are...
Mar 20, 2023•59 min
From documentary photography on the other side of the world to high fives with President Obama, mountain biking adventures to working with the press Garrett has chased down the stories of humans all over the world. His eye for photography shaped early on influenced by a love for culture and an education from one of the world's most prestigious photography schools Garrett's story comes alive as he starts to talk about finding his place in the world. We asked Garrett to be a part of this podcast b...
Mar 01, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 56
What comes next for photographers, videographers, and creatives? Community. It's the simple solution to almost every problem that arrises. How do you become more successful? Community. How can you refine technique? Community. How can you work on your craft, your creativity, avoid burn out, fight impostor syndrome, achieve a more consistent workflow, and enjoy your work more? Community. This episode is a live, completely unscripted and off the cuff conversation with the four members of the leader...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 55
Most of the way through January 2023 and spending a lot of time with creatives who's resolve is already starting to struggle. The temptation to fall back into bad habits, let new business opportunities slip through the cracks, or just be isolated from the industry and the world around you may be creeping in. This episode is all about the business reboot : Refreshing your vendor relationships Reviving Cold Client Relationships Reexamining marketing tactics and your public voice Jared and Miles ru...
Jan 31, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 54
Everybody has heard of GPresets. Like everybody. These Lightroom presets are stylistic and edgy and as if the signature packs aren't rad enough they've somebody partnered with a few of the coolest photographers in the world to match and sell their color science as well. This episode isn't about G though, at least not directly. It's about Greg. The guy behind GPresets. Greg is this brilliant musician turned photographer turned entrepreneur in Northern California who has spent the last several yea...
Jan 20, 2023•47 min•Season 5Ep. 53
It was a year filled with absolute growth. The photo industry boomed coming out of the Covid hole and somehow riding that wave Jared convinced me to start this little podcast that would end up growing into a bit of a movement. Here we are so many seasons in with the who's who of guests behind us and we couldn't think of a better way to kick off 2023 than to rehash last year. Our favorite guests, photographers, film makers, and industry professionals. Our favorite moments, quotes, and tid bits. O...
Jan 11, 2023•41 min
Ben Hartley you guys. The most dynamic, most interesting, most energy packed educator in the photography space shows up in a real way in this episode. I asked Ben to have this chat with me to talk about how he has shifted his social media focus to a much more community minded approach over the last several years but what I got instead was, true to form, an intense purpose filled conversation with a brilliant mind that went much deeper. Ben is absolutely hilarious but his comedy only aids his per...
Nov 04, 2022•49 min•Season 5Ep. 50
A very special 50th episode featuring special guest Joe Torres. Joe is a wedding photographer and videographer based in New York City who has taken a straight forward, simple approach to selling his services to couples all over the tri state area and has an impressive rate of conversions. His intentional approach to building relationships and establishing trust with clients before discussing cost allows him to convey himself more as an "assistant buyer" than the seller. Through that lens Joe wal...
Oct 27, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 50
An in depth conversation with UK commercial photographer and videographer TOM WRIGHT about the newest generation of cameras and how we're being marketed to by the big companies. Whether you're a film maker, portrait photographer, wedding photographer, or hobbiest this conversation is for you. An in depth look at the new Fujifilm XH2 and XH2s (as well as the differences), a chat about some of the flaws in the Canon R5 system, why Tom doesn't prefer Sony, honest perspectives on Leica and more. Hos...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 49
Photographer. Bike Mechanic. Real Estate Agent. Scuba Instructor? Aaron Anderson has lived ten lives not stumbling into photography until he had chased a few other rabbits in his life. The one thing that hit me the hardest in this episode though was his intentionality. Over the last three years Aaron and his wife Joy have sold almost everything they owned, including their home and moved into an RV with their 3 kids to simply invest in time and experiences together as a family. Initially I asked ...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 49
So you have a million Tik-Tok followers, you're releasing 6 instagram Reels a week, your facebook groups are scaling, your snap chat story is always up to date and... you're broke? Welcome to the world of vanity metrics where building followers doesn't equal profit. This episode is all about the practical : what metrics matter? How can you create data for yourself around the analytics that will actually affect your success? We're diving into five areas you can track starting TODAY that will move...
Oct 06, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 47
