131: We Are The Parsons – How to be an Authentic Photographer

The word authentic gets thrown around a lot these days by photographers. And it's usually photographers describing themselves on their about pages or in their marketing copy. I don't believe many photographers are truly authentic, not these days with so much exposure to so much photography and so many photographers. I think to be truly authentic you'd have to be unplugged. No internet. You would have no choice but to shoot the way you see things. I don't think Jeremy and Ashley are unplugged but from what I can know, they are as close to authentic as I've seen. They have been credited as one of the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the world by American Photo Magazine and I'm curious to find out how much that actually means to them. The paragraphs above are the introduction I planned and read at the start of this interview with Jeremy and Ashley from "We Are The Parsons" - little did I know, they are in the midst of a social experiment, a year with no social media! It's no wonder they and their photography come across as truly authentic. I know you're going to love this interview. I certainly did! Here’s some of what we cover: What’s on Offer for Premium Members If you’re a premium member, you should have received an email with links to your version of this episode where you can hear lots more content from where we dive deeper into some of the earlier topics plus some new ones that I pushed hard for that include: If you're on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interview with Raymond Hatfield, get access to an amazing back catalogue of interviews and ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your podcast app. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below. You are worth what you charge. If they won't spend it, they don't deserve you - We Are The Parsons If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Jeremy and Ashley or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below. iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs Each week I check for any new iTunes reviews and it's always a buzz to receive these… for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome! Secondly, iTunes is the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts and it's your reviews and ratings that help other photographers find PhotoBizX. More listeners means more interviews and ultimately a better show. If you have left a review in the past, thank you! If you haven't and you'd like to, head to http://photobizx.com/itunes and you can leave some honest feedback and a rating which will help both me and the show and I'll be sure to thank you on the show and add a link to your website or blog if you let me know the URL just like Rose and Thomas did below. Thank You! In iTunes by Rose and Thomas of Bittersweet Designs from USA on August 24, 2015 Thanks so much Andrew for giving us the opportunity to share our story on your show. What a great resource for photographers to tap into. This year we set out to be more transparent and share more of what we do and how we do it. We look forward to listening to more of your future guests. Links to people,