{"id":16520,"date":"2024-05-16T09:55:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=16520"},"modified":"2024-05-16T09:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T08:55:18","slug":"photography-with-becky-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/photography-with-becky-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography with Becky Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16520\" class=\"elementor elementor-16520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21a9a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21a9a81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29febfa\" data-id=\"29febfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996f469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"996f469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">Ahh, photography, you elusive beast. But wait, what\u2019s this? An informative, inspiring interview with photographer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckywoodcreative.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becky Wood<\/a>? Yes please.<\/p><p style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">Scroll on, dear reader, and you\u2019ll be happy snapping in no time.<\/span><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d9c81c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d9c81c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f18694\" data-id=\"8f18694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e669566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e669566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1045\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-3.jpg 759w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-3-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-3-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-3-80x110.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-3-160x220.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5780a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5780a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f1d5a\" data-id=\"75f1d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e23cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e23cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What sparked your interest in photography?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b45f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b45f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">I did a tiny bit of photography at university during a fashion marketing degree but I hadn&#8217;t really done much with my camera and it was gathering dust at the back of the cupboard. But during covid I was creatively burning out in my corporate job and was looking for an outlet I could do alone, mostly in the garden during those long isolation periods and I found photography! I loved the idea of creating art from the everyday but as I&#8217;ve developed my skills I&#8217;ve realised there&#8217;s so much more to it than that!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd82b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcd82b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What types of photography do you specialise in, and what draws you to that style?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba52b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fba52b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-1_compressed.pdf\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c4222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51c4222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">So I now specialise in branding photography and portraits for female business owners who are ready to show up and own it. Nowadays people buy from humans and are looking to lean into what&#8217;s real and authentic more and more. So getting your face in your marketing and on your website asap is a great way of building that trust with customers.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"outline: none;\">I was drawn to female business owners because I feel like they are the silent and uncelebrated. They work hard and it often isn&#8217;t recognised because they are so caught up in all the other hats they have to wear: wife, mother, care giver etc. With branding photography I like to incorporate confidence building and empowerment into the sessions so that every single person I work with leaves their shoot with a positive memory of having their photos taken well before they even see the final product. I&#8217;ve watched people bloom in front of the camera, walk in a terrified mouse and walk out about 2 foot taller because they are feeling themselves. And telling that story, showing them their confident, fun, beautiful side of them through photos is one of the most rewarding things in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8a903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d8a903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1045\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-2.jpg 759w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-2-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-2-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-2-80x110.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-2-160x220.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11bf110 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11bf110\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b1e10f\" data-id=\"5b1e10f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a47d682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a47d682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Could you describe a project you're particularly proud of? What was the concept behind it?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a11e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a11e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">It would be unfair to describe any client as a &#8216;project&#8217; but the thing I am most proud about is the experience that I create for my clients. So many people can get caught up in photography trends and final products but that&#8217;s not really what I&#8217;m all about. My mission is to make every woman that stands in front of my camera feel cared for, seen, comfortable and to get them into a creative headspace where they are bringing the energy to the shoot. And if they shed a happy tear when they see their gallery that&#8217;s a secret bonus for me. But I am so proud when I get messages like &#8216;I&#8217;ve been walking taller since our shoot&#8217; and &#8216;I feel so great about our shoot and the pictures reflect that&#8217; and when a client comes back for a second shoot! I know that I have given them a product useful for their business but also held space for them to be really seen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d44b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d44b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Could you walk us through your creative process?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5dfdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce5dfdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">My biggest priority when shooting with a client is to make them feel comfortable. After the shoot date is set, we have a planning call, we firm up the logistical details (locations, props, outfits, timings etc) and then we chat about the fun. How can we throw the rulebook out the window and just have a giggle or incorporate some great cake, or do something weird. I&#8217;ve had many a whatsapp message about sparkly cowgirl boots, floaty dresses and jumping in rivers and I am here for that energy. The more excited my client is about their shoot, the more they will show up and throw their inhibitions out the window. Once they are comfy enough to start trying things and contributing ideas, the whole shoot becomes this incredible collaboration and you get magical, personality filled images that they will love. It&#8217;s not uncommon for them to get a big rush of emotion at being &#8216;seen&#8217; for the first time. Candidly, unposed and just as their true selves. That&#8217;s the end goal of the shoot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688b754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"688b754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is your favorite subject to photograph, and why?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0218ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0218ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">People. I love people and the stories you can tell around them. I also do street photography and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckywoodweddings.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wedding photography<\/a>\u00a0because I love to tell stories and capture people truly candidly. There&#8217;s an artform into telling a story from a candid image as much as it is to take one person in front of you and capture their true self as if the camera was never there.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc19892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc19892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which cameras and equipment do you prefer to use, and why?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2877f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2877f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">I&#8217;m a Canon kind of gal! I shoot on the R6 Mkii, mostly on a 35mm lens because I love to get close to the person I&#8217;m photographing so we can have a great chat at the same time! It makes them feel much more comfortable particularly as I shoot on the streets a lot and it&#8217;s pretty impractical to be standing miles away! I periodically play with prisms and cellophane and fun tricks of the trade to get exciting texture to my images as well.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a529169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a529169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you stay inspired and keep your photography fresh and innovative?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aead32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aead32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">My community keep me fresh. We play together, I am part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldsphotographystories.co.uk\/wildwomen\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1rem;\">wild women community&nbsp;<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">and often go to play days where we practice shooting on each other, try out weird, wild and wonderful ideas and try new techniques. Learning from your community is everything.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0ccfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce0ccfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1045\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-1.jpg 759w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-1-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-1-80x110.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Photography-Becky-Wood-1-160x220.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0b1c80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0b1c80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78f152\" data-id=\"a78f152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519714f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"519714f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do you think makes a photograph stand out from the rest?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f248bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f248bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">The joy. Every single session I do, the person I&#8217;m photographing has a set of images that just show their candid joy. A real smile, a true reflection of their personality. They are vibrant and taking up space as the centre of attention in the image which is often a complete contrast to their everyday life.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3569a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3569a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which platforms do you find most effective for showcasing your work?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d38444 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d38444\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3310310\" data-id=\"3310310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fa9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5fa9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">I show up in Instagram stories a lot and have some great chats there but I mostly put energy into my website and my email newsletter. I like to think that the people I am writing to are friends of mine and then it makes communicating with them a whole lot easier.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3e224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e3e224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are your long-term goals as a photographer? Where do you see yourself in the next few years?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096cca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"096cca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">I want to be the go to person for photographic transformations. I want women booking me because they are excited about having that space held for them and I would love to offer, alongside the practical branding photography, a place that people can have an empowerment session just for them if they wanted to. Nothing about good angles, smoke and mirrors, just raw, creative, excited joy. I&#8217;d also love to travel internationally and work with people all over the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b0595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56b0595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is your biggest piece of advice to those that want to get into photography?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c97fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c97fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">Shoot so much that you truly realise what you love to do and hone it. I shot everything when I started and I never really felt the need to niche down until my niche found me. Let that thing that lights you up consume you and then lean into that hard. The more you shoot, the more you realise what makes you stand out and then the business pathway becomes clearer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; outline: none;\">Well, we certainly feel like photography isn\u2019t as scary as we first thought, don\u2019t you? A huge thank you to Becky for sitting down with us. You can follow Becky on Instagram&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beckywoodcreative\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>&nbsp;and you can shop Becky\u2019s card range&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/creator\/beckywoodcreative\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Now, time to crack out the old Kodak. 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