From Street Portraits to His First Wedding Booking | Ep 15 | Humble Togs Podcast

Are you waiting to feel confident before you start putting yourself out there as a photographer? In this episode of The Humble Togs Podcast, I’m joined by Humble Togs Club member Alan Brett for a conversation about building photography confidence, approaching strangers for portraits, and recognising when you’re ready to start charging. Alan picked up a camera again while contemplating retirement. Around 18 months later, he’s building a portrait portfolio, bringing local creatives together, and preparing to photograph his first wedding. And that wedding booking? It started with asking a stranger if he could take their photograph. We talk about overcoming the fear of rejection, starting conversations, and why waiting until you feel ready can mean watching a great opportunity walk away. Literally—in Alan’s case. We also get into the practical side of portrait photography: finding flattering natural light, choosing better backgrounds, directing people, and moving beyond simply pointing the camera and pressing the shutter. There’s a conversation about manual exposure, Auto ISO, exposure compensation, and photographing people in bright sunlight—including working with shade, reflected light, and flash. *In this episode, we talk about:* • Returning to photography and finding a creative purpose around retirement • How to approach strangers for street portraits • Handling rejection respectfully and overcoming the fear of asking • Building confidence with posing and directing people • Finding flattering natural light for portrait photography • Manual camera settings, Auto ISO, and exposure compensation • Photographing people in bright sunlight • Using shade, reflected light, backlighting, and fill flash • Building a contact database and encouraging repeat shoots • How a street portrait led to a wedding booking • Imposter syndrome and knowing when to charge for photography • Why practice, feedback, and community help you move forward CONNECT WITH ALAN BRETT: Instagram:   / dominobrett1   FOLLOW KURT SNEDDON: Humble Togs Club is a private community for photographers who aren't jerks. Get personalized feedback, practical photography help, and support from people who want to see you improve. Join the club at 👉 https://www.skool.com/humbletogsclub/... ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Alan Brett 02:30 Picking Up the Camera Again 05:00 Photography and the Thought of Retirement 07:30 Building Confidence Behind the Camera 10:00 Approaching Strangers for Street Portraits 12:30 Learning Through Real-World Photography 15:00 Developing a Portrait Portfolio 17:30 Connecting with Local Creatives 20:00 Finding Confidence in Your Photography 22:30 Knowing When to Start Charging 25:00 Preparing for the First Wedding Booking 27:30 Taking the Next Step as a Photographer 30:00 Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt 32:00 Alan's Photography Journey and Key Lessons ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ ✅ For Business inquiries ►support@humbletogsclub.com ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ ✅ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞: 🌐Website: https://www.kurtsneddon.com 👉Instagram:   / bykurtsneddon   👉Instagram:   / humbletogsclub   👉TikTok:   / humbletogsclub   👉Facebook:   / bykurtsneddon   👉LinkedIn:   / bykurtsneddon   👉YouTube:    / @humbletogsclub   ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ ✅ 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠: 👉    • Community Over Competition | A chat betwee...   👉    • Charge More, Work Less, and Look After You...   👉    • Don’t Photograph Celebrations from the Sid...   👉    • From Doubt to Doing the Work - Real Photog...   ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: Copyright Disclaimer Under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ 🔎 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬: photography podcast,photography business,photography tips,photography for beginners,digital photography,wedding photographer,business growth,business tips,starting a business,photography tutorial,photography basics,podcast video,wedding photography,photography course,exposure triangle,best camera,wedding photography tips,photography composition,what is iso,photography business tips,how to become a photographer,lightroom,portrait photography tips ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ #️⃣ 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐓𝐀𝐆: #HumbleTogsPodcast, #AlanBrett, #PhotographyPodcast, #StreetPortraits, #WeddingPhotography, #PhotographyConfidence, #PortraitPhotography, #PhotographyJourney, #PhotographerLife, #HumbleTogsClub ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ ►Like This Video. ►Share this Video with your friends. ►Subscribe to the channel if you haven't already.