$1300 Value
I'll often use the techniques used in the photographers guide to travel for free to cover all of my accommodation costs. I've worked with so many hotels, at this stage it's hard to keep count. One of my favourites by far however was a boutique 5-star hotel in the heart of Bangkok. They hosted me for 5 nights with all food and beverage covered. For the entire stay, they wanted 15 edited photos for use on their social media accounts and that was it.
$4000 Trip Value
Late last year I landed a 10-day road trip in a camper van around the South Island of New Zealand on an all-expenses paid trip in collaboration with a company that provides camper vans to other travellers. In return for the trip, I delivered them 30 still images and 3 Instagram reels to use on their platform and that was more than enough to get them over the line. My girlfriend and I both took products from clients who were paying us for photos in mountainous environments which made this trip profitable.
$8000 Trip Value
In late 2022 the Tourism Board of Dubai flew myself and a good friend of mine out to Dubai for a 5-day all-expenses paid trip to experience and create content for their page. Both my friend and I brought other brands and products with us to shoot whilst we were in Dubai that were paying us good money for content in incredible locations. The Tourism Board of Dubai flew us out and got us to the incredible locations where we then shot paid work to make the trip worth our while!
$10,000+ Trip Value
In 2023 I had the pleasure of getting flown out to Kenya to help shoot promotional content for a tour and lodging company. We were able to experience 4 different camps all across Kenya and wrapped up our trip in the middle of the Masai Mara. Being able to experience what Kenya has to offer whilst being alongside some incredible photographers and videographers is something I'll be forever grateful for.
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While on a road trip in South Australia with a good friend of mine, the South Australia Tourism Board reached out to me mid-trip! They had seen the content my friend and I were shooting and instead of asking us to work on a specific campaign, they actually just wanted to license images from us. We had already shot and edited so much while on the trip that when they reached out we were able to deliver them to so many images that it took the trip we were on from a free, all-expenses paid trip to a very profitable trip!
Once the DJI Mini 4 Pro was announced I was surprised to see DJI pop up in my inbox. I'd never worked with them before on any project but had been using their products for years. I worked on the launch campaign back in October of 2023. Dji was a brand I had been striving to work with since I first started flying my Mavic Pro back in 2017.
I've been working with Aint Forever consistently since mid-2021. Building a solid business relationship with clients is one of the best ways to ensure recurring work and income. I've shot for Aint Forever in over 7 different countries and counting. I've been able to see the brand grow from strength to strength and personally grow alongside it.
Corona always seems to push creative projects and this was no different. On a trip out to the Komodo Islands in Indonesia, Corona was working on a project that captured the beauty, bio-diversity and culture of the Komodo Islands all while of course incorporating the Corona brand. This 5-day paid project was spent on a boat sailing through some of the most incredible landscapes I've ever seen which was a bit of a 'pinch-me' moment.
When Marriott reached out and wanted to create promotional content for some of their best resorts in Asia, you bet I was on the first plane over! Capturing experiences and the unique locations the Marriott resorts were located in was the north star of this project. No classic, wide-angle room shots, just people enjoying the experiences Marriott can bring them.
When I think of Thailand, I think of food. Fortunately, when the Tourism Board of Thailand emailed me about a new campaign they were shooting, they wanted the focus to be on the food scene that Bangkok offers. They wanted the essence and wide range of cuisines captured in a unique way that would draw more attention to Thailand's incredible food culture.
After building up a portfolio of alcohol brand work, Patsch Tequila reached out and wanted me to shoot campaigns for their social media pages. They were looking for someone who could shoot everything for them and while I had other clients I was working with at the time I wasn't able to take on the full workload. So I recommended quite a few friends that I knew would do a great job and we all ended up working together for the past 2 years all over the world with Patsch Tequila
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I've been there, unsure if you're ready for paid work as a photographer. That feeling of self-doubt, having imposter syndrome and just not knowing if your photography skills are up to scratch or not, sucks, it really does. That's why I created the guide to working out if you're ready for paid photography work or not. This way at the very minimum you'll know that once you've ticked all of the boxes as a photographer, I'd hire you for a paid job. And if I would hire you for a paid job, you're definitely ready to take on clients.
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Want to see the world but your bank account wants you to stay home? If this sounds like you, I know what it feels like. You see all of these travel photographers blowing up on Instagram because they are in the most insane locations on this planet and you're wondering who on earth is paying for this? Spoiler alert, they are either there for free or they are getting paid to be there. I've travelled all over the world using the techniques I share with you in this guide. With well over $65,000 worth of travel expenses covered in the last 5 years, it's safe to say this strategy kept me on the road, shooting and developing as a photographer when my bank account couldn't.
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Finding good locations to shoot around your home town or anywhere in the world was always a challenge. I know personally, I've organised so many shoots just for it to fall through as we didn't have a location to shoot at... So that's why I made this location scouting guide! I walk you through 3 ways to find photography locations anywhere. Some places will have more spots than others, sure. However, I explain and show you 3 rock-solid ways you can scout locations and do it alongside you in the video walkthrough just so you can always find photography locations regardless of where you are.
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When I first started shooting I thought it was my gear letting me down. Little did I know I just wasn't using the correct camera settings for what I was shooting. Understanding that each type of photography has a general guide to what camera settings you should use to get great results, changed the way I shot. On this cheat sheet, I share with you the exact camera settings and why I use them when shooting all types of different photography.
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You've just shot some incredible images with the best conditions possible, now you need to organise and back up your work so it's easily accessible and stored safely. Where on earth do you start? Well, I've been using the same file system for backing up and storing my work for the past 4 years and it is yet to let me down. I'll give you the file structure and also walk you through how I use it and why it is so effective for photographers.
By far the most common question I get is, Zac, what camera gear should I buy? Easily 5+ times per day this message lands in my Instagram DM. Answering what camera gear you should buy isn't an easy task, it all depends on budget, brand preference, what you shoot, how you shoot it and so on and forth. Answering this question in the DM is next to impossible so that's why I created the one-and-done camera gear buying guide. Not only do I cover what to buy, but also why you should or shouldn't buy certain camera gear. Camera bodies, lenses, drones, tripods, bags, SD cards, storage and filters are covered at all different levels and budgets.
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You'll instantly be sent a download link once you've purchased The Ultimate Photography Bundle. After downloading the bundle from the link, you'll be greeted with every asset mentioned above and a 'Read Me' file. I'd suggest reading the 'Read Me' file as this will get you familiar with how the bundle is laid out and can be best accessed on any device you have!
Every year the gear buying guide and the social media guide will be updated to include any new product releases or platform changes. Aside from that, any time any information becomes dated due to industry updates and improvements, the bundle will be updated. Finally, any time requests are made to make or include another asset in the bundle that is in everyone's best interest, the bundle will be updated. All updates are free of charge and will be sent to you via email for download.