Tyme Collective

23/07/2026

Spent some time in the archives this week and we also produced some of our first paid work using AI image generation for a commercial client 🤯

To say it's been a wild ride is an understatement! We will forever be lovers of beautiful visuals! Regardless of how much the tools change!

The one thing that has stayed the same is the power of great storytelling.

21/07/2026

The 2nd cohort is here! The WEDDING CONTENT CREATOR Masterclass 🎉 Live | In Person | 2nd September 2026 | JHB THE ATRIUM / Creative venue

Cart just opened for those on our email list;) COMMENT: WCC to get the early bird access and SAVE R1000 on this class;) before it ends on Tuesday.

See you soon JHB!

20/07/2026

It might feel uncomfortable to say out loud, but it’s true. It was true when we started in this industry 17 years ago and is even more so now 🤯

The biggest difference between a photographer who can confidently charge what they’re worth and one who charges whatever they can get…

It’s not just talent, the camera or even the experience they have.

It’s the client experience they take their clients on.

When people feel looked after, understood, and genuinely cared for, they’re not just buying photos. They’re investing in the way you make them feel from the very first enquiry to the final gallery.

A great client experience builds trust, creates referrals, and gives you the confidence to charge prices that reflect the value you bring.

Your photos get you noticed. Your client experience is what keeps your business growing year after year after year, and MOST photogphers spend little or no time really giving it much thought.

We've crafted out a client experience that keeps our clients referring us to their family and friends over and over again. We built it out from honest mistakes we made, things in our own system that needed fixing and crafted out into the best client experience I wish EVERY couple getting married on this planet gets to experience.

If you're a photographer wanting to refine yours we've just dropped a killer resource you can implement in your studio before your next shoot.

It's going to help you level up your work, your reputation and your bottom line.

Comment ➡️ BLUEPRINT and I will DM it to you

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19/07/2026

This is the system we've used to build our business on referrals over the past 17 years!

Comment: "BLUEPRINT" and I will send you the link directly.

16/07/2026

There's a lot we don't share on here. We've been sharing some real insights from our 17 years in this industry inside our newsletter.

Comment: "SHOOTER" to get inside.

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15/07/2026

Found this footage today of when we had 2 kids under 3 🤎

This to me is GOLD!

What else can transport you right back to another time in your life like old home footage? Magic!

15/07/2026

One bride referred us to 9 of her friends 👀 Five years later we'd shot almost everyone in that group chat.

That wasn't because of the photos. It was the entire experience those clients had with us.

That's 17 years of shooting weddings built brick by brick into a client experience most photographers never bother building. Not just pretty pictures, the nurture from first enquiry to final gallery.

This industry is full of newcomers and one hit wonders. It's hard for a bride to know who's actually good at the craft. Referrals are your biggest flex!

We built a tool tool many years ago and still use it every day. It's what helps us upsell, keep clients informed and happy, and stay confident we haven't missed anything on a job that can span months, sometimes years. As much as we love automations, there's something soothing about a visual on the wall, knowing at a glance where you are.

We also built the steps in this tool into Trello, so the whole team can see it, our client experience doesn't live in one person's head.

If you'd like to take a look at this tool and see how we use it: Comment "blueprint" and I'll send it your way.

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12/07/2026

If you prefer performance over presensce at your wedding, you should probably not hire us for your wedding content creation.

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11/07/2026

06/07/2026

We had a client last year who almost cancelled her shoot. Bad timing, busy week, thought it could wait… Six months later her mom passed.

That shoot is now the last set of photos where her whole family is in one frame, laughing, together.

She didn’t book it for that reason. Nobody ever does.

But that’s the thing about photos, you never know which ones are going to matter until you need them to.

We’re not just capturing pretty light and nice outfits. We’re building the archive your family is going to reach for one day, whether that’s in five years or fifty.

If it’s been a while since you had real photos taken, this is your sign.