#1. So, what’s your favourite word?

Invoice.

#2. What gets you up in the morning?

My noisy children.

#3. What do you truly, honestly think of social media?

There’s pros and cons to everything and this one is no exception. Sorry, that’s a bit of a cop out but I do think it’s starting to bite us in the, um, backside.

#4. Kindles or books?

Books.

#5. What do you think is the biggest challenge to your industry right now?

Wannabe part-time photographers driving down standards and fees, but that’s the same for everyone I suppose!

#6. What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Whatever it was going to be, I was going to be good at it.

#7. What led you to your current career?

Boredom in my last job and I was passionate about taking photos!

#8. Can you use your favourite word in a sentence?

“Thanks for booking me, I will invoice you in the morning”.

#9. Now can you make it rhyme?

“I’ll rejoice when that invoice gets paid!”

#10. What advice would you give to your younger self?

Get into social media sooner.

#11. What’s the best thing anyone’s ever done for you?

Saved my life when I was eight months old. Thanks doc.

#12. Tell us, what’s been your ‘career-defining’ moment?

My agent having a baby and getting out of the magazine business made me think a bit. Shortly after that, I knew several photographers had hit hard times and watched as the industry took a tumble. It was then I decided to commit to weddings with an analogue twist.

#13. If you won a big award of some kind, who would you thank?

My wife.

#14. Who said romance was dead? Not us. Can you give us a timesaver of the day?

Steam spinach in a colander above another vegetable. Saves water, power, washing up.

#15. We like that. Where do you see your industry in 24 months?

Hopefully not too different from now.

#16. Where were you 24 months ago?

Somewhere not too different from now.

#17. What’s an interesting fact about your company?

My analogue techniques. Digital photographers still get jealous. I’ve always wanted to have something else to offer a client that other photographers don’t have.

#18. If you could have a 24-minute Skype chat with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

Richard Burton. I’d rather it be 24 minutes in a bar though.

#19. He liked a wedding too, didn’t he… What’s one word you’d want people to describe you with?

Passionate and honest. Sorry, you pick.

#20. Can’t decide. Let’s keep both in. Would you mind taking a selfie for us?

I despise the selfie look so I got my wife to take one of me having a G&T and listening to Herb Alpert. How cool and retro…

#21. Jazz, nice. What’s your favourite Twitter handle or social media campaign?

Ask me next year.

#22. Okeydokes. What’s one quote that defines your work ethic?

Work hard when you can, then you won’t feel guilty on holiday.

#23. What’s been the best part of your day?

Making Cookie Monster cupcakes for my son’s school cake sale.

#24. C is for cookie and cookie is for me. Finally, anything to plug?

A film contact strip is a very unique, tasteful wedding must-have. www.richardpayneweddings.co.uk is the only guy I know who makes them.

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