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"I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM BRIGGSY. I LEFT MY MENTOR SESSION WITH A PHONE FULL OF NOTES, GREAT TAKEAWAYS AND A REFRESHED MINDSET.
BRIGGSY HAS SUCH A REFRESHING, NO-FLUFF APPROACH TO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO APPLY ALL OF MY LEARNINGS TO ALL THE WEDDINGS I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE SHOOTING.

HE TRULY IS AN OPEN BOOK AND WON'T HESITATE TO TELL AND SHOW YOU HOW HE DOES THINGS, EXACTLY HOW HE DOES THEM. HE DRAWS HIS KNOWLEDGE FROM MORE THAN A DECADE OF WEDDING EXPERIENCE, SO YOU KNOW THAT WHAT HE TEACHES YOU HAS BEEN TRIED, TESTED AND LED TO SUCCESS.

SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THOSE 4+HOURS FILLED WITH GOLDEN NUGGETS OF WISDOM. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MENTOR, DEFINITELY HIT HIM UP. WORTH EVERY CENT!"

“YOU WON’T FIND A BUSIER WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER WHO IS MORE GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME THAN BRIGGSY. HE DOES THIS BECAUSE HE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND THE PEOPLE IN IT. THERE’S A PHRASE THAT GETS BANDIED AROUND A BIT, ‘COMMUNITY OVER COMPETITION’ AND WHILE THIS SOUNDS LIKE A LOVED UP INSTAGRAM HASHTAG, IT’S ACTUALLY VERY TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO BRIGGSY. HE EMBODIES IT. HE WANTS THE INDUSTRY TO BE BETTER, HE WANTS THE COMMUNITY TO BE BETTER, HE WANTS YOU TO BE BETTER.

I HAVE WORKED WITH HIM AS A SECOND SHOOTER ON AND OFF OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS AND IN THAT TIME HE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE WILLING TO HELP OR IMPART THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF HIS KNOWLEDGE.

THERE’S A SENSE AMONGST CREATIVES THAT IF THEY LET YOU IN ON THEIR PROCESS, LET YOU PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN, THAT THEY’LL SOMEHOW LOSE THEIR EDGE BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT’S IN THEIR SECRET RECIPE AND THAT YOU’LL START ‘STEALING FUTURE CLIENTS’ FROM THEM. BRIGGSY NOT ONLY LETS YOU LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN, HE’LL COME BACK THERE WITH YOU, GIVE YOU A BEER, PUT ON A JIMMY EAT WORLD ALBUM AND SAY: “WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?”

“IF YOU KNOW BRIGGSY, YOU KNOW HE HAS A CRAP LOAD OF ENERGY, LOVES TO TALK AND A PASSION FOR HIS WORK. COMBINING ALL OF THAT TOGETHER AND I HAD THE BEST MENTORING SESSION WITH HIM! 4 HOURS COULD HAVE EASILY GONE INTO 8 HOURS, OR EVEN ANOTHER DAY.

HE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH PROVIDING ME WITH HANDOUTS AND LINKS THAT HAVE INSPIRED HIM AND HELPED ME WITH SIMPLE TRICKS TO EDITING THAT I NEVER KNEW. I’VE ONLY BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT I SINCERELY VALUE MY EDUCATION TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND I’M SO GLAD I BOOKED WITH BRIGGSY. IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT IT…. DO IT!”

SPENDING A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH BRIGGSY CHANGED MY BUSINESS IN SO MANY WAYS! I WALKED IN THERE NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT THINKING IF I LEFT WITH ONE LITTLE NUGGET OF GOLD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH IT. INSTEAD I WALKED OUT WITH SO MANY NEW IDEAS, FEELING INSPIRED, LOOKING AT MY BUSINESS FROM A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE AND WITH A NEW FRIEND IN THE INDUSTRY TOO!

SOMETIMES “MENTORS” PROMISE BEING AN OPEN BOOK THEN LEAVE YOU WANTING BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WAS OFF LIMITS WITH HIM. HE SHOWED ME HIS SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES, TEMPLATES AND THE INNER WORKINGS OF HIS BUSINESS TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT AND HOW I COULD IMPROVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND ANSWERED ALL MY MILLION QUESTIONS! (SORRY DUDE! HAHA!)

NOT ONLY IS HE AN AWESOME GUY, YOU CAN TELL HE IS TRULY PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING OTHERS AND THE INDUSTRY!

IF YOU WANT REAL HELP AND GUIDANCE WITH YOUR OWN BUSINESS, THEN DO IT! YOU WILL THANK YOURSELF LATER! ”

“WHAT CAN I SAY…YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME MORE IN YOUR FULL DAY MENTORING PROGRAM THAN I HAVE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. NOT ONLY DID YOU MAKE THE DAY ENJOYABLE (HONESTLY DID NOT EVEN FEEL LIKE 8 HOURS) AND I COULD HAVE CONTINUED JUST TO HEAR MORE OF YOUR PROCESSES AND HOW YOU HAVE BECOME WHERE YOU ARE TODAY!

I WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYONE I KNOW TO DO YOUR MENTORING PROGRAM. YOU CAN TELL FROM THE FIRST TIME YOU MEET BRIGGSY THAT HE LOVES HIS JOB AND LOVES EVEN HANDING OUT INFORMATION TO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO JUST WANT TO ENJOY THEIR BUSINESS AND WORK!

THANK YOU SO MUCH BRIGGSY FOR ONE OF THE BEST LEARNING DAYS. I AM SEEING A DIFFERENCE IN MY PHOTOGRAPHY ALREADY MEANS THAT I KNOW IT WAS WELL WORTH IT!”

I AM JUST STARTING OUT IN THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY GAME AND SAW BRIGGSY POP UP ON GOOGLE WHEN SEARCHING FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORS. UPON CHECKING HIS STUFF OUT AND SCROLLING THROUGH SUCH A POLISHED PORTFOLIO I COULDN'T WAIT TO REACH OUT!
HE RESPONDED VERY PROMPTLY WITH AS MUCH ENTHUSIASM TO START AS I EXPECTED FROM BROWSING HIS WEBSITE, AS EVERYONE REVIEWED THAT HE WAS AN AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHER AND AN EVEN BETTER BLOKE; NOTHING FALLS SHORT OF THE TRUTH IN THAT ASPECT.

BRIGGSY IS SO FULL OF KNOWLEDGE AND WAS PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FACT THAT I WAS STARTING OUT FRESH AND AS AN HOUR FLEW BY WE EASILY COULD HAVE CHATTED ALL DAY, HE REALLY IS AN OPEN BOOK AND SO EASY TO GET ALONG WITH.

CAN'T RECOMMEND HIS MENTORSHIP ENOUGH, WHETHER YOU'RE NEW LIKE ME, OR BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR YEARS, HIS OUTLOOK AND APPROACH WITH HIS ART IS AN ABSOLUTE EYE-OPENER AND I ALREADY CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT THERE, PRACTICE HEAPS AND BOOK THE NEXT ONE WITH HIM TO KEEP ON IMPROVING. THANKS BRIGGSY! YOU'RE A LEGEND MATE."