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Fluro Friday a magic start to 2021 on Bondi Beach!
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@hotndelicious Dec 17 | Bondi Beach Surf Sunrise Sessions
I hit Bondi Beach at sunrise this morning with my Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS lens and captured a bunch of rad pics of my mates from the Bondi Beach surf community and a few randoms out there in the waves this morning. So much fun!
- Package #1 – 1 person – $150 + GST (photography shot from the beach)
- Package #2 – 1 person – $275 + GST (photography shot from the beach + video in the surf)
- Package #3 – Groups of 2 to 3 – $325 + GST (photography shot from the beach).
- Package #4 – Groups of 2 to 3 – $495 + GST (photography shot from the beach + video in the surf)
- Package #5 – Surf weekend road tripper photographer and videographer – contact info@hotndelicious.com.
- Package #6 – Larger group surf photography sessions – contact info@hotndelicious.com.
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@BondiPupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoot – Taco The Cocker hits Mackenzies Bay

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Locations:
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Bondi Pupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoot packages include Bondi Beach, Marks Park Dog Park, North Bondi Rocks, North Bondi Grassy Knoll, South Bondi Grass, Mackenzies Bay Rock Pools, Tamarama Beach, Bronte Beach or your chosen location in Bondi Beach, North Bondi, Tamarama, Bondi or Bondi Junction.
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Additional Eastern Suburbs locations – Additional travel fee of $30 applies to Rose Bay Dog Beach, Milk Beach, Kutti Beach, Potts Point, Kings Cross, Potts Point, Coogee and other locations within 5km of Bondi Beach.
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Greater Sydney – Bondi Pupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoots – Yes, we shoot all over Sydney. Drop us a line via info@bondipupperazzi.com for bookings and enquiries.
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For photographic prints/collabs, social media strategy, brand content & influencer business enquiries contact: info@hotndelicious.com
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Bernie the Bernese Mountain Dog – @BondiPupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoot
- $150 + GST – 1 hour photoshoot + 20-30 Digital Images.
- $250 + GST – 1 hour photoshoot + 60cm x 40cm print + 20-30 Digital Images.
- $385 + GST – 1 hour photoshoot + Framed 60cm x 40cm print + 20-30 Digital Images.




















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Locations:
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Bondi Pupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoot packages include Bondi Beach, Marks Park Dog Park, North Bondi Rocks, North Bondi Grassy Knoll, South Bondi Grass, Mackenzies Bay Rock Pools, Tamarama Beach, Bronte Beach or your chosen location in Bondi Beach, North Bondi, Tamarama, Bondi or Bondi Junction.
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Additional Eastern Suburbs locations – Additional travel fee of $30 applies to Rose Bay Dog Beach, Milk Beach, Kutti Beach, Potts Point, Kings Cross, Potts Point, Coogee and other locations within 5km of Bondi Beach.
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Greater Sydney – Bondi Pupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoots – Yes, we shoot all over Sydney. Drop us a line via info@bondipupperazzi.com for bookings and enquiries.
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For photographic prints/collabs, social media strategy, brand content & influencer business enquiries contact: info@hotndelicious.com

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Bondi Pupperazzi launch Xmas Puppy Photo Shoots!
- $150 + GST – 1 hour photoshoot + 20-30 Digital Images.
- $250 + GST – 1 hour photoshoot + 60cm x 40cm print + 20-30 Digital Images.
- $385 + GST – 1 hour photoshoot + Framed 60cm x 40cm print + 20-30 Digital Images.






















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Locations:
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Bondi Pupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoot packages include Bondi Beach, Marks Park Dog Park, North Bondi Rocks, North Bondi Grassy Knoll, South Bondi Grass, Mackenzies Bay Rock Pools, Tamarama Beach, Bronte Beach or your chosen location in Bondi Beach, North Bondi, Tamarama, Bondi or Bondi Junction.
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Additional Eastern Suburbs locations –Β Additional travel fee of $30 applies to Rose Bay Dog Beach, Milk Beach, Kutti Beach, Potts Point, Kings Cross, Potts Point, Coogee and other locations within 5km of Bondi Beach.
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Greater Sydney –Β Bondi Pupperazzi Xmas Photo Shoots – Yes, we shoot all over Sydney. Drop us a line viaΒ info@bondipupperazzi.comΒ for bookings and enquiries.
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For photographic prints/collabs, social media strategy, brand content & influencer business enquiries contact: info@hotndelicious.com
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@craftbeerlovin’ bringing the lifestyle to booze photography this summer!
Boom! Gettin’ set for summer, shooting a whole bunch of commercial booze photography this month!Β
Straight off the back of ourΒ Kraken RumΒ βBBQ With The BeastβΒ lifestyle, productΒ & influencer shoot for The Right FitΒ last week and punching out content for The Hidden Sea, Gin Soda & and a bunch of other brands for @craftbeerlovin’, I’ve updated our Commercial PhotographyΒ portfolio and would LOVE to shoot your brandβs product & lifestyle photography this summer!
Whether you’re agency-side, a spirits/wine brand or craft beer breweryβ¦ we want you! Get in touch!
For commercial photography bookings & enquiries contact: info@hotndelicious.com
Commercial Portfolio here:Β http://bit.ly/DanWilkinsonAlcoholPhotographyPortfolio
xo Dan π·β¨ @hotndelicious, creator of @craftbeerlovinβΒ π»
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@hotndelicious Surf Photography & Videography Packages
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- Package #1Β β 1 person β $150 + GSTΒ (photography shot from the beach)
- Package #2Β β 1 person β $275 + GSTΒ (photography shot from the beach + video in the surf)
- Package #3Β β Groups of 2 to 3 β $325 + GSTΒ (photography shot from the beach).
- Package #4Β β Groups of 2 to 3 β $495 + GSTΒ (photography shot from the beach + video in the surf)
- Package #5 β Surf weekend road tripper photographer and videographerΒ β contact info@hotndelicious.com.
- Package #6Β βΒ Larger group surf photography sessionsΒ β contact info@hotndelicious.com.
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@hotndelicious Photo Diary Oct 8 | Frothers + Wipeouts β Bondi Beach Sunrise Sessions
β image gallery below β
- Package #1 – 1 person – $250 + GST (photography shot from the beach)
- Package #2 – 1 person – $445 + GST (photography shot from the beach + vids/photos from the surf)
- Package #3 – Groups of 2 to 3 – $450 + GST (photography shot from the beach).
- Package #4 – Groups of 2 to 3 – $650 + GST (photography shot from the beach + vids/photos from the surf)
- Package #5 – Surf weekend road tripper photographer and videographer – contact info@hotndelicious.com.
- Package #6 – Larger group surf photography sessions – contact info@hotndelicious.com.
For photographic prints/collabs, social media strategy, brand content & influencer business enquiries contact: info@hotndelicious.com
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@hotndelicious Photo Diary | Frothers + Wipeouts – Bondi Beach Sunrise Sessions
- Package #1 – 1 person (photography shot from the beach)- $250 + GST.
- Package #2 – 1 person (photography shot from the beach + vids/photos from the surf) – $445 + GST.
- Package #3 –Β Groups of 2 -3 (photography shot from the beach)Β – $450 + GST.Β
- Package #4 – Groups of 2 -3 (photography shot from the beach + vids/photos from the surf) – $650 + GST.
- Package #5 – Surf weekend road tripper photographer and videographer – contact info@hotndelicious.com.
- Package #6 – Larger group sessionsΒ – contact info@hotndelicious.com.
For photographic prints/collabs, social media strategy, brand content & influencer business enquiries contact: info@hotndelicious.com
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The Power of βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ.
“We Should Collabβ. It always starts like thisβ¦ every single timeβ¦ “We Should Collabβ or a version of it slides into my LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram DMs, either unwittingly or with clear intent, that screams βI want free sh*t!β, and honestly I am quite done with it.Β
No, I donβt work for free, just βcause you need the help. I may not have the capacity or even the interest. And you shouldnβt be expecting it either!
To be 100% clear up front, this article is written with 2 purposes and audiences:
- The Power of βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ– is to help empower the freelancers and consultants, whether they be a digital media professional, creative or any other type of freelance consultant, to understand the power of no, to have tools that will help you avoid getting frustrated when approached to work for free and how to have that conversation with people approach you, who either donβt understand what theyβve asked or should know better. I have even created an email template letter at the end of this blog that you can have for free! πΒ Feel free to tweak and copy & paste to send to people when youβre asked for free sh*t and don’t have capacity or interest.
- Do you want help with your biz or projects? – Iβve written 5 simple steps, also at the end of this blog, to help you learn how to ask for help in the right way from professionals when you really need it.
ContextΒ forΒ The Power of βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ:
3-4 times a week without fail I receive one of the following personalised messages via Instagram on @hotndelicious or @BondiPupperazzi, LinkedIn, Facebook DMs or email:
- “We Should Collabβ.
- βI should come with you on a sunrise walk one morning and you can teach me how to use my camera and about photographyβ.
- βYou should come shoot photos of meβ.
- βI should get you to help me with my social mediaβ.
Invariably after a little exploration, simply translated these phrases each mean βI want free sh*tβ.
Now I give my time, expertise and creative energies away freely every single week of the year.Β Every week I capture images of locals and surfers in Bondi Beach, which I share via my @hotndelicious Instagram Newsfeed and Stories, and I shoot beautiful premium images of the doggos of Bondi Beach through my brand new Humans of New York-style premium dog photography business and brand, @BondiPupperazzi.
Every single day people spot themselves or their doggos in my photography and I always offer to email them through the shots (which Iβve done twice today already). I love how happy this makes the recipient and how it makes me feel too, but the key point of note in this example is that it is my choice to give, not just because someone wants, needs and/or expects something from me.
I work for free on my own projects and help out close friends every single week, however again it is my choice where I allocate that time and it has to be finite, because sharing my love with the world doesnβt pay my rent or put food on the table.
So where does this culture of expectation & entitlement come from?
Over the past 15-20 years, digital media and tech innovation has lead to the explosion of social media platforms and all of us now have these fantastic, powerful little cameras in our pockets. The step above that is the proportion of digital media professionals and photographers who continue to hustle to stay on the cutting edge in this ever growing and ever evolving digital landscape, as part of our professional careers. Digital professionals and creatives, including myself, will also regularly work cheaper or for free to help a close mate, if thereβs an opportunity to learn something new, to further improve our skills, build a portfolio or be a part of something wonderful for social impact. But it always has to feel like our choice.
The digital and tech revolution has also created an environment and paved the way for large volumes of individuals who now claim to be social media strategists or experts (avoid all self-proclaimed social media unicorns, gurus, ninjas and rockstars – theyβre usually full of sh*t) or professional photographers, that definitely are not, which means that it is a lot of people will now do sh*t for cheap or for free to get experience (which is great) or get their names out there, but it wonβt always be the best quality.
Compound that with the fact that (in my opinion), only the very top tier of digital media professionals, who have worked with brands and companies at scale, spending hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars on an annual basis on paid advertising with the social media platforms, can truly comprehend digital media strategy, advertising execution and what success looks like (put simply how your social media content and ad executions on various social media platforms ladder up to strategic business and brand objectives).
In my case, my digital media experience comes from working both agency and client-side for the past 10+ years, across a diverse range of industries with local and global clients including Telstra Enterprise, UNSW, Cancer Council Australia, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Peroni Italian beer, Miller Genuine Draft, Kopparberg, Bulmers Cider, Plant Life Balance augmented reality greening app, Moula Money B2B fintech and many more, writing strategies, agency/stakeholder ways of working, creating and generating clear-cut digital reporting with insights, data & analytics, copywriting and much, much more.
From the photography side of things, I have been shooting for 20+ years (yep, I had an SLR before DSLRs were a thing) – in the music industry at festivals around Australia and the USA for about 6-7 years including the likes of Vance Joy, Wolfmother, CHVRCHES and Gotye, then shooting commercial brand content for the likes of Peroni Italian Beer, Miller Genuine Draft, Strongbow, Kopparberg, Bulmers and lots more over the past 7 years, I had my first exhibition of my work last year and even then, I donβt think that I truly hit my stride until this year, where Iβve been spending hundreds of hours in 2020 alone honing my photographic craft and editing skills. And I still have so much more to learn… Particularly from a tech perspective!
So when you slide into my DMs or emails with an expectation that Iβm going to work for free, I actually feel quite disrespected and even in recent times it has infuriated me!
Just because you have a Facebook Page, a Twitter handle and have worked on a few small business Instagram accounts (or even 50K followers βcause your followers love your fit rig and tight-fitting clothes), it doesnβt mean that youβre any good at social media strategy. Or just βcause you have a kick-ass smartphone with ever improving cameras, it doesnβt mean you understanding framing & composition and the skill that it takes to create amazing professional quality photography. What might seem like a small job to you, is in fact actually 3-4 hours of my time to do properly and if I say yes, it takes time away from those other projects and more importantly prospective paid client work, that puts food on my table.
The reason that youβre coming to me and people like me is that weβve slaved for years to build our experience and a skillset. I feel privileged and honoured that you want my help, however it is crucial that weβre all cognisant of the way we ask for help (I even consider this myself every time I ask for help with my own projects). Expertise takes thousands of hours of learning and honing a craft, so it has value and needs to be treated as such.
For context. Would you ask your family doctor or mechanic to give you a freebee? Would youΒ trust him/her and their work fully if they gave it to you? So why would you ask that of me?
Do you want help with your biz or projects? The approach is actually quite simple:
All of us need help with our projects and I have a number of trusted friends/colleagues, who have helped SO much over the years and continue to help me on my journey every single week, so here are my top 5 tips for you when asking a professional for help:
- Build a network of friends and business contacts – nuture these friendships and professionals relationships across the years of your life with both give and take.
- Consider what you can give them that might be of perceived value – whenever you need help from a friend, colleague or even someone that you donβt know, think about what you can give that might help them first and offer it as part of the conversation around your project before asking them for their time. Collaboration or contra deals only work if both parties are getting perceived value from the agreement. And if theyβre not interested or they canβt provide assistance, simply say “thank you for your time” and ask if they have one suggestion that will help you make a start. Giving that is easy. If they don’t want anything in return for their time/help, then make sure that they are made aware that you appreciate them and find another way to pay it forward for someone else.
- NEVERΒ use the phrase “I will give you exposure”.
- Ask, Donβt Assume – chances are that if youβre asking the right person, then they are already successful in their professional pursuits, have a full plate of their own, are working on a number of passion projects that incorporate using their skills for free and they will have limited capacity/time to help.
- Ask for their thoughts.
- Ask if they’re interested.
- Ask they have time and capacity rather than assuming that they will, even if theyβre a close contact or friend.
- Say thank you – irrespective of whether they can help you or not, always make them feel the love and thank someone for their time. Time is precious.
This approach will illustrate that you value a professional’s time and expertise. It will make them feel respected, appreciated and show them that you understand that itβs not all about you.
The Power of βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ – The Email Template:
Iβll finish here by giving you this βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ email template that I created and used for the first time yesterday (the email template is down below the photo gallery – share it and this blog article with your friends!).
I have added βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ to my Gmail email templates and on Evernote to copy & paste and send to anyone, who wants my services for free, when I canβt or donβt want to proceed. You can also add your rate card to the email for context if you feel that the situation calls for it.
Writing this βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ blog piece and email template across the past few days has been quite a cathartic experience, alleviated my frustration and Iβm now empowering myself to use this experience positively – to not get frustrated or annoyed at times when casual friends, acquaintances or people who donβt know me, approach me with an expectation that I even have the interest and/or capacity to work for them for free. Hopefully itβll help to educate people that my time and that of my peers and colleagues is precious. Itβs worth time and money. As is yours.
βNo, I Donβt Work For Freeβ is my gift to you and itβs amazing how liberating it feels for me. Your networks and friends are a powerful tool that can help you do great things, but like all tools itβs about using them the right way. Good luck with your projects and Iβm excited to see all of you do big things!
xo Dan
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