Wedding photographer from Forged in the North speaking on stage at a photography conference, black and white
Audience seated in a dark auditorium at a wedding photography speaking event, black and white
Hands holding a lightbox sign reading Forged in the North in a dark room, black and white

Speaking Events

BUSINESS BLUEPRINT w/ NATHAN CHANSKI :: April 2025
The coaching program built as a clear, proven path to your six-figure+ photography business.

Learn more here

CLARITY :: February 3-5, 2025 - New York City
Clarity is for any wedding filmmaker serious about their craft and looking to go deeper, get inspired and maybe even get a bit vulnerable. Clarity's emphasis on entrepreneurship and the craft is ideally suited for full-time artists or those looking to become full-time wedding artists.

Wedding Film School

HEART & HUSTLE PODCAST :: March 25, 2025
A business and lifestyle podcast for creative entrepreneurs, dreamers, and doers who want to make the most out of their life.

listen to the episode here

THAT’S MY PERSONAL BUSINESS PODCAST :: January 20, 2025
That’s My Personal Business is pulling back the curtain on all things personal, all things business, and all things in between - showing you what it *actually* takes to become a successful creative and photographer through self work, actionable steps, social media strategy and more.
listen to the episode here

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PASSION WITH PURPOSE PODCAST :: August 14, 2024
Nathan Chanski hosts this business-focused podcast for aspiring wedding photographers and established creative business entrepreneurs alike.
listen to the episode here

SCALING YOUR STUDIO: A NARRATIVE MASTERCLASS
Join us for a live Masterclass with Ryan to learn what it takes to expand your business into multiple brands and a team of photographers. This will be a fun interactive session, where there will be time for you to ask these experts for advice. 
watch the masterclass here

PERSPECTIVE PODCAST :: October 2, 2023
Perspective is a podcast for wedding creatives, hosted by UK based wedding filmmakers Simon & Gregg. Together, as Cinemate they sit down, often with a special guest and talk about their many years of experience in the wedding industry. Each episode is an open and honest conversation aimed to educate those new to the industry or to those in the front line running a wedding business.
listen to the episode here

WEDDING FILM SCHOOL PODCAST :: July 6, 2021
Diving into the depths of how to run a wedding filmmaking biz in the wedding industry.
listen to episode here

RALLY CAPS PODCAST :: June 7, 2021
A podcast for creative entrepreneurs who are ready to build a business for the long haul.
rally-caps.zencast.website

BORING WORKSHOP :: March 1, 2021 :: POLAND
The most boring conference for wedding photographers in Poland. (not really) 
boringworkshop.com

WRKSHP :: Nov 5-7, 2018 :: BROOKLYN, NY
The third annual Brooklyn wedding & portrait conference. Lots of insanely good teachers coming in to learn from.
wrkshpwrkshp.com

WRKSHP :: Oct 23-26, 2017 :: BROOKLYN, NY
An intergalactic collection of photography wits. 
wrkshpwrkshp.com

WAY UP NORTH :: Oct 11-12, 2016 :: SWEDEN
A warm theatre in a cold place. 550 photographers. 11 presenters. The second annual Scandinavian summit.
wayupnorth.co

WRKSHP :: Sept 13-15, 2016 :: BROOKLYN, NY
3 days. 6 keynotes. 30 teachers. All in the heart of Brooklyn. This is gunna be huge.
wrkshpwrkshp.com

BE HERE PROJECT :: June 14-15, 2016 :: BRAZIL
Be here with your body and soul, being yourself, we don’t need a mask to justify who we really are. We will share experiences and new friendships will be made. Our history will be the reason why our hearts will be close.
behereproject.com

FITN / LEV KUPERMAN :: Aug 17, 2015 :: BROOKLYN, NY
One day, everything you want to know… and beer.
wrkshpwrkshp.com

One on one sessions with us. We will cover anything and everything – nothing is off limits. There are a few different options of how this all goes down, so for more info just shoot us a note here and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Hive five.

Mentor Sessions

We only work with the best, and these brands are a testament to that. Their products help us bring our vision to life every single day and we are incredibly grateful they consider us to be a part of their family.

Brands We Love

Fujifilm mirrorless camera body with the lens removed, the camera gear Forged in the North shoots weddings with
Pic-Time online wedding gallery showing a grid of black and white NYC wedding photos

We would be lying if we said we weren’t excited about being in the Fujifilm Creator program. Their cameras are the main tools of choice for everyone on our team, and for good reason - they make the best gear around. 

fujifilm.com

Fujifilm

The last and final contact with our clients could be the most important. Pic-Time is the Crème de la crème of galleries. There’s nothing better than having 100% confidence in your client experience when you deliver their images. 

pic-time.com

Pic-Time

Narrative Select photo culling software screen with wedding images being reviewed
Bloom studio management dashboard listing wedding bookings and workflow tasks

One of the coolest and most useful new companies in the wedding industry. They make blogging quick and culling even quicker. You start to wish every company could build software this good. Give it a try - you won’t regret it.

narrative.so

Narrative

This is the lifeblood of our business. A proper CRM is so crucial to taking your business to the next level and Bloom does this handily. Task managers, workflows, contracts, pricing, automation - it has it all. 

bloom.io

Bloom

Stack of wedding album spreads designed in Smart Albums software

Album design used to be the part of the job we quietly dreaded. SmartAlbums turned it into something we actually look forward to - drag, drop, done. Layouts that would have taken us an afternoon now take minutes, and the couples get a better book because of it.

smartalbums.com (code: fitn15 for 15% off)

SMART ALBUMS