# 045 - Originality, Copycats & Creative Discipline with Roma Vera

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Podcast: [More Than Photos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-photos-6898846)
Published: 2026-04-16T15:03:26+00:00
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This week on the podcast we’re joined by Roma Vera , whose films have become some of the most recognizable and influential in the wedding world. In this conversation, we talk about originality, creative discipline, and what it takes to build work that still feels fresh after 16 years. Roma and Vera share their journey from a small town in Siberia to Moscow to Spain, the surprising influences behind their style, and the creative “policies” they’ve developed to avoid copying, repeating themselves, or getting stuck. We dig into how they create such expressive films, how they work with couples who aren’t naturally outgoing, and why they focus so much on the moments happening “behind the corner” instead of only the obvious highlights. We also talk about copycats, editing, burnout, building teams across the world, and the pressure of staying original when your work is being emulated everywhere. What We Cover: How they built one of the most recognizable styles in wedding filmmaking Why they avoid looking at other filmmakers for inspiration The creative rules that keep them from repeating themselves How they get couples to loosen up without over-directing What they do when a couple isn’t naturally expressive The pressure of being copied and staying original Why editing is painful, uncertain, and essential to great work How they’ve built teams across Europe and the US What success, longevity, and reinvention look like after 16 years Connect with Roma Vera: Website: https://romavera.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/romavera_films/ Connect with Us: NEW Inquiry Process Email Templates: https://learn.bradandjen.com/inquiry-process-email-templates-for-photographers Join Purpose & Profit – A Roadmap to 10k Weddings: https://learn.bradandjen.com/purpose-and-profit-course…

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