In this episode of Creating the Vision, I sit down with Daniel Wakefield, a former high school teacher turned renowned photographer. Daniel shares his journey from wildlife photography in Canada to becoming an influential headshot photographer under the mentorship of Peter Hurley.

He founded TopTier Headshots, combining his passion for genuine human expression with photography to boost people's confidence through their headshots. Daniel discusses the importance of presenting oneself authentically to the world and how he utilizes expression coaching to elicit natural, confident looks from his clients, which has profound impacts on their professional and personal lives.

The conversation covers the transformative power of headshots, Daniel's approach to photography as a confidence-building tool, and his upcoming book aimed at creative entrepreneurs.

We talk about:

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:24 The evolution of self

• 09:42 His process creating genuine moments of human expression

• 17:01 What mentorship has meant to him

• 25:03 Helping his clients achieve their best results every time

• 35:40 His 'do the dang goal'

Resources:

• Workbook: https://a.co/d/9GpwurV

Connect with Daniel

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toptier_headshots/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toptierheadshotsfl

• Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/company/top-tier-headshots/

• https://www.toptierheadshots.com/

Connect with me

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariamaldonadosmith/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/confessionsofacorporatemom

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-maldonado-smith-a506805/

• Website: https://mmsconsultingfirm.com/