KayLa Ruiz is an intimate couples photographer who accidentally went viral after posting her steamy stranger sessions (now called Stranger Sundays). After an unprecedented period of growth, I sit down with her to talk about going full time, how to avoid burnout, and the difference between public perception and private experience. 

She shares tons of amazing tips on how to lean into your own creativity, whatever that may look like. 

Here’s how you can find KayLa and her work:

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/kaymruiz/

Website

https://www.kaylaruizphoto.com/

Kelsey O’Halloran is a professional copywriter helping service-based entrepreneurs (ahem, photographers) turn website visitors into dream clients. Today she’s on the show to teach you how to DIY your way to copy that sounds like yourself, reaches your people, and compels these people to book a session with you.

This is an amazing episode to listen to if you, like most photographers, are a visual person and aren’t really sure how to communicate your unique value and offering in words. Kelsey is super generous with her time and knowledge and no matter where you’re at in your photography journey, the tips that she shares will help you get unstuck, get clear, and feel empowered.

Here’s how you can find Kelsey. Don’t forget to check out her amazingly generous and value-packed FREE course so you can start diving into writing your own website copy.

Website:
Kelsey O'Halloran: Website Copywriter for Entrepreneurs

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kelseyohalloran/

Free course from Kelsey:
10 Questions to Turn Your Website Visitors into Dream Clients

Today on the show, we have Kate Emmons, a natural-light family photographer based in Oahu. 

Kate has become known for her expertise in styled family sessions, and does a wonderful job of finding the balance between taking charge of her art and authentically telling other peoples’ stories. 

In this episode, we talk about her client closet (what a client closet even is?!), her top tips on how to start one, the logistics of having one, how to think about choosing outfits for the location, and how to bring your clients in on your vision. 

She gives us loads of super valuable information on how you can fall more in love with your photography while skyrocketing your client experience, too.

Here’s how you can find Kate.

Insta: @katelarainephotography

Website: http://katelarainephotography.com

Cheryl Kitchener, the founder of the Unscripted Posing App, is a busy mom, wife, Groodle owner, perpetual renovator, and now business owner/app creator. More of a behind-the-scenes kinda gal, it took me a little while to wrangle her into the hot seat. But with a bit of gentle coaxing she hopped on the mic ready to share her tips on posing, prompting, and the awkwardness that led her to start Unscripted in the first place. 

In this episode, we talk about how a simple desire to solve her own posing problem has ended up being the driving force behind encouraging others to get out there and capture real, honest memories for their clients and break down the actual difference between posing and prompting. If you’re trying to create a better shoot experience you know you and your clients will love, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Chelsie Lumen and her partner, Tori Lumen, are a queer and non-binary photo and video team based in New England. They started their business, Lumen Studios, five years ago. Today, they’re multi-award-winning wedding videographers with a knack for making people cry tears of joy every time they watch one of their creations. 

Today I sat down with Chelsie, and we discussed what it means to be an affirming LGBTQIA+ ally, and how this helps you attract queer clients too. We talked about inclusivity, growth, and responsibility, and she shared some stories about how she’s come up against all of this in her own life.

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/thelumenstudios/

Blog - 23 Ways to be an Affirming LGBTQIA+ Ally:

https://thelumenstudios.com/attracting-lgbtq-clients-without-a-model-call/

Blog - Representation without Tokenism:

https://thelumenstudios.com/representation-without-tokenism-a-wedding-vendor-guide/

List of LGBTQIA+ Friendly Wedding Vendors:

https://thelumenstudios.com/lgbtq-friendly-wedding-vendors

Often featured on our feed and in the Unscripted App for Photographers, Marina Williams is a Utah-based portrait photographer making a name for herself on and off social media. During lockdown, she was left without subjects to photograph and locations to shoot them in – forcing her to turn the camera on herself. 

Spontaneous and resourceful by nature, she took a less-than-perfect scenario and used it to drive her creativity in different directions. Using bed sheets as backdrops and the glass from picture frames as light modifiers, she learned about the art of self-portraiture and the importance of slowing down.

Marina’s Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/marinawphoto/

Marina’s website:

https://marinawilliamsphoto.com/

Join Marina’s Patreon community:

https://www.patreon.com/madetomake

Photos by attendees of Marina’s ColorPop portfolio weekend: https://www.instagram.com/shotatcolorpop/

Molly Grunewald is a powerhouse boudoir and wedding photographer, co-founder of Voyage Photography Workshops, and a passionate business educator. 

In this podcast, we discussed self-acceptance and the power of boudoir photography, a topic super close and personal to Molly’s heart. 

In a world that teaches women that their bodies aren’t good enough, the work of boudoir can be really powerful in helping us heal. Molly shares tips on how to help your clients feel more comfortable, talks about boundaries around photoshop, and discusses why being vulnerable is a key part of asking others to be, too.

Links:

Female Empowerment Photoshoot by Molly Grunewald:

https://www.unscriptedposingapp.com/blog/woman-empowerment-and-boudoir-with-molly-grunewald

Voyage Photography Workshops:

https://www.instagram.com/voyageworkshops/

Molly’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mollgrune/

Molly’s Boudoir Photography:

https://www.instagram.com/boudoirbymoll/

This week, we sit down with Anni Graham, an insanely inspiring photographer who shows people the kind of freedom that’s possible in a photography career. Having booked elopements everywhere from Patagonia to New Zealand to Bali to Bend, she has a keen eye for both landscape photography and portraiture, blending the two so seamlessly it’s almost as if the landscape has a personality in and of itself. 

Join us as she takes us on a trip down memory lane to a life-changing weekend spent camping in the mountains and how this led to her rediscovering her ‘why.’ In this episode, we talk about the importance of self-awareness, how introverts can better show up in an extroverted world, and how embracing change can help drive your success. In the hour that we spend together, Anni generously shares stories, lessons, and tangible tips for new photographers to create a nourishing and sustaining business for themselves.

Presets | @annigrahampresets

Enter the code TAKE20 for 20% off Anni’s Iceland Pack in the Unscripted App for Photographers

Anni’s newest presets are a collaboration with Meridian, and they’re called Lumine Presets

Education | @immersed_education

https://annigraham.com/

www.instagram.com/annigraham/

Magi Fisher is an experienced photographer, entrepreneurial business coach, attorney, and creator of two successful businesses: Magdalena Studios and The Artist’s Lawyer. She joins us on the show today, and we’re so glad that she’s here now (more than ever) because since the pandemic ruined all of our lives last year there have been all sorts of new buzz words and legal questions swirling around the creative industry. There’s no fighting it, our lives have been changed forever – and it’s super important that photographers are clear so they can be confident that their work and their business is protected. Did you know that if you’re just starting out, you need a contract now more than ever? More on that in the podcast. Me and my very non-legal creative break learned a lot during this chat with Magi, and I hope you do too! 

Check out her website here: https://magifisher.com/

And her Insta here: https://www.instagram.com/magifisher/

And for an exclusive discount on all of the wonderful legal resources in her shop, use the code unscripted at checkout.

Seven years ago, Emily Magers was just making her start as a photographer and feeling all of the (totally normal) overwhelming feels about how to engage contact with new clients. Now, she’s a six-figure wedding and elopement photographer teaching other photographers how to do it too. In a few short months, she’ll be coming out with a bunch of educational content that centers on the client experience. In this podcast, she lets us in on some questions you need to have in your pre-shoot questionnaires, why contact forms are about more than you think, and why she feels like she’s never “arrived”. 

Check out her website and Instagram here:

www.emilymagers.com

https://www.instagram.com/emily.magers/