Build and Bloom Photography Podcast With Jessica Whitaker

Hey Photographer! In this episode, I (@JessicaWhitaker) have the iconic Dawn Charles (@Dawn.Charles) on the show to discuss her iconic editing style, branding, and client experience tips.

Follow Dawn:

https://www.instagram.com/Dawn.Charles/

https://www.instagram.com/dcpresets/

https://www.instagram.com/risephotoacademy_/

Free Client Workflow Roadmap: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/603d7bfb824b5f37289cb9cd

Dawn Charles is a multi-passionate entrepreneur dedicated to sharing her expertise and creativity across multiple ventures. After a decade of shooting weddings full-time, she shifted her focus to helping other creatives grow their skills and build successful businesses as the founder of Dawn Charles Education, DC Presets, and Rise Photo Academy. In addition to her work in education, Dawn also manages an Airbnb and runs a photography rental studio in Oregon. Outside her entrepreneurial pursuits, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband, Tommy, and their three daughters.

Karen (@BlackVisualQueen) is an AMAZING leader in the photography space. She has hired photographers for clients like Wired, Masterclass, Square, and AARP. She is the decision-maker sitting in fancy rooms with top people debating which photographer to hire and why and has had a hand in visual stories for dozens of iconic brands. She is also a photography thought leader on LinkedIn, sharing industry knowledge. She is also the author of The Photo Hustle: Land Your First Client and Build a Thriving Career in Commercial Photography, to be published in 2025.

Find Karen:

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

Website: https://www.blackvisualqueen.com/

WHAT’S NEXT:

This podcast has been made possible by:

https://www.jessicawhitaker.co/virtual-assistant

Email marketing episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SZVBZHRfjMb

Pinterest episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/QNlHvIRfjMb

Social media strategy & planning: https://www.instagram.com/juliabroome/

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https://www.jessicawhitaker.co/brand

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Photography grant fund: https://aftershoot.com/create-together-fund/ Applications are open until August 23rd.

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In this Build and Bloom photography podcast episode, you will learn from @HelanaMichelle about the Twitch streaming platform and how to use it in your photography business!

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In this Build and Bloom photography podcast episode, join me (@JessicaWhitaker) and photography email marketing expert Kendra Swalls (@GirlMeansBusiness) as she shares WHY you need an email list, exactly HOW to get started, and tips for GROWING an email list so you can BOOK more clients.

Find Kendra:

Email Membership: www.girlmeansbusiness.com/insider

Instagram @girlmeansbusiness

Girl Means Business Website

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In this Build and Bloom photography podcast episode, join me (@JessicaWhitaker) for virtual coffee with four amazing photographers in episode 4 of the new podcast series! Every month, different photographers will join me on the podcast to discuss hot topics.

Photographers:

Mecca:

@meccaclarkephoto

Cecelia:

@ceceliapaigephotography

Dom:

@domdoesmedia

Helena:

@helanamichelle

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In this Build and Bloom photography podcast episode, join me (@JessicaWhitaker) and Eden Strader (@EdenStrader) as she teaches us how to get started with Pinterest for our photography business.

Pinterest Masterclass use code JESSICA for a discount: https://eden-strader-photography.mykajabi.com/a/2147858570/VYKs3wob

Follow Eden: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/edenstrader/⁠⁠⁠

Eden's website for freebies: ⁠⁠⁠https://edenstrader.com/⁠⁠

Eden’s podcast “That’s My Personal Business”

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In this Build and Bloom photography podcast episode, join me (@JessicaWhitaker) and Kelsey of Honeybee Weddings (@HoneybeeWeddingsMt) as she encourages us to step into our role as CEOs in our business and lives in a healthy, balanced way.

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