This week on the podcast we have the wonderful Kristin Garcia of Kristin La Voie Photography – Kristin is an award winning wedding and portrait photographer based out of Texas.

You’ll have seen her work in Martha Stewart, Brides and loads of other places, and chances are you already follow her on IG…

Well today she’s going to be sharing with us how, in a world of homogeneity you can develop your own creative ideas that stand out from the crowd, as well as how to nail down your workflow to be as time efficient as possible!

She even lets us in on some her awesome secret tips for getting anyone to look like models, even if they have zero experience in front of the camera!

Don’t forget to share your thanks with Kristin over on the Facebook or Instagram posts too!

What a wonderful opportunity to hear from the amazing Julie Paisley!

Julie, the founder of Hybrid Co, and an absolutely wonderful wedding photographer who travels the world for her discerning clients!

We’ve packed so much into this episode, so it’s a unique chance to hear from a photographer who really knows how to stop the hustle and find a life you love that your business supports.

Julie shares with us when NOT to put your price up, how to climb the ladder the right way, and how to put your health and family first in the face of your demanding business.

She also shares amazing reflections and regrets on her inspirational 12-year career.

Welcome to 2021! And what a wonderful way to kick off with non-other than the inspirational D’Arcy Benincosa!

D’Arcy is an amazing destination wedding and editorial photographer, and host of the amazing Play It Brave podcast.

There’s so much to learn from D’Arcy - she took her small start-up photography business, with one camera and one lens from $16,000 to $120,000 in revenue in just 11 months.

But she also shares with us expert business building tips, how to build trust and create a story.

She brings all of this from a fresh and exciting perspective, so sit back, relax and take it in!

In this episode we’re joined by the wonderful Jen Huang!

If you know Jen’s work, you know how beautiful and inspirational it is, so you won’t be surprised to hear her client list ranges from actors to world leaders!

Even Martha Stewart weddings name her the ‘photographer’s photographer’ – and I’m sure you can imagine how high a photographers standards are when they’re getting married!

Jen is sharing so much with us in this episode – from how you find strength in being an introvert in the photography industry all the way through to how you practically up your social media consistency game.

She also shares how you can resist the urge to discount and how to stand your ground on price, amongst loads of other stuff especially relevant this world-changing, unprecedented year!

This week on the podcast, we have our very own Matt Ethan!

Matt is a bit of a Google genius and has used SEO for the last 8 years to generate up to 50 high-budget inquiries a month with minimal effort or cost. I pretty much just wait for my ideal client to come to me!

(No more hustle, endless social media posting, and frantic networking – can I get an amen?!)

In this episode, he will share some super easy tips that even the most computer illiterate can implement into their workflow,

…and open the doors to the new Love Light FREE SEO AUDIT.

If you would like Matt to run a personalised diagnostic on your website to see what is working well and what simple changes you can make to start ranking well and attract more of your ideal client visit https://sarahjaneethan.co.uk/lovelight

This week on that we have the lovely Michelle Santiago with us!

Michelle skyrocketed to her own level of success after she took her business from learning how to use a camera to full-time in the space of a year.

I loved Michelle's thoughts on more effective productivity with a busyness that success brings - I think you’ll get some really good insight too!

We also talk attracting ideal clients from marketing and branding right to simply saying no to enquiries that aren’t ideal.

Michelle also shares her structure for automating her business to reduce the impact it has on her family time, tips in there that I’m sure you’ll love!

It’s so wonderful to have the lovely Melissa Jill with us on this episode of the Love Light Podcast!

After 16 years as a world-class wedding photographer, Melissa is the (thankfully!) slow process of retiring from full-time wedding work to focus on family more – and much to all our benefit, helping photographers with their businesses.

In fact, Melissa’s speciality is up-levelling your business income with albums sales – so if that’s something you’d like to learn, definitely listen in to this episode!

Not only that, but Melissa shares so much about pivoting business in times of crisis, spotting the warning signs that you need to make changes to your business, and how faith got her through dark times.

This episode is full of amazing insight, you’re going to love it!

In this episode, we’re talking with the lovely Katie Lamb! An incredible photographer from Kansas City (but homebird for Dallas!) she has a huge following for her gorgeous family photography.

If you’ve ever been frustrated at nailing down that editing style, Katie is your girl, and she shares some wonderful insights with us about how you can refine your own shooting and editing styles.

She also has some amazing insights on working and partnering with brands on your Instagram accounts - invaluable information if you’re building your social media status!

We even talk woodworking (take back the tools girls!), diversifying your income and how to make space for creative projects.

Sophie is an award-winning and internationally published film photographer living in NYC.

Featured everywhere from Wedding Sparrow to Over The Moon, you can’t miss how unique and full of style Sophie’s imagery is.

Building off her experience as a fashion photographer for New York Fashion Week, Sophie has carved out a beautiful, unique wedding photography style that photographers around the world envy.

In this interview, we talk about creative outlets, how to break into the commercial/editorial world and some super branding and marketing thoughts!

Rebecca Yale is an amazing, internationally acclaimed destination wedding photographer based in L. A. (with her adorable rescue dog Margo!).

She has been named one of the top wedding photographers in the world by Harper’s Bazaar, BRIDES and Destination Weddings Magazine (and been featured everywhere!).

As if all that wasn’t enough, Rebecca does beautiful work photographing for human and animal rights organizations in her offseason, and regularly works in Rwanda and Mexico.

I asked Rebecca how it feels to have ‘made it’, and she has some wonderful insights and wisdom for us, no matter what level we’re at! She also has brilliant thoughts on how comparison can be toxic and how self-validation is so important.