Photo Field Notes Podcast: Career Advice for Photographers

We're talking about money all month here on the Photo Field Notes Podcast. First, I talked about understanding consumer psychology as a photographer (and how consumers actually perceive value). Then I shared specific ways for you to add value to your photography services so that you can charge more and stand out in your market. Today, I'm sharing an interview with pricing expert, Blair Enns. He's sharing his technique for pricing your business based on the specific value that your client is looking for (and thus the specific values that you bring to the table). He's throwing out the old model of three set packages—and even a la carte pricing—to bring you a whole new way of pricing as a photographer.

This week, I’m diving into 10 ways to add value (and thus charge more) as a photographer (listen to the full episode for more details). Here’s a quick outline of what we’ll cover:

Help them design the session.

* Help them do something with their photos (e.g. printed products).

* Show them a slideshow.

* Share quick tips to prep them for the session ahead of time.

* Use a system to manage contracts and invoices and to manage your workflow so you respond more quickly to emails.

* Get your posing down.

* Get your clients published.

* If you’re a wedding photographer, write out their timeline.

* Buy a styling board.

* Bring an assistant.

Thanks to my contributors this week:

* @amynicolephoto

* @maddiepeschong

* @chaneydayparade

Related Episodes:

* Kristy Ryan on Turning Photography Clients into Raving Fans

Recommended Tools:

* SwiftGalleries.com

* Pixellu Slideshows

* Fundy Slideshows and Album Design

* MusicBed.com (music)

* Curioandoak.co (styling board)

Follow @photofieldnotes for quick tips, episode updates, and to be featured in a future episode. To get future episodes and other goodies, be sure to subscribe in iTunes, follow @photofieldnotes on Instagram, and sign up to get bonus guides, freebies, discounts and goodies below:

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This week, I’m diving into 10 ways to add value (and thus charge more) as a photographer (listen to the full episode for more details). Here’s a quick outline of what we’ll cover:

Help them design the session.

* Help them do something with their photos (e.g. printed products).

* Show them a slideshow.

* Share quick tips to prep them for the session ahead of time.

* Use a system to manage contracts and invoices and to manage your workflow so you respond more quickly to emails.

* Get your posing down.

* Get your clients published.

* If you’re a wedding photographer, write out their timeline.

* Buy a styling board.

* Bring an assistant.

Thanks to my contributors this week:

* @amynicolephoto

* @maddiepeschong

* @chaneydayparade

Related Episodes:

* Kristy Ryan on Turning Photography Clients into Raving Fans

Recommended Tools:

* SwiftGalleries.com

* Pixellu Slideshows

* Fundy Slideshows and Album Design

* MusicBed.com (music)

* Curioandoak.co (styling board)

Follow @photofieldnotes for quick tips, episode updates, and to be featured in a future episode. To get future episodes and other goodies, be sure to subscribe in iTunes, follow @photofieldnotes on Instagram, and sign up to get bonus guides, freebies, discounts and goodies below:

First Name

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This week, I'm diving into 10 ways to add value (and thus charge more) as a photographer (listen to the full episode for more details). Here's a quick outline of what we'll cover: Help them design the session, elp them do something with their photos (e.g. printed products), show them a slideshow, share quick tips to prep them for the session ahead of time, use a system to manage contracts and invoices and to manage your workflow so you respond more quickly to emails, get your posing down, get your clients published, if you're a wedding photographer, write out their timeline, buy a styling board, bring an assistant.

I’m officially dedicating the month of September to all things money—this week we’re going to talk about the psychology of how consumers perceive quality, next week I’ll share specific ideas for creating more value for your clients as a photographer, and then we’ll get into specifics about pricing your services based on value (with some great tips from a pricing expert—I can’t wait to share it).

This week, I’m sharing some basic concepts related to consumer behavior. You may think that you’re judging a product based on the general quality of the product itself (intrinsic cues), when in fact, a huge part of your judgement comes from other factors that make us feel a certain way about the product (extrinsic cues). I’ll share some specific examples, both photography related and stories about other products, to illustrate how consumers are actually judging the quality of your work (this might surprise you).

Related Freebie:

* Get the prompt I use to get natural laughter from clients

Follow @photofieldnotes for quick tips, episode updates, and to be featured in a future episode. To get future episodes and other goodies, be sure to subscribe in iTunes, follow @photofieldnotes on Instagram, and sign up to get bonus guides, freebies, discounts and goodies below:

First Name

Email Address

I’m officially dedicating the month of September to all things money—this week we’re going to talk about the psychology of how consumers perceive quality, next week I’ll share specific ideas for creating more value for your clients as a photographer, and then we’ll get into specifics about pricing your services based on value (with some great tips from a pricing expert—I can’t wait to share it).

This week, I’m sharing some basic concepts related to consumer behavior. You may think that you’re judging a product based on the general quality of the product itself (intrinsic cues), when in fact, a huge part of your judgement comes from other factors that make us feel a certain way about the product (extrinsic cues). I’ll share some specific examples, both photography related and stories about other products, to illustrate how consumers are actually judging the quality of your work (this might surprise you).

Related Freebie:

* Get the prompt I use to get natural laughter from clients

Follow @photofieldnotes for quick tips, episode updates, and to be featured in a future episode. To get future episodes and other goodies, be sure to subscribe in iTunes, follow @photofieldnotes on Instagram, and sign up to get bonus guides, freebies, discounts and goodies below:

First Name

Email Address

I'm officially dedicating the month of September to all things money—this week we're going to talk about the psychology of how consumers perceive quality, next week I'll share specific ideas for creating more value for your clients as a photographer, and then we'll get into specifics about pricing your services based on value (with some great tips from a pricing expert—I can't wait to share it). This week, I'm sharing some basic concepts related to consumer behavior. You may think that you're judging a product based on the general quality of the product itself (intrinsic cues), when in fact, a huge part of your judgement comes from other factors that make us feel a certain way about the product (extrinsic cues). I'll share some specific examples, both photography related and stories about other products, to illustrate how consumers are actually judging the quality of your work (this might surprise you).

I was talking to my friend Jess from Bella Tu Photography about my Lightroom woes—ever since I updated Lightroom, my editing life has been a nightmare. She sent me a blog post from Petapixel that confirmed that I wasn’t the only one feeling this way, and then I saw another post about Adobe’s next release that won’t support older OSes (good to know for those of you who haven’t updated in a while).

Fear not. Today on the podcast, Dawn Richardson is walking through some of the key points that will help you conquer technology in your photography business, including:

* Creating a backup system for your files

* Why you shouldn’t delete individual photos directly in your camera.

* Buying a computer that can handle your editing needs (Lightroom and Photoshop)

Find Dawn on Instagram @dawnelizabethstudios, and be sure to check out her photography website to sign up for her newsletter and to learn more about her mentoring.

Follow @photofieldnotes for quick tips, episode updates, and to be featured in a future episode. To get future episodes and other goodies, be sure to subscribe in iTunes, follow @photofieldnotes on Instagram, and sign up to get bonus guides, freebies, discounts and goodies below:

First Name

Email Address

I was talking to my friend Jess from Bella Tu Photography about my Lightroom woes—ever since I updated Lightroom, my editing life has been a nightmare. She sent me a blog post from Petapixel that confirmed that I wasn’t the only one feeling this way, and then I saw another post about Adobe’s next release that won’t support older OSes (good to know for those of you who haven’t updated in a while).

Fear not. Today on the podcast, Dawn Richardson is walking through some of the key points that will help you conquer technology in your photography business, including:

* Creating a backup system for your files

* Why you shouldn’t delete individual photos directly in your camera.

* Buying a computer that can handle your editing needs (Lightroom and Photoshop)

Find Dawn on Instagram @dawnelizabethstudios, and be sure to check out her photography website to sign up for her newsletter and to learn more about her mentoring.

Follow @photofieldnotes for quick tips, episode updates, and to be featured in a future episode. To get future episodes and other goodies, be sure to subscribe in iTunes, follow @photofieldnotes on Instagram, and sign up to get bonus guides, freebies, discounts and goodies below:

First Name

Email Address

I was talking to my friend Jess from Bella Tu Photography about my Lightroom woes—ever since I updated Lightroom, my editing life has been a nightmare. She sent me a blog post from Petapixel that confirmed that I wasn't the only one feeling this way, and then I saw another post about Adobe's next release that won't support older OSes (good to know for those of you who haven't updated in a while). Fear not. Today on the podcast, Dawn Richardson is walking through some of the key points that will help you conquer technology in your photography business, including: creating a backup system for your files, why you shouldn't delete individual photos directly in your camera, and buying a computer that can handle your editing needs (Lightroom and Photoshop).