Photo Field Notes Podcast: Career Advice for Photographers

I’ve been a big fan of Kristen Kalp’s work for years now—she’s a former photographer and a current writer and business coach. Her ebooks helped me find my own writing voice, her podcast has kept me company as I edit or work out, and her honesty always makes me smile.

So we jumped on Skype to chat about money, boundaries, being true to yourself in business, working with people you really like and all things brave.

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Related Links:

* KristenKalp.com

* Kristen’s Podcast, That’s What She Said

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Amanda and I know each other from our local Rising Tide Society TuesdaysTogether Group. She runs Rough Draft Solutions, where she creates content for small and mid-sized companies. We sat down together (in person!) to share ideas around how photographers can create better content to attract clients.

Amanda and I know each other from our local Rising Tide Society TuesdaysTogether Group. She runs Rough Draft Solutions, where she creates content for small and mid-sized companies. We sat down together (in person!) to share ideas around how photographers can create better content to attract clients.

A Few Topics From This Episode:

* How to come up with content for marketing your small business when you’re feeling stuck

* How to create a content calendar

* How to find your business brand voice

* How to mix personal with business on social media

* How to create an About page that shows who you are

* How to use Instagram to research what you put on your website

* How to repurpose content

* How to post content across different social media platforms

 

Related Links:

* Rough Draft Solutions

* @roughdraftsolutions (Instagram)

* Rough Draft Solutions on Facebook

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This episode is equal parts exciting and terrifying for me to share with you today. I'm getting really personal about my own journey building multiple thriving businesses as a shy, quiet creative business owner.

Maybe you don't identify as shy, quiet or introverted, but here's the thing—this episode is still for you. Almost half of adults (in the U.S., anyway) identify as shy, and I think it's important for everyone to have a better understanding around what it really means to be shy, and where we might be misguided on our perceptions around shyness.

In fact, if you're working with clients (and as a photographer, there's a good chance that you are), there's a good chance that almost half of your clients identify as shy.

This episode is equal parts exciting and terrifying for me to share with you today. I’m getting really personal about my own journey building multiple thriving businesses as a shy, quiet creative business owner.

Maybe you don’t identify as shy, quiet or introverted, but here’s the thing—this episode is still for you. Almost half of adults (in the U.S., anyway) identify as shy, and I think it’s important for everyone to have a better understanding around what it really means to be shy, and where we might be misguided on our perceptions around shyness.

In fact, if you’re working with clients (and as a photographer, there’s a good chance that you are), there’s a good chance that almost half of your clients identify as shy.

As soon as you visit Liz Fogarty's website or Instagram account, you'll notice instantly that Liz cares about her work— that she's something special. Liz has perfectly curated images with a brand to match, and the work she's put in has paid off.

As soon as you visit Liz Fogarty’s website or Instagram account, you’ll notice instantly that Liz cares about her work— that she’s something special. Liz has perfectly curated images with a brand to match, and the work she’s put in has paid off.

A few topics from today’s show:

* Growing your community through Instagram

* Curating Instagram images to create a strong, cohesive brand

* Using Instagram as your mini portfolio

* Understanding your brand voice

* How to get published (where to start, how to cultivate relationships with editors)

* Working with photography assistants

* How to capture wedding day details (and why it matters)

* Educating your couples

Related Links:

* @lizfogarty (Instagram)

* elizabethfogarty.com

Check out some of Liz’s work below.

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When Carrie Swails of Carrie Swails Photography went all in on offbeat weddings, she actually lowered her prices slightly to appeal to her perfect clients. She knew that she had to make up that income somewhere, so she started experimenting with new ways to make money as a photographer.

When Carrie Swails of Carrie Swails Photography went all in on offbeat weddings, she actually lowered her prices slightly to appeal to her perfect clients. She knew that she had to make up that income somewhere, so she started experimenting with new ways to make money as a photographer.

A few topics from today’s show:

* Standing out by appealing to a very specific client type

* New ways to make money as a photographer beyond sessions and weddings

* Affiliate marketing

Related Links:

* Carrie’s Educational Courses for Photographers (Carrie is launching a full course on May 12 about alternative revenue paths in wedding photography—it’s called “How to Make More Money Photographing Weddings”)

* Photography Awesomesauce, Carrie’s education blog for unconventional wedding photographers

* ShootProof (take 25% off any annual plan with the code SWAILS25)

* Pixifi Business Management Software

Check out some of Carrie’s work below.

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Molly, like many of us, woke up one day and realized that the life she had built for herself—working what she had imagined to be her dream job at a boutique hotel—simply wasn’t making her happy. Cue crisis, a search for herself, and after a lot of self discovery and travel, a new life.

Now Molly runs Stratejoy, where she empowers and gives tools to other women to help them find joy in a messy world. I've been through one of Molly's courses myself, and it was so life changing that I knew I had to have her on the podcast.