Photography Business Secrets

In this podcast I discuss why certain photographers may benefit from offering discounted sessions or even free shoots. I talk about how you can offer these two ways in a way that you benefit from it while avoiding working with freeloaders who just want to take advantage. There is absolutely a time for both and in this episode we discuss what type of circumstances would lead to either.

What do I take to every single photoshoot? What are my MUST haves for every shoot? In this episode I break down what lenses I use, what camera body i shoot with, what flash I use, what size umbrella, what camera bag, etc etc etc. These items are NOT sponsored, they are what I take and they have served me well!

In this episode I go over every single camera that I have ever owned, what I used it for, what it taught me, and why I eventually outgrew it and got a new camera. I go over the camera I use now, as well as all the mistakes I made along the way. I also answer the questions new photographers always have about what camera and gear they should invest in when they are first starting their photography business journey.

I’ve heard it a thousand times, “the last photographer I worked with did NOT know how to edit my skin tone and I look totally different!” In this episode I go over what people who have dealt with this have said to me, how you can avoid this, and what you can do to start working with people of all shapes, colors and sizes so that you don’t become THAT photographer.

In this podcast I talk about what it is that I do during my downtown (booking season) to prepare for my busy season. We go over how to create content for social media, how to get your gear prepared for heavy use, what you can do to minimize unhealthy habits when you’re knee-deep in editing, as well as things you can do to reduce the inevitable stress that comes with the fall season.

When I spoke to a well known photographer in my area and she told me to get on the phone with my inquiries instead of texting them, i fought tooth and nail against it. When i finally did it however, I immediately learned first hand why she is able to book consistent $5,000 shoots and up on a regular basis. In this video I am going to discuss why GETTING ON THE PHONE was the best advice given to me, what changed, the huge advantage this puts you in, and what you can do to get over the fear of speaking to strangers.