Episode #73 F-The Algorithm 

"F"- The dang algorithm, right

Just when you think you may have figured it out it turns around and laughs in your face. So “F” It!

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

This week we had some great success and some equally great failures. So we are breaking down the stats and engagement and trying to make sense of why the algorithm loves us one day and the next flips us the bird. 

We may even do our best attempt at recreating some of our favorite content we love to bing on Insta. Here come the dad jokes!! I mean what did you expect, we always end up shooting the shit!

Resources/Links Mentioned this episode:

- Your Rachael Ann instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/rachael_ann_adkins_1122/

- Social Content Calendar: https://growwithrachandneal.thrivecart.com/2025-content-calendar-bundle/

GROW COURSES :Want to learn more about Headshot photography from Rach and Neal?

Check out their first  online course created for real estate photographers looking to make extra income and attract new clients by mastering the art of headshot photography: https://growwithrachandneal.thrivecart.com/grow-your-business-with-headshots/

Episode #72 PMRE 2024

Missed out on PMRE or Maybe  you are having withdrawals? 

Great news, we have some awesome interviews filmed live from PMRE Las Vegas to share with you. Its gonna be fun. 

Interested in the HDPH App? Shooting The Shit listeners can get the

App for 1,000 credits when they signup for a configuration call

and tell them Shooting the Shit sent you. That's a 33% discount

off the usual 1,500 credit price tag!

APPsolutely fabulous deal! :-)

Want to learn more about Headshot photography from Rach and Neal?

Check out their first  online course created for real estate photographers looking to make extra income and attract new clients by mastering the art of headshot photography: https://growwithrachandneal.thrivecart.com/grow-your-business-with-headshots/

Enjoy!

Episode #71  Get more clients with testimonials 

Its time to grow! Let's shoot the shit about testimonials and a little thing we call social proof! In this episode we’ll chat about what testimonials are, why you should get them ASAP and what you should do to best leverage them once you have them.

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

Interested in the HDPH App? Shooting The Shit listeners can get the

App for 1,000 credits when they signup for a configuration call

and tell them Shooting the Shit sent you. That's a 33% discount

off the usual 1,500 credit price tag!
APPsolutely fabulous deal! :-)

Want to learn more about Headshot photography from Rach and Neal?

Check out their first  online course created for real estate photographers looking to make extra income and attract new clients by mastering the art of headshot photography: https://www.growwithrachandneal.com/

Episode #70 Milking a conference for all its worth

Conferences can be a whirlwind of information. It's important to be prepared to get the most out of the event to bring back and apply to your business.

In this episode we have tips ranging from AI tools to old school, tried and true, tips to make the most out of this large investment you are making coming to PMRE 2024 or any other conference for that matter.

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

Link to PLAUD.AI

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Want to learn more about Headshot photography from Rach and Neal?

Check out their first  online course created for real estate photographers looking to make extra income and attract new clients by mastering the art of headshot photography: https://growwithrachandneal.thrivecart.com/grow-your-business-with-headshots/

Episode #69

What to do during slow season

The Slow season is almost here! Its time to get focused on what you can accomplish with the extra time you will have with shorter days and typically a bit slower real estate market.
Rach and Neal are chatting about what they are focusing on to get through the slow season as well as what they are working on to continue to grow and prosper and evolve. The goals and aspirations are ever changing so its always a great discussion.

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

Want to learn more about Headshot photography from Rach and Neal?

Check out their first  online course created for real estate photographers looking to make extra income and attract new clients by mastering the art of headshot photography: https://growwithrachandneal.thrivecart.com/grow-your-business-with-headshots/

Episode #68 Preferred Gear for Headshots

We've been asked for more details about the gear we use for headshots and portrait photography. So stand back, its coming in hot!

This is a deep dive into all the Gear both Rachael and Neal use for Headshots. From lights, stands, lenses, modifiers to backgrounds and more, Its all in this episode. 

You can find a full list of our gear in our you tube version of this episode  here:https://youtu.be/Uh_CtcVFXfY
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 For Cameras and Lenses you can save some money buying used: Neal has years of experience buying from KEH and highly recommends them.KEH.com. We are not affiliated with KEH but they are a trusted company in business over 45 years.  You can shop used Camera Gear and or sell your current gear.. KEH does a great job rating the condition of gear and even includes a warranty on many of their products.

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

Want to learn more about Headshot photography from Rach and Neal?

 Check out their online courses for real estate photographers looking to make extra income and attract new clients by mastering the art of headshot photography: https://growwithrachandneal.thrivecart.com/grow-your-business-with-headshots/

Episode #67

Luxury Video Mosaic Studio

The Dream Team from Mosaic Studio are our guests today! Tony returned with his partner in crime to do a deep dive on all things luxury video.

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

The secret sauce for lining up your day to night transitions, the video gear they use, techniques and pricing are just a few things we are chatting about this week. There is so much to cover that we may even follow up with a round two on this topic in the future. Get out your note pad because there is so much great information in this episode!

You can check out Alex and Tony's Work on Instagram or the web at mosaicstudio.us

Episode 66- 0 to 60 in 2.6 with Tony Dunham, Not what you think he is!

Tony Dunham has done so much in such a short time, it's amazing. It just shows you that drive, motivation, and working on something you truly enjoy can eliminate all barriers. 

This week we spoke with Tony all about how he went from a ho-hum corporate job to a thriving real estate business in under a year. We're also chatting about how he joined forces with Alex, an exceptional videographer and how that has helped them separate themselves from the pack.  Now Tony tells all his future clients that they are “not what you think they are,” and that motto has made all the difference!

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub. Use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

Episode # 65 Goals and Nightmares

Goals for our business and dreams for our future lives spontaneously lead into tales of Night Terrors with magical cats and murderous phantoms. This organically flows into discussions of aspirations for Voiceover acting and Real estate investing. Yep it's fairly diverse to say the least. Hahaha!! This one is a doozie that you won't want to miss!!

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!

We are so excited to invite you to join our new course GROW your Real Estate Business with Headshots.  This is currently our beta pre release phase, so we are offering a discount in exchange for your feedback and a video testimony we will use to help promote and grow our course :-) . Below you will find the promo code for 50% off as well as the link to the course sign up page. 

Promo Code VIPHEADSHOTS

Link to Sign up: https://growwithrachandneal.com/ltofbleadform-778

-Rach and Neal

Procrastination is like Maturation? I had not heard that one before, so a special thanks to Rachael for always keeping me on my toes hahaha! There are so many things that can be done to get your time back in life and in your real estate photos biz. Lets figure out how to  gain focus on our business so that we can thrive. We're talking all about it in today's episode!

This week’s episode of Shooting the Shit is brought to you by HDPhotoHub, the platform real estate photographer's trust.: Get 50 free credits when you sign up for HD Photo Hub use promo code STS. Don't forget the HDPH Marketing kit includes a slideshow video offering. It's the first step towards offering full blown video services and takes no extra work on your part!