The Audacious Babe Podcast - For Female Photographers

In today's new episode of the AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST I've had the absolute honour of interviewing the wonderful Lucy Legal and we are chatting about all things legal for photographers.

I've met Lucy online on Instagram as her business persona Lucy Legal is super approachable and it is all in PINK! And y'all know how much I love pink haha.

She makes legal stuff appear super easy and non-daunting. And the same on this interview. Lucy shares a plethora of topics with us, it is truly an episode full of juicy tips and makes legal appear so much less like this unsurmountable mountain filled with legal jargon.

Nope, quite the opposite really. The way she talks us through contracts, website policies and general things to watch out for makes it all seem logical and just simply makes sense.

She even shares a super helpful checklist with us that you can download that in the show notes to the episode (see link below). Amazing! 

Listen to the full episode to learn about all the different scenarios and areas you should watch out for in your contracts, what you should include, how you should phrase things and also what you should be having on your website. Further how to protect yourself AND how you can go about enforcing your rights. This is truly an episode filled with so much knowledge, I'm so delighted to be sharing this with you all. 

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Episode 45: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-45-interview-with-lucy-legal-all-things-legal-for-photographers

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In today's new episode of the AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST I've had the absolute honour of interviewing the amazing Jo Robertson from Lillian Craze Birth Photography. And guess what?! We are talking all about Birth Photography. 

I've met Jo online and stumbled upon her breathtaking and powerful birth photography work and immediately messaged her and asked her to be on the show. Which luckily for me and all of you listening, she kindly agreed. It was such a pleasure chatting with her about her photography journey and how she got into the birth photography genre. 

We touched upon the passion that you need to sustain this business as with any not yet mass market photography genre, the success lies in the long game and in building powerful and genuine connections and relationships with your clients. 

Jo also kindly lets us peek into her processes and how she goes from first enquiry all the way to capturing the actual birth. Truly fascinating to hear this kind of detail and behind the scenes. 

Every business has its ups and downs, but Jo's wonderful motto is inspired by Disney's Dory (original character from the Finding Nemo movie): "Just keep swimming!"

Listen to the full episode to find out more details about Jo's full reveal of her work routine as well as her reasons for delivering images solely in black and white. 

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Episode 44: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-44-interview-with-jo-robertson-all-about-birth-photography

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In today's episode of the AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST I'm chatting all about overwhelm and sharing 10 tips on how to deal with overwhelm. 

What is overwhelm really? 

Stress and overwhelm are very much deeply interlinked, some would even say they are one and the same. But I don't think they are. I strong agree to disagree on that one. 

My definition of overwhelm is rooted in long-term stress and overwhelm is an effect of that. Stress can sometimes be a positive thing - we have adrenaline pumping through our veins and everything is go go go, maybe a bit hectic but it is still ok to handle. However, as soon as that phase becomes longer and the endurance of that stress becomes unbearable, that is when stress becomes negative and turns into overwhelm. 

You are very much frozen in that state. You have all these things on your to-do list, all these goals and things you need to get done, but then... you can't do it. Your anxiety levels are too high and it feels like quicksand. It cripples you - metaphorically speaking. 

That is overwhelm. 

But, you are not alone my lovely. We all have been there one time or another. I certainly have. 

in this episode, I'm sharing my own experiences with long term stress and overwhelm and how I've managed this year to really become aware of it all. As it turns out, I can't handle stress as well as I used to and so overwhelm is a big topic for me. I’m no longer good with coping with it. Maybe that is an age thing, but I think it is more to do with the duration of how long this stress has been endured. Or a combination of the two, who knows. 

Listen to the full episode to hear my history of stress and how I deal with overwhelm nowadays as well as hear all about the 10 tips on how to deal with overwhelm. Hopefully these might help you the next time you feel stressed out and have these overwhelming feelings. 

Do you have any other tips that weren't mentioned on the episode on how you are dealing with overwhelm and stress?

Let us know below. I'd love to hear your thoughts. 

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Episode 43: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-43-how-to-deal-with-overwhelm

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In today's new episode of the AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST I've had the absolute pleasure of interviewing these two audacious ladies, Britt Hyatt + Kelsey Christine from Launch Your Daydream and we are chatting all about HOW TO BOOK MORE CLIENTS.

Whoohoo! Who doesn't want to fill up their diaries, am I right? 

This interview is full of wonderful strategies and tips on how to book more clients - more specifically on how to increase your enquiries coming in. Britt & Kelsey have collated real-life data from all of their passed photography clients and have identified the four biggest enquiry sources that are driving bookings for photographers. 

We talk through all of these and much more. We cover so many little aspects amongst the big 4 sources but actually, we also cover tons of other strategies on top of that. 

I can tell you, this is the longest episode so far, but also one with the most dense content I've ever had the pleasure of producing. This is great stuff!

But please, do not get overwhelmed when listening to the episode, rather take it as inspiration and take one of two strategies onboard and see how it goes. One step at a time. 

Listen to the full episode to find out what the biggest four sources for enquiries and and listen to the wealth of information, tips and strategies Britt & Kelsey share with us on how to book more clients. 

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Episode 42: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-42-interview-with-britt-kelsey-how-to-book-more-clients

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Today's super short & sweet episode of the AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST I'm chatting about the Beginner's Mindset and how I find this to be the secret sauce for your life and business. 

The Beginner's Mindset is a mindset which keeps us open to new possibilities, new adventures and looking at the world in a wondrous kind of way instead of being in a rut of the same old comfort zone we love to linger in. 

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki

Once you have come to learn everything there is from a certain topic or skill, you are no longer looking at it with a fresh mind. When we first started in photography we most likely had this feeling of "Oh wow - how did create that shot?" and we went on the adventurous ride of finding this out ourselves by experimenting and just absorbing all the information. 

But over time, the more we become the expert, the less we get out of our comfort zones and try new things. So on the podcast I want to remind you of this feeling and of finding new hobbies or trying new things out in your photography. This will put you back into the Beginner's Mindset that will help you to keep things fresh and rejuvenate old passions in your life and your business. 

Give it a try! 

Listen to the full episode to hear more about the Beginner's Mindset, the reasons why this such a wonderful mindset to have and also learn about the different ways how to adopt one. 

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Episode 41: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-41-beginners-mindset-the-secret-sauce-for-your-life-business

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On today's THE AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST episode I've had the absolute pleasure to be chatting with the wonderful Annik Petrou from Speaker Express and we are talking all about how you should be using Public Speaking to grow your business. 

We touch upon Annik's personal journey and fears she used to have all surrounding Public Speaking and how she overcame them by starting her own Public Speaking training business - Speaker Express back in 2011. 

Annik and I met a few months ago when I have looked into Public Speaking for my our development and have found Speaker Express. After watching some of their wonderful content online, I then decided to go to one of their monthly Club Nights in London. That's where Annik and I met and have met up multiple times ever since. 

Public Speaking can be such a wonderful tool and skill to have in your arsenal as it not only help you to grow your business and increase your exposure but it also helps you on a personal development level as well because it will boost your confidence levels regardless of where you are currently at on your own journey in life. 

"If you don't have the confidence [yet], you need courage. [...] This is what helps build your confidence - the ability to push yourself out of your comfort zone..."

I'm such a fan of Speaker Express and their Speaker Method - which in a nutshell is a 6-step method that will have you to grow your business with speaking. 

"As the business grows the more visibility you have (online or offline) [...] with public speaking you are faster to build that trust and connection with your audience."

Listen to the full episode to learn  all about this 6-step Speaker Method and all of Annik's wonderful and highly valuable tips for photographers to utilise public speaking in their business. 

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Episode 40: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-40-interview-with-annik-petrou-using-public-speaking-to-grow-your-business

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Today’s short episode of the AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST I’ve recorded LIVE FROM ARMENIA and I talk about my learnings from mentoring Startups at the Seaside Startup Summit 2019 that I’ve been invited to attend as a mentor. It was a lot of fun to be involved in this summit and I’ve met a lot of young people from all over the world creating startups across all industries, mainly tech related. Truly inspiring and impressive. So wonderful to see all these ambitious and talented young adults trying to create businesses on a global level. 

First I explain the structure of the entire summit and how the different startup tracks work but then dive into my learnings that got me thinking as I’ve found a lot of parallels to the creative worlds, especially to the photography business world. 

What I’ve found is that ALL startups and ALL photography business owners have in common… we LOVE what we do. We love our products and services, may it be our creative talent or the app or platform these startups have coded. We just love what we do. We hone it, we craft it, we spend all our time on developing it… BUT what we forget more often than not is the business side of things. 

Listen to the full episode to hear more about my experience in Armenia at the Seaside Startup Summit and more details about my learnings from mentoring startups. 

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Episode 39: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-live-from-armenia-my-learnings-from-mentoring-startups

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On today's THE AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST episode I've had the absolute pleasure to be chatting with the wonderful Antonia Mamzenko, who is an award-winning family photographer based in London, and we are talking all about pricing.

More specifically, how to price your photography packages effectively and fearlessly. 

We go over why we have so much fear and emotions attached to our pricing and why this actually stops us from ever reaching our full potentials. When we take away the fears and the emotions from the equation, we literally should be doing the math and figure our 'per session price'.

"Once you do the math [...] there is no argument there. That's what I need to charge. Otherwise, what's the point? Otherwise, I'm actually paying my clients to have a session with me!"

So true! When you do the math, there is no room left for doubts and negative self-talk. You have the facts black on white.

To run sustainable and profitable businesses you need to become more business savvy and eliminate those limiting beliefs and emotions. Just look at the facts. It does help to distinguish your prices and figure out your pricing strategy. 

We also talk about the different pricing models - all-inclusive fee or having a session fee with selling prints and albums afterwards. Antonina shares her thoughts and the wealth of experiences she has with both models. 

She also shares her wonderful journey into photography and how her health forced her to make some serious evaluation for her life and her business. Starting from scratch and pushing the reset button. Super scary but for Antonina it has been a blessing in disguise. 

Have a listen of this wonderful, super giggle-ly but powerful interview with Antonina. It shows how passionate we both are to create an impact and want you all to success by running healthy and sustainable businesses.

Listen to the full episode to learn all about the pricing strategies that have worked best for her over the past 10 years of running her photography business and how liberating the process of taking pen to paper (or your mouse cursor to your spreadsheet) and factually analyse your pricing. 

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Episode 38: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-38-interview-with-antonina-mamzenko-all-about-pricing

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In today's short episode on the AUDACIOUS BABE PODCAST I talk about storytelling and how we can use that in our business.

"Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories.[...] Communicating by using storytelling techniques can be a more compelling and effective route of delivering information than that of using only dry facts." - Wikipedia

For us photographers there are two different types of storytelling:

1. The storytelling in or with our images.
2. The storytelling inside our business to be used to connect with our audience i.e. in our marketing & communication 

I start the subject with the first type - the storytelling with or inside our photographs. I have found this wonderful article by Sebastian Jacobitz - a streetphotographer from Berlin, who quite expertly describes the complexity of storytelling in our imagery. 

He highlights the emotions that storytelling in photography can trigger but also the imagination in people's minds. There isn't one universal truth. A picture can mean be interpreted in many ways. But it is through composition that we can guide the viewer or stir them towards something. It is also through composition that we can give the story in our images a clearer start, middle and end points like you would have in traditional storytelling i.e. inside books or movies. 

Then I explore the second type of storytelling and that is how we can use storytelling in our business. Why it is so important to use and for what. 

As the wonderful Nicolina Huizinga I’ve had the pleasure of meeting at a Women In Business event says:

"Sharing a story to make a connection with your audience is powerful, but connecting your story to the inner narrative of your audience will make an impact!"

But before you even consider what stories to tell, you need to be clear on why you want to tell the story in the first place - use Sarah Archer's SPEAK framework.

Listen to the full episode to hear about how you can create a powerful impact and connection with your audience, how to connect your stories to the inner narrative of your audience and how to use the SPEAK framework to align your story with your message. 

Resources mentioned:

• Wikipedia Definition of Storytelling
• Street Bounty - Article about Storytelling in Photography
• Nicolina Huisinga's Video about Storytelling
• Sarah Archer's Speaking Club Podcast

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Episode 37: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-37-how-to-use-storytelling-in-your-business

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On today's podcast episode I'm chatting with the lovely and audacious ladies, Laura & Sarah Wood from Phlock Live - the first all-female photography conference in the UK. It is going to take place in March 2020 in Manchester. It is a 3-day conference.

It's been such a pleasure to have these two wonderful, beautiful people on my show. They share their wonderful journey so far since launching the idea and the brand and how the response in the industry has been truly and overwhelmingly positive.

As much as the line-up of speakers is super diverse so are the topics and the unique way of how each attendee can put together their own schedule to have a wonderful customised experience.

The speakers range from senior industry experts to newbie photography speakers and the topics range from all different industry genres of photography and business talks and session as well as mindfulness and other well-being classes with social evening events as well. It will be a plethora of wonderful things to come.

We also chat all things industry perception regarding females in the photography industry and why it is so important to bring us all together. Phlock Live will be our voice!

It will be an absolute epic event and so much learning and growing as a community will be happening. <3

Listen to the full episode to find out all the exciting bits and pieces of how Phlock Live came about, what Laura & Sarah's vision is and equally how self doubt and imposter syndrome can sometimes get you wondering.... Can we do this?! YES they CAN...and they WILL!

PS: I am personally also super excited for this conference as I am now also officially announcing that I will be a speaker too!! Little ol' me!! More to be revealed in due time... Eeeek!

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Episode 36: https://theaudaciousbabe.com/podcast-episode-36-interview-with-laura-sarah-wood-about-phlock-live-2020

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