The Pet Photographers Club Podcast Archives

Having organised and judged these awards for a couple of years now, we’ve decided to sit down and make notes on the most common areas that we see entrants stumble - and compile a list of tips and advice to help you succeed!

Tune into our latest video to hear our nine best tips on how to win photography competitions - in particular, the Pet Photographer’s Club International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards.

This is a video episode, so if you missed the live chat in the FB Mastermind Group, you can head to the Member Zone to watch the replay. We’ve also included tip #1, which is all about the judging criteria, on iTunes and Stitcher.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

The Pet Photographer of the Year Awards
Watch the Full Video

On the heels of a dinner party in which the Australian wildfires and their catastrophic impact on wildlife was discussed amongst animal-loving friends, our guest today was inspired to create a fundraising initiative that saw pet photographers all around the globe joining forces and raising over $20,000. Listen in as we chat to Karen Black of Indigo Pet Photography all about her Paws for Oz initiative.

TOP THREE TODAY:

- Collaborating with other photographers to create change together
- Generating publicity
- How to raise funds for charity, but still be profitable for your business

EXTENDED EPISODE:

Karen Black dives deep into: Selling Prints after Minisessions and Generating Publicity for the Movement
(Full extended episode is now available to listen/download in your Member Zone)

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Indigo Pet Photography
Paws for Oz
Karen’s Facebook
Karen’s Instagram

So we’re very excited to introduce a NEW type of episode for Season Six of the Pet Photographers Club - the EXPERT REVIEW. And what better way to launch this than with formidable photography business coach, Mark Rossetto?

Mark Rossetto is an award winning Master Photographer, an international keynote speaker and a qualified Photography Business Coach. He is highly regarded and has coached hundreds of photographers from beginners to seasoned professionals all over the world including Australia, USA, UK, Europe and NZ.

In today’s Expert Review, Mark dived into the price list of club member, Rebecca Kostka from Shy Wolf Photography. We’ve picked out an awesome audio clip from this episode to share on the podcast, but this is a video episode so really we recommend that your watch the full Expert Review in the Member Zone. Mark is truly an expert, so you won’t want to miss this one!

(p.s. Calling all members - are you keen to have an aspect of your business reviewed by an expert? You can apply in the Member Zone, or nominate a guest on our website).

WATCH THE VIDEO

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Mark Rossetto Website
Photography Business Coach | Free Facebook Community
Need help with your Price List? Check our Mark’s online Coaching Courses

Welcome back to Season Six of The Pet Photographers Club!

Beautifully timed with the end of Pride Month, we’re starting this season learning all about the Don’t You Want Me project. This documentary photographic series showcases the beauty and resilience of LGBTQ+ people with their rescued dogs. Jack Jackson, co-founder of the project (and fellow member of the Pet Photographers Club!) joined the podcast to tell us all about it.

Don’t You Want Me is a global social impact photo project - think Humans of New York, except with powerful queer and trans narratives combined with cute dogs - the project is bringing people to tears.

Photographers, dog lovers and humans on a mission Jack Jackson (Toronto) and Deb Klein (UK via Brooklyn) have joined forces to tell these powerful stories. In today’s episode, we chatted with Jack to find out their inspiration behind the project, the impact it’s having in the community and their goals for the future of DYWM.

TOP THREE TODAY:

- Collaborating with other photographers in photo projects
- Using Facetime to conduct worldwide sessions
- How Jack’s dog Jet saved their life

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Don’t You Want Me - Website
Don’t You Want Me - Instagram
Doggy Dates Toronto

Have you heard - the 2020 International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards are now open for entries!

With a talented panel of judges, over $2500 in prizes and eight difference categories to win, you don't want to miss your chance to be crowned the 2020 INTERNATIONAL PET PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.

There are three experience levels (Professional, Emerging and Amateur Pet Photographer) so there's opportunity for anyone and everyone to win.

What are you waiting for?!

Entry is FREE and closes on SUNDAY 14TH JUNE

Tune into the latest episode of the Pet Photographers Club Podcast to hear all about the categories, prizes, judges and more.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER + FIND OUT MORE

Anastasia Chomlack has found a way to bring photographers together and encourage the community around her, despite these weird and uncertain times. She runs a wedding collective (which we discussed during the extended episode) and specialises in business branding, but what we really wanted to dive into today was her fantastic new initiative - One-for-One Gratitude Sessions.

Times are changing so quickly, and thankfully in the few weeks since this episode was recorded we’ve already seen businesses, states and provinces start to open up again. Hopefully this episode gives you some inspiration and guidance for what would be a brilliant way to open up your business again (or get yourself ready for a time when you can start shooting!)

TOP THREE TODAY:

- Gratitude Sessions and how to make them work for pet photographers
- Generating goodwill by giving back
- Nomination options

EXTENDED EPISODE:

Anastasia Chomlack Discusses: Gratitude Sessions + the Benefits of Running a Photography Collective
(Full extended episode is now available to listen/download in your Member Zone)

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Anastasia Chomlack: Whistler Wedding Collective
Anastasia Creative
Gratitude Sessions: the Facebook Group
Gratitude Sessions: Resources for Photographers

Todays guest, professional pet photographer, Olly Clarke of Paws and Claws Photography knows how to act fast. When he was faced with social distancing and quarantine bans that stopped him, and most of us across the globe, from photographing, forcing him to close down the studio, he created a new business.

Listen to this week's episode of the Pet Photographer's Club to learn all about how Olly Clarke went from running a successful studio to selling puzzles within a matter of weeks!

Tiffany Kelly

Join us for a live Member Spotlight episode, as we chat to Tiffany of Noble Soul Photography from Cleveland, Ohio.

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About Tiffany: I am a full time vet clinic administrator by day, and by night and weekend I run my pet photography business, Noble Soul Photography. Noble Soul was created, and named in honor of my heart dog, Watson - who was just about as noble as they come.

I have studied photography for over a decade, but have only been actively working as a business since 2018. I was scared to make the leap to being a professional photographer, and worried I wouldn't have enough time - but one thing I have learned: when it counts - you will make the time!

I walk a fine line between my regular career and my side business, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. As for me personally, I am a super nerdy techie, and I am a sucker for anything crafty!

Kimberly Buccheri knows how to launch a business. She was published in NH magazine within the first 4 month of starting, and has average sales of $4000. She runs a low volume, high customer care studio and is the other half of the team behind Kimberly Sarah Photography.

Listen to this week's episode of the Pet Photographer's Club to learn all about how Kimberly Buccheri went from being laid off to running a successful studio.

S05E06 | Swapping to Virtual Ordering Appointments + a Covid-Update