In this episode of The Productive Photographer, I'll be sharing my advice on the new client consultation process. I share practical tips and best practices for meeting new clients, setting expectations, and communicating effectively. I even share what's helped get rid of clients ghosting me. Tune in to learn how you can make the most of your new client consultations and build stronger relationships with your clients.

Links To Resources Mentioned:

Aftershoot

Calendly

Zoom

Táve

The Office Clip

About Me:
Hi, I'm Anthony Gauna, a full-time wedding and portrait photographer based in San Antonio, TX. I've been working in the industry since 2012, and over the years, I've developed a passion for helping other photographers achieve their goals by sharing what's working for me.

Connect with me on Instagram: @_anthonygauna

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In this episode of The Productive Photographer, I'll be diving deep into my editing process to help you streamline your workflow and save time when editing your photos. We'll start by discussing the benefits of creating a new catalog and how it can make your editing process faster and more efficient. I'll share my personal experience with a Master catalog that contains all of my work dating back to 2011, and reveal how it helps me stay organized and productive. Additionally, I'll talk about how I use AI to cull and edit my photos using Aftershoot. Tune in for valuable tips and tricks to help you take your editing game to the next level.

Links to Resources Mentioned:

My Standing Desk Frame

Daisy Jones & The Six

Backblaze

Carbon Copy Cloner

Aftershoot

Pic-Time: They offer a 30-DAY FREE TRIAL to get you started (no credit card required) and now you can receive an extra month free when you upgrade to any paid plan by using my special code: 7RU4K6

Disclosure: Affiliate Links

About Me:

Hi, I'm Anthony Gauna, a full-time wedding and portrait photographer based in San Antonio, TX. I've been working in the industry since 2012, and over the years, I've developed a passion for helping other photographers achieve their goals by sharing what's working for me.

Just bringing you a very short bonus episode today. Since I mentioned Pic-Time as my shiny object in the previous episode, I wanted to share an article I came across today. It's called Leveraging Pic-Time Blogging for SEO Wins. Since I recently started using them, I found it helpful to better understand how to use it for best SEO practice. There is even an awesome content tips on there that is such a great idea. If you're a Pic-Time user, check out the article. I'm sure you'll find it useful.

If you're not a Pic-Time user, they offer beautiful online galleries for photographers, and their new blog editor makes it easy to create and publish blogs right within your workflow. Enjoy a built-in client store, slideshow creator, and marketing automation to make the most of your images online.

Pic-Time: They offer a 30-DAY FREE TRIAL to get you started (no credit card required) and now you can receive an extra month free when you upgrade to any paid plan by April 4th using my special code: 7RU4K6

In this very first episode of the podcast, I talk about my struggle with imposter syndrome and yes... re-starting this podcast!!! I also talk about why imposter syndrome is a good thing and what to expect for this podcast!

As always... I apologize for all the times I say, "uh" or "um". I'll try to work on it. Lol.

My friend, I'm so glad you're here!

Links To Things Mentioned In The Show:

Pic-Time: They offer a 30-DAY FREE TRIAL to get you started (no credit card required) and now you can receive an extra month free when you upgrade to any paid plan by April 4th using my special code: 7RU4K6

Pic-Time offers beautiful online galleries for photographers, and their new blog editor makes it easy to create and publish blogs right within your workflow. Enjoy a built-in client store, slideshow creator, and marketing automation to make the most of your images online.

Photogivity: My Previous Podcast. Unfortunately, I think the only place you can find it now is on Spotify. After the pandemic, most of the stuff is no longer relevant, but if you're curious, you can go back to the archives.

The Mel Robbin's Podcast on Confidence: Where I heard the quote about confidence being the willingness to try.

Jabari's Instagram: The person that kicked my butt into gear and excited me to finally get my secret notes about the podcast and just it back up.

My Photography Website

Follow Me On Instagram: Snap a selfie of you listening to the show where ever you are and tag me in your IG stories!

Are you a photographer and absolutely love what you do, but you find yourself falling behind? Maybe it's a bunch of editing that's piling up. Maybe you've got an inbox full of hundreds of unread emails and every time you look at your phone that red badge is staring back at you. Maybe you've double-booked yourself a few times. Or maybe this isn't you at all, but you're always looking for ways to improve your photography, your client experience, and your overall self so that you don't get burnt out doing something you love.

My name is Anthony Gauna and this is the Productive Photographer podcast.

I'll be sharing with you tips, tools, strategies, and step-by-step guides related to all things photography and productivity that you can apply to your own journey as a photographer.

Thanks for tuning in and I'll see you in the next episode of The Productive Photographer. Until then, keep shooting and stay productive!