Wisdom in the Tangents Photography Podcast

Laylee is a business coach teaching creatives how to become educators. She's an educator, speaker, and host of the So, Here’s the Thing podcast as well as her Creative Educator Conference.

And on the show today we're talking about how you can overcome imposter syndrome and showcase more of your true self in your business and brand.

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Find Laylee at:

layleeemadi.com

instagram.com/laylee_emadi

So Here’s the Thing Podcast

What Are We Loving?

What Laylee is loving:

Fitness - Orange Theory Fitness

Software - Cloudspot

What John is loving:

TV Show - Great British Bake Off (Collection 10 on Netflix)

Old Gregg with Noel Fielding

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

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Ty Z Wilson is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Seattle, Washington. Today he is sharing how we can identify our values and use them to guide our business decisions.

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We don’t know what your values are but here are a few examples of values many photographers have in their life and business.

• Body Inclusivity
• LGBTQ+ Inclusivity
• Diversity
• Leave no Trace in Nature
• Integrity
• Responsiveness
• Travel and Engaging with other Cultures

Find Ty at:

tyzwilson.com

instagram.com/tyzwilson

What Are We Loving?

What Ty is loving:

TV Show - House of the Dragon (HBO Max)

The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime Video)

What John is loving:

Camera - Paper Shoot Camera

John shares 10+ simple blog topics that will set you apart as a professional in your client’s and potential client’s eyes.

Download the whole list as well as the Wedding Blog Questionnaire at allheartphoto.com/blogideas

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Find John at

allheartphoto.com

instagram.com/allheartphoto

allheartphoto.com/education

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

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Over the past 100 episodes or so, I've been asking my guests this question and it's created some amazing advice. It's “Is there a piece of advice or a lesson you’ve learned over the years that changed your outlook on business or just life in general.”

So I've put together some of my favorites in today’s episode.

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Erika + Lanny Mann of Two Mann Studios

Episode 87 - Trusting The Process

Instagram.com/twomannstudios

Britney Jeanine

Episode 101 - Pivoting with Purpose

Instagram.com/britneyjeanine

Lindsey Roman of The Heart University

Episode 76 - Working Efficiently from Home

Instagram.com/mrslindseyroman

James and Jess

Episode 110 - Create Raving Fans and Sell More Albums

Instagram.com/jessfairchild

Instagram.com/jameswitty

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

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John shares why your work life balance isn’t working and how to assess your where you are, where you want to be, and how to steer in that direction.

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Find John at

allheartphoto.com

instagram.com/allheartphoto

allheartphoto.com/education

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

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Melanie Anne is a wedding photographer based in the Fort Lauderdale, FL. She's an amateur chef who loves to make pasta. She’s sharing about you can become a better storyteller by elevating your client experience and by honing in on your editing style.

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Find Melanie at:

melanieannephotography.com

instagram.com/melanieannephoto

instagram.com/melanieannestorytellers

What Are We Loving?

What Melanie is loving:

TV Show - Master Chef (Hulu)

Somebody Feed Phil (Neflix)

What John is loving:

Podcast - Money with Katie Show

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

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Nathan is a wedding photographer from Western Michigan. He is also a business coach and podcast host for the Passion with Purpose podcast.

Today Nathan is sharing how you can take your passions and incorporate them into your brand.

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Find Nathan at:

Nathanchanski.co

Instagram - Nathanchanski

TikTok - Nathanchanski

Podcast - Passion with Purpose

What Are We Loving?

What Nathan is loving:

Mid-day walks around the neighborhood

What John is loving:

House Plants

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

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This Mini Episode, John shares why you don’t need to look rich, but instead you need to be wealthy.

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After hearing the same sentiment from both The Money with Katie Show and Jasmine Star, I knew it was something I needed to take to heart. And that was, “You need to LOOK RICH, you need to Be WEALTHY.”

Being rich is having a lot of money. Being wealthy is having an abundance of the thing you prioritize.

What do you prioritize? Money, quality time with family and friends? Free time to yourself?

What it looks like to Look Rich - Buying the latest gear, showing off on social media, and spending beyond your means just to impress other people.

What it looks like to Be Wealthy - Having an abundance of what you value most. Time, money, care.

Filter your decisions through the question, “Does this get me closer to my being wealthy or is this just to look rich?”

Find John at

allheartphoto.com

instagram.com/allheartphoto

allheartphoto.com/education

Tonka is a Colorado based pet photographer specializing in fine art gothic style cat portraits. She is bringing education about cats to the forefront and show a different side of cats than most people see.

Today Tonka is sharing her tips on photographing animals, pets, and especially cats and how you can create some amazing images and moments with your animal clients.

This episode is sponsored by Freedom Edits.

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Cats can be trained just like dogs too. Most cats work well in a wildlife, free range photoshoot.

A lot of pet photography is End of Life or Rainbow Bridge photos to remember the pets after they’re gone.

Spend a lot of time around animals and get to know their body language. That will help you photograph them and communicate with them much better.

With a telephoto lens, you can have the owner close with their pet to calm them and get them into certain positions that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to. But be careful because if you shoot with too open of an aperture, the entire face may not be completely in focus.

Photoshop is your friend for cleaning up collars and harnesses, and also the possible people in your background.

Find Tonka at:

Purfectpose.com

Tiktok - The.cattams.family

Instagram - purfectpose

What Are We Loving?

What Tonka is loving:

Cats and learning about cats and anything spooky.

What John is loving:

Movie - NOPE (trailer) by Jordan Peele

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

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Jai is a business coach for photographers and creative entrepreneurs and helps you make your break and live your day dream. He also hosts the Make Your Break Podcast and leads the Six Figure Business Map Course.

Today Jai is sharing how we can overcome the fear of rejection and remove those roadblocks in your life and in business.

This episode is sponsored by Freedom Edits.

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You business needs to either be LOVED or it needs to be NEEDED. As a luxury service like wedding photography, we’re not needed. So focus on creative desire and love around your brand.

In the US 70-80% of all weddings don’t get photographed, either due to budget or lack of need for professional photography.

Look at your recent wedding gallery and see if you can choose 20 frames that tell the full story of the day. And at your next wedding, try to shoot 20 frames that tell more of the story. Still shoot more than 20, but focusing on those 20 will mold you into a better photographer who can tell more in one frame than most can in many.

We have a fear of truly putting ourselves out there because what if we draw the attention of someone who would reject us. We often play it safe instead of doing what we love.

Business and life is a continuum and too often we think that if we fail in one things, that’s it. But it’s the same as ending a day and then waking up for the next. You can move forward again.

You bet on your business every day. If that fails one day, you can still save up money to begin again. Every time you try, you are learning something new, you’re build your confidence, your knowledge of business, and how to interact with people. You’re setting yourself up for success.

Competence equals confidence. The more you learn about what you need to be doing, the more confident you will be in doing that thing.

Find Jai Long at:

jailong.co

Make Your Break Podcast

What Are We Loving?

What Jai is loving:

Getting to speak on stage again.

What John is loving:

Dancing in the rain with the family

We record each episode LIVE in our Facebook group and we would love to connect with you there. You can join at Light + Dark Photography Podcast Group on Facebook.

Follow us at

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www.instagram.com/allheartphoto