Leah Jarrett, couple and newborn photographer from Saskatchewan, joins Logan in this episode to discuss boundaries with customers.  We often hear about the need for boundaries in our personal life, listen in and enjoy this tip filled episode about the need for boundaries in business in order to have better relationships with our clients. Leah shares a few tough situations we can find ourselves in and offers helpful ways to handle them with professional grace.   Show...

Today Kirstie, a Dallas-based educator and equine photographer joins us and shares how she developed her marketing model and strategy, combining both methods in a unique hybrid to fit her lifestyle and personality.  Listeners can expect to hear valuable information about marketing, customer retention and pricing in a clear, applicable, and relatable way with this engaging episode. Show Links: https://kirstiemarie.com  https://www.kmplearn.com  Show Takeaways:  Be clear on the type of customer...

Today I’m talking to Tatiana Coyle, a wedding photographer based out of Long Island City, New York. We discuss how being an introverted photographer and how accepting her introversion as a strength has changed the way that she runs her photography sessions. We also discuss how being an extrovert, introvert, or ambivert will require a new perspective on how to use your personality to shape your client experience and sessions.  Show Links: Facebook...

Finding ways to differentiate yourself from other photographers can be tricky.  Stefanie Cole, a Connecticut family photographer, shares how she started a client wardrobe and the pros and cons to having one.  We also discuss how her pricing has changed due to her large wardrobe and how she’s optimized her website to help showcase the wardrobe closet for client sessions with less work for her.  Show Takeaways:  Learn how Stephanie shifted away from the industry norm to make her business...

Today our guest is Natasha Coyle, a wedding photographer and educator based out of Charleston, South Carolina. She shares her approach to using Instagram Reels and Tik Tok to market and grow her photography business, assist her in coaching photographers, and convert more followers into paying clients. Natasha started her photography business at age 34 and had to learn business and photography. She tripled her social media following in only a few months using short-form video.   Show...

Today I’m talking to Megan Huddleston, a boudoir photographer in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Customer Community Manager for ShootProof. Megan provides a peek inside the ShootProof Community, and learn how ShootProof is benefitting photographers at every stage of business.  Show Takeaways:  Listen to the fun story behind how ShootProof started Discover why ShootProof has so many photographers working for them and why that’s beneficial to YOU! Find out what sets ShootProof apart from other...

Today, I'm talking to Mike Glatzer, a portrait photographer who helps creatives and brands tell their story. Mike joins us to discuss why it’s okay to keep your full-time  job and do photography part-time. A full-time biomedical engineer and part-time photographer, he doesn't have any desire to quit his full-time job. (Yes, you read that correctly.) He shares how having a full-time job has affected his pricing as well as the things you may need to consider before going full-time. We also talk...

Photographs have the ability to tell stories, and our guests today, Kirsten Lewis and Tyler Wirken, have got their photography storytelling techniques down to a fine (or not-so-fine) art. The special bond between these two blossomed out of a mentorship program, and has changed their lives for the better, both personally and professionally. Tyler and Kirsten open up about the clarity that has come with age, why less is more when it comes to storytelling through photos, and the benefits of...

From a part-time hobbyist landscape photographer to a full-time professional wedding photographer, our guest on today’s show has a lot of valuable knowledge to share around transitioning, holding onto your passion, and finding your ideal clients. Ara has two branches of her wedding photography business; one which focuses on more traditional weddings and another which feeds her adventurous, outdoorsy spirit. In this episode you will hear about the importance of taking in all the feedback you...

Today’s episode is all about mistakes. We speak to Vanessa Renae about starting her wedding photography business, teaching, and the lessons she learned along the way. Our host Logan also shares some of her missteps at the start of her career. Listeners can expect teachable moments and relatable anecdotes that they can apply in their own lives and careers. Hear practical business advice like the importance of having an actionable plan as well as why your mindset might be making you sell...

Making the switch to studio photography can seem daunting after working with the ease and beauty of natural lighting, but as Jessica explains in today's conversation, it might not be as hard as you think. Jessica decided to dive into her passion for photography full-time after she became a mother, and she left her job as a school teacher and started humbly in a spare bedroom at home. When she made the big step to get a studio space and move into the world of studio shooting, Jessica was...

In today’s social media landscape, authenticity is one of the most important elements when creating an online presence for your business. Our guest today excels at this and is here to share some of her many insights on the topic. During our conversation with Neyssa Lee, we speak about how growing up in foster care and being adopted impacted her passion for photography, and how she came to run her own business photographing moms with their newborn babies and children. She speaks openly and...

Being featured as a photographer on the first page of Google is no easy feat, but Valerie Clark knows how to do it! Born out of the need to move around a lot because of her husband's job, Valerie became a self-taught SEO expert, and she joins us on the show today to share some of her top tips. We discuss the keywords you should be using, the free resources provided by Google which will help with your SEO, the importance of having a blog, and why you need to be planning your SEO a few months...

You can be the most flexible, adaptable, and spontaneous when you are starting with a plan. Uncertainty isn’t specific to a pandemic. Uncertainty is the environment that everyone is operating in, and believe it or not, you can be more flexible when you are starting with a plan, rather than just free-wheeling it and operating with no plan. Today’s guest is Katie Wussow, a business coach, and finance teacher who teaches early-stage creative entrepreneurs the foundational financial and business...

Think back to when you were a senior in high school, or even where you find yourself today. What could be more amazing than a group of women connected by great memories and friendships? Having a community of girls who are going through the same thing as...

So many photographers, at some point in their career, are likely to find that they are struggling to book clients. We’ve brought Michelle Harris on the show today to discuss some of the reasons that you may not be booking clients and to hear her ideas...

Today’s guest is Joe Dantone, a wedding photographer and commercial photographer. When he decided to grow his business by adding commercial photography services, he discovered that it was very different from the other genres he had experience in. In...

It’s one thing capturing moments on camera but preserving photographs can be a challenge in and of itself. That’s where Cathi Nelson comes in. Cathi offers white-glove services to clients that help them to preserve their most valuable photographic...

Building confidence in your business is often not about measuring it against a set of predefined standards, but simply about revolving it around your unique superpower. Today’s guest is LaJune King, a portrait and branding photographer from Texas, and...

Elopement is a sacred and special day that ought to be captured and stored forever. Yet, being an elopement photographer is vastly different from the role of a wedding photographer. Today we speak with adventure elopement photographer Megan MacPhail...

Success doesn’t mean having a fully-booked calendar or raking in huge amounts of cash every month. For senior photographer, adventure, and educator Tracy Moore, success means being able to live life on her own terms. Today we speak with Tracy about how...

There are few photography settings on Earth that are as fascinating and rewarding to shoot as underwater. Today we speak with underwater photography expert Elizabeth Blank.To start, Elizabeth tells us about her history in photography, sharing details...

Burnout. For many photographers, this often becomes their reality, particularly during and after the busy season. Our guest today is Vanessa Hicks, a destination and wedding photographer based in San Diego. We begin our conversation with Vanessa by...

How you launch your business is what determines how quickly you book clients and earn a steady income. Today we speak with CC Seder, a full-time special needs teacher, and photographer who booked 33 mini-sessions in her first 30 days of business. As...