I wanted a way to take my client experience to the next level. I was already doing on-boarding planning emails and gift shipped to them, but I still want something more. I love the look of wedding magazine and it just takes me back to being a little girl flipping through magazines. I spend months […]

September 24, 2024

The wedding magazine template for photographers

Let’s walk through the steps you need to take to get your photography business up and running. I know first hand how overwhelming and confusing this can all feel. I promise, it is easier than it feels! Use this step by step guide to help you. 1) COME UP WITH A BUSINESS NAME This seems […]

March 22, 2024

How to start a photography business: a step by step guide

As we talk about goal setting in our businesses, it is important to know why we create goals. We all have dreams for ourselves and an idea of where we want to see our business go. The problem is, these dreams are big picture and it can be hard to know how to get there. […]

March 22, 2024

Goal setting for photographers

1) Education | course & workshops | mentor sessions | retreatsEducation looks a little different depending on where you are at in your business. I promise you, there is always education for any level. Someone always knows more than you or knows how to do something better than you. Sometimes, a self-paced course or a […]

March 22, 2024

8 ways to invest in your photography business

A question I get frequently is, what gear + bags do you take to weddings? As a full-time wedding photographer, I shoot about 25 weddings per year and being organized is a must have. BAGS: Let’s start with carrying my gear. For a long time, I used a Husky tool chest (which I loved) on […]

March 22, 2024

What’s in my camera bag

Why you need a contract:The main point I want to drive home today is the importance of having a contract in place with your second photographer. Most of us want to just believe the good in people, but there are so many reasons we need a contract even with someone we have worked with before. […]

March 22, 2024

Tips for hiring second shooters & why you need a contract

I talk about the importance of providing an experience for our wedding couples and their guests on the podcast and throughout my course. For me, this means not standing in front of people and so close they can’t have authentic emotional moments. I have a very non-obtrusive style of wedding photography, allowing me to capture […]

March 22, 2024

How to use a 70-200 lens at a wedding

For so many of us, we have an ongoing checklist throughout the year and there are going to be things on there that just weren’t a high priority for us when we were busy so we put it off. Now in slow season, it is the time to go back through the checklist and start […]

March 22, 2024

5 ways to stay productive in slow season

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