66: A Chat With Celia D. Luna About How To Use Photography To Empower Women
One of the things that I love the most about photography is the power it gives us to make an impact in our subjects’ lives.
Meet the super talented Celia D. Luna, she is a photographer that specializes in fashion and portrait photography.
She had a culturally rich childhood immersed in the Andean folklore and traditions of rural Peru. This colorful and magical landscape shaped her exuberant approach to photography and fashion.
In today’s chat we talk about her style, why she loves to work with women, and how we can use photography to empower those around you.
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65: Why Did I Delete My Email From My Phone
Hello Friends! In today chat I talk about why I deleted my email from my phone and how it has affected my business, spoiler alter: my business still is running! :)
You might think that you can’t do this! That this is crazy, but believe me this is the best present you can give to yourself and those around you!
In the famous words of Tom Haverford: “Treat yo’ self!”
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64: A Chat With Sianne Chong Sprague About Branding
Meet Sianne! She’s an amazing brand strategist that helps creatives tell their story, attract their ideal clients, grow a strong brand, and make more money.
I knew a chat with Sianne was going to be very useful for my fellow photographers as we very often get caught up in creating beautiful photos and forget to build a brand around our business.
In this chat, Sianne shared with us some amazing knowledge plus the difference between brand, brand identity, and branding.
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63: A Chat With Igor Demba About How To Interact With Clients To Get Natural Looking Images
Getting natural-looking images is every photographer dream! We want our clients to look happy, comfortable and obviously natural. Stiff posing it’s a thing of the ’80s and I’m glad things have changed.
I have to be honest and admit that it took me years to feel comfortable posing my clients and it showed in my work, and I can also tell you that this is something you can learn and master yourself!
In today’s episode, I had the chance to chat with the amazing and super talented Igor Demba, his images are always so full of emotion that I knew he could share his knowledge with all of us.
This chat is very casual but full of great info. Spoiler alert, getting natural images of your clients it’s easier than what you think… so stop overthinking it!
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62: Stop Giving Unlimited Time To Your Clients
I’m sure that title might have intrigued you, after all, we have been conditioned to give clients whatever they want and that includes our precious time… but, I’m here to break that myth and give you permission to set rules and stick to them!
TIME is the most precious asset we all have, if we are not careful how we spend it, it can actually cost us MONEY.
So in today’s episode, I chat about time and why you need to put a limit on the amount you give to your clients. Giving a great client experience doesn’t mean that clients get a free pass to take up your whole day.
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60: Marketing Lessons I Learned After Trying to Book a Photographer
Friends, who knew that trying to book a photographer for my anniversary session was going to be this difficult! But there is always a silver lining and although I haven’t found a photographer yet, at least I learned some valuable lessons that previously I have overlooked in my own business.
Listen to this chat to hear my story and to learn a thing or two that you can change or implement into your business right away!
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59: A Chat With Taylor Jackson About How To Book More Weddings
This seems to be the million dollar question: “how can I book more weddings?” and although there isn’t one magic answer, there are many things you can do to achieve your ideal number of bookings. Let me save you some time and say that all the things you can do implied work.
On today’s episode I had the opportunity to chat with Taylor Jackson, a wedding photographer based in Canada. He shoots over 60 weddings a year, so he knows a thing or two about booking clients :)
Listen to today’s episode and learn a couple of strategies you can implement into your business to reach more couples and book more weddings.
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58: A Chat With Erika Delgado About Remarkable Client Experiences
One of the best things you can do for your business is to have an amazing experience for your clients! Not only is this good for brand awareness, but it is incredibly good for word of mouth.
On today’s episode I had the opportunity to chat with the amazing Erika Delgado about how to create a remarkable client experience! She shared some amazing tips and some are so simple that you can implement them right away!
Grab some coffee and listen to today’s chat!
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57: A Chat With Merari Teruel About Getting Your Work Published
Getting published is not only good for your ego (sorry, keeping it real) but also, and most importantly, it is good for your business!
You see when you get published in magazines or blogs you get industry credibility, SEO ranking, and free exposure and what could be better than that?
But getting published is a task that requires work, patience and a little bit of luck too. So on today’s podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with my dear friend Merari Teruel.
Merari is an amazing wedding photographer that has been published numerous times in different publications like Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides Magazine, Modern Luxury Weddings, The Knot, Style Me Pretty, Carats & Cake, Magnolia Rouge, Once Wed, Inside Weddings, Green Wedding Shoes, Wedding Chicks, 100 Layer Cake, Ruffled Blog, Snippet & Ink, Junebug Weddings and MOD Weddings.
As you can see, she has some experience in this topic and today she’s sharing her knowledge with all of us!
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56: A Chat With Daniel Usenko About Slideshows
I LOVE to create slideshows for my clients! It’s one of favorite marketing materials as they allow me to create brand awareness while wowing my clients!
In today’s episode I had a fantastic chat with Daniel Usenko, founder of a SmartSlides a company I adore!
Daniel shared with us why slideshows are a great addition to your photography business and how you could use them to not only create content for your brand, but also to create connections both with clients and future prospects!
Daniel was super generous and shared with all of us some codes to access SmartSlides at a discounted price! You better act now as this codes expire at the end of March (2019)
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55: A Chat With Cristal Veronica About Inclusion & What That Means For Your Business
Inclusion. What is it? What does it mean for your business? And why should you keep this conversation going? These are not easy to answer questions, after all the answers to them require that you look not only into your portfolio and the way you run your business, but a deeper look at who you are as a person and what you stand for!
The wedding industry it’s changing (thank God) and although we have a ways to go, at least we are having these conversations.
In today’s episode, I had the opportunity to chat with the amazing Cristal Veronica about this interesting topic.
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54: 4 Tips On How To Network In Person
Networking in person can be scary! But I want you to to focus on the positive and build on the opportunities that come from it!
Meeting new people that can help your business grow is the goal, and after all, you can’t do that from your office or living room as well as making a good in person impression.
In today’s episode I share with you four tips on how to network in person. How to find networking events, how to get ready for it, and what to do after you have met new people( this being the most important part of networking!)
So grab your headphones and listen to today’s chat! Oh and don’t forget to keep the conversation going in our facebook group where over 400 photographers connect, share and keep each other accountable!
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53: Should You Befriend Your Clients on Social Media?
Hello Friend! This is the million dollar question, should you befriend your clients on social media?
And although the answer is 100% personal to you and they way you want to run your business, there are some amazing benefits that can come from being connected with your clients.
Now, if you are like me, and you are super private don’t worry! There are some ways around befriending your clients and still keeping things private.
Listen to this podcast to fid out more about this interesting topic!
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52: The One Question Your Contact Form Must Include
Hello friend! Happy 2019. I’m super excited about this new year and all the possibilities it brings.
Today’s episode is short and to the point. I hope it really makes you think about your contact form and how to improve it, so you can connect with your future clients.
In all honesty a contact form is a very straight forward thing to have in your website. I mean you are asking for information about your future clients. But what if I tell you there is a MUST question 99% of photographers are not including in their forms! What if that question could put you ahead of the rest?
In today’s chat I talk about that ONE question the majority of people are missing and why it’s so important!
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51: How To Set Goals & Smash Them!
Friends, this is the last week of the year and it’s the perfect time to get your business (and personal) goals ready for 2019.
Setting goals can be intimidating! I know this first hand. I ran my business for almost 9 years without setting goals and I must admit, it was a miracle anything got done around here.
In today’s episode I chat about how to set goals and smash them. Believe me, you need more than just a nice vision board and a few day dreams to achieve them.
Listen to this podcast to learn about the method I now use to both set goals and smash them!
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50: A Chat With Meghan McSweeney About Transitioning From Wedding/Lifestyle into Commercial Photography
Meet Meghan McSweeney! She has been a photographer for 17 years specializing in lifestyle + wedding photography, but as you can imagine she also has a life and kids and working weekends and nights was not longer suitable for her family needs.
So instead quitting photography she took her expertise into another genre! She ventured into commercial photography and she’s loving it.
In today’s chat we talked about how she achieved this transition and how commercial photography has given her a new perspective on business.
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49: 4 Marketing Tips That I Learned From Art Basel (The Biggest Art Show In The World)
We've just wrapped up “Basel week”one of the busiest weeks of the year in Miami.
Art Basel it’s the biggest art show in the world and that means that hundreds of thousands of people come to Miami to see and be a part of it (and add more joy to our already jammed traffic!)
As a person that LOVES marketing, I’m always looking for marketing tips and strategies outside of my own industry (photography), but at the same time things that are applicable to my business.
That being said there were four major takeaways from Art Basel that I want to share with you! I hope this chat gives you some perspective and new ideas to market your photography business!
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48: A Chat With Ben Hartley About Bridal Shows
If you are like me, perhaps the thought of a bridal show got you running for the hills… you know, tons of price shoppers that lead to nowhere.
But what if you have been approaching bridal shows the wrong way??
On today’s chat with the amazing Ben Hartley we talked about how to successfully approach a bridal show and get leads from them - he closed $70k from one show! You will be mind blown by the amount of knowledge he shares with us and how you can apply the same concept to your own shows.
The content on today’s chat is fantastic and very detailed so make sure you listen to the whole episode and share it with your fellow photographers!
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47: Make Gratitude A Part Of Your Business Practice
Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition! Are you making gratitude a part of your business practice?
The reality is that being thankful and grateful can open doors for you and your business and who wouldn’t like that?!
Listen to today’s episode to get into the mindset of gratitude and how small moments of appreciation can elevate your business.
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46: How To Use Instagram Stories to Connect with Future Clients
If you haven’t noticed Instagram Stories keep getting better and better and not only because you can add stickers, gifs, songs, questions or polls, but because half of the people using IG are only there to watch stories -they are the hot new thing!!!!!
You probably have noticed a decrease on likes on your photos and that has nothing to do with you not being great at what you do, or the infamous algorithm! It’s mostly because people are changing the way they use the app and that means millions of people are enjoying stories more than scrolling on feeds.
So are you using IG stories to create stronger connections with future (and current) clients??
Listen to today’s episode! I hope it gives you something to think about and most importantly use as a new tool to build stronger relationships with future and current clients!
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