If you are an audio learner like I am, podcasts might be the perfect way to consume your education. I always have several audio-casts downloaded and ready to go for the gym or when I drive around town. Quick trips to the grocery store are the perfect time to get 10 mins of listening in, as […]

Oh Instagram, how we love you and how we sometimes hate you. + LOVE + being able to connect with so many people start and grow amazing friendships across the world being inspired, uplifted and connected a free, easy platform for business – STRONGLY DISLIKE – the numbers game – feeling like you need to […]

The truth about small businesses are that most of them fail in the first 5 years. For many photographers, life events like children, moves to new cities, or career changes sometimes derail their business. There is no way to know if you will for sure be in business in 1, 5 or 10 years, and […]

Photography is 20% photography and 80% business. Even the world’s best photographers could be getting NO business and it has nothing to do with your work. Learn my best tips for getting your business up and running! You decided to follow your passion and start a photography business or hobby, but your pictures aren’t improving, […]

Did you read that title I decided on for this post? That something as small as a CANDY bar landed me something as HUGE as my dream job? Crazy right? I’m going to share the story behind how I first started following along with the Kylee Ann Brand and also how I landed a job […]

“How do you get your clients to come back?” This is a question I hear allllllll the time from my fellow photographers! The answer is pretty simple: Do a good job and have a fun time. Provide your client with quality service from the very first interaction until after delivery! This means: Your initial response […]

“A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals.” (source) At the beginning of every year, you should update your business plan with help of business plan writer. 1. Define your products & service Are you a product-based or service-based photographer? How is your pricing set […]

As a “Shoot & Share” photographer, all of my packages include the high resolution digital files with print release. This blog post is not to debate the benefits of giving digital files vs selling prints. I have done my research on the benefits of each business model. Neither model is right for every photographer or […]

At the beginning of 2015, I made one of my favorite business decisions EVER. That was to introduce fine art prints, canvas and albums to my brides and families. I always loved seeing photographers that offered their clients products, but getting into the product sales world was so scary to me. Where do I get them […]

It’s easy to get jealous or annoyed when one of our friends or past clients becomes a photographer. They start shooting really low prices (remember, we all did once), taking our mutual friends as their clients and asking for our advice. It happens to all of us…all the time! When I was a beginner, it […]

From December 31st to January 1st there is this invisible reset button. I love that in a matter of minutes we get a new chance. Even though nothing changes overnight, the new year gives us hope to become better people. So as you figure out your new year’s resolution remember a few things: “Whether you […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The holiday season is full of so many memories, vacations and family gatherings. This year I want to experience it more with both eyes instead of one squinting through the view finder of my camera all season. At every family event, I find myself glued behind my […]