From Vision to Reality : Opening A Photography Studio with Becky Hart
Becky Hart is a newborn specialist photographer who serves families in Hampshire, UK. I mentored Becky in 2021, when she was in her first few years of starting a photography business. Over the last few years, Becky’s business has flourished and in September 2023, she moved out of her home photography studio and into a commercial space. Her very own newborn photography studio. I’m super inspired by everything Becky does, so I invited her to chat with me on Instagram Live to talk about her new studio and share her best tips business tips for photographers.
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The Wholehearted Business Journal 2024 : Reflect on the past 12 months in your photography business and plan for an intentional year ahead
If you’re a Photographer or creative business business who loves writing, this new year planning journal is the business tool for you. These reflective journalling prompts are used time and time again in my photography business mentoring and creative coaching work to help my clients grow their business, find purpose and figure out their next steps. With pages to encourage self-compassion and nurture resilience, this creative business journal is free to download. Just click through for your copy.
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3 Photography Business Boundaries to Protect your Energy
Establishing clear, considered boundaries holds the key to a thriving photography business, both creatively and energetically. Setting these boundaries helps honour and communicate the value of your work. With a little forethought, it’s entirely possible to protect your energy and foster joyful, yet professional, client connections. Click through to read.
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Embracing Vulnerability: How Photographers Can Connect Authentically on Instagram Stories
When it comes to growing your photography business, showing your audience the face behind the lens helps build a picture in people’s minds as to who you are. It creates a very special kind of personal connection that makes it easier for the right people to find you and know in their gut whether they want to work with you. Showing your face is the subtle superpower that can really help your photography business reach your right people.
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The 5 day #showupshowdown : Gentle Marketing Prompts to Show the Face of your Photography Business on Instagram Stories
If you’re feeling a bit unsure about putting yourself out there and promoting your photography business, why not try my 5-day gentle marketing prompts. I made this for those of us who struggle to show up and connect on Instagram stories. These prompts aren't about pushing sales; they're all about letting your photography business's personality shine through.
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The Frog & The Horse: Finding Productivity and Joy in Your Photography Business
In my experience, beating yourself up won’t help your productivity. If certain tasks are taking way too long to accomplish, you’re putting them off or just indulging in a bit of good old-fashioned procrastination, you might want to try a different approach. A lighthearted, soul-aligned approach encourages ease and creativity in our work. Click to read my take on breaking down tasks, tuning into energy flow and minimizing distractions to overcome procrastination and grow your photography business joyfully and sustainably.
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Photography Business Mentoring Case Study : Kate Ventress Photography
Today I’m sharing a photography business mentoring case study with insights on how to find your first photography clients. Kate Ventress came to me in 2020 when she wanted to start a photography business. She dreamt of quitting her job as a swimming instructor to work full time as a photographer, click through to read how we got on…
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Finding Your Authentic Photography Brand: The Power of Being Yourself
Over the years, embracing authenticity has helped me grow my business and find my voice. In this blog post, I’m sharing the uncomfortable lessons learned from trying to fit in at the Rock 'n' Roll Bride party. What I wish I knew then? That uncovering your values and embracing who you are goes such a long was to fostering real connection and finding a sense of belonging. And the best bit? It helps you find your soul clients.
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A WHOLEHEARTED BUSINESS MANIFESTO FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
In 2009, I made the decision to start a photography business. I’ve been reflecting on those days a lot lately. Thinking about the values that have shaped my creative work and the way I want to show up in the world. I’ve also been asking myself what advice I would give to someone like me, just starting out. Wholehearted business is about steady, sustainable growth and personal development. Nurturing self-compassion and self-care within your business, because the better your working day, the better your life.
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COPING WITH COMPARISON AS A CREATIVE
Resilience isn’t about pushing on regardless, ignoring my feelings and thrusting myself beyond the outer limits of the comfort zone day after day. Quite the opposite. Resilience starts with noticing how I’m feeling and then working out a plan to regroup, recover and move forward. And I try to do this with a kind and gentle approach. Because beating myself over how I’m feeling only makes it worse.
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GOING SLOW AS A CREATIVE BUSINESS OWNER : THE ANTI-HUSTLE CULTURE
We must be allowed to tune into the natural ebb and flow of my energy. For me, it’s all about the curious plod. Exploring with an open heart. Leaning in to what works, and what feels like me, is where I find the greatest ease. Where I find my flow.
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Intuitive SEO Tips for Photographers : GUEST POST WITH SOPHIE CALDECOTT
Tell your story with clarity and heart to help your ideal audience discover your work when they’re actively searching for something just like it. You don’t have to be a writer to create beautiful, SEO-friendly content —you just need to understand what your ideal audience is looking for, and serve them the way only you can.
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RECOVERING FROM BURNOUT AS A CREATIVE BUSINESS OWNER
When you’re doing the thing you love for a living, it’s easy to believe you can just plough into the busy work and you won’t need anything else. But more and more, I find the opposite to be true. I believe that in order to keep loving the thing you do for a living, it's important to stay in touch with the things that inspire and nurture you as a human being.
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SHOULD I OFFER PHOTOGRAPHY DISCOUNTS?
With Black Friday just around the corner, a few of my photography mentoring clients have recently asked the question: “should I offer photography discounts for Black Friday?”. They’re seeing various offers from other photographers and feel themselves falling into the slipstream of influence but still, there’s a little hesitation there.
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MOVING YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD WITH LIMITED TIME
Moving your business forward with very little time can be a challenge. If you’re struggling to feel productive working from home, I shared some thoughts with my community of subscribers a few weeks ago and thought I’d share them here too.
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