Photo Field Notes Podcast: Career Advice for Photographers
Stories and career inspiration from professional photographers
Get access to my free gift guide to see exactly which gifts I recommend adding to your own wish list this year:
Last week on the podcast, I shared my gift guide for photographers who want to gift clients.
This week, I’m sharing my list of the top gifts for photographers—whether you’re gifting a photographer friend, making your own wish list or just buying yourself a nice end of year gift to celebrate a year of hard work, these simple, practical gifts are sure to help you in your photo business.
I never thought about gifting my clients until I saw Justin and Mary Marantz speak at WPII years ago. Since then, I’ve tried to incorporate simple, meaningful gifts as a client touchpoint.
In today’s episode, I’m talking about why I gift clients and exactly what I gift them, along with a few other fun gift ideas that would tie in nicely for any photographer. If you want to know the exact products I give, you can download the full guide with links here.
I want to give a shout out to Palette Gear, the gear I use to edit my photos faster. Your purchase of their gear goes a toward supporting the creation of this show.
Tarah Munter wants to raise awareness about something that’s all too common (and all too misunderstood) in both the world at large and among solo business owners—anxiety. Today we’re talking about what anxiety is and how to deal when faced with it in our businesses and everyday lives.
Check out Tarah’s lifestyle blog, Bloom and Wander, for more about her personal journey, and be sure to check out her photography work through the links below:
I interviewed my friend, Derek Cookson, a few years ago about his photography business, and I knew it was time to chat with him again after I saw all he was doing to give back to the community through his photography business. Derek has been such an inspiration to me, and I hope that this conversation will inspire you to give back in small ways through your business as well.
We’ve all made a few dumb mistakes along the way as we’ve figured out how to run our own photography businesses. Today I’m sharing the seven biggest mistakes I’ve made in my own photo business—stupid, embarrassing moments and mistakes that shaped my business along the way. Learn from my mistakes so you don’t make them yourself.
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If you photograph people, there’s a good chance that you’ll end up taking portraits in high sun at some point—whether it’s for a wedding, mini sessions or extended family that can’t make any other time work.
Most photographers know that open shade is the key to full sun portraits, but not all shade has the same quality. In today’s episode, I’m talking all about how I take full sun portraits—where to put your subjects, what to look for in the background, how to light them and tricks to make sure you don’t get hazy photos.
Be sure to download my free guide for more tips and examples to go along with the episode.
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The photo on the left was a collaboration between photographer, Khalid Ibrahim and lettering artist, Angela Southern. See the image in its original form below.
Khalid Ibrahim of Eat Pomegranate is a commercial photographer, wedding photographer and epidemiologist. It’s an interesting combination from the start, and when you add in the fact that he moved to the U.S. from Pakistan when he was 12 and continues to travel the world as a part of his epidemiology work, Khalid has developed a truly unique way of viewing human interactions, both from behind the camera and in day-to-day life.
Today on the podcast, we’re talking about how Khalid approaches working with people—from collaborating with designers to making people feel comfortable in front of his lens.
Check out some of Khalid’s work below and on Instagram (@eatpomegranate).
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Today I’m talking with Molly Sanchez of MW Photography about her experiences seeking mentorship as a photographer and some of the lessons she learned the hard way.
A Few Topics From Today’s Show:
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Today I’m sharing my experiences running my photography company both with and without a dedicated studio to meet clients.
Here’s what I’ll cover in the episode:
Stephanie Fishbein reminds me a lot of Kristy Ryan. They both took big leaps to bring their business dreams to life. They both traveled across the world and made personal investments to create the types of shoots that they wanted to show in their portfolios. And it paid off for both of them.
Now Stephanie runs a hybrid film and digital wedding photography company out of California. Follower her on Instagram @stephaniefishbeinphoto.
A few topics from today’s show:
I’ve set up a call-in line you to call in and have your comments included in future episodes. To share your feedback to this episode, photography questions or your own tips to be featured on the show, call my Google Voice number and record your message: (616) 522-2515
You can also join the conversation on my Anchor channel.
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