Photo Field Notes Podcast: Career Advice for Photographers

Stories and career inspiration from professional photographers

Episode 130: How to Make Your Photos Look More High End

how to make your photos look more high end

Today on the podcast, I’m sharing ten easy ways to make your images look more high end.

Do you have other tips or ideas for how you make your images stand out? Message me through @photofieldnotes for a chance to be featured on a future episode.

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Episode 128: How to Sell More Products in Your Photo Business Without In Person Sales

how to sell more products in your photography business without in person sales

Today’s show is a special episode—this is essentially the audio version of the Facebook Live webinar that I’m putting on with Design Aglow to walk through my four step process for selling more products to my clients without using in person sales. Listen in for quick tips, or jump over to the Facebook Live recording to see me, see the visuals, and leave questions.

Want the full step-by-step directions to set up your virtual sale and the customizable style guide to share with your clients?

Get the Course: Virtual Product Sales for Wedding Photographers

At the end of the course, you will:

  • Have a gorgeous and professionally designed Style Guide Magazine to mail or email to clients before the wedding to prep them for the photography experience, get them inspired to buy wedding products and build excitement for the virtual ordering session after the wedding.
  • Be equipped with the proper sales process, tools and email templates to start selling more wedding products online after each wedding without committing extra evenings and weekends to client meetings.

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The course includes:

  • Style Guide Magazine Template: The Style Guide Magazine walks clients through preparation for their wedding or portrait photography and inspires them with ideas to style best-selling keepsake products into their homes; it also preps them for the virtual ordering session after the wedding or portrait session.
    • 28 pages of layered & editable Photoshop files designed to be printed as a mini-magazine to be mailed to clients or shared online. Magazines are designed to be printed as 5.375×8.25” MagCloud Saddle Stitched Pamphlets and to fit into an A9 envelope.
    • Insert your own images into the magazine with our pre-sized product mockups with smart objects.
    • Customizable product mockups [(18 in the Wedding version ($180 value), 16 in the Portrait version ($160 value)], along with stock product images to use on your website or in social media (15 in the Wedding version and 14 in the Portrait version).
    • All layouts, embellishments, text, colors, and design elements are completely customizable.
  • Virtual Product Sales Course:
    • PDF document outlining the full virtual sales process from beginning to end.
    • Prewritten email templates with professional verbiage.

What about portrait photographers?

A lot of you asked for a separate Style Guide Magazine template for portrait sessions, so you now also have the option to get the Portrait Style Guide Magazine that I’ve been using in my business for years – with a spruce up from the amazing designers at Design Aglow (click on “Options” to see this option). Here’s what it includes:

  • 28 pages of layered & editable Photoshop files designed to be printed as a mini-magazine to be mailed to clients or shared digitally. Magazines are designed to be printed as 5.375×8.25” MagCloud Saddle Stitched Pamphlets and to fit into an A9 envelope (these are easy to mail with a two ounce stamp – add in A9 stationary for a personalized thank you note).
  • Tips to prepare your portrait clients for a successful session, including what to wear, how to approach hair and makeup, and other helpful tips for a successful session.
  • Expectation setting to prepare your clients to purchase products after the session, whether in person or virtually (professionally written text is included for both options).
  • Home styling tips to inspire your clients to integrate print products into their own homes based on a curated list of best selling products.
  • 16 customizable mockups to insert your own images (a $160 value in itself – you’re free to use these on your website, in social media, or in other marketing).
  • 14 additional product stock images to use on your website, in social media, or in other marketing.
  • All layouts, embellishments, text, colors, and design elements are completely customizable.

This whole system has been a game changer for me over the past few years, and I’m excited to finally share it with you.

And if you act fact, you’ll get $50 off the full course.

Jump on over to check out the details.

I’m so excited to be a part of big changes for your new year.

Episode 127: Sharing My 2019 Goals for my Photography Business

sharing my 2019 goals for my photography businessToday I’m sharing my top photography business goals for 2019, including what I want to focus on, what I’m going to experiment with, what I’m going to change, and areas that are still big question marks.

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Be sure to mark your calendar for January 10 at 4:00 PM ET. I’ll be hosting a webinar on Facebook with Design Aglow about how to make more product sales in 2019 without in person sales. Sign up below to get the link when it goes out, along with other updates.

Episode 125: How to Create an Impactful Photography Website with Britt and Kelsey of Launch Your Daydream

What to include on a photography websiteToday on the podcast, I’m hanging out with Britt Hyatt and Kelsey Christine, co-founders of the virtual branding studio, Launch Your Daydream.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

  • The biggest mistakes that photographers makes on their websites.
  • The must-have information that many photographers forget to include in their websites.
  • How to get started on your website if you’re new or looking to upgrade.
  • Quick tips for standing out in your market.
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Get $100 off your custom brand + website design package, or get $25 off a brand + website audit through Launch Your Daydream. Use the referral code FIELDNOTES in the contract form.

Episode 124: How to Make Clients Fall in Love with Your Photography Brand

how to make clients fall in love with your photography brandI took a last minute trip to Rome in November, and being in a foreign culture gave me a big “aha” moment about how our clients often feel when they head into a photo session with us as photographers. Listen to the full episode to hear what I learned and how it can be applied to our clients to make sure they have an amazing experience that keeps them coming back (and recommending us to others).

Episode 123: Taking Action on Big Dreams With Fotolanthropy’s Katie Norris

Katie NorrisKatie Norris is a Dallas-based photographer and filmmaker who took a leap of creative faith when she founded the nonprofit Fotolanthropy six years ago. Fotolanthropy has produced more than 20 films that share the inspiring true stories of remarkable people who have defied great odds. Katie is the producer of 2 award-winning films Travis: A Soldier’s Story and The Luckiest Man and she is currently working on her new documentary project titled 7 Yards. Katie is also the founder of the Fotostrap, a beautiful genuine leather and customizable camera strap that also supports the mission and work of Fotolanthropy.

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Related Episode: Easy Ways to Give Back with Your Photo Business with Derek Cookson

Episode 122: How to Survive in a Changing Photography Market with Troy Christopher Plota

Today I’m talking with Troy Christopher Plota, creator of the Plotagraph, about the future of photography. What do we as photographers need to do and know to keep up in ever changing and ever more competitive markets?

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Episode 121: What to Put on Your Photography About Page with Chris Scott

What to put on your photography about page with Chris ScottToday on the podcast, Chris Scott from Swift Galleries and I are chatting about what it takes to create an “About” page that truly stands out from the crowd and helps you to attract your ideal clients from the get go.

This episode was inspired by a question from Katie Bosler (@kaboslerphotography). If you’d like to have your questions answered on a future show, message them over to me @photofieldnotes on Instagram.

Announcement: The Virtual Product Sales for Wedding Photographers Beta Course is Coming November 8

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The beta version of my course collaboration with Design Aglow is launching tomorrow. The course is called Virtual Product Sales for Wedding Photographers. Here’s what it’s going to include:

  • Style Guide Magazine template: This is the template that I use to print a small magazine to send to clients to give them final tips before their wedding day and to get them inspired about how to style my curated photo products into their home. Add your own images into the gorgeous product images, have it printed (we’ll tell you where), or send them the digital version to get them into the right mindset before you offer your products to them.
  • Customizable product images: Get access to more than 30 product images, including 19 images that you can customize with your own work. Use these images on your website or in social media to get clients excited about the products you offer.
  • Tips on how to create more value for your professional photo products so clients see why they should purchase professional products rather than do it themselves.
  • A complete course with the exact emails, steps and images you’ll need to set clients up for successful online product sales without having to be there for an in person meeting.
  • Access to a private Facebook group to ask me questions and give feedback on the course.

Access to the beta course is going to be extremely limited. If you’d like to grab a spot in the beta course before they sell out, be sure to sign up to get email alerts, and check your email at 12:00 PM ET on Thursday, November 8 for the link to the course.

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