Today, the tables are turned, and Mikkel is interviewing me about my own career story. Hear about how I grew my photography business while working another full time job.
Episode 28: Heather Woodward on Home Studios & Keeping a Unique Perspective
Heather Woodward of Artful Heart Photography started getting into photography when her first child was born. She obsessed over learning the skills for herself and her personal photos, but soon began getting requests to take photos for others, which led her to start and grow her business. A few topics from this show: How Heather gravitated toward newborns and babies Why…
Episode 27: David Bean on Breaking into Commercial and Celebrity Photography
David Bean is the founder of Visual Reserve out of Nashville. David grew up on what he calls “hippy communes,” barely graduating high school and never going to college. Now he’s built a successful business photographing celebrities from Nikki Taylor to Taylor Swift. In this interview, David tells the story of how he created his own business out of nothing….
Episode 26: Ellie Pritts on Breaking into Music Photography
Ellie Pritts actively resisted trying to turn photography into a business, but she eventually ended up leaving school to pursue it full time. She’s now a music photographer based out of Austin, Texas. A few topics from this show: Breaking into music photography The anatomy of an Instagram takeover Moving to a new location The challenges of photographing live concerts…
Episode 25: How Michael Courier Broke into Performance + Event Photography
A few topics from this show: How Michael quit his full time job to pursue photographing performances and events How Craigslist has helped his business Michael’s advice for getting started as a performance + event photographer Notable quotes: “Even in the moments where I wake up and I’m still kind of struggling to either find the client or feel happy…
Episode 24: Mikkel Mihlrad on Leaps of Faith and Re-establishing in a New Location
I’ve known Mikkel since we met on a photography forum and ended up sharing a hotel room at WPPI back in 2011. The same outlook that led her to share a room with a complete stranger at a conference has driven her to take other leaps of faith in her photography career—including starting over after two huge moves. In this…
Episode 23: LeAnna Gerety on Client Experience and Word of Mouth Recommendations
LeAnna Gerety had degrees in business and marketing and a great job with a wonderful company, but she was tired of getting up every single day to go work for someone else. In this interview, hear how how LeAnna built LeAnna Theresa Photography into a full time career through hard work, great client experiences and word of mouth recommendations. A few topics from this…
Episode 22: How Sara Wolfram Grew onelove photography to a Team of 40 People
Sara Wolfram started her career as a sports photographer, but after shooting her first wedding, she was hooked. Now, Sara has a team of 40 people shooting and assisting for her company, onelove photography, where she does all of the editing. A few topics from this show: How Sara transitioned from a single photographer to a team, and how she grew into multiple…
Episode 21: How Nick Ulivieri Found a Unique Perspective in Commercial Photography
Not many photographers can call a helicopter a part of their regular photo equipment, but Nick Ulivieri regularly flies high above Chicago as a part of his professional photographic work. Hear how Nick found a unique angle as a commercial photographer.
Episode 20: Maria Bayer: How to Sell as a Creative Entrepreneur
As creative professionals, we photographers are often drawn in by the artistry of creating beautiful images, and many of us struggle with the necessary business mindset that it takes to turn photography into a viable full time business. Maria Bayer is on a mission to change that mindset for photographers and other wedding professionals—she’s a sale coach who specifically works…
