“It’s hard to stand out when the photography market is so saturated…” Unpopular opinion: I totally disagree! When it comes to standing out from your competition, the real issue isn’t saturation! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 The issue is whether you are identifying and communicating what makes your business unique and valuable to your ideal clients.  If you are […]

First of all… *how* is it almost the end of 2021?!    With my pregnancy beginning in January of this year, every month has simply flown by! And as the end of the year approaches, I get excited because that means that I get to jump into goal setting and planning for next year! I […]

Having a task management tool is essential for a business that runs smoothly!    A task management system, if you have not heard of this before, is a site or a software that essentially keeps track of your tasks for you, whether you work it like a to-do list or set it up with recurring […]

You know I’m all about ways to save time… But now that I have a kiddo, I am *really* all about saving time! Being a busy mom to a newborn has forced me to really dig into ways to expand the margins of my hours.   One way that helps me save time is utilizing […]

I believe life happens in seasons. There are seasons where we work really hard or things are tough, and then there are seasons of joy and rest.   The same happens in business! There are seasons of hustle and seasons of just doing the bare minimum.   What do you do when you’re in that […]

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.” -Neil Gaiman   I’m a Type A […]

Work = crazy hours, long nights, chaotic to-do lists, running by the seat of your pants, finishing as much as you can as rapidly as possible only to fall into bed wondering, “what did I even get done today?”  Have you ever felt this way as a business owner? I know I have!   I […]

Years ago when I was the #styledshootqueen (aka spending wayyyy too much money I didn’t have on styled shoots prior to understanding my business’s numbers) I wrote a blog post about how to get the most out of your styled shoot. With our new Workshop Course for Photographers in the works, which of course goes […]

If you’re a business owner who opened this blog post because you’re overwhelmed by your to-do list, welcome to the club! 😉  Today I am writing about how to outsource tasks in your photography business!   In all seriousness, owning a business comes with a (huge) variety of tasks that seem to pile on one […]

If you haven’t heard the news, I’m pregnant!  At the time of writing this blog post, I am 32 weeks along and in the throes of preparing for maternity leave (and decorating the nursery and deep cleaning our house. Nesting is such a real thing!)   If there is one thing that I’ve learned in […]