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Articles for lifestyle family photographers from Photo Fuel.
When it comes to pricing, the topic of shooting for free often sparks debate among photographers. Should you ever work for free? Will it devalue your brand? While conventional wisdom often warns against it, there are some times when offering a free session can really benefit your business and creativity. In this episode, I’m sharing
As family photographers, one of the biggest challenges is pricing our work and clearly communicating its value to clients. It’s easy to get wrapped up in tons of advice and education for family photographers and suddenly realize things have gotten way too complicated. Recently, I received a question from a photographer in the Photo Fuel
If you’ve ever felt stuck with your pricing, unsure of how to align your value with your rates, or worried about scaling your photography business sustainably, this post is for you. Over the past decade, my pricing structure has gone through some significant shifts. In Part 1 of this conversation, I walked through the early
Pricing is one of the most complex and personal topics in the world of photography businesses, and for years, I’ve avoided talking about my decisions and journey with it. It’s complicated, nuanced, and requires so much context. But today, I’m sharing my experience with pricing as a family photographer – because even though it’s very
Q1 is known in the family photography world as kindof a dead zone for bookings and shoots. No matter how I slice it, things tend to slow way down. But just because there’s not as much momentum with shooting, doesn’t mean there’s not a ton to do to get your business in a great place
In this episode of the Photo Fuel Podcast, I’m sharing 3 methods for journaling that I’ve tried and loved, depending on how much time I have and what I’m trying to accomplish. Journaling and photography are so intertwined. Establishing a regular journaling practice can increase your noticing power which inherently makes you a better photographer,
As you’re taking some time over the next month to think big and set your photography business goals, I want propose a temporary pause to think past your gut reactions for what you “need” to do and how you’re going to “get back on the horse.” Whether you’re feeling burnt out on social media or
As we’re approaching the end of the year, maybe you’re looking for a good book to kick back within the new year. So today I’m sharing 5 of the most influential books that have shaped my photography business, art, and life. Most of them are not even classified as “business books,” but somehow, they top
It’s time to start winding down your business from 2024 and whew, that’s an exciting time right? But before you can move onto goal-setting and projects, this last month of the year is a beautiful time to take the pulse of your business. It’s the imperative FIRST STEP to any kind of planning for the
How do you find joy in photographing the holidays for your personal memories when your work is as a family photographer? How can you distinguish photographing in your regular life as fun, creative fuel vs obligation or “work?” (even if you love your work!) I hear a lot of guilt from photographers around not making
The end of the year is a great time for photographers to look ahead and get intentional about the resources they need to focus on to make improvements and productive changes in the year ahead. In this episode, I’m sharing a run-down of the 4 categories of investments that serve as umbrellas for all the
As the person in your earbuds each week bringing you photography education and industry stories, I felt it was time to give you a little more context. In this episode, I’m sharing about my history and experience getting to this place in my photography business and as an educator. I don’t have a fancy background