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Brett Stanley of www.brettstanleyphoto.com started his underwater portrait photography business about six years ago after being a land-based photographer four years prior.
After launching the underwater photography business, some of his images go viral – underwater pole dancers and circus performers – which brought him into the spotlight.
Since then he's been working with people all over the world, teaching them how to pose and look amazing underwater while creating beautiful, unique images for them.
He says… “An underwater photoshoot with me is more than just sitting in front of a camera and smiling, it’s about stepping out of your comfort zone into a weightless world where the simplest movements can look amazing.”
Most people are surprised to learn, a large portion of his incredible underwater work features normal, regular people! Not models or anyone with underwater experience.
Based in the US and originally from Australia – not far from where I live in fact – Brett has carved out an underwater photography business that delivers everything he needs from his passion; creativity, travel, an income and time to not have his business consume every waking hour.
In this interview, Brett shares how to build a successful underwater portrait photography business. From lead generation to scheduling, planning and shooting to sales. If you have ever considered the notion of underwater portraiture as a business idea, this is your episode!
Here’s some more of what we cover in the interview:
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Underwater is so chaotic and it's so hard to predict. It is hard to guarantee if you're going to get good shots of someone. – Brett Stanley
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What is your big takeaway?
Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Brett shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode.
I'm not driven by the dollar. – Brett Stanley
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Brett or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.
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★★★★★ A Consistent Wealth of Practical, Relevant Information for Working Photographers
In iTunes by Noosa underwater photographer on the Sunshine Coast, Liz Harlin in Australia.
I've been a listener since 2015, and a Premium member since 2016, because this podcast consistently offers such a wealth of practical, relevant information for working photographers.
Andrew's guests are from all corners of the photography industry, and at various stages in their business growth, so there are always a variety of takeaways that I can incorporate into my own business.
What I especially like is that Andrew gives his guests space to speak at length without being interrupted; and when Andrew does ask questions, they are so often the EXACT questions I would ask 🙂
The private Facebook group is a lovely bonus, it's an enriching and supportive environment, refreshingly free of negativity.
Keep up the excellent work, Andrew!
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Thank you!
Thanks again for listening and thanks to Brett for coming on and sharing his thoughts and ideas on how to build a successful underwater photography business that satisfies his soul by giving him the opportunity to create, experiment, play, make a living, travel and be the artist he is.
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!
That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!
Thanks and speak soon
Andrew
The street photography style image of Linda and me shot by Darren Lehane in London while visiting in August 2019.
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