PBX606: Caitlin McColl – From Postpartum Depression to Rebuilding a Thriving Photography Business
Caitlin McColl of www.ragamuffinpetphotography.com.au and www.tailsoftheworld.com is one of Australia's best pet photographers! Her work first caught my eye over ten years ago, and we followed up with episode number 24 of the podcast, where she shared the details of working with pet shelters — I listened back to part of that recording this morning, and [...]
PBX605: Jeff Brown – The Business Failure That Changed Everything—And What You Can Learn From It
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses suicide. If you are struggling and need immediate support, please reach out to a crisis service in your country: Australia – Call 000 in an emergency or reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 (24/7 support). United Kingdom – Call Samaritans on 116 123 (24/7 free helpline). Canada – Call [...]
PBX604: Belinda Richards – Game Changing Strategies to Attract the Right Photography Clients
Belinda Richards of www.belindarichards.com popped up on my radar following a beautiful email from PhotoBizX premium member and German-based photographer Birgit Zimmerman. I jumped over to check out today's guest's website, and OMG... SO GOOD! Her website is filled with humour in the form of copy, images, and a video on the home page—which is fantastic. [...]
PBX603: Vanessa German – How to build a small town thriving photography business
Vanessa German of www.vannfineart.com and her photography business was a bit of an enigma to me. I was excited to dive in and learn more about what I believe is an incredibly successful business... but I just wasn't sure. Here's some background... The photography on her website is exquisite. It's studio-based and classic in how her [...]
PBX602: Noel Marcantel – The Headshot Pricing & Business Strategy That Earns $3,000+ Per Session
Noel Marcantel of www.noelmarcantel.com first appeared in the recent Studio Special episode of the podcast, where we explored the benefits and pitfalls for photographers looking to work from a studio space. He is a prominent headshot, branding, and editorial photographer based in New Orleans. His work has been featured in huge publications, including Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur, [...]
PBX601: Jane Thomson – Secrets to Organic Growth. A different approach to photography business success
Jane Thompson of www.janethomsonphotography.com is a Canadian-based dog and portrait photographer who came from the commercial television world before discovering and studying photography. Take one look at her photography, and you'll be drawn in by her classic and dramatic style, shot against simple canvas backdrops without the distraction of props. Her work truly is fantastic! It [...]
PBX600: Premium Member Recordings – Lessons, Takeaways and Goals
Welcome to a very special milestone episode of PhotoBizX—our 600th! This week, we’re not just reflecting on the journey so far, but celebrating you, the incredible Premium Members who have made this podcast what it is today. Your engagement, insights, and stories inspire not just me but the entire PhotoBizX community. We’ve also just hit another [...]
PBX599: Carolyne & Alasdair – Sell First, Shoot Later: A winning photography sales strategy
Carolyne and Alisdair of www.carriesoutherton.co.uk first appeared on the podcast for episode 312, and the title was "How to build a hugely successful dog photography business." At the time, she was running Scotland's ONLY dedicated dog Photography Studio with SEVEN Acres of Studio Grounds, which incorporated a massive indoor studio and large showroom. This was also home [...]
2025 New Year Special – Photography Business Predictions by the Coaches – Part 2
Happy New Year, and welcome to part two of a two-part special of the PhotoBizX podcast to kick off 2025. For this episode, I asked some of my favourite and new-to-me photography business coaches to contribute and share their thoughts on how this year will shape photographers running their businesses following what many thought was a tough 2024 [...]
2025 New Year Special – Photography Business Predictions by the Coaches – Part 1
Happy New Year, and welcome to a special podcast episode to kick off 2025. For this episode, I asked some of my favourite and new-to-me photography business coaches to contribute and share their thoughts on how this year will shape photographers running their businesses following what many thought was a tough 2024 and the potentially big impact of [...]
PBX596: John Dolan – Balancing Art, Business, and Authentic Storytelling in Photography
John Dolan of www.johndolan.com is a superstar in the world of photography. He has built a career in advertising, editorial and fine art photography over the past 30 years. He is the author of the book — The Perfect Imperfect, which has the foreword written by none other than Martha Stewart. One of the testimonials I [...]
PBX595: Claire Thomas – Chasing stories and an income as a documentary and fine art photographer
Claire Thomas www.clairethomasphotography.com was briefly interviewed as a lead-up to Alex Vita's recent SEO and Website User Experience Masterclass. The reason is that Alex built her website, which she says has been life-changing for her business. I also said in that introduction that if you were to visit her website, I'm confident that you would love, [...]
PBX594: Heidi Thompson – Why Your Photography Marketing Might Be Failing & How to Fix It
Heidi Thompson of www.evolveyourweddingbusiness.com is a wedding business coach, marketing strategist and best-selling author. She was last featured on the podcast for episode 218, where she shared how you can clone your best photography clients. She believes that too many photographers get into photography for some kind of freedom—freedom from working for a boss, working the 9-5, [...]
PBX593: James and Schulze – The power of persistence breaking into the ultra-luxury photography market
James Christianson and Otto Schulze of www.jamesandschulze.com and www.sagejourney.co are wedding photographers servicing the ultra-luxury wedding photography market. They joined forces around 7 years ago after each running individual wedding photography businesses for close to 15 years. I've heard them say they are still competing with each other, and the only difference is that today, they [...]
PBX592: Amy Donovan – From Weddings to Boudoir: A minimalist approach to a $180k Photography Business
Amy Donovan of www.amydonovanphoto.com and www.amydonovanboudoir.com was someone I was looking forward to recording with, following an email exchange, seeing both her websites and multiple social media accounts. For example... I love that her two websites are basically one-page websites, just like those promoted and shared by photography business coach Jeff Brown in his recent podcast [...]
PBX591: Aurelie Graillot – Balancing Creativity, Business, and Life: Lessons from a master commercial photographer
Aurelie Graillot of www.aureliegraillot.com appeared on my radar after I interviewed Steve Tepp from Rights Click in episode 583. We talked about all things copyright. After the email introduction, I looked at her website and was blown away! This French-born, American-raised photographer describes herself as a still-life photographer, but I don't feel that description goes far enough. [...]
PBX590: Rick Bettinger – How to balance art, business, and innovation in photography
Rick Bettinger of www.gittings.com is part of a photography business operating for over 90 years in the US. They have studio locations in Dallas, Houston and New York. Plus, they have a separate side to the business, a global photography agency with photographers worldwide working under their banner. They offer most genres of photography - both for [...]
PBX589: Photography Studio Special 2 – Buying and leasing advice for photographers looking at studio ownership
Welcome to part two of a two-part series, where we dive into everything you need to know about buying or leasing a photography studio. Whether you're considering owning a space or working from one, this episode will guide you through the essential considerations before making that big decision of signing a lease and paying rent or [...]
PBX588: Leigh Woolford – From Burnout to Booming: Building a Profitable Kindy Photography Business
Leigh Woolford runs an Australian childcare centre photography business, also known as a kindy, kindergarten, preschool or high-volume photography business, which is based in Melbourne, Australia. We were exchanging emails about potential interview guests for the podcast when I learned that he will be presenting at a conference next year on the evolution of his own [...]
PBX587: Ryan Erickson – Fetch Photo Truck – A Mobile Pet Photography Business Wagging its Way to Success
Ryan Erickson of www.fetchphototruck.com is a mobile, come-to-you dog photographer in Colorado, USA. His mobile pet photography studio was custom-built on a towable trailer where he shoots and does same-day in-person-sales sessions for his dog owner clients. I'm always looking for terrific guests to feature on the podcast, and I love receiving a recommendation like this [...]
PBX586: Photography Studio Special – Studio buying and leasing advice for photographers
Welcome to part one of a two-part series, where we dive into everything you need to know about buying or leasing a photography studio. Whether you're considering owning a space or working from one, this episode will guide you through the essential considerations before making that big decision of signing a lease and paying rent or [...]
Recommended PBX Interviews for Premium Members
John Dolan - Balancing Art, Business, and Authentic Storytelling in Photography James and Schulze - The power of persistence breaking into the ultra-luxury photography market Gary Williams – How Personal Projects Can Boost Your Photography Business Venus Michael – How to apply profit first [...]
PBX585: Michael Cassidy – Navigating AI Restrictions and Building a Luxury Boudoir Photography Business
Michael Cassidy from www.mikecassidyphotography.com is a US-based boudoir photographer who’s been in business for almost 15 years. His main focus these days is creating high-end boudoir gifts for brides, whether it’s for weddings, anniversaries, or even a Christmas surprise. His work is stunning, and I couldn’t wait to dive into his business and uncover how it [...]
PBX584: Craig Peterman – Build a $300K Wedding Photography Business Without Aggressive Marketing
Craig Peterman of www.petermanphotovideo.com is a wedding photographer and videographer based in Phoenix, Arizona with over a decade of experience. Over the past two years he has successfully generated over $200,000 annually in revenue and is on track for $300k this year. His work has been featured on The Knot and Style Me Pretty, and is [...]