PBX647: Ben Potter – How Fundraising Replaced Facebook Ads in His Portrait Studio
Ben Potter of www.bpportraitart.com.au is someone I’ve known for a long time… and known of for even longer. We’ve messaged and emailed back and forth plenty of times over the years — there’s still a lot I didn’t know about him until this conversation. Here’s what I do know. Ben loves photography — the [...]
PBX646: Brittni Schroeder – How to Streamline, Systemise and Scale Your Photography Studio
Brittni Schroeder of www.brittnischroeder.com first joined me way back in Episode 337. Before shifting into coaching, she spent more than ten years as a professional photographer, named one of the most influential photographers of 2016, with features in the Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America and a stack of industry publications. Today, Brittni helps [...]
PBX645: Stacey Brown Randall – The Referral System Every Photography Business Needs
Stacey Brown Randall at www.staceybrownrandall.com is the undisputed expert in generating referrals for a photography business. You probably already know, one of the best feelings in business is when a new client gets in touch and says, “My friend told me I had to book you.” That’s gold. You didn’t have to run an ad, discount your [...]
PBX644: Bruce Vincentiis – From YouTube Tutorials to a Luxury Hotel Photography Business
Bruce Vincentiis of www.bdv.photography brought something refreshingly different to this interview — and it’s one I was excited to dig into. Bruce is a long-time listener of the podcast, which had me scratching my head at first… because he’s a luxury hotel photographer based in Southeast Asia, not a wedding, portrait, headshot or branding [...]
PBX643: Nik Buttigieg – The Low-Pressure Strategy Filling His Studio With Ideal Clients
Nik Buttigieg of www.nikbuttigieg.com is someone I feel like we’ve all been on the journey with as he’s built an incredibly successful portrait photography business. He’s been a listener — and an active PhotoBizX member — since 2018. I first brought him on in 2021 for the Coaching Diaries series. Back then he was living [...]
PBX642: Danilo & Sharon – From €50 Weddings to a Global Luxury Photography Business
Danilo & Sharon Vasic of www.daniloandsharon.com are a husband-and-wife team based in Italy but travelling the world to photograph stunning weddings! Incredibly, they met at age 7, started dating at 14, have been married for more than 10 years, and have 2 kids. Their roots are in fashion & advertising, where they were regularly [...]
PBX641: Jason Guy – How 4 Clients a Month Became a $200K Photography Business
Jason Guy of www.jgboudoir.com is a US-based boudoir photographer with 10 years of experience photographing women. In an email exchange, he told me that after listening to a bunch of interviews with other boudoir photographers, his processes differ from what he'd heard. He told me he'd never been interviewed before but would be happy [...]
PBX640: Yaneck Wasiek – The Simple Systems That Built a $600K/Year Headshot Photography Business
Yaneck Wasiek of www.wasiofaces.com and www.wasiodigital.com is today's incredible guest! While travelling recently, I shared that I had visited Poland in one of the emails I sent to PhotoBizX listeners and members. That email prompted a response from Yaneck, who I learned was originally from Warsaw. He grew up there and left Poland at [...]
PBX639: Natalie Martin – £3.6K+ Wedding Photography Bookings by Leading with Albums, Not Digitals
A couple of months ago, I interviewed a UK-based photography business coach, Kenny Martin — also known as The Studio Doctor. His recipe for success was to shoot portraits, focus on the numbers, get people in front of your camera as often as possible and give them the chance to spend more. He and [...]
PBX638: Trevor Dayley – Building a Thriving Photography Business Without the Social Media Grind
Trevor Dayley of www.magnetmod.com and www.trevordayley.com posted something interesting on Instagram recently - it was titled “If I Were the Devil Trying to Ruin a Photographer’s Career.” He told me (and I can see) it blew up—and in rolled the DMs, shares and comments. Turns out a lot of photographers are feeling what he [...]
PBX637: Nidhi Dahiya – Taking Headshot clients to $14K Family Portrait Sales
Nidhi Dahiya of www.nidscreations.com sent me a DM, which led to this incredible interview. She said in that message: Hi Andrew! I just had my biggest month for portrait revenue in May, with USD$123.3k in sales. Nidhi first appeared on the podcast for episode 462 in 2022. At the time, she was working a [...]
PBX636: Ilana Wechsler – Simple Google Ad Strategies That Actually Generate Photography Bookings
Ilana Wechsler of www.teachtraffic.com was first interviewed for episode 513 back in 2023 — and I’m thrilled to have her back. Ilana specialises in helping business owners, including photographers, run profitable Google and Facebook ad campaigns — without needing to hire an expensive agency. She has managed over $30 million in ad spend and now [...]
PBX635: Maddie Mae – How to Run a Profitable Destination Elopement Photography Business
Maddie Mae of www.adventureinstead.com is a US-based elopement photographer... with a difference! She was one of the first, if not THE first, elopement photographers. After shooting big weddings for 5 years, a couple booked her an elopement in the Rocky Mountains. She says this booking changed the course of her life and the trajectory [...]
PBX634: Kirstie McConnell – From Pets to Premium Portraits, Reinventing a Photography Business
Kirstie McConnell of www.classicoportraits.com and www.classicoportraits.com.au will be well known amongst pet photographers and long-term listeners to the podcast. Originally based in Adelaide, where she was South Australia's first specialist pet photographer before cofounding The Pet Photographers Club with equally talented photographer, Caitlin McColl. She has appeared on the podcast multiple times, where she presented two separate [...]
PBX633: Rebecca Hunnicutt – Building a Profitable, Adaptable & Fun Photography Business
Rebecca Hunnicutt of www.hunnicuttphotography.com is a lifestyle family, maternity and newborn photographer based in Portland, Oregon. She first came onto my radar when I discovered her teaching photographers how to turn ordinary locations into amazing images with confidence and ease. The more I dug, the more impressed I was — she runs photography classes [...]
PBX632: Jenna Harrison – Building a 3-Day Workweek Photography Business
Jenna Harrison of www.theuncommonway.com appears to be living her dream — and has been, ever since she threw in her great career to pursue her dreams of travel and freedom. I first became aware of her when we connected via email, and she told me that she had built her business by implementing strategic [...]
PBX631: Kelly Warkentin – Turning $150 Photography Sessions into 4-Figure Clients and a Life You Love
Kelly Warkentin of https://kindredphotography.ca/ and www.kellywarkentin.com is a Canadian-based family and newborn photographer, photography business coach, and mother of three. Although she's coaching other photographers, shooting makes up 90% of her income and brings in over $85,000 in revenue. She said in an email to me, as much as I love photography, running a [...]
PBX630: Jon Mills – How a Pet Photography Business Hit £200K in Two Years
John Mills of https://souldog.studio hit £200K in two years with his pet photography business in the UK. He puts it down to Facebook Ads and the follow-up discovery calls! We were exchanging emails recently, and he told me that he'd pivoted to dog photography around two years ago, having moved to a new part [...]
PBX629: Patrick Fore – The Brutal Truth About Photography Business, Boundaries, and Burnout
Patrick Fore of www.terriblephotographer.com and www.patrickfore.com is a San Diego-based commercial photographer and creative director with over 15 years of experience in graphic design and photography. His work is first-rate! He is seriously, a fantastic photographer. Beyond his impressive portfolio, Patrick is also the author of Lessons from a Terrible Photographer and hosts the [...]
PBX628: Liam and Dominique Shaw – The Business of Creative Documentary Photography
Liam and Dominique Shaw of www.yorkplacestudios.co.uk were introduced to me by Blair deLaubenfels of World's Best Wedding Photos. Blair told me they are credited with bringing street photography to weddings, and their artistic vision and approach to their work is absolutely brilliant. They are also the authors of "Is This Something?" A guide to [...]
PBX627: Kenny Martin – Profit Over Hype. Building a Sustainable Photography Business
Kenny Martin of www.thestudiodoctor.co.uk is someone I’ve been hearing about behind the scenes for a while now — especially from photographers in the UK. Known as The Studio Doctor, he is a portrait photographer and mentor based in Scotland. He’s been shooting professionally since the ‘80s, launched one of the UK’s first fully digital [...]
PBX626: Susan Renée – Are Giveaways Hurting Your Brand or Building It?
Susan Renee of www.kingshillstudios.co.uk in Scotland first reached out with a concern I hear more often than you'd think: Are giveaways hurting my brand? She’d been told by another coach to stop running Facebook competitions — that it made her look “cheap” and would attract the wrong kind of clients. Thing is, Susan had [...]
PBX625: Kim Hamblin – Photography Sales Confidence and the Business Metrics That Matter
Kim Hamblin of www.kimmarie.co was first interviewed on episode 420 of the podcast, where she shared the full story behind selling her incredibly successful portrait studio in Auckland, New Zealand — a studio bringing in over $500,000 in revenue. In that chat, we covered how she built the business, why she decided to sell, and what [...]
PBX624: Brennan Haelig – The Photographer’s Guide to Meta Ads That Actually Work (and Don’t Cost a Fortune)
Brennan Haelig of www.jumpstartroi.com is the CEO and Founder of Jump Start ROI - a marketing agency that helps business owners find and attract their perfect leads and turn them into paying customers. This includes Done-For-You advertising across Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, LinkedIn and TikTok. Plus, they help with your website copy, landing pages, email and [...]