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Marc and Brenda Bergreen of www.bergreenphotography.com are a husband and wife team specialising in outdoor wedding photography and other adventures. After quitting their engineering day jobs in 2011 and 2014, both Brenda and Marc were full-time photographers. After choosing the life they wanted, they built a photography business to achieve and fit their dreams.
The Bergreen photography catch cry… “Love. Adventurously.”
I love how on their about page, they say… “We didn’t want to have one last adventure; we wanted our life and our love to be an adventure.”
In 2016, true to their business and photography vision, they moved from California to Colorado and had to rebuild their business from scratch. They are now pursuing their dream and and making it a reality from their mountain home in Evergreen, Colorado. In this interview, they share how they've done what they have, the reasoning behind their decisions, their wins, losses and big lessons.
Here’s some more of what we cover in the interview:
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We do in person meetings with clients when possible and that has made a big difference in our business – Brenda Bergreen
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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 Marc and Brenda 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 todays episode.
In general, we don’t really push sales. We feel like if we spend our energy booking other work, that will benefit us more than focusing on something that we’re not strong at which is in person sales. – Marc Bergreen
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Marc and Brenda 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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In iTunes by Dennis Aliaksandrou from USA on May 25, 2018
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Birth Photography: The Art and Business of Labor and Delivery Photography
Ashley Diamond Siegert who was interviewed for episode 243 of the podcast has released a book on her specialty, birth photography which immediately went to #1 on the “New Release” section of Kindle Photography Books!
You can find the book here: https://theultimatebirthphotographyresource.mykajabi.com/p/book-to-amazon-landing-page
Ashley says, “This is huge for the growing niche of birth photography which is now a sustainable business direction for many photographers.”
If you have any questions regarding the topic, you can find Ashley in the PhotoBizX members FB Group and she also has her own group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276673122771460/
The book cost is USD$4.99 and covers best practices and insights for how you can structure your photography workflow, prepare and shoot a successful birth photography assignment and deliver a collection of quality images for your clients.
Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Bergreen Photography on Facebook
Bergreen Weddings Photography on Instagram
Bergreen Adventure Photography on Instagram
Bergreen Photography on Linktree
Bergreen Photography on Pinterest
Bergreen Photography True Nature Tribe Project
Birth Photography: The Art and Business of Labor and Delivery Photography
Orange Livestock photographer – Rachel Gordon of the 17th Photographer provides livestock photography for the agricultural industry, including family farm portraiture.
Thank you!
Thanks again for listening and thanks to Marc and Brenda for coming on and sharing so much about their business, booking and sales process and how they are building the wedding photography business of their dreams with their perfect clients.
Taking pictures of couples is not that hard because I don’t have to tell them to look happy. They’re gonna look into each others eyes, think about that wedding day and they’re gonna be happy. And so, if we can also connect with them while they’re connecting with each other, it really makes our job a lot more fun and a lot easier. – Marc Bergreen
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That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!
Thanks and speak soon
Andrew
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