Your Face Is Your Fortune
Whatever business you run, your clients are coming to you for the magic you bring to their lives. In this respect, you are your unique selling point, and the most effective way to show your audience what you’re all about …
Business
What’s a Brand Photoshoot Like?
Have you ever wondered what a brand photoshoot is like? Let me show you behind the scenes! Once we’ve planned your shoot together, and you’ve got everything you need together – outfit, props, extra people – it’s time to start …
Learning and Growing
Professional Development: It’s not just for corporate ladder-climbers It took me a long time after setting up my own business to realise that continued professional development is for everyone in business, not just those in the dull, grey, buzz-wordy corporate …
How to help more customers find you online
Many business owners shy away from the big M-word. “Marketing” generally has negative connotations, and we find ourselves slipping into the trap of picturing the stereotypical Used Car Salesman. So let’s take a moment and re-assess what marketing actually is …
What’s all this “Brand Photography” malarkey anyway?
You may have heard the buzz words “brand photography” banded around, but aren’t really sure what it means… and I’m guessing you’re here because you’re a little bit curious and want to find out more. Well, firstly, let’s just be …
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Post Apocalyptic Hope for Freelancers
In our little boats, bailing out water and attempting to weather the storm, we all respond in different ways. Some people instinctively reach out and pull together, while others hunker down and try to get through it alone. I’m one of the latter. I’m not sure how many of us are out there – islands of stolid independence, where it somehow feels a failure to find help.
Help! I can’t afford professional headshots right now…
Professional headshots can be expensive. Many people who set up their own business do it on a tight budget and have to seriously prioritise what they spend their carefully set aside money on. (If you ever saw my first logo, …
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Celebrating The Wins
This week I’ve been reminded of the importance of celebrating the successes on my freelance journey. It turns out that running a small business is very different from the corporate life I left behind when my first son was born …
SAY CHEESE (Or, “GAH! I hate what I look like in photos!!!”)
Does this ring true for you too? I often joke that the reason I’m a photographer is because I feel much more comfortable behind the lens than in front of it! Everyone feels self-conscious about what they look like at …
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