I need to tell you something. I used to be a broke photographer.

In the first 18 months of running my business, I only made $50k in revenue.

Then I made the same amount in the next 3 months.

And again, the following 3 months.

For those keeping track at home that’s $50k in 18 months...

Technical Skills

You’re working with cameras, computers, lights… you need to know the ins and outs of these. A good camera is a complex beast. Aperture, focal length, shutter speed… there’s so much to know here. Luckily YouTube is a gold mine of knowledge.

I recently...

Whether you like it or not, AI is coming for A LOT of jobs.

Photographers are relatively safe, at least for the time being. Yes, there are tools that can create product photos on any background, but they don’t hold anything to an actual photographer.

I want to talk about how ChatGPT can be...

Let’s talk about investing in yourself for a little bit. As an entrepreneur, investing in yourself is one of the best things you can do, especially early on.

You’re the number one asset in the business, so it makes sense to invest into that asset. When I was starting out on my...

I’d like to tell you a story.

It’s about WHY I do what I do, and why I’d like to help YOU grow your creative business and start getting more clients than you know what to do with.

Over 2 years ago, I started my YouTube channel. I thought it'd be fun to create videos teaching...

Hate Revisions?

Want to make more per client?

What if I told you these are directly related? And they’re tied together with one principle: good communication.

Now before you stop reading because you think you know how to communicate with clients, most creatives are actually doing this...

In my 3+ years of working with product photography clients, I’ve seen the whole spectrum of budgets. I’ve taken on projects for 100 bucks all the way up to $10,000+ and everything in between.

There’s one thing that has been a constant that I’ve learned.

Low-budget clients...

Let’s get right to it. The biggest lesson I learned is this:

You need to put in work with zero expectation of return.

The world does not owe you anything.

You are not entitled to anything.

You’re not owed clients, you’re not owed views or followers, and you’re not...

It’s easy to stay busy.

You might think you’re on the right path since you’re putting in the work every single day into your business. While this is good, it’s not enough.

It’s not enough to just work hard.

You need to work hard on the right things.

If you feel like...

Originally shared 12.23.22 

The end of the year is almost here. It's important to take time to review and reflect.

Reflection can help us to understand what we've achieved and what's held us back.

Start by writing down all you achieved during the past year, no matter how small....

I spent 1 year struggling to quit my 9-5 while focusing on building my photography business

Some days I made forward progress, other days I went backwards.

I had little to no guidance. Then I invested in myself and everything changed.

Here are the top 5 things I wish I knew before starting my...

Do you want to learn how to not make any money from photography?

Of course not.

But let’s do a little experiment. If we learn how to stay broke, all we need to do is the opposite so that we can make serious cash.

How do we stay broke as a photographer?

Only say yes to...