The Photo Scene: Recent Episodes
Josie + Vania
A learning platform for budding photographers because we know how hard it can be to start and grow your own creative business. Listen to our latest topics on all things related to photography + business. We will be rotating discussions between co-founder's Josie and Vania where they have candid chats about the latest photography related topics where they give their expert advice + interviews with leading talent in the photo industry.
EPISODE SUMMARY Join host Vania and Hannah Mack, Utah-based photographer, for a lively chat about Hannah’s journey to becoming a professional elopement and couple photographer. In the episode, she shares some of her biggest challenges, what steps she took to become successful, and what’s helped her stand out and market herself effectively on Instagram.
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Grab a cuppa and join us for this fun episode where we get personal about creating a work-life balance as entrepreneurs and working moms. When you work for yourself, it’s too easy to get sucked up into work and forget about the other areas of your life that are just as important, like family, self-care, and fun. So tune in to this episode to learn how we manage to fit all of it in!
EPISODE SHOW NOTES:https://yourphotoscene.com/creating-a-better-work-life-balance/
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Join us for this episode as we chat with Kendra Cortney, a master wiz in all things Dubsado and workflow management. As photographers, we know all too well how much admin time we put in behind the scenes. In this episode, Kendra teaches us how using Dubsado to create and manage your workflows can save you time and energy on the backend of your business. If you’re burning out trying to keep all your processes straight, you won’t want to miss this episode!
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Show Notes: https://yourphotoscene.com/photography-workflow/
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Join us on this week’s episode as we have a candid chat surrounding impostor syndrome. Follow along as we share how impostor syndrome has showed up in our professional and creative lives, and strategies that we’ve used to help us overcome it. If you’re a creative who’s struggled with impostor syndrome, then you won’t want to miss this insightful episode!
Show notes: https://yourphotoscene.com/feeling-like-a-fake-listen-to-our-top-tips-to-help-overcome-imposter-syndrome/
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Join us as we chat with Brooke from Flora Creative Co about all things branding and design. Brooke is a creative brand and web designer, and in this episode, she shares how effective branding can positively impact your business and attract your dream clients. We also chat about her experience working with a mentor and why having a mentor can be so helpful when you’re starting or hoping to grow your business.
Full Show Notes: https://yourphotoscene.com/build-a-photography-brand-that-sells/
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In this latest episode of The Photo Scene Podcast we had the pleasure to chat with fellow photographer Heather Rosario. Heather's work particularly stood out to us because of her unique way of displaying her work upside down on IG. So, naturally, we had to learn more!
Heather shares a bit about her background growing up as an army kid, and what inspired her to become a photographer. She also shares some of the struggles she faces as she works toward becoming a full-time photographer including knowing when it's time to outsource work, feeling guilty about setting boundaries and being consistent about posting to social media.
Show Notes: yourphotoscene.com/running-a-photography-business--the-nitty-gritty-truth
Show description: Join us as we chat with photographer Lu from Imagery By Lu, based in Orlando, Florida. Lu is a part-time photographer with a unique passion and talent for photographing intimate portraits of couples. In this episode, Lu shares what led him to photography and some of the challenges he faces as a budding photographer today.
For full show notes visit: https://yourphotoscene.com/struggling-with-knowing-your-worth-you-are-not-alone
If you are stuck wondering where you should be putting those dollars bills to see an actual ROI in your photography business, look no further! In this episode we are going to show you exactly how you can make more money as a photographer by investing in these three main things when getting serious about your photography.
Shownotes: https://yourphotoscene.com/make-more-...
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In this episode, we chat about some of the biggest mistakes we’ve seen photographers make when starting a photography business. Follow along as we share our own experiences with making some of these mistakes and our best tips on how you can avoid making them in the first place.
Show Notes: https://yourphotoscene.com/stop-making-these-photography-business-mistakes/
Timestamps:
The Biggest Mistakes Photographers Make When Starting a Photography Business
(00:20) 1. Pricing yourself the same as your competitors
(08:20) 2. Shooting what you think you should instead of what you want
(15:05) 3. Copying other photographers’ work instead of using it as inspiration
(21:56) 4. Not seeing yourself as the CEO of your company
(25:11) 5. Not having workflows in place
(41:24) 6. Missing out on being a part of a community of photographers
(47:01) 7. Spending too much on gear when you’re first starting out
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In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with event planner and founder of Your Plan A Events, Patricia Aro. Patricia shares her event planning industry insights, best practices for collaborating, and connecting with vendors, and more!
PATRICIA’S STORY: Patricia’s journey toward becoming an event planner started at the ripe age of eight years old. In the podcast, she reveals she kept a word document filled with screenshots of all the details she wanted to incorporate into her big day, sometime in the future.
Coming from a family who enjoyed putting together elaborate events, it was only natural for her to follow the event planning path. Her father was a design architect and, by owning his own company, inspired her to do the same one day.
Patricia earned a degree in Business Administration from William and Mary and pursued event planning on weekends while she was going to school.
She started her own company, Your Plan A Events, in 2019 and got married that same year. And yes, you guessed it, she planned her own wedding!
What she loves most about wedding planning is how every project/event/couple is so different. She loves getting to know new clients and helping them bring their vision to life.
“I’m a believer in what you put out is what you get back.” – Patricia
SHOW NOTES: https://yourphotoscene.com/how-to-create-and-build-better-relationships-with-vendors-for-a-better-photography-business/
In this first episode of The Photo Scene podcast, co-founders and long-time friends Josie and Vania take a deep dive into what The Photo Scene is all about and how it came to be. Get to know the hosts as they interview each other and reveal all about their backgrounds as professional photographers, what influenced them, and some of their best tips for when you’re just starting your own photography business.
Check out the full show notes + video here:https://yourphotoscene.com/a-candid-chat-with-j-v-pro-photographers-educators/
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