DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORIES: Recent Episodes
Marie Masse - Fearless and Framed®
In short: This is your go-to resource for using your personal stories to power up your life + business. 🔥
🔗 SHOW NOTES: dangerouslygoodstories.com/shownotes
📝 GUIDED STORY PROGRAM + PHYSICAL PLAYBOOK: dangerouslygoodstories.com/storyteller
⇢ INSTAGRAM: @dangerouslygoodstories
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FULL SHOW DETAILS:
You want to fully experience and savor your one & precious life... but you're a little stuck?
YOUR PERSONAL STORIES ARE THE ANTIDOTE.
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STORY WORK is something we gift ourselves and we can model for our children now, so they don't believe the same LIE many of us did growing up:
⇢ get good grades = get into a good college = get a good job = happy life.
In reality, that's a recipe for a cookie cutter, safe and settled life—one you believe must be your best life (you did everything "right" after all)... Meanwhile, you're baffled over why you don't feel as appreciative and happy as you "should." It's because of conditioning: cultural, societal, and generational.
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Use your personal stories to unlearn conditioned beliefs and heighten the meaningfulness + aliveness in your day-to-day.
That's when you'll:
🔥 be mind-blown by your own life!
🔥 wake up with less, "what do I HAVE to do today?" and more "what do I GET to do today?"
🔥 experience meaningfulness and aliveness as your natural state of mind—much like untethered childhood.
Isn't that what we want for our children, our loved ones, and for ourselves?
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DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORIES, HOSTED BY MARIE MASSE, WILL GUIDE YOU DEEPER INTO YOUR STORIES.
In these episodes, Marie unearths tiny, personal stories from guests, listeners, and her own life a couple times a month.
She dials into hidden opportunities within each story, so you can tap into your own stories for healing, self-trust, connection, meaningfulness, and even profit.
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Whether you're:
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a person with family (you're a parent / grandparent / friend / sibling / or someone's child)
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a writer / photographer / creative / memory-keeper / family historian
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a teacher / coach / therapist
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a member of Congress
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or a service professional / CEO / business owner
you have overlooked stories (and therefore: unclaimed opportunities)—GUARANTEED.
Listen in.
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You'll start seeing more of your stories everywhere... and never see them in the same way again. Promise.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Marie's been self-experimenting and teaching this story work since 2013.
Her own stories led her family to their "Masse Mountain" forest oasis—which is much more than a simple place.
She's also an author, photographer, actively unschooling her kids, and navigating ADHD for herself & her son.
DISCLAIMER: THE CONTENT IN THIS PODCAST IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY IN SEEKING EITHER BECAUSE OF ANYTHING YOU'VE HEARD FROM MARIE MASSE, GUESTS OF THIS SHOW, OR THIS PODCAST.
Under 24 hours after publishing the last episode, one listener (and episode 79 guest + friend of mine), Caryn DeFreez sent me an audio message.
She reached out to ME, so she spoke just like any other time talking with a friend: unguarded & being her unfiltered self.
And guess what?
THAT is this episode—with her permission, obviously.
She said she needed the episode... well, I needed her response. I think you'll feel this one too.
GET ON THE SHOW / VIEW SHOW NOTES: dangerouslygoodstories.com/podcast
BECOME A DANGEROUSLY GOOD STORYTELLER:
dangerouslygoodstories.com/storyteller
Welcome to Dangerously Good Stories, formerly Intentional Documentary!
This episode kicks off what's ahead. Here's what I cover:
- a show update: why the name change, what you can expect, what's up with Fearless and Framed?
- I answer: What are Dangerously Good Stories? + why doing story work matters for your life & business.
- marketing without personal stories
- how to get YOUR STORIES on this show
We'll wrap, as always, with a homework question.
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SHOWNOTES:
dangerouslygoodstories.com/080
HELLO! It's been a minute, hasn't it? The show's coming back with NEW EPISODES this September 2021 along with a couple changes.
In the meantime, I'm hosting a Podcast Listening Adventure and reunion party. Listen to the update for all the details.
Connect on Instagram: @dangerouslygoodstories
Quick end of the "season" wrap—a few details on the podcast break, a new name & what's ahead for this podcast.
KEEP IN TOUCH:
- Coming soon website + podcast show notes: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com
- Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dangerouslygoodstories
Please LEAVE A RATING + REVIEW in iTunes -- Thank you!! M
Caryn DeFreez is a wife, homeschooling mom, and has a big love for documenting stories.
Caryn shares:
- her walk through depression and how it awakened her to notice people and stories worth documenting.
- what was difficult in her business when it came to documentary clients and one, quiet strategy she planned to use to help educate her community on documentary photography (I think it's brilliant!)
- and the family story behind creating Firekeepers Memories
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/079
This is an oldie, but a goodie. We’re replaying the very FIRST episode on Intentional Documentary.
Why? It’s just a good time of year to revisit this one. It was written for photographers, but anyone can benefit from these 8 little exercise to gain clarity on what matters most. If you’ve done this before, well, you’re in a new season now and it might be time to do them again or try a different exercise.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES & MINI MAG WITH EXERCISES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/078
Aubrey Vejvoda is a former marketing student turned HypnoCoach. She quit her photography business and today she’s on the frontlines trying to help make hypnosis mainstream.
We talk about:
- Her journey through postpartum depression and the shame & guilt inside not feeling fulfilled as a stay at home mom
- She talks about how her deeper message for other women & moms became something she needed share beyond photography as well as the red flags that led her out of photography
- And the last part of the show, Aubrey gives us the overview of what hypnosis is, how it’s different than meditation and… get this…. she even walks us through a short hypnosis for relaxation at the end. So just a heads up: you cannot be driving for this portion. You’ll want to sit down, close your eyes and let Aubrey guide you.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/077
Jessica Hachey is a photographer based in Ontario, Canada. I’ve admired how she prioritizes her love for nature and even records herself getting out into the wild!
We talk about:
- Her brave adventures into the backcountry
- How her daughter starting school full time was much different than she thought it would be… as she found herself staring at the computer like, “what am I supposed to do now?” and various things she’s done to begin moving out of this heavy place she felt in.
- Then, Jessica describes the losses of loved ones she’s walked through and how documenting has shifted through those losses starting from the inside out
- & more!
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/076
This episode is totally a 2 for 1, because we go into two very different topics all in one episode.
Alicia Bauer of AllyB Designs first gives us advice on 5 Ways to Improve the Client Experience Now.
The second half is about the intersection of hustled weeks and extraordinary weekends. A lot of listeners with little kiddos are dying to have full day school hours to work on their business…. but is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/075
This Story of the Month comes from photographer Ashley Manley who contributed this story on Fearless and Framed back in 2015. It was published almost 5 years ago and her words hold so much value still today!
It's called, Document People Around You, Not Just the Kids.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/074
Our stories—the stories of our past and of the present—are more than just memories to enjoy inside of passing moments on our way to the next big thing. Let’s cultivate your 2020 stories… consider this a mini planning workshop that’s NOT all about the business, creativity, weight loss, lifestyle or home improvement goals.
This is about the vitality of your stories.
Enjoy…
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/073
Ever wonder about navigating big life changes while running a business?
Or mom guilt?
Or how NOT to get bogged down in the editing to sharing to printing process?
Our returning guest and Photographic Artist, Michelle McKay, covers all of that and more with us!
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/072
Does it feel like all the noise is inescapable? If you're like, “How do I make it ST-AHH-P already?!” Well, imagine if you could had a meaningful way to escape the noise while not sacrificing your ambition.
No running to Bali. Not another self-help book / course. No temporary fixes ("Go for a walk. Be present! Create boundaries." they say 🙄).
This bonus episode teaches my 5-part Practice to get off survival mode and to feel AWAKE again.
Enjoy the story.
Get one 15-30 minute meaningful activity each week in 2020 to live with less noise, more noticing. Sign up here: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/society
Offer expires 12/31/2020.
I invited Jason McGarva to speak on video journaling and he gave us SO much more!
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/071
We’re always talking about recording stories… let’s shake things up and talk about telling stories!
After working in the journalism industry and with big names like HGTV, April Pertuis has over 25 years experience in all aspects of STORIES.
She talks to us about:
- Uncovering your stories (how to find them)
- What to do when you DON’T have a big tragic loss or trauma story
- How to use multiple stories
- Day-to-day storytelling when you’re afraid of feeling redundant
- and more!
Enjoy the story!
FULL SHOW NOTES / CONNECT WITH APRIL: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/070
In terms of the holidays... some of us are experiencing the things we've always experienced.
Some of us are navigating the new and different and foreign.
Holidays bring up a lot of feelings! Let's do a quick audit on your holiday stories, so you can spot opportunities to cultivate meaningful connection.
Enjoy the story!
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/069
Register (free) for Get Off Survival Mode for 2020: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/survival
I love hearing about products and services other people love, so I thought I’d put together a slim little gift guide for documentarians, storytellers and those of us who want to live life wide awake in 2020….
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/068
Listening to old family stories of people who you love dearly is just THE BEST isn’t it?
Today, Jeremy Adamson talks to us about everything they’re doing and learning over there at StoryBox, so that we can get those wheels turning on who’s stories we might want to record now. Also, StoryBox offers such an affordable package that I think this would make for a high value gift for your clients, yourself or your friends and family.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/067
If you ever had that moment when you realized you can document not only the real life, random moments that tie us all together, but the most high value, unique to you, most meaningful bits of your life (and your clients’ lives) and THAT created a fire within… you’ll love this episode.
Courtney Holmes is a photographer, filmmaker and Founder of the Filming Life Academy. She’s taught her own class, Filming Families: The Modern Family Video, on CreativeLive and speaks frequently among many conferences and events in the photography community. She’s consistently booked out with her clients as well.
For a long time, our approaches created this internal battle around being “documentary enough” with our peers and ourselves. We spill everything we’ve felt on this ride over the past few years in hopes to help YOU feel enough with your documentary approach… whatever that looks like.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/066
Being the week of Halloween, I thought it could be fun for us to face our fears together… and that starts with acknowledging our fears. It’s so easy to go with the flow of the noise in our lives and not pause to look up.
Today, let’s pause together and really look at what’s on our hearts—the noise and the noticing—and accept the bits that are unresolved, knowing and trusting that, we’re just not at the resolution YET… and that’s ok.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/065
A short story to spark the tiny stories in your life.
This story is one you’d never see from the photograph if you didn’t have my words with it.
Enjoy the story!
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/064
Jayne Swallow is a mom of 3 and Graphic Designer turned Journal Maker. She’s the Founder of Promptly Journals, who makes beautiful linen-covered, tangible journals for documenting & healing and recently developed an app for journaling. You can print your journal entries into a book too right within the app!
Jayne talks to us about:
- How journaling has nurtured her life
- The types of journaling she plays with
- How journaling overwhelmed her at one point
- And gives us a discount code for the Promptly app
Enjoy the story…
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/063
Writing is like turning defrost on the foggy windshield—it makes everything in my mind so clear.
So, let’s talk about journaling—what to write about, what to write in, my favorite resources, creating writing habits.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/062
Chloe Lodge is a wicked talented photographer, author of For the Love of the Photograph, and she’s our Intentional Documentary conversation today.
We talk about:
- Her story of globetrotting through the years — born in England, now living in NZ with various countries in between
- What happened when she started listening to herself and worrying less about what clients wants
- Looking for beauty in the everyday and what a childhood friend taught her about the meaning of “exotic”
- Her book — For the Love of the Photograph
- Lots of little convos around the topic of SEEING (how you see)
Enjoy the story…
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/061
When Linsey Davis shares what she documents, there's usually a lot of depth and heart behind the stories she shares.
She's got a knack for seeing the things that go really deep, really easily—which is interesting, because in this episode, she shares how she needs prompts to remember to see things she might otherwise miss.
In this conversation, we talk about:
- How togetherness is one thing that lights Linsey up
- How photography awakened how she sees & how she’s actually more present for her family because of photography
- Linsey’s blindspots in documenting and the importance of prompts
- And more, including rounding this convo out with a challenge to YOU from Linsey
Enjoy the story...
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/060
Today, we’re talking about Dangerously Good Stories. You have ‘em in you already, but what are they? How do you use them?
I believe that one, tiny story can change everything… ifyou just notice and respond to ‘em.
This episode talks about:
- noticing your stories more often and responding to them
- how the new brand name, Dangerously Good Stories, came to be
- what to do after you spot your stories: 5 ways to use them
Enjoy the story...
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.dangerouslygoodstories.com/059
This will be the FINAL episode hosted on the Fearless and Framed website. Moving forward, all episode show notes will be published under my new brand: Dangerously Good Stories.
I love to reflect on transitioning seasons and invited you along as I reflected on my summer—hoping it's a chance for you to reflect on the season you're in alongside me. Then, I answered 3 reader / listener questions.
A few topics covered:
- A breakdown of what our summer looked like: visitors, vacationing, camp, life at home
- The simple moment where I felt like a good mom (and thankful I noticed)
- Question Answered: Do you always feel understood?
- Question Answered: What do you prioritize—family, work or something else?
- Question Answered: What was something that helped you live presently in each (work + fam)?
Enjoy the story...
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/058
Today's guest is Pat Flynn(!!!). Have you heard of him before?
What a dream and a privilege and an honor to interview him, first of all. In case you've never heard of him, Pat is family-centric, wildly successful entrepreneur. He owns several successful online businesses. He's a professional blogger, keynote speaker, and he's published multiple books and podcasts—one podcast he does with his SON. How cool is that? What a fun way to document conversations with your kids!
We talk about:
- the podcast with his son
- Pat's new tripod, Switchpod
- Pat's new book, Superfans
- the lessons Pat earned as an entrepreneur that he wishes he's learned earlier in life
- and more!
Enjoy the story...
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/057
I have a feeling that you, too, may be carrying extra weight. No, not pounds on your body,but a heaviness on your spirit—maybe it’s a part of your identity, maybe it’s part of your business you don’t love, or how you feel in parenting or as a friend or son or daughter yourself.
It feels like obligation or disappointment or failure…
...like you’re not enough.
Some kind of heaviness that’s dimming your light.
So, will you do me a favor? As you listen to my story, will you get really, really honest with yourself here with me?
Enjoy the story.
Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/056
If you think the success of your photography business is all about the quality of your photos… meaning, alllll your attention is going to being a better photographer…
Or you’re sharing your work consistently and wondering why no one is knocking on your inbox door…
...you’ve gotta listen to this episode with Rachel Greiman of Green Chair Stories all about YOUR WORDS.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/055
This month’s story is Sara and the Beach House and comes from photographer Angela Douglas Ramsey.
See the full story and photos here: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/054
I was gonna call this ep RandomActs of Acknowledgement, playing off of Random Acts of Kindnessand the whole “Pay It Forward”movement, which is giving kindness through, say, leaving money at the drive through for the person beyond you’s meal.
There’s a lot of emphasis in that movement in doing these kind acts for strangersand it’s beautiful and wonderful and I hope people keep doing it...
but what about the people who matter to us?
Let's talk about that in ep 053!
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/053
Photographer Kelly Haymes shares how making art out of real life is an antidote of the perfection pressure AND also a positive message for our kids (even if you’re not a parent, this applies to you).
I especially loved her advice near the end about NOT being an award-winning photographer and staying in your lane!
Enjoy the story.
See Kelly's Iconic photo and full show notes at: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/052
Kids home this summer?
Worried about working or whatever you love to do on your own time?
Last year, I put work on a shelf. This year, I'm kicking this up a notch in blending work & play. In this bonus ep, I'm sharing my plans in hopes to help YOU find your own game plan for work + play in unpredictable seasons, like summer break.
Even if it's not summer or you don't have kids, this will help you see how the things you want to do don't have to be all or nothing.
This ep is for you if you’re looking to connect with your dreamies, but you’re HIDING behind the computer and only writing to express your stories.
We’re gonna talk about confidently speaking your stories.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/051
You’re gonna LOVE Melissa Cassera. Guaranteed, if you’re not already learning from her, after this, you’ll start.
She breaks things down not just into simple ways, but in FUN ways. That’s part of her thing. She’ll tell ya, she makes work feel like a guilty pleasure!
If you think marketing is far from a guilty pleasure, you’ve gotta listen to this one all the way through.
I’ve linked to a ton of Melissa goodness right inside the Show Notes at http://www.fearlessandframed.com/050
This month’s story from photographer Anna Nodolf goes beyond a snow day. The snow day is surface level stuff, but we like to look a little deeper, don’t we? This story is about how Anna’s daughter - an only child - experienced snow days this year.
For us, this story reminds us of how we look at our experiences or the experiences taking place around us for others. We can simmer on the surface level or we can look a little deeper.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/049
Ever wish someone could come in with their superhero cape and makeover your marketing?
What if you could build up your OWN cape?
Last month, I took on a marketing review for a documentary family photographer and she agreed to let me share our review publically.
For sure, I’m happy to help people with an outside perspective and firmly believe you should get outside perspective for various reasons. That said, I think we all need to strengthen our own ability to take a step back, develop better questions, and look at our businesses with a bird’s eye view.
So, you’ll hear step-by-step how we did April’s review: her struggles, her strengths, her goals, her brand voice, and her ACTION plan.
Enjoy the story!
FULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlessandframed.com/048
In the last episode, you heard a whole earful on practicing awareness and why it matters. That convo continues here with a story from Kelly Wagner— who has been photographing all her life!
Ok, let that sink for a moment.
She shares how through going through The Preservation Project expanded her own awarenessand intentional connection.
I’m so ridiculously passionate about us having a mental break from the to-dos and the attempts at “getting there.”
At the end of the day, THIS is the work that matters that we mistakenly think we’ve got a grip on for various reasons.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES + TRANSCRIPTION: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/047
I'm sure there's many instances where just sort of being in the dark and notknowing what we don't knowis probably a gift.
But when does it come with a cost?
That's what we're going to talk about today!
Full Show Notes + Transcription: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/046
Do you ever feel like you’re doing things on the fly in your business and can’t keep up?
You’re maybe sacrificing all your time to give your clients the best experience and you feel like there’s GOT to be a better way?
Well, there is and if any of this feels like you, this ep's for you!
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/045
If you’ve ever lost someone and you’ve felt like you missed your chance or it’s too late to document them - who they are - you may not be at a total loss… that’s exactly what Lora teaches us through her story.
Full Story & Photos: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/044photos
I’m going to teach you how I do my monthly report and why it matters.
Hint: If you feel like you’re spinning your wheels in your business + life, this is an easy place to start for perspective, clarity, & direction that’s FREE—no hundreds of dollars to a coach or strategist.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/043
Want more predictability in your marketing actions? More clients and customers aligned with your brand — the people who feel like your best clients or customers?
Operating in hope-mode costs you from maximizing your time on actions + predictability. Today we’re covering the Magic of Metrics, so that your time + efforts come with less “hope” and more results.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/042
I get asked the “How do I get clients?” one a lot. I don’t have a magic answer for you, but I’m going to give you 7 symptoms of self-sabotagethat can be hurting your business.
I’ve got a lot to say on this topic as a whole, so this will be a bit of an unofficial mini series, so to speak.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/041
In episode 040, I’m talking to the Founder of the Association of Personal Photo Organizers, Cathi Nelson. This group is a lot like us in the documentary community—it’s not about the “pictures” per se, it’s about people + stories.
Cathi talks to us about photo organizing for yourself & as a lucrative business.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/040
This is a brand new thing here in episode 039 on the Intentional Documentary Podcast: The Story of the Month.
One thing I want you to get out of this podcast is little sparks of stories you may be overlooking in your own life, so that you can respond to them.
I’ll start sharing stories that we’ve published on F&F or that listeners submit with some probing questions at the end to look at your own life.
This month's story is from photographer Dreama Spence.
Enjoy the story.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/039
What do you do when you have to evacuate your home quickly — specifically, with choosing your preservation pieces (think photos, mementos, etc.), grabbing the essentials (undies, toothbrushes), andkeeping the kids calm?
This was a very real scene for a recent Preservation Project participant and photographer, Nicole Miller-Cline. She was two weeks into the program when Camp Fire, a California wildfire, blazed through her hometown and gave her only about 90 minutes' notice to grab her things + get her family to safety.
Nicole bravely shares her story with us + lessons learned in this episode.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/038
Document one, tiny story and leverage it in 7 days: Click to join the 7 Day Storyteller's Challenge Event
Are you ready to take that feeling you get & madly love over making pictures of the important things & memories in your life and EXPAND on that feeling? If so, this episode is for you!
I was completely burnt out from my photography business: fatiguedfrom the built-up excitement when an inquiry chose to book with me, documentary family photographer, only for them to fall in line with the rest of my previous clients… not actually understanding “documentary.”
This is the story of how Intentional Documentary expanded my definition of PHOTOGRAPHY & how we can use it to better serve our lives, our loved ones, and our businesses.
FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/037
Document one, tiny story and leverage it in 7 days: Click to join the 7 Day Storyteller's Challenge Event
An off the cuff check-in with my favorite listeners (that's you!) after our end of season break.
- Two things I'm looking forward to in 2019
- The expansion of the Intentional Documentary Podcast
The podcast will be officially be back in mid-January.
Happy Holidays!!
Special PPW offer for December with a gift valued over $300: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/gift
Are you living out the actions to honor your definition of a meaningful life? This can really be a struggle, because of, well, LIFE and its surprises + demands.
So, I’ve brought on writer, Alexandra Franzen, because, to me, she’s an A-Lister of someone living out a meaningful life and makes it look effortless. She shares how she even has struggles too!
This episode was sparked, because Alexandra’s new book, So This is the End: a love story recently published and she's been posing the question:
“What would you do if you knew you had 24 hours left to live?” Meaning, how would you spend your time?
We’re talking about that + much more.
Get all the links from today's episode in our Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/036
Every bit of this episode with 35-years-in-the-field photographer, Paul Gero, is GOLD.
We cover:
- The pendulum of making mass impact pictures + smaller-scale impact pictures
- Using flash and going Mirrorless with Sony
- Life as a “visually loaded feast”
- Gaining access in less welcoming scenes (from his days working for the newspaper)
- Then, a must-listen to story about a person's truth in planned portrait work: Paul’s Pat Tillman story. You NEED to get the Mini Mag for this. It’s free and you need to see the portrait from this story, plus the rest of Paul’s work + links to everything we talk about.
Enjoy the story.
GET THE COMPLIMENTARY MINI MAG HERE: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/035
At its core: this is about reaching your dreams + goals that are deeply aligned with YOU.
Zooming in + Zooming out is a process I dance with that I'm passing onto you.
Get the full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/034
In episode 033, I speak with MY Intellectual Property Lawyer, Shay Lawson.
We’ve got a mixtape of topics for you:
- How I’ve worked with Shay – the various legal documents I’ve had created– and why
- My legal experiences: working with a trademark lawyer + buying that cheap template (for weddings)
- The #1 thing photographers reach out to Shay about
- When to file for a U.S. Copyright and what that means vs. a Trademark
- Protecting the magicof your program or course
- Collaboration protection
Get the full show notes + extra resources from Shay at http://www.fearlessandframed.com/033
Today, we’re talking about Documentary Projects with Katie Jett Walls of Confluence Magazine.
More specifically, projects that emulate something you might see in the news, but photographed + told by “one of us”family photographers who don’t have connections in the photojournalism world.
In this episode, we cover:
- How going from Katie’s perception of Craftsman to Artist was what sparked Katie’s love for documentary projects
- Katie’s process for project ideas – what to do when you have one
- The big problem after you execute a really, great documentary project that Confluence Magazine is working to solve
- Pivot into a big of a side topic: starting a bigger business project like Confluence or F&F
- The September issue’s Featured Project by Felicia Chang that’s images were curated by photojournalist Ryan Christopher Jones
- Sequencing like a photojournalist – specifically sequencing your photos for narrative
- All about Confluence – submitting, how it’s a space for photo editors, photojournalists, and new voices
As always, get all the links mentioned in this episode in the shownotes at ff.com/032
YOU have a Preservation Project – whether you’re paying attention to it, or not, you have one that’s building through the years.
How you use it and how strong you make it is simply a choice, but either way, you have one.
In this ep, I cover:
- Your Preservation Project (yep, you have one already!)
- What a Preservation Project is
- 5-part framework to make sure you pay attention to the WHOLE picture in documenting
- Invitation to join The Preservation Project program
Full Show Notes at http://www.fearlessandframed.com/031
Learn about The Preservation Project: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/preserve
Ashley Manley and I kind of go way back – we crossed paths right around the time I opened Fearless and Framed. We had similar journeys getting started in our client businesses and both had a spark to document life for clients.
She’s written for us at F&F a few times – my favorite is an older piece, called Document the People Around Us, Not Just the Kids. It’s about honoring the OTHER relationships in your life, like friendships, for example. I don’t know about you, but it feels like this epidemic of only photographing + sharing our kid work, when we have other important people in our lives too!
In this convo, we cover:
- Signals that prompted change in Ashley’s photography journey
- Ashley’s decision to pause her client business
- What cultivating a relationship between Ashley + her photography looks like
- Jumping into shooting + developing film
- Making pictures + having pictures: what Ashley gets out of both
Grab the complimentary Mini Mag + Show Notes at: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/030
If you’re 100% OVER THE MOON, ELATED with photography and are happy as a clam working towards big goals in your work and / or business, this episode is NOT for you and doesn’t apply.
If you’re loving it, but it feels a little different than it used to, it’s gut check time.
Highlights of this ep:
- A little history + a couple mistakes I made and have heard similar stories from photog buddies that sparked a feeling of RESENTMENT towards our cameras and this GIFT we have.
- Then, what’s been my anchor, my home base – what’s kept me grounded, true to myself – and helped me maintain that documentary state of mind (the love affair in shooting)
- Finally, I'll wrap with some GUT CHECK questions
SHOW NOTES: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/029
A Facebook post by Erin's Hensley sparked this episode (screenshot below). I brought Erin on to go deeper into her message. We don't all experience the same things and I recognize that. Still, if you've really wanted to be featured or published, and it's been a part of your flow: you shoot, get your stuff on your computer to polish, and go: "ok where can I submit this?" It's part of your process.
You may not have ever recognized this: if you've felt influenced when you open up your laptop or cell phone when you see work of other photographers - a blend of conscious and sub-consciously you think things like:
I should try to shoot more like that / more in that light / in that location
I love how CLOSE these images are or how that photographer really pulled back
So then, you go out and try to shoot more like that rather than from your true self, then this episode is for you.
In this IDP ep, we cover:
- what sparked Erin's FB post
- my story in running "The Photo Factory"
- Criticism, comparison, and influence
- The power of DOING vs. seeking information
- Being on the OTHER side of the limelight
- and more!
Enjoy the story.
VISIT FULL SHOW NOTES AT: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/027
We’ve had A LOT of business-y episodes lately and in upcoming episodes I’m going to get back to the Intentional Documentary side for awhile. This one is a mix of the two, where real life meets business.
I'm covering 10 reasons why you should start your Memorable Story Collection, what that means, and HOW to get started!
This episode pairs with my upcoming workshop: The Memorable Story Collection - a branding workshop for documentary family photographers
Get on the workshop waitlist: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/storycollection
Full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/027
I had a wonderful conversation with Davina Fear in this one! She’s a documentary family photographer who sometimes travels for clients, she’s located here in South Carolina with me, has been in business for over 15 years, and also mentors photographers. She’s got a lot of wisdom for us!
In this ep, we covered:
- What Davina thinks photography + entrepreneurship are really about (I LOVE her response so much that I turned it into a quote to share)
- Her recent orphanage trip with her family – how she balanced serving + photographing, not having money to pay for this trip + embarrassment + making it happen, and overall SO MUCH goodness around doing a trip where you’re there to SERVE
- [30:30] Davina’s DAILY emails that I’m paying attention to – they started April 12, 2018 with email subject line: I quit social media (so we talk a little about ending social media + the impact of personal connection)
- [37:30] Another dimension of those emails – showing up mask-free: totally fearless and owning DAVINA (owning who she is to the world)
- Hot email: “What Have I Done?” CLIFFHANGER
- Her faith – a major part of her life that tends to take people back a little when she shares it. She’s kept that part of her life quiet + under wraps – even with close friends. She’s been hesitant + scared to express herself in the past and shares with us how she’s truly started to let that go + allow her truth to power herself + guide her actions
- and the RESULTS of those emails – that interaction with people from these DAILY emails she’s been writing now for 30+ days
VISIT THE SHOW NOTES HERE: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/026
Enjoy the story!
When I landed on Angela's feed, it wasn't what my typical experience in landing on another photographer's feed. Most of the time, it seems like most of the shares are a big spotlight of their children. I'm guilty of it too! Not that there's any real guilt - there's nothing bad around that - but what I noticed about Angela's, I felt a different experience vibe. I wasn't only getting a piece of her life (her child), I was getting more of the big picture.
We are all MORE than a parent. Maybe you're not a parent and maybe there's a trend with ONE thing you're sharing. That's the overall thing here. If we're all focused on only 1-2 things that we're sharing, how can we give a little more of the bigger picture?
In this episode, we talk about:
- how Angela intuitively documents her life and how she's decided NOT to pursue the documentary family photography approach in her business (at least, right NOW)
- how online interaction affected Angela's photography
- documenting her life beyond her child and motherhood
- how Angela's managing her family memories
- what working with models taught Angela
- and, lastly, about teaching kids the importance of pictures
Enjoy the story.
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Kirsten Lewis needs no introduction, but I'm giving her one anyway :) She's been shooting almost 20 years, traveling the world documenting families – often with her own family in tow.
She’s doing what a lot of us look to as “the dream life”of a photographer in business. So, I wanted to dig into that to learn more of the pieces we may not see, the reality of what she’s put into her career, and what she wants out of photography – which may be similar to you or far from what you want.
In this ep, we cover:
- The complications + benefits of the nearly full-time travel life as a working photographer
- What Kirsten’s goals were like in the early days for this genre
- Signs + signals that hurt a photographer’s growth (later she shares ONE trait that her BEST students share)
- Being a “good photographer” – what she believes that means
- Why it’s important for Kirsten to KEEP growing when she’s already recognized and would leave a legacy behind already
- Dimensions of growth + results from shooting – for her, for clients, for her book
- Differences in her + husband, Greg, in what they want to do with photography
- Documentary Family Awards – advice on submitting
- (sprinkled throughout) How being an ARTIST is ingrained in her and how that’s played into her photography + business
Enjoy the story.
Full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/024
Allison Redmon booked herself solid using fun, easy workshops in a small town in Saudi Arabia! Pretty cool, right?
I learned real quick that Allison is also wicked talented in doing family films. She's working as the Academy Manager for the Filming Life Academy, an online filmmaking school founded by Courtney Holmes that opened Spring of 2018 too. She's also put her formal Bachelors and Masters in Music Education to great use by hosting the Discover the Power of Music & Audio for Family Films Masterclass at the Filming Life Academy.
In this convo, we cover:
- Allison's shooting workflow + business process. I was curious how long she needs to shoot for a film that ends up being 3-4 minutes long and how she manages both filming AND shooting stills with her clients - Allison gives us a great look at it all
- The power of music: how it can be a beautiful tool to strengthen the experience your clients have with their film, Allison's Masterclass, and where Allison buys her music
- All the workshop goodness: Why PPW + why teaching was a no-brainer for Allison.
- Allison's story on becoming booked out - that's right, booked solid - using workshops
- The power of workshops evolving from your inner circle to an outer network of warm strangers
- What Allison's been doing to keep her workshop students engaged AFTER the workshop
- A SMART strategy in your promo photos for your workshops
Full Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/023
Everyone plans for the workshop, but there’s SO MUCH MORE around that to take into consideration to leverage workshops into the big pictureof your business.
In this episode, you’ll learn 7 key phases of a beginner level photography workshop to prep for so that YOU can rock your first (or next) class.
For this, I've got a workbook / guide to help you, called The 7 Phases of a SUCCESSFUL Beginner Level Photography Workshop. Grab it here: https://www.fearlessandframed.com/workshopguide or text 44222 with the code: 022TREAT
Full show notes for this episode: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/022
Kyla Roma is a marketing + profitability strategist. She's a wealth of wisdom, but what I love about her most is that she keeps it all simple, yet IMPACTFUL.
Kyla knows how to get results, yet she's also down to earth. She never makes you feel like she's light years ahead of you in business (and she knows it). You know what I mean?
She always makes me feel like a confident, competent business owner. So, I brought her on to tell you all about "launching."
If you're rocking your own kitchen sink of marketing tasks on top of everything else that your'e doing - you're probably NOT launching. And, you should be.Or, at least - consider learning how to launch.
In this IDP ep, we cover:
- Why "Launching" is a really smart way for you to spend your marketing time on your business
- Reframing what the outcome goal should look like for your first, second, and beyond launch
- Kyla provides us with an impromptu "launch menu" (because launching isn't one-size-fits-all)
- What to do in-between selling launches to build an audience to launch to (because it's no fun launching when no one's listening)
- Finally, we wrap with Kyla's Iconic Photo + how she's managing her family memories.
Enjoy the story.
Full Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/021
Guest: Kyla Roma Website| Instagram | Indie Biz Intensive
Today's guest is photographer, Stacey Ilyse. In this ep, we cover:
- The bond of sisterhood and how that fuels Stacey
- how her 365 has affected her beyond technical growth
- connecting with your subjects WHILE still documenting
- connecting with potential clients through personal work
- details on Stacey's Breaking the Glass Ceiling class including ONE lesson she finds she's frequently teaching (it may be a good one for you)
- and, as always, we wrap with her Iconic photo
Get this episode's Mini Mag by texting 020TREAT to 44222 or visit the show notes at http://www.fearlessandframed.com/020
Enjoy the story.
Brittni is a fellow photographer who lost her teenage son in 2017.
I couldn’t help, but wonder how she’s feeling around the pictures + documentations she has of his life and memories with him from her unique perspective as a photographer just like you and I.
She was happy to share her story with us!
Text 019TREAT to the number 44222 to grab the Mini Mag or visit http://www.fearlessandframed.com/019 for the Full Show Notes + Mini Mag
In this episode:
- We start with Brittni introducing herself as a photographer, then telling us about a shift in motherhood that started about 2 years prior to losing Gage
- She shares a piece of marriage advice she received early on that they followed for 14 years that’s made her grateful
- Then, she gives us a look at the Compassion Club and the Gage Schroeder Foundation. She learned, to heal, you must serve others. What I especially love is that through her family’s service, they’ve also uniquely preserved Gage’s spirit in a different way than pictures, videos, etc: by starting a non-profit.
Then, we get into all the photography and memory recording stuff:
- How her pictures serve her vivid mental images of Gage
- What she wished she had pictures of
- What kind of documentations (pictures, videos, etc.) she leans to the most – which was a surprising response to me
- I give her a glimpse into my program, The Preservation Project, and ask her advice in what we could be missing. Brittni delivers with such a beautiful why-didn’t-I-think-of-that?piece of wisdom that also had me and pre-published ep listeners thinking “hmm, I really need to get more intentional here.”
- Then, we talk about the tough pictures made by her friend, Jean Smith, of Gage & his family in the hospital, of his funeral, his family visiting him at the cemetery.
- Lastly, I asked her, what would be her last picture if she could get the image of him in her mind into a photograph.
Deep breath. Enjoy the story.
I thought it would be fun to do a short + sweet episode on one little wisdom nugget that's recently been helpful to me - that you're gonna love- and go through some old "war stories" of mine.
A few weeks ago, I had someone call my stuff "fluff." My work. This is my heart + soul that I'm putting into the world and I was told it was fluff. Ironically enough, the person who said this has never been a student of mine. So, there's that.
In the same week, I received the SWEETEST email, which also made its way to the Intentional Documentary podcast page in iTunes (so you can read the whole thing there).
Thank you again, Thor! Your words touched my heart.
Here's one sentence:
"You're doing great things. I'm grateful for your spirited persistence in helping provide tools for storytelling and how others are seeing themselves and the world around them. Keep up the good work."
So, total opposite end of the spectrum, right?
What I've been doing is collecting my testimonials, which I've always done and I'm sure you have too (all the screenshots, saved emails, etc.).
What I've neglected to do is actually PUT the kind words somewhere that's easily accessible and I can go there on a moment's notice. I launched The Preservation Project again in May 2018 and my launch was less than perfect (that story shared in episode 011). There's an extended part of the program that was in creation mode then, my self-doubt kicked into overdrive, and I looked at this collection of kind words.
Not just testimonials for my products, but also kind words about the F&F site, my teaching, and video testimonials too.
Having all of that in ONE place helped me get out of my mindset funk.
So, in this ep, I share:
- More about this one-stop-shop I've created for my incoming kind words (so you can do it too)
- Some of my "war stories" to show that you're not alone in online criticism for expressing your heart
Enjoy the {short} story.
Full Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/018
PRICING. Need I say more? This is the biggest pain point I see in our community. There’s so many questions from “how do I choose my model and price points?”to the mindset blocks, like, “I wouldn’t pay for this!”
Ashleigh Raddatz, Co-Founder of Documentary Family Photography Worldwide, and I crossed paths earlier this year.
In this ep, we cover:
- Her journey as a photographer
- DFP’s missions of changing the perspective on what family is + show photographers that success IS possible (coming from 2 photographers in Europe – they believed if we can do this, everyone can)
- Pricing beyond the typical equation of: time, $ for expenses + taxes, & how you want to show up – what do people miss in this simple math?
- Pricing at the beginning of your business – “when do I price for profit?”
- Selling products – what to sell
- How to decide between collection, inclusive, or a la carte + IPS or online gallery – blew my mind!
- How to do better in the online gallery model
- Upselling advice
- Being competitive without undercutting your value (she’s so much less)
- Testing your market
- Sprinkling of mindset + language shifts throughout
Enjoy the money story.
Full Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/017
We're talking all about getting your phone photos OFF of your phone! I'll share how I keep my phone Photos app (iPhone girl over here)at ZERO, which feels pretty magical in a day where we're documenting e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g all the time.
If you're anything like me, you despise getting that notification: "Your storage is almost full."
You go to make a picture or video and can't, because it tells you, "Your storage is full."
Ahhh hate that, but good news, NO MORE.
In this solo ep, you'll hear:
- how I my clear-my-Photos-app process, so you can get started on YOURS
- how I make my phone photo books (so quick & simple!)
- the company I use today (you'll LOVE them)
- and about 12(ish) different things to put in your photo books that you may not have thought of
Full Show Notes + 15 Great Additions for Your Phone Photo Books (Checklist) here: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/016
Let's connect on Facebook or Instagram!
I wanted to pick photographer, Seshu's brain on the "Seshu" inside of his work + about how he shows up as a photographer.
In this ep, we talked about:
- his journey and what he got out of formal education – I’ve always wondered what I’ve missed out on, since I don’t have that background
- Seshu's voice + how his pictures weave a relative mix of being loved, being important, and being present
- his parents – both through pictures and also their influence on this work with a beautifiul 2-part lesson they gave him, that stuck with him – that we can all learn from and finally
- we wrap with talking about the Iconic photo he shared with us.
Enjoy the story.
Full Show Notes + Mini Mag: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/015
or Text: 015TREAT to the number 44222 to get the Mini Mag
We’re focused on business today, but if you’re not in business, still listen in.
In this ep, we talk about:
- Going from scared to spend on an expensive camera to starting a business – LOVE her reason behind starting that’s different than what I hear often
- Her first steps in getting her first clients
- Genius marketing moves through Instagram and in her new community – yes – she actually MOVED while in the beginning stages of her business and worked with that instead of letting that be a setback or excuse
- How working with a local business once – at a discount – has brought in a wave of clients
- What prints on your walls does for your kiddos
- Ins + outs of a promo that filled up her winter season, changed her business model after its success, and used the revenue to invest in sample products for IPS (which she’s crushing, by the way)
- How she’s built an open, trusting, helpful, genuine relationship with her social media following
- Wrap up with her two different Iconic photos that share a similar purpose as a reminder she needs frequently (me too! #kindredhearts I tell ya)
Enjoy the story.
Full Show Notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/014
This episode is for everyone - whether you're in business or not, whether you're a photographer or not- because it's all about energy.
Specifically, what lights you up - your play- and how you can experience more of that with my mentor & Mindset Coach, Susan Ferraro.
In this conversation:
- Suze tells us how she helps women in her own words: by helping them become what they've always been
- Signs + signals that you're out of alignment (and what alignment even means)
- What being "in flow" means, living through inspired action (she calls it the play state)
- Suze gives us advice on a common battle we face as we WANT to start to BE it (our true self), but there's a problem (like: "but I need to do this other thing to make money first")
- How Suze stopped procrastinating and let go of her should-dos + have-tos
- Synchronicities between the work I've done with Suze and how we SEE behind the lens as photographers
- How Suze stays consistent. She always has something to say it seems on social media, while I'm over here like, "what now?" showing up on my own platforms
Enjoy the story.
MORE GOODNESS: * Full Show Notes: fearlessandframed.com/013 * Susan Ferraro Website| Instagram * Ease-y Money program(this is what I did with Suze) * Suze's free class(loved the exercise she starts off with!) * Ease-y Does It podcast(subscribe to this baby!)
When was the last time you connected with others - whether in business or everyday life - without an agenda?
You just checked in to say hello and asked, "How are you doing?"or "How's that one thing going?"for no other reasonthan for the sake of connection?
We're gonna talk about the power of doing just that today.
Full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/012
This ep's about somethin’ I’ve been goin’ through. To start, you just have to know that The Preservation Projectis MY BIZ BABY.
I wanna tell you about my recent launch. It wasn’t a total failure, but it wasn’t GREAT.
So, let's assess the damage AND the good stuff, together.
Full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/011/
This episode’s guest is very near + dear to my heart – the words don’t seem enough for this intro! Eboni Rivera is our Community Ambassador here at Fearless and Framed®. She’s a talented photographer and is someone who gives back a lot with her photography too.
I don’t know how she does it all. There’s so many times where her kids have been sick, on break, or something’s going on at their school and she’s always participating for them AND showing up to support me / Fearless and Framed (in some of my “I-need-to-be-talked-off-the-edge”moments). She’s so good at getting me out of my own head.
She’s an amazing person all around and I'm excited for YOU to have a dose of Eboni too!
TEXT 010TREAT TO 44222 TO GET EBONI'S COMPLIMENTARY MINI MAG FOR THIS EP or visit the show notes at http://www.fearlessandframed.com/010/
In this ep, we get into: * What photography is to Eboni + how it fits into her life + all the ways she’s using it to give back * A mini portfolio review on the body of her work: all about “connection” and what this looks like for her (proof “connection” isn’t a blanket term across photography) * How Eboni gets those connective images * The dialogue we have in looking at our own work - a message all photogs need to hear * Eboni’s emerging role as a mentor, which I love watching unfold for her! * The shift in her own voice and how she’s started showing up online – a transformation worth learning about!
Enjoy the story.
More goodness: * Podcast Guest: Eboni Rivera * Connect with me: Intentional Documentary™ Podcast group * Eboni's work on F&F: Bringing Your Camera to Girls' Day * Rock the display of your 365 project with a Photoshop Calendar Template * (For Photographers) Peek at the Awesome Things Happening in Documentary Family Photography this month * (For Story-Keepers) Create your To-Shoot List here (more like, to-remember list!) * Foundations mentioned: The Gold Hope Project, Beauty Revived, Spectrum Inspired, and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society(LLS)
MY SUBTLE ASK: * REALLY digging this podcast?: Leave me / IDP a quick review! This will help me get us AMAZING guests for your listening pleasure. #helpmehelpyou
Do you ever feel like your business is at a complete stand still if you're not working - behind the laptop, the lens - whatever that looks like for you? I've been there.
I listened to this podcast a long time ago, I don't remember which one, but they had Mariah Coz, Founder of Femtreprenuer. She said something profound (to me): she wanted to Mariah-proof her business. Meaning, she wanted to create a business that operated without her. I'd heard of creating systems and knew that when you're the Visionary, you've got people doing the operations for you (a team), but that "Mariah-proof my business"stuck with me.
How can you, [your name]-proof you business?
In this ep, we talk about: * 3 different systems I've focused on: to gain pre-potential clients, team tasks, and selling products / programs * 10 Things That Have Life-Proofed My Biz (so you can pick + choose what you might wanna try) * My own LIFE context around this ep (both life that's been happening + work I've been pouring out)
Full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/009 (get the Dream-Crusher Toolkit PDF + more)
Leave a review to tell me the most helpful nugget from this ep!
A surgery prep call with the hospital prompted me to explore the question: How do you cope with stress?
My response was: I look at what's happening and take one step forward.
But, what does that look like? THAT'S what I explore in this ep.
The woman on the phone meant stressin terms of health + finances. It gave me the idea to share how I protect my BUSINESS when LIFE happens, so that you can keep some of these wisdom nuggets in your back pocket.
The highlight reel:
- I share what I've been up to lately / the life + biz currently on my plate (skip to about 11 mins in if you just wanna get to the goods)
- 5 synchronicities in my thought-process to deal with stress turned into reflection Q's for you
Listen in & leave a review with what resonated! Full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/008
I had never heard of Nick. I wasn't shopping for any kind of help, yet I landed on his site + booked him in like a day. Crazy, right?
Nick McArthur is a Sales Coach + Awesomeness Expert. In real talk: he helps people realize how great they are + be brave enough to use the things that make them different as a selling FEATURE, instead of a weakness.
Here's the highlight reel of our chat:
- I gush over his website copy and ask him HOW he hooked me so fast (and he really delivered on his response!)
- Selling pictures vs. selling you
- His marketing style - which appears little to none on the typical IG / FB channels and piqued my interest (he calls it: the Slow Burn)
- Super generalized gender roles in sales - such a cool perspective from Nick as a Trans Man that had me nodding 'that's so true!' (in my experience as a female) the whole time
- How Nick + his wife manage their family of 7's memories!
- Lastly, he shares his Iconic Photo submission with us
...so much goodness!
Listen in & leave a review with what resonated! Full show notes: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/007
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All in all, this is a wonderful convo to listen to from start to finish, PACKED with stories + lessons learned.
We cover: * Justine’s photography journey up until now * the moment that changed her path after spending so much time being a client pleaser (order-taker mode, as I lovingly call it) * when she started to understand who she was as a photographer + how she shaped her business to allow her to be more HER, including the client communication shifts that needed to happen * Justine as an artist – her point of view around family connection, which isn’t just a buzz-wordy thing. It’s something she lives + breathes in her work, brand, and family model at home * the Iconic Photo she submitted (and omgosh get the Mini mag below! I’d never see what she FEELS about this picture without her powerful backstory.) * her unexpected compositions + how she does this * invading clients’ space + how she warms up her clients
And yeah, gonna stop here. DEFINITELY get the Mini Mag to follow along as you’re listening.
Show notes + Mini Mag: http://www.fearlessandframed.com/006
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When I speak to my students, they’re often so obsessed with the questions, “do you feel emotion?” or “do you feel the story?” that they’re trying to make ALL of their pictures be universal... to the point they lose sight of their voice from trying so damn hard.
In ep 005, I get up on my soapbox + talk about falling in love with your pictures the way you did BEFORE knowing anything about photography + skill.
Can you remember those days?
In this episode, I talk to you about a Legacy Box – creating one, filling it up, what it means, & more.
I started using the term Legacy Box in 2017 when I was building, The Preservation Project. I was using the phrase to describe (basically) the end goal - a way to summarize your answers to these questions:
- What’s the point of all the things we’re documenting through pictures, writing, or the things we collect along the way – like a handwritten card from your Grandma?
- What’s the point of all this stuff? Where’s it going?
In episode 004 of the Intentional Documentary™ podcast, we explore: * The physical, tangible side of making pictures, writing, and all the other ways we might wanna document. * The difference in a Keepsake / Memory Box and a Legacy Box (my thought process) * A conversation with my Grandma that shaped how I organize my own preservation pieces (whether in pictures or another format) * What happens to the pictures when your loved ones pass away * Defining your own Legacy Box - with a couple examples of two cherished pieces of family history that my family has
MORE GOODNESS: * Make progress in YOUR Legacy both with The Preservation Project * Connect with me in my non-groupy FB community: Intentional Documentary™ Podcast * (For Photographers) Peek at the Awesome Things Happening in Documentary Family Photography this month
Yeahhh first episode with a guest, Katie Jett Walls! I'm really excited to share since it's different than what you've listened to in the past couple of episodes.
Katie holds such a special place in my heart, not just as a student of mine, but as someone I look at like, "Wait, WHY did you ever need to be my student?" The woman is so brilliant, talented, kind, and giving that I want to send you her way!
Being in her orbit is uplifting to say the least.
Here's the highlight reel of our convo: * Running a Photography Biz + Raising a Fam + Fueling Her Soul * What Currently Lights Katie Up as a Photographer * Breaking into Documentary School Photography * Photographing in Classrooms (her secrets) * Delivering the School Photos to the Parents * Shooting + Selling Documentary School Portraits: the ebook deets * Katie's Version of Putting YOU in Your Photography Business
MORE GOODNESS: * Podcast Guest: Katie Jett Walls Website | Facebook | Instagram | Street Work on IG * Katie’s ebook: Shooting and Selling Documentary School Portraits * Marketing Course: Mastery Moment-Seekers (for Documentary + Lifestyle Photographers) * Michelle Morris ebook: The Unpacked Catalog * Gallery Host: Pixieset * (For Photographers) Peek at the Awesome Things Happening in Documentary Family Photography this month * Connect with me: Intentional Documentary™ Podcast group * Katie on F&F: They Shoot Rockets, I Shoot the Camera * Katie’s Project with Aniya Legnaro: Save Our Souls: Portraits of Post-Maria Puerto Rico - Project site | Story on F&F: Part 1 | Part 2
This episode took a lot out of me. I wanted it p-e-r-f-e-c-t for you. I wanted everything I feel in my heart inside this 30(ish) minute recording and for it to be music to your ears.
You know what kind of pressure that's like?
At least 12 false starts to this recording, that's what! ha
Honest though, this one is my most heartFULL works. Hope you like it :)
HIGHLIGHTS: * What is Intentional Documentary™? hint: it's not exactly Documentary Family Photography as we know it, far from Lifestyle too * The Real is the New Perfect Photo Challenge© (pop quiz! don't worry, it's easy) * Stories of memories vs. the pictures we have of those memories * Acknowledging values first (for clients' too) BEFORE picking up the camera (+ what happens when you do that) * Being the order-taker vs. the chef * The greatest way to actionably honor the ones we love * Presence vs. mindfulness * One of my deepest regrets in loss and how Intentional Documentary™ heals
MORE GOODNESS: * Text 44222 with the code 002TREAT to get this ep's (free) Mini Mag * FB community: Intentional Documentary™ Podcast * (For Photographers) Peek at the Awesome Things Happening in Documentary Family Photography this month * For You: The Preservation Project * For Your Clients: Intentional Documentary™ Workflow Class + Questionnaires * SHOW NOTES: fearlessandframed.com/intentionaldocumentarypodcast
Whether you're trying to keep up at home, in your photography journey, or in your business, let's (re)gain total clarity on what matters to help you stay focused - without the pressure - on your values.
Download this ep's {free} Mini Mag by texting the code: 001TREAT to the number 44222.
HIGHLIGHTS: * Why is mindfulness important (why we're talkin' mindfulness on a photography podcast)? * 7 Ways to Total Gain Clarity on What Matters (example: a then + now photo project!) * ONE Eye-Opening Exercise That Was Most Valuable for Me
MORE GOODNESS: * Connect with me: Intentional Documentary™ Podcast group * (For Photographers) Peek at the Awesome Things Happening in Documentary Family Photography this month
It's here! It's here! The Intentional Documentary™ Podcast is finally here!
In this ep, I'll set the stage for what this podcast is about, who it's for, and give you the {short-version} of the backstory of my own journey from, "what's manual mode?" to OBSESSED with preserving life stories with my camera for myself + clients as a documentary family photographer.
We'll get into the real meat + potatoes inside the actual Intentional Documentary™ Podcast episodes.
MORE GOODNESS:
- Connect with me on IDP in non-groupy FB community: Join here
- (For Photographers) Peek at the Awesome Things Happening in Documentary Family Photography this month
- (For Story-Keepers) Create your To-Shoot List here (more like, to-remember list!)
- Follow my Pinterest Boards for Documentary Family Photographers + Story-Keepers
- Learn more about Mastery-Moment Seekers (the original marketing intensive for lifestyle + documentary photographers since 2015)
- More on Simple Pictures with Big Backstories (faves from 2017)