Wedding & Portrait Photographers Together

Your business is way more than simply shooting weddings and portraits.  There’s so much more you can build around it.  I want to dedicate this episode to increasing your income.  I don’t mean adding another shoot here and there, I mean being strategic in pivoting your business around what you already do and potentially doubling up on your income. Yes you heard me right.  If you do the work and tak...

I hope you're as excited about your business and the journey that lies ahead, as I was about mine. Today, I want to share something a little more personal - a peek behind the curtain into my own journey and the real reasons why I’m so passionate about guiding you towards your dream business. Not just with this podcast, but with the WPPT group, my emails and of course my course. My love for teachin...

Today we're talking about a topic that could very well be the linchpin of your business success: Consistent Marketing. It's the steady drumbeat that keeps your business in the public eye and ensures a continuous flow of clients.  So, let's unpack why consistency in marketing isn't just important, it's absolutely crucial. We're going to talk about - The Value of Consistency - Marketing when you're...

In this episode we're talking about the Art of Sales Conversations. It's all about making those chats less about 'selling' and more about connecting with and solving our clients' needs. Ready to dive in?  The first step in mastering sales conversations is shifting our mindset.  Sales conversations usually make us nervous right?  Many photographers dread sales because it feels pushy. But here's a d...

Creating appealing photography packages isn't just about putting together a list of services; it's about understanding your clients. Every client comes with a unique set of needs, expectations, and budgets.  The goal here for you is to design packages that not only meet these needs but also exceed them. People part with money generally because they think they’re getting more than they paid for.  T...

In today’s episode we're going to talk about a topic that’s crucial for the growth of your photography business – identifying and profiling your ideal client.  Knowing who you're aiming your lens at can make a world of difference in how you market, shoot, and grow your business. Ok, Why does Identifying Your Ideal Client Matter? Identifying your ideal client is like finding your photography's SatN...

Hey guys welcome to this episode about money and pricing.  Today, we’re diving into a topic that many of us shy away from - the big, sometimes intimidating world of pricing.  Let’s be honest, setting the right price for your work can feel like walking a tightrope right? If you charge too much? You fear losing clients. If you charge too little? You undervalue your art.  It’s time we tackle this hea...

Welcome to Wedding & Portrait Photographers Together’ the podcast where we focus on the art of flourishing in the photography industry.  I'm Dee Airey your host, and I’m a professional wedding and studio portrait photographer with years of experience not just behind the lens, but also in guiding fellow photographers towards establishing and growing their own successful ventures. In this intro...

How do you adopt the right mindset for creating and growing a success business?  There are so many answers, I could talk about mindset matters for multiple episodes, because there's so much to say. But for today, I'll touch on just a few things. I’ve recently talked about manifestation and manifesting for your business.    And now I want to give you a little more on mindset matters. Why? Because I...

How do you manifest? There’s lots of confusion about this because many people think that if I sit quietly and close my eyes and think about the thing I want.  I’ll get it.  If I do it enough, perhaps every day for 30 days it’ll happen.  Well….it doesn’t quite happen that way, but it’s a start I guess. Manifestation isn’t a hope and a dream and a prayer.  I’m sorry but that’s the truth.  Listen to...

Somebody tell me. If you have the opportunity to do what you love every single day……why wouldn’t you do it?  We have one precious life, and we only get one shot.  So why would you make the choice to spend only our spare time on the thing that you love. I can only say.  If you have the opportunity and the skill to do the thing that you love. GO AND DO IT!   You have to pay bills right?  So if it’s...

MILEY HAS DONE IT AGAIN! I always say I love Miley Cyrus.  Not because of her twerking (are we still talking about that?).   For such a young heart, she has the most inspiring and though provoking lyrics. Have you heard her new single Flowers? Everyone’s talking about it. Everyone’s listening to it.  It's a real head turning girl power anthem.  Well. While everyone’s listening to that, I’m busy li...

Believe it or not, your mindset is a crucial part of your business growth and success.  Your mindset is about how and what you think, how and what you perceive, and how you respond to things.   This means therefore, that your mindset can make or break your business. Having a mindset for growth can help your photography business enormously, move towards the successful business you’ve been dreaming...

I’m so glad to be back in front of my mic recording podcasts.  It’s been a busy time this past year, some of you know I’ve been all over the place building my community of photographers who are transitioning into starting and growing their businesses. It’s been awesome. It’s been brilliant. The community is over 2000 photographers and I want to continue to grow it even more. Let me introduce mysel...

I’m so glad to be back in front of my mic recording podcasts.  It’s been a busy time this past year, some of you know I’ve been all over the place building my community of photographers who are transitioning into starting and growing their businesses. It’s been awesome. It’s been brilliant. The community is over 2000 photographers and I want to continue to grow it even more. Let me introduce mysel...

Welcome to this episode where I go over that major challenge that we all face when going into business on our own. When you set up your business you are usually way outside of your comfort zone and you’re managing a lot! As photographers you start out with this great, great hobby that excites you and you love every minute. Then you decide you want to set up a business doing what you love. Then boo...

Welcome to this episode where I go over that sensitive subject of Money.  The difficulties we face when it comes to pricing to earn what we should in our businesses.  And also the difficulties in spending and investing properly into our businesses. This is a tunnel that most if not all small business owners go through where mindset over money is all over the place. Where did your money mindset com...

Welcome to Season 4.  It's been a stop start couple of years, but we're still here.  And it's been a scary standing-on-the-precipice time for many who want to start a photography business but haven't. In this episode I'm gently touching on the reasons/excuses why the 'start' button isn't being pressed. As time passes, I seriously seriously want to help photographers take up the challenge to start...

Join me in this episode (1 of 2) chatting to Birth, Lifestyle and Portrait Photographer, Korena Darnelle, from the sunny island of Barbados.   She is hugely experienced and such an inspiration.   She's living, breathing proof that even though imposter syndrome and confidence dips happen, you can still have a successful photography business.  Just like most photographers, at the start of her busine...

Tune in to my chat with Tom of Tomstep Coaching and hear his journey setting up and growing his coaching business.   This episode, while chronicling Tom's own mindset issues, gives insight into why we coaches spend as much time as we do on mindset matters.  Mindset is an area that is enormously underestimated and side-stepped by so many new business creators and small business owners. As photograp...

Join us today talking about getting into the right headspace for success, and dealing with money blocks. I'm chatting to Nicola Doherty - Freedom Coach - about her experiences and challenges setting up and running her own coaching business.  Just like photographers, Nicola has had to deal with issues around self belief, mindset matters including money mindset issues.......would people actually pay...

Join me today where I address some of the common mistakes and issues photographers face when creating their own websites: - Building a website without planning can lead to inconsistencies and boredom. So grab a pen and paper and plan; and do your research and see what others are doing. Creating a website with too many genres of photography simply confuses would-be clients and you could lose out, b...

Join me in this episode chatting to Natalie Frasca Surmeli - she's a free spirited coach for women. While this isn't about photography, it's about women re-igniting their power to be who they truly are, to realise their authentic selves and do what they are meant to do. This resonates with me enormously, because I spent so many years of my life trying to fit a mould and be who people expected me t...

Tune in to a re-run, where I'm having a chat with Profit Mentor - Annette Ferguson. I’ve had photographers message me about this major block which is a real struggle within their businesses. The whole subject around pricing and charging can be crippling for photography businesses (and other small businesses), but it’s very very common. Annette sheds some light over the subject of money mindset, wh...

Listen in to my chat with Helen, fellow wedding photographer. Helen talks about her challenges with confidence and self doubt when she was setting up her business, and the investment she made into her business to get the training she needed. She gives great advice on focussing on the genre of photography you want to do, rather than trying to do everything. It's absolutely true that 'less is more'...