Motherhood Anthology: Photography Education for a Business You Love

Between unexpected world events like the global pandemic as well as natural ebbs and flows of the changing seasons, consistent income can be a consistent obstacle for those of us running photography businesses. Today's guest, Corry Frazier, is a photographer and coach helping other photographers with brand photography. Brand photography can be a great addition to a motherhood photography business....

This week, Kim sits down with guest Sarah Heeter, podcast producer and strategic consultant. Sarah produces The Motherhood Anthology Podcast and she wants to help other photographers build their businesses with podcasting. We cover: Some of the benefits of building a business with a podcast Many ideas for topics you could cover in your podcast The first steps to take if you think a podcast might b...

Today's guest is Kim Hilliard, a photography business owner and decluttering consultant for the everyday person. As photographers with families juggling many priorities, sometimes our homes reflect the chaos of our schedules. But did you know that clutter can actually impact our well-being and stifle our creativity? Tune in to this episode for some of Kim's best tips for decluttering, minimalism,...

This week, the TMA team is excited to coach and mentor for another case study session. Listen in as Kim, Jenny, and Allison are joined by Ashley McKinney. In this episode, we talk about: Pricing your offers with scaling your business in mind Introducing products into your offers Website design and structure to optimize the experience of prospective clients E-mail marketing to connect with your lis...

If you get stressed out about algorithms, hashtags, engagement, and how to grow your photography business on Instagram, then this episode is for you! Today, Kim is joined by TMA educator, Amber Courtney, talking all things Instagram. Connect with Amber: https://lightlivinphotography.com/ https://www.instagram.com/light_livin_photography/ Make sure to use code LLT100 at checkout for $100 off the Tr...

Today's episode is featuring two of The Motherhood Anthology partners, Jenny Cruger & Allison Craig, as they share their top 3 action steps you can take this week for a successful 2023. Make sure to join the free community if you haven't already so that you can share your experiences with each of these 3 action steps. NOTE: When this episode was recorded we were in open enrollment. Enrollment for...

We're back with another success story this week. In today's episode, Kim is sitting down with Ellen Wagner to talk all about her journey.    In this episode, we're talking about: perfectionism and vulnerability in building a business you love the isolation that photographers can sometimes feel and how important it is to find community all of the best parts of being part of the TMA membership advic...

One of the beautiful things about The Motherhood Anthology community is the mentorship and business support. In today's episode, Kim is joined once again by returning podcast guests, Kristin Sweeting and Shannon Griffin. Together, they're sharing business insights and advice with TMA member, Aleesha Roach. Connect with Alicia: https://aleesharoachphotography.com/ https://www.instagram.com/aleeshar...

One of our amazing mentors from the TMA community, Melissa Jeffcoat, joins Kim this week to talk about SEO for photographers. If SEO has always felt mysterious or overwhelming for you, then you are going to LOVE this episode. We love how Melissa makes SEO feel accessible, logical, and actionable no matter how much experience we have with things like blogging and website design.  Connect with Melis...

This week, the TMA team is reflecting on this past year, visualizing the upcoming year, and assessing our boundaries. Listen in as we chat about what went well and what we could do better. Website | Membership | Courses: www.themotherhoodanthology.com Free Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/themotherhoodanthology Our Instagram: instagram.com/themotherhoodanthology

We're back with another success story this week. In today's episode, Kim is sitting down with Marie Elizabeth to talk all about her journey.    In this episode, we're talking about: shooting everything as a new photographer in order to learn as much as possible investing in education and support in order to make photography a full-time job expanding your offer to provide more of a service and an e...

This week, the TMA team is joined by Sarah Aldridge, a photographer from North Carolina with some questions about growing and developing her business.   In this episode, we're talking about: pricing, especially when you already have it in your head that you're "expensive" branding compared to talent: because at a certain point, it's not really about your pictures any more, it's about what you're p...

Today, we're letting you into a candid conversation with Kim, Allison, and another member of our team you might not know yet: Ali Payne.    This week, we're talking about: helpful hints for people who know they need to raise their prices in order to leave their day jobs how to expand your offers to provide more services and even memberships the value of the transparency and community support in th...

This episode is all about the psychology of entrepreneurship and business, with photographer & creator of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast and Danger School: Kristin Sweeting.    In this episode, we're talking about: the 4 pillars of Danger School, business coaching for creatives abundance and motivation mindset tips for leadership and success pricing psychology and of course, our signature questio...

Today Kim sits down with Chelsea Hollis, our friend and TMA educator inside our community.    In this episode, we're talking about: Chelsea's customer experience journey covering the entire process of bringing baby Earthside: including using her Doula certification to photograph birth how Chelsea has used podcasting to build a following and attract clients why Chelsea took her phone number off of...

This week's episode is a special one. We're calling this new reoccuring tradition 10 in 10. It's an opportunity for Kim, Jenny, and Allison to answer 10 of your questions in about 10 minutes. All of these questions were pulled from either the free Facebook group or the paid membership community. If you haven't already, make sure you join the free Facebook group and sign up for the waitlist for the...

Welcome to a new mini-series on the TMA podcast: Success Stories. This week, Kim sits down with Erin Davison, a fantastic newborn fine art photographer from Ohio.   In this episode, we're talking about: Transitioning to a new market when moving to Ohio Taking the leap of expanding to a dedicated commercial studio space Determining pricing and services to support a growing family and to build a bus...

Burnout: we don't know a single professional photographer who HASN'T experienced it - especially this time of year! This episode is featuring our friend, Kelly White.    In this episode, we're talking about: what is burnout and how to handle it keeping photography creative and our offers unique where to find inspiration and how important it is to rest and of course, how Kelly defines success (our...

Today's episode is featuring one of our favorite fellow professional photographers, Shannon Griffin. She's a featured mentor and expert in our paid membership community, and we're so excited to welcome her to the podcast as our first official guest.    In this episode: get the inside scoop of Shannon's step-by-step process that she recently used to close a $38,500 sale dig in to the highs and lows...

Have you ever wondered how The Motherhood Anthology came to be? How did three ladies from very different backgrounds in different time zones come together to form The Motherhood Anthology Community and Membership that exists today? Or maybe you have no idea what The Motherhood Anthology is, and you just happened upon this podcast. Either way, welcome, and we are happy to have you.   Website | Memb...

Introducing The Motherhood Anthology podcast: photography education to create a business you love, hosted by Kim Box in collaboration with her business partners, Allison Craig and Jenny Cruger of The Motherhood Anthology. The Motherhood Anthology is an online educational platform for motherhood photographers. Together we bring to the table decades of photography experience, business ownership, and...