Profitable Photographer Podcast

Calling all Mamas! Our guest today on The Profitable Photographer Podcast is Emily Supiot and she is focused on educating moms on photography! She wants to make learning fun, simple, and accessible to anyone who wants to take great photos or create a photography business. Not only is Emily a Phoenix-based Portrait Photographer, but she’s also a Photography-Educator and Podcaster! As a mom of 4, Em...

Now to introduce someone very special to The Profitable Photographer! AND HE JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE COMING TO CALIFORNIA IN NOVEMBER!! Check out the details for registering for his workshops at the bottom of these show notes!   Once upon a time, our host Luci spent a week with our guest at a time when she was lacking vision and motivation. It changed her life to see his passion for helping his stud...

“If only there were more hours in a day…” Today’s guest, Nathan Holritz, is tellin’ ya how to get your valuable time back!  The Profitable Photographer is so happy to have Nathan, a veteran Photographer turned Photo-editing Professional!  Nathan has a true entrepreneurial mind: He’s constantly creating, looking for opportunities to expand, and collaborating with others. Based in Chattanooga, Tenne...

Hey listeners, this week I decided (on a suggestion from my editor) to tell some stories from my life that relate to my career choices, both as a photographer in business and a business/success coach and podcast hostess.  From selling flowers to neighbors, babysitting, and writing a “Dear Luci” column for a newsletter, to hot tips on how to have an easier session with children, I am sharing some o...

QUICK! Time is running out!  Our guest, Mark Weber, is offering a FREE 16x20 BELLA ART PRINT if you email him before Nov 1, 2022. Who couldn’t use a free print?! And from such an awesome company as this! Mark is a long-time Master Photographer and Marketing Consultant with Marathon Press. Marathon Press not only offers high-quality, professional photography products, but they also specialize in ma...

Welcome back to another fun and informative episode of The Profitable Photographer Podcast!  We are so excited to have fellow Photography Business Coach Heather Chesky here to spread her biz wisdom! Heather has some incredibly practical, tangible, and INSPIRING advice for you and your photography business so now’s the time to listen up!  For Heather, it all started over 20 years ago in her high sc...

“Alongside great systems and routines, habits are key to becoming, and staying, organized” – Chrissy Halton. A fabulous quote that encapsulates this episode of the Profitable Photographer Podcast–it’s all about getting your business organized using a CRM!  Our host, Master Photographer and Photography Business Coach Luci Dumas, sat down with guest Charlotte Isaac. Charlotte is a Business Operation...

"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen, again and again, fear must be overcome again and again.” Abraham Maslow Today is a solo episode with "yours truly", Luci Dumas, on the topic of how to decide to jump, pause, or walk away...i.e....the challenge of making decisions and taking action in one direction or another. I go deep into what to consider w...

Hot off the press! It’s another incredible episode of The Profitable Photographer Podcast!  Join our host, Master Photographer and Photography Business Coach, Luci Dumas, as she gabs with Branding and Website Designer Emily Foster about all things branding!  Not only is Emily a Branding and Website Designer, but, to our delight, she SPECIALIZES IN WORKING WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS! Too perfect! With 7 ye...

Wowing with your Website! Today we are talking to Emily Lee about amping your website to the next level!  Emily Jane Lee is the owner of the website design business “By Emily Jane”, where she specializes in creating custom Squarespace sites for wedding professionals and creative service providers. With her former experience as a photographer, she fully understands how difficult it can be to create...

“I have maintained self-employment and a studio for 40+ years and I always seek opportunities that will improve my craft. Mentoring in my life has been priceless.” ‘Tis better to give than to receive on this episode of The Profitable Photographer Episode! Yup! Today my guest George Allan and I discuss the many teachers and mentors we learned from as we were building our photography skills and busi...

Are you considering starting your own photography business? THEN THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU, my friend!  I AM BREAKING IT DOWN in this episode of The Profitable Photographer Podcast. Maybe you know a little bit about starting a business and just need me to fill in the holes, or maybe you don’t know diddly squat about where to begin, OR maybe you’ve been in business for years and are searching for som...

“I would love people to value themselves. Not just in terms of charging enough for what they do, but to also have that reciprocal relationship with people. You’ll go far with those two things.” Babies of the world cry out with joy, award-winning Newborn & Milestone Photographer Amy Pazur is with us on The Profitable Photographer Podcast today! She’s sharing her philosophy on the payoff of a ri...

“If anyone is like me and has dealt with ADHD for a long time and just can’t seem to figure it out. I really encourage people to get the help you need and watch your life change.” On this episode of The Profitable Photographer Podcast, I have guest Jason Marino sharing his ideas about creating an incredible client experience, and how he transitioned from weddings to portraits.. He also opens up ab...

“[When kids see portraits] on the wall they feel that they’re loved and like they have a place in the family.” On this episode of The Profitable Photographer Podcast, Master Photographer and Photography Business Coach, Luci Dumas is joined by award-winning photographer, Courtney Ranck-Copher! Courtney is all about going above and beyond for client relationships. She’s here to shift our perspective...

This weeks episode is "all Luci, all the time”…hahaha. That’s right, I am sharing all of my "dos and don’t" for participating in Expos, art shows, and other events where you can have a booth and attract your ideal clients, and make some great money from the contacts. I share lots of details about… The best places to have a booth and which ones to avoid How to set up your photography booth in a way...

“You want people coming to you because they like the way you see... You have to find a way of seeing and working that is uniquely you. And that’s what you market.” This week Master Photographer Luci Dumas is joined by street photography extraordinaire and lighting expert Ibarionex Perello!  Ibarionex is a Photographer, Writer, Educator and Host of The Candid Frame Photography Podcast. A creative p...

“What is the truth?…Just by changing the perspective, angle, choice, and compression…the way you crop, you will tell a different truth.”  MAJOR INTERVIEW ALERT!  Today we have THE ICONIC, world-renowned, one of the best in the biz, Jerry Ghionis! Widely regarded as one of the top five wedding photographers in the world, Jerry Ghionis’ theatrical and iconic images have redefined modern wedding phot...

Do you want to make A MILLION DOLLARS?! My guest this week, Bernie Griffiths is going to tell you how! With 40+ years experience in the biz, Bernie is a Studio Owner Photography Speaker Business Coach & Author of 2 books available now on Amazon, Success Secrets of a Professional Photographer and Quantum Leap My Life We are so lucky to have an hour to pick his brain!  Bernie gives the scoop on...

Are you overwhelmed with “all the things” to be done to run your photography business in a way that is fun and highly profitable? Then this interview is for you. In this episode of The Profitable Photographer with Luci Dumas, Charlene Stackle gives us some super helpful explanation about the types of Virtual Assistants and why we might need a VA in our business. She also helps us think about ways...

“It’s like a train. It’s going to pick up steam. If you keep at it, the referrals, the ideal clients will come. Do good work and do right by people. You can do it.” It’s true what they say about your gifts making room for you: At the tender age of ten, Chip Dizárd received a piece of technology that would change the trajectory of his life. On Christmas Eve 1978, he opened a gift and fell in love w...

Today, our hostess and Mastercraftsman Photographer Luci Dumas unpacks the 5 Love Languages and how we as business owners can use this concept to our advantage. Originally published in 1992 by Gary Chapman as a guide to the five general ways that romantic partners express and experience love, the observations behind the 5 Love Languages can easily be used to nurture any type of personal or even pr...

“If you can truly be curious, listen to them, ask questions and then you will get information from them so that you can deliver something. Curiosity leads to a place of empathy where then you can truly understand them and then you have the courage to act upon it.” Today, our hostess and Mastercraftsman Photographer Luci Dumas sits down with returning guest Bryan Welsh, a Master Photographer with 4...

Today, our hostess and Mastercraftsman Photographer Luci Dumas sits down with Michael Mowbray, master photographer, author, teacher, IPC juror and entrepreneur. He is deeply involved in all aspects of the photography industry. His DeForest, Wisconsin-based studio focuses on seniors, headshots, family, and commercial photography, while his MoLight brand of lighting equipment has quickly become a le...

“If you were going to a networking event in person, what would you do, how would you respond to people approaching you, what would you share with them? These are the exact same things that you would do on your Instagram profile.” Today, our hostess and Mastercraftsman Photographer Luci Dumas sits down with María Oliva, Founder and CEO of SMS Media, a social media coaching business for wedding vend...