The Retake

Today, we’re lucky enough to have Stormy Solis on the show. Stormy is a family photographer who grew up in the pristine natural beauty of the Pacific NorthWest. As a kid, she grew up knowing the best things in life are free – exploring wild and unpredictable landscapes any way she could: on foot, on horseback, or in a kayak. Now, she brings this love for the wilderness to her sessions, capturing w...

Today on the show we have Naomi Hopkins, a family photographer with an eye for capturing the little moments that bring joy over and over again throughout the years. Having grown up in a family of photographers, Naomi has been living and breathing photography since she was a little girl. But it wasn’t until she had a family of her own that her understanding deepened on what it means to cherish each...

Kaley Kocinski, or Kaley from Kansas, as you may know her, is a wedding, elopement, engagement, editorial, and family photographer. Based on how many different types of sessions she does, you wouldn’t think she has a specialty… but she does. Kaley specializes in slow and intentional photography. Her focus is on human connection, light, and perspective.  A quick browse of her work reveals a distinc...

Today, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of the regular programming of tangible tips from fellow photographers, we’re diving a little deeper into the world of your own consciousness. The reason for this is because we see so many newbie photographers lose sight of who they are in the chaos of turning their passion into their dream businesses. When you’re just starting out, it’s easy...

Today on the show we have Monique Serra. You may have seen her scroll-stopping wedding photographs, or you might recognize her name from her super helpful Instagram tutorials (like how to swap heads on photoshop).  But for those of you out there lucky enough to know her in person, I won’t have to tell you that Monique Serra is a one-of-a-kind, big-hearted individual out there to serve her communit...

Brady Bates is a wedding and elopement photographer based in Portland, Oregon who fell in love with film photography right before the pandemic. After dusting off a couple of film cameras he inherited from his grandpa, he taught himself the ins and outs of shooting not only on 35mm but on medium format, too. So many photographers miss out on the joys of film photography because they think that it’s...

Sophie Lea is a family, maternity, and newborn photographer based in Sydney, Australia. For those of you familiar with Sophie’s work, you’ll know she has a super distinct and consistent style – characterised by a relaxed warmth, and those sweet, intimate, and often imperfect details in family life.  As newbie photographers, it can often be really hard to define your style. As someone who has been...

Morgan Olsen is a heart-on-her-sleeve kind of photographer who has an infectious passion for human connection. Having had a camera in her hand since the MySpace days, she’s got quite a few lessons to share about her journey – and she does so freely. Now on the faculty for multiple workshops nationwide, and hosting a couple of her own, she talks to us about one component that is part of every works...

KayLa Ruiz is an intimate couples photographer who accidentally went viral after posting her steamy stranger sessions (now called Stranger Sundays). After an unprecedented period of growth, I sit down with her to talk about going full time, how to avoid burnout, and the difference between public perception and private experience.  She shares tons of amazing tips on how to lean into your own creati...

Kelsey O’Halloran is a professional copywriter helping service-based entrepreneurs (ahem, photographers) turn website visitors into dream clients. Today she’s on the show to teach you how to DIY your way to copy that sounds like yourself, reaches your people, and compels these people to book a session with you. This is an amazing episode to listen to if you, like most photographers, are a visual p...

Today on the show, we have Kate Emmons, a natural-light family photographer based in Oahu.  Kate has become known for her expertise in styled family sessions, and does a wonderful job of finding the balance between taking charge of her art and authentically telling other peoples’ stories.  In this episode, we talk about her client closet (what a client closet even is?!), her top tips on how to sta...

Cheryl Kitchener, the founder of the Unscripted Posing App, is a busy mom, wife, Groodle owner, perpetual renovator, and now business owner/app creator. More of a behind-the-scenes kinda gal, it took me a little while to wrangle her into the hot seat. But with a bit of gentle coaxing she hopped on the mic ready to share her tips on posing, prompting, and the awkwardness that led her to start Unscr...

Chelsie Lumen and her partner, Tori Lumen, are a queer and non-binary photo and video team based in New England. They started their business, Lumen Studios, five years ago. Today, they’re multi-award-winning wedding videographers with a knack for making people cry tears of joy every time they watch one of their creations.  Today I sat down with Chelsie, and we discussed what it means to be an affi...

Often featured on our feed and in the Unscripted App for Photographers, Marina Williams is a Utah-based portrait photographer making a name for herself on and off social media. During lockdown, she was left without subjects to photograph and locations to shoot them in – forcing her to turn the camera on herself.  Spontaneous and resourceful by nature, she took a less-than-perfect scenario and used...

Molly Grunewald is a powerhouse boudoir and wedding photographer, co-founder of Voyage Photography Workshops, and a passionate business educator.  In this podcast, we discussed self-acceptance and the power of boudoir photography, a topic super close and personal to Molly’s heart.  In a world that teaches women that their bodies aren’t good enough, the work of boudoir can be really powerful in hel...

This week, we sit down with Anni Graham, an insanely inspiring photographer who shows people the kind of freedom that’s possible in a photography career. Having booked elopements everywhere from Patagonia to New Zealand to Bali to Bend, she has a keen eye for both landscape photography and portraiture, blending the two so seamlessly it’s almost as if the landscape has a personality in and of itsel...

Magi Fisher is an experienced photographer, entrepreneurial business coach, attorney, and creator of two successful businesses: Magdalena Studios and The Artist’s Lawyer. She joins us on the show today, and we’re so glad that she’s here now (more than ever) because since the pandemic ruined all of our lives last year there have been all sorts of new buzz words and legal questions swirling around t...

Seven years ago, Emily Magers was just making her start as a photographer and feeling all of the (totally normal) overwhelming feels about how to engage contact with new clients. Now, she’s a six-figure wedding and elopement photographer teaching other photographers how to do it too. In a few short months, she’ll be coming out with a bunch of educational content that centers on the client experien...

“2020 was the strangest year,” said Brittany Boote (and everyone ever). But now that things are opening up again, we’re faced with a whole new set of challenges. How do you stay true to your ‘why’? How do you center yourself and your needs in the structure of your business? And how do you stay inspired and confident when the whole world around you is crumbling? In this episode, multi-award-winning...

Are you spending hours trying to figure out the best way to reply to an email? Wondering how to convert inquiries into sales? Finding that clients have the complete wrong expectation and you have no idea where it came from? Well… when’s the last time you reviewed your client experience workflow? Chances are, having gaps in your workflow has led to some of the most avoidable problems and headaches...

Lauren Phillips of Love Her Wild Photography built her business on survival. Young, sleeping on friends’ couches, cleaning toilets, and needing to support her daughter, she created a Go Fund Me page to buy her first camera. Fast forward seven years and she’s at the helm of an incredibly successful business, with clients who fly her all over the world for her signature brand of vintage vulnerabilit...