This Boudoir Photographer Life

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“You’re not just building a steamy business to help your clients feel hot again, you’re selling confidence.”

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• Pros and cons of each studio location.

• Having a studio at a co-working space.

• Having a studio at home.

• Having your own studio at a separate location.

• Sharing a studio space. 

• Shooting in small spaces.

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“What you energetically seek also seeks you.”

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• How you could be confusing your clients.

• How to appear professional.

• People don’t hire the best photographer, they hire the one they know. 

• Utilizing social media to leverage your website.

• Sit tight, this is a standard operating procedure when you’re in the photography industry. It’s important to have a great mindset.

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• Addressing the elephant in the room when it comes to in person sales. 

• How to prepare for a no sale. 

• Just know that it’s normal and a standard operating procedure when it comes to being in a photography business. 

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“Mindset in boudoir photography is all about embracing growth.”

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“As I reflect on this year it’s been a lot of mental growth and helping me reconnect with my worth and my time.”

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• How Bethany learned that her time was more valuable. 

• When she decided to cut back on shooting.

• Achievements and wrapping up the year. 

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• New Year’s resolutions are overrated.

• Planning out your year. 

• The 8 steps to map out your boudoir photography Business

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• The burnout is real!

• The 3 mares in my life and what they’ve taught me. 

• Throw perfectionism out the window.

• Have a plan, but follow it loosely. 

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“I’ve never done this before and I was scared through the entire process.”

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• 14 things to keep in mind if you decide to do a gala for your clients.

• It’s ok if you don’t hit your total number of participants. (No one is paying attention, they’re just happy to participate.) 

• You’ll blow your own hair back and surprise yourself at what you can do. 

• Feel the feelings and do it anyway.

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“This gets to be easy.”

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• The 2 Day Workshop: The 4 Steps to a 6 Figure Boudoir Photography Business.

• The Boudoir Business Roadmap Mastermind in Vegas

• Believing in yourself. 

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“Provide your clients with information to empower them to book with you, which in turn empowers you.”

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• How to establish yourself as an authority in your industry. 

• How to look professional.

• Putting yourself in your clients shoes. 

• Social media isn’t enough to legitimize your business.

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• How VIP Facebook groups aren’t dead. 

• You don’t have to post more than 3 times a week. 

• Showing up live. 

• How you don’t need a huge following.

• How knowing your dream client is important to your group. 

• Done is better than perfect. 

• Quality over quantity. 

• Membership questions and why they’re important. 

• Warming up your audience before you start selling to them. 

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“You have to be the one to carry the vision”

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• How to focus on delivering value to your clients.

• How shooting begets more shooting. 

• What you focus on expands and what do we mean by that.

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• The questions you should be asking a hair and makeup artist.

• What you need in order for hair and makeup artists to take you seriously.

• How much time should one spend on hair and makeup.

• Also, how to connect with hair and makeup artists.

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“You need a portfolio before you start marketing.”

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• Reasons why you don’t go to market as soon as you get your camera. 

• Why it’s important to have your dream client in mind. 

• Following your why.

• Don’t quit your day job, just yet.

• Know your camera like the back of your hand. 

• How to make a mood board. 

• How to quickly and easily memorize your poses. 

• When to market the dang thing.

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“Educate your clients from the beginning all the way through, until you deliver their product.” 

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• The reality of “automated galleries”. 

• How your clients and you can benefit from IPS.

• How to do an IPS session (easy!)

• One of my student’s experiences with IPS as a consumer, that left a bad taste in his mouth. 

• How you have what it takes to execute an IPS session. 

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“Whatever we do within our personal  lives, automatically  translates to our business.”

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• How burnout is created.

• How reprogramming  your limiting beliefs from your childhood can help you form new thoughts, therefore feeding your good wolf.

• Excerpt from Riding Between the Worlds with Linda Kohanov about feeling seen and heard. 

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“All your clients know is that they want to work with you because of the work you produce."

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• Naming the hangups when it comes to finding your dream clients. 

• How to demystify your ideal clients.

• How to make it easier to figure them out. 

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“Get clear on where you want to be and what you want in your studio space.”

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• How using a realtor can help connect you with your dream studio. 

• The process of commercial vs residential property.

• How it works when it comes to hiring a realtor.

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Connect with Darcy

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“Don’t look at your competition unless you want to ask them out for coffee.”

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• Giving yourself some grace. 

• Time saving case studies.

• Time blocking and spending one day on one project.

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“Give these people something to look forward to!”

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• How I went against all the ‘no’s’ I received and discouragement around my business.

• What I did with my time during the COVID-19 shutdown.

• Facebook lives are not that scary.

• How this is possible for you too.

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“Have you ever noticed when you want something so badly, that someone else gets it? Be happy for them, because it means that it’s getting closer to you.”

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• The manifestation process.

• How a manifestation practice plays in your business and life.

• Consistency is key.

• Put in your part with the process.

• How mindset plays an important role in how you’ll receive your manifestations.

• Bethany’s manifestation story.

• Journal prompts.

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“It’s not about the money from these masterminds, it’s about the freedom you get when you work for yourself."

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• Going from a survive to thrive mindset

• Bethany’s money story.

• Bethany’s expanders.

• You’re creating a service for others, so get out there!

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“Put those eggs in multiple baskets!”

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• Go back to the beginning and create a portfolio of work you’re proud of.

• Where are you marketing?

• Consistency 

• Who is your dream client?

• Pricing, is it in alignment with you?

• One genre at a time.

• Take a break.

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“They’re accepting us as a member of the herd and encouraging us to get more congruent.” - Abby Neesen

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• Who is Abby and what does she do?

• What a session looks like with Abby, Dusty, and Te.

• All about that tapping.

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“Your clients don’t know what they want until they see their images for the first time.”

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“Action is the cure for procrastination.”

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• How we are constantly working on our photography businesses and sometimes it can feel like we’re not going anywhere. 

• Tuning out the world.

• Where have I been these past few months?

• My confrontation with burn out.

• Starting another genre in my photography business.

• How the Boudoir Business Roadmap can work for other genres of photography. 

• Tales from the end of my studio lease.

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“Do it scared. What are you gaining from playing small?”

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• Getting out of your comfort zone.
• The top 7 things that are preventing you from being successful in your boudoir photography business.
• The solution.

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“Stick to one marketing strategy at a time. Even then, there are foundations that need to be put into place before the marketing process begins.”

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“Create a name you can grow into.”

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“All this to say, don’t live with the regret of not doing it. This business of mine is something that is truly life changing for not only you, but your clients too.”

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• Reflecting on Bethany’s beginnings as a boudoir photographer.
• How no one understood my vision.
• Stop worrying about what other people think.

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Quote: “Your competitors can be your best asset”

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE (so many things!)

• Website
• How to fall in love with your business.
• Branding
• Diva Day
• Google my business

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“Starting your business can be overwhelming until you have everything  set up. It’s best to do one thing at a time and break your tasks into smaller segments.”

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• Starting out with your boudoir photography business.
• Posing and 5 core poses.
• Editing philosophies.
• Booking.

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“I’m sharing this with you, to show you what’s possible for you and your photography business, so you too can take a month or more off.”

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• My exact system for making sure my business can  run on it’s own without being interrupted.
• The importance of “me time”.
• Episode 42: Why You Would Hire a Virtual Assistant w/ Sarah Wilke from Wilke On Demand

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“ The more people that see your work with different body types will see themselves and identify with that subject in your images. “Hey, they look like me!”

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• Why is it important to show diverse bodies in your portfolio?
• Challenging the stereotype of society's unrealistic beauty standards.
• Deconstructing why the fashion industry is obsessed with “sample sized” models.
• Lovin’ what your mama gave ya.
• Lizzo’s speech at the Emmys for her Prime video reality series, “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls”

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“You can’t make an impact on your world by re-enacting the same cut and paste methods as someone else.”

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• How to identify what needs your attention first.
• Make a list (I’m a huge fan!)
• The different phases of priorities in your business.

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“When you’re making your goals, they may seem big and scary, if they don’t then re-evaluate. Life is too short to play small.”

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• What do you want to spend time doing in the new year?
• What’s working and what’s not?
• How many shoots do you want to book?

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“You’ll also want to bring a tangible piece, like a portfolio or album with you. But make it purse size.”

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• The importance of networking.
• How to prepare for networking events.
• How networking can lead to more opportunities.
• More Magazine and collaboration with a writer.

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• Britnee’s perspective  as to why she  wanted to book a session and why she  wants to keep coming back.
• Britnee’s shoot and how it went.
• How her session affected her morale.

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• How to create digital images as collections.
• Where to send your clients if they crave prints.(That way you don’t have to worry about fulfilling orders.)
• A price list for the higher end and one for the newbies! I see you!

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“You need an online solution and I am that solution”-Sarah Wilke, Wilke on Demand

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• How important it is to delegate tasks and let go of projects.
• What to look for when you’re hiring your VA.
• How Sarah got into Wilke on Demand.
• Advice for when you’re ready to hire.

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What to include on your contact form.

Application processes.

Pre-session payment plans and why I don't use them.

What type of print products to offer.

How to break down your prices to your clients.

How to wrap up calls with someone who isn't your ideal client.

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“She showed me that it was possible to do the same thing.”

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SHOW NOTES

“The truth is, it’s not about you.”

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“Make it easy on yourself. Use natural light, but make it good. “

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• An A to Z process of what to do during your shoot.
• Knowing your camera settings.
• Offering stellar customer service.
• Don’t forget to breathe.

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