It's A Hard Business

Listen to hear how Neurodiverse Photographer & fellow Podcaster Nicole Paton 1. Moved her business to a new country and THEN back again and 2. How she built her business around a niche that she is so passionate about!

Holly is back with another round of Ask Us Anything! We chat about pets at photoshoots, family photos, dads who are grumps at the shoot and how to deal with them and so many other things!

Holly get's to ask Haley quick fire questions for 30 minutes about photography, business, creativity, what's in her bag and so much more!

Haley & Gemma chat about her photography journey, moving cities while in business and then dive into marketing while using an online booking calendar and the differences between the current versions of the Pixieset and Studio Ninja Booking Calendars!

Ruth and Haley chat with Motherhood Photographer Catherine Smith about being a mum and a successful photographer and business owner. We cover how she got where she is, what education she did and what being a mum and a business owner looks like and the struggles around that as well as so many other things - starting to outsourcing, booking calendars, mum struggles, marketing just to name a few.

Ruth and Haley, New Zealand Wedding & Portrait Photographers, chat about the nitty gritty side of how the use of online booking calendars is impacting their decisions around how they structure their pricing and packages.

Haley chats with Northland Commercial and Wedding Photographer Sarah Marshall about Photography, Headshots, Business, Success and even Outsourcing.

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In this episode Ruth & Haley chat about Ruth's first video, answer some questions we've been sent around prime and zoom lens and discuss Ruth's new iMac computer! Full disclaimer, double check any spec facts because we totally could be wrong!

Ruth & Haley chat with James Henderson from Strengths Network about you guessed it, strengths and weaknesses! This episode is such a goodie if you are into self development or want to know how you could be better at what you do, no matter the industry you are in! Get listening! 

Ruth and Haley chat about the different ways they are going to be keeping themselves and each other accountable this wedding season. Sharing tips and tricks for things they currently do and will be doing to keep themselves on track!

In this episode Haley & Ruth chat about about mum guilt and mindset blocks and Ruth shares some of her own experiences around this!

Haley & Ruth discuss social media, systems and professionalism with guest speaker, Kate from The Curated Now.

Who are Haley & Ruth? The New Zealand Wedding and Portrait Photographers behind the Photography Education Brand: It Doesn't Have To Be This Hard. The Podcast dives into all things business related, whether you're a photographer, a business owner or entrepreneur or a creative in another industry, this podcast has something for you.

In this episode, Haley asks Ruth all about her camera bag, her gear and all the things she takes to a family shoot, commercial shoot or wedding. This has got some great goodies about what we take and why we take certain things!

Haley surprised Tashina Narelle with an impromptu interview in the studio while she is visiting to photography a wedding in Waikato. They chat about business, going full time as a wedding photographer and how incorporating video into your business and having a great community can change so much!

Trigger Warning: This episode touches on subjects that may affect some people including: mental health (depression and anxiety), sexual assault and abuse as well as pregnancy and child loss.

In episode three, Haley travels to Whangarei in Northland, NZ to interview award winning photographer Kirsty Joy. They dive into issues like mental health, opening a studio during a pandemic, business, outsourcing, awards and running a business as a mother, all while empowering other women to feel amazing in their own skin through boudoir photography.

Ruth & Haley chat about boundaries and what that looks like for a business owner with children, making that work-life balance work.

Haley & Ruth discuss how to choose a name for their podcast and youtube channel with guest speaker, Kate from The Curated Now.

Who are Haley & Ruth? The New Zealand Wedding and Portrait Photographers behind the Photography Education Brand: It Doesn't Have To Be This Hard.