
Creative Rising
A behind the scenes show about what it's *really* like to run a wedding photography business, by Jeff & Erin Youngren of The Youngrens. Being a wedding photographer in today's world is tough when all you see are highlight reels of everyone else's perfect business. Jeff & Erin get honest about all of the battles we face as creative entrepreneurs as they pull back the curtain on their 14 years of photographing weddings and running a large commercial photography studio. Episodes are a mix of practical trainings on how to run a photography business, conversations with brilliant creativepreneurs, and behind the scenes narrative episodes that tell the truth of what it's really like to be a creative business owner.
Podcasting since 2019 • 38 episodes
Creative Rising
Latest Episodes
407 | Mental Health, Physical Well-Being, and Racial Injustice as a Wedding Photographer in 2020 (with Jennifer Ryals)
Jennifer Ryals began her wedding photography business just a few years ago and it took off a lot faster than she hoped or expected. So like many photographers, she came into 2020 with big goals for her rapidly growing business.However, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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54:40

406 | Demystifying Post-Wedding Album Sales with Makayla Jade
As a wedding or portrait photographer, its indisputable that selling physical products such as albums, wall art, and prints will not only serve your clients better but dramatically increase your revenue.But selling physical products can...
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1:12:02

405 | How to Become an Elopement Photographer with Maddie Mae
With the majority of big weddings either postponing to 2021 or pivoting to smaller celebrations, wedding photographers have had to learn how to pivot their businesses to offer coverage for elopements and small intimate weddings - many for the f...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:01:13

404 | How to Use Block Scheduling to Get Things Done
If you've hung around us Youngrens in 2020, then you've heard us talking about time management, specifically the block scheduling system that we've created and teach to all of our students in our Thrive Business Intensive.On today's sho...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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38:19

403 | The Six Critical Email Templates Every Wedding Photographer Should Be Using
For many many years in our business, controlling my email inbox was a battle that I fought nonstop. A full inbox would cause so much stress in my life, that it’s the #1 thing that pulled me away from important work - things like up...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:11
