The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers
Welcome to the Art and Soul Show where we dive heart-opening chats on photography, business, life and that messy in-between. You're more than a photographer. You're an artist, a dreamer, a business boss, and a creative. Listen in for conversations and advice on running a photography business, mindset, and creativity. This is the place you can go when you need a boost of encouragement, a kick in the pants, and inspiration to pick up your camera.
Episodes
248 episodes
Dealing With Feedback in Photography: Pricing Criticism, Tough Clients, Constructive Critiques, and Handling Online Trolls
When it comes to… basically anything, everyone has an opinion, and our photography and businesses are rarely exempt. And because our work is often so personal, the feedback can hit hard.But not all feedback is useful, relevant, or even t...
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Episode 248
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11:07
Crafting Content That Connects: Strategic Storytelling with Tania from Soulful Story Co.
Are you excited to create marketing and brand content for your photography business? If you’re saying to yourself, “Uuuhh, no. Not really…” You’re not the only one. Creating the content to market our business when we really just wan...
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Episode 247
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46:56
Navigating Business When the World Feels Chaotic: Focusing on What You Can Control
There’s a lot going on in the world right now (and has been for a few years!)Trying to stay productive and focused while the world feels so chaotic can be tough. The news, the economic worries… it can be so overwhelming. But you’re not a...
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Episode 246
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11:00
Personality-Packed Portraits: Rebecca Hunnicutt’s Approach to Kids and Families for Lifestyle Family Photography
Do you ever get those moments, where you think back to your childhood, and wonder how much of your memory is accurate or if you just imagined certain details?Rebecca Hunnicutt is in the business of capturing those memories for families a...
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Episode 245
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35:10
Creativity as Self-care
As professional creatives, we can often get wrapped up in our creative output. Are we creating enough? Is it getting the attention we need? Is it leading to more revenue, a larger audience, etc?But the truth is, our creativity at its cor...
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Episode 244
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9:33
The Psychology of Sales: How to Guide Your Clients to In-Person Sales with Maggie Robinson of Tog Academy
It’s no secret that most photographers get uncomfortable around the selling process. They don’t want to feel pushy, salesy, or like they're pulling a bait-and-switch on their clients. And often, they don’t want to do sales in person, as it can ...
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Episode 243
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1:01:56
Embracing Failure and Failing Forward
Failure comes for us all eventually, especially as creatives. Sometimes we try something new and exciting… and it just does not work. It can sting, it’s certainly a blow to the ego, and it can often leave us confused about where to go next....
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Episode 242
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10:22
Making Waves: The Art & Business of Underwater Photography with Karen Bagley
Water holds a special place for many of us: it’s beautiful, mysterious, and potentially dangerous, if not treated with respect. Karen Bagley of Significant Moments is no stranger to this mix when it comes to photographing underwater. <...
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Episode 241
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1:08:10
How to “Find” Your Motivation When You’re Feeling Less Than Awesome About Your Business or Art
When you start out as a creative, you’re full of energy and motivation. You probably have a “why” that gets your adrenaline pumping and keeps you focused… at least for a little while.But inevitably, that energy wanes. The motivation you ...
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Episode 240
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14:23
Lighting the Way: Building a Photography Style and Business with Marta Ponsko
Styles change, fashion has seasons, and photographers grow and evolve throughout their careers too. So, how do you navigate stylistic changes while staying true to yourself and without surprising clients?Marta Ponsko is here to help! She...
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Episode 239
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51:25
Sales Psychology, Strategy, and Soul: Unlocking Your Unique Magic with Eden Strader
As a photographer, you probably started taking photos because you loved some aspect of it, right? Maybe the artistry or the relationships you built, or the freedom that career seemed to offer you.But at some point, many of us find oursel...
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Episode 237
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49:36
Setting Intentions for a New Year
It’s a new year, and a time for looking ahead. So, what do you want your next year to look like? Does the prospect of planning and setting intentions for the upcoming year feel overwhelming?Well, if that’s been your experience, you’re in...
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Episode 238
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10:37
The Season of Reflection Reset & Rest
The holiday season can be wild. Presents and events and finalizing projects can get overwhelming, and we might find ourselves stressed out and overworked.But, the holidays also offer us the perfect moment to just… stop for a second. We h...
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Episode 236
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7:29
Creating a Brand New Market: How to Build a Photography Niche That Fits Your Dreams with Paige Puglisi
When Paige first started out in senior photography, she spent… more time than you’d think explaining that it was for teenagers, not senior citizens. But that comes with the territory when you’re building a brand new niche in your area!In...
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Episode 235
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39:13
What’s Tripping You Up?
We all have that thing, perhaps we’ll call it a dumpster fire. This fire is something that we know we should take care of, put to rest, deal with, etc, but we just… don’t. Maybe we’re scared or it just feels too big, but whatever th...
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Episode 234
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13:26
Simplicity, Systems, and Sustainability: How To Keep Your Photography Brand Stable and Consistent with Ingvild Kolnes
When it comes to our photography careers, things can get complicated fast. Adding more sessions, more price tiers, more options and locations, etc. And while that can be good for building your business in the short term, it can also be a fast-t...
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Episode 233
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26:39
Separating Work from Worth
As creatives, it’s so easy to fall into the trap of tying our self-worth to our work. Our creative work is so meaningful and special to us… But what happens when we have to step back from that work?In this episode, I’m sharing how I’ve h...
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Episode 232
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9:06
Tiny Posers: How to Build a Long-Lasting Newborn Photography Brand with Kristina Mack
When it comes to building a photography business, you need a camera, some clients, and a little bit of hustle, and you’re good, right?Well, while you do need all those things, Kristina Mack would argue that you need one more essential pi...
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Episode 231
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45:31
Stop Putting Your Creativity on a Pedestal
If I can be frank for a moment: as creatives, we sometimes get too precious about our process of creating art. We need the right conditions, the best lighting, the perfect mindset, or else we feel like we can’t create because it might not be pe...
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Episode 230
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10:36
Expertly-Crafted Experiences and Top-Tier Service: How to Build a Luxury Photography Brand with Lindsay Walden
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I wish I could have a luxury brand, but…”Well today, Lindsay Walden is here to address those “but”s. Because you’re probably not lacking talent or clientele or even location, the first thing you n...
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Episode 228
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47:49
What Are You Indulging In Right Now?
We all have thought patterns we fall into from time to time. Things like self-doubt, procrastination, perfection are all classics for many creatives. One might say we even indulge–or over-indulge–in some of these emotions to our own detriment.<...
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Episode 228
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10:21
Stop Selling Yourself Short: How to Price and Market Yourself to be a Profitable Photographer with Jenny Cruger and Alison Craig of The Profitable Portrait Society
Between the two of them, Jenny and Allison have decades of experience as luxury photographers. And this year, after being friends and colleagues for much of that time, they’ve finally launched a brand new program together to empower photographe...
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Episode 227
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54:54
Kneading Creativity: Sourdough and the Photographer's Journey
Baking often gets described as a science instead of an art, which might be true to some degree… But while we can get a recipe from someone else, we still have to adjust to the unique environment we’re working in, whether it’s dry, humid, using ...
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Episode 226
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9:09
Boss, Not Bossy: How Kellee Wynne Helps Others Fulfill Their Dreams by Sharing Her Knowledge (and Why You Should Too!)
When it comes to sharing her love of art, color, photography, and business, Kellee Wynne isn’t shy. But that openness and willingness to say what’s on her mind didn’t always feel like a good thing when she was growing up. Instead, it’s been a s...
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Episode 225
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45:04
Aftershoot: How Embracing an AI Workflow Can Help You Become a Better, More Efficient Photographer with Justin Benson
The age of AI is here… and that’s not a comforting realization for many of us working in the creative field. But the technology isn’t going away, so what if we could use AI tools to elevate our work, instead of replacing us?That’s the fu...
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Episode 224
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34:52