Resources

For Photographers
MY FAVOURITE THINGS TO RUN MY LIFESTYLE FAMILY & NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS!

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Free Guide


4 Lighting Tips You Need To Know

what it is

Understanding natural light is EVERYTHING when it comes to shooting in-home sessions. Grab this guide to learn the 4 light tips you need to know!

Free

Build a WordPress Website

Your piece of the web needs to be beautiful. Discover the tools that power my photography websites.

01.

Hosting

Siteground

Siteground is an amazing hosting company.  Their hosting is fast and efficient and so is their customer service which is extremely important to me! 

02.

WordPress Theme

kadence

There’s a learning curve with wordpress, but once you get the hang of it, you will love having the freedom to do anything you want. 

Kadence allows you to create your website using an easy drag and drop builder.  It is WONDERFUL!  You don’t need to know how to code to build your own website.

Both this site and my photography site were built using Kadence.

03.

Web Design

stylecloud

Melissa Love from StyleCloud has amazing templates that will help you get your site up in no time!

Getting Organized

Client + Business Management

01.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

DUBSADO

Finally found the PERFECT CRM!  I tried them all and found them way too overwhelming…until Dubsado.  It’s straightforward and has amazing features to streamline your business, not to mention a client portal, workflows, bookkeeping etc.  Also, their customer service is amazing… Use code CH for 20% off your first month or year!

02.

Email Marketing

flodesk

I use Flodesk for my email marketing.  It’s simple, easy to use, and so pretty!  I’ve tried a few others and definitely loving how easy to understand this is!  Use my link and try it out for free, and you’ll save 50% off if you sign up!

03.

Finances

quickbooks

I use Quickbooks to keep track of all my business spending and earnings – it makes doing my taxes so much easier.  Use this link for 50% off your first 6 months.

the art part

Creative + Post Processing

01.

Image Editing

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP + LIGHTROOM

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and the standard in photo retouching. I mainly use Lightroom for all my work and use photoshop for any extra editing I need to do.  If you’re serious about becoming a professional photographer, you should invest in the Photoshop/Lightroom bundle that Adobe offers for only $9.99/month.

02.

Lightroom + ACR Presets

Presets help you speed up your workflow and get a consistent look.  Check them out.

Educational resources

Learn Everything

01.

Marketing

the photographer’s voice

Julie Christie offers a lot of high value marketing knowledge in her monthly membership.  I watched her free webinar and was completely sold, and the membership does not disappoint. I have been a member for years, and highly recommend it.

02.

Online Sales

The Simple sales blueprint

Years ago, I tried IPS (in-person sales) and hated it. The Simple Sales Blueprint is all about helping you achieve those sales goals, and sell physical products, all online.

be the expert

Templates

Organize your business and show your client’s that you are the expert!