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!
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!
