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Making the most of quiet season as a pet photographer
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Making the most of quiet season as a pet photographer

January might seem like a slow season for most photographers worldwide. The weather can be either too hot or too cold, and let’s face it—there’s often a spending slump after the festive season. But hold on, this quieter period can be a treasure trove of opportunities! It's the perfect time to lay down the groundwork for the months ahead, and start taking bookings too. How? Let’s dive in!

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How to securely and easily back up client photographs in 2023
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How to securely and easily back up client photographs in 2023

If you hang out in any Facebook group for long enough, you’ll soon see a desperate post of someone asking how to retrieve lost images from a corrupted drive. But that same person will never ask twice because, we learn the lesson. And I say “we”, because I’ve been there.

This guide looks to give you easy insight into how you can preserve those crucial photos. Whether these are photos of your client’s pets, or your own - the below will help you understand how to properly and easily store your images.

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Create more variety for your clients with these three camera bag essentials for pet photography
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Create more variety for your clients with these three camera bag essentials for pet photography

If you’ve recently started photographing pets, especially coming from another genres, you might be missing one or two things in your camera bag that can make a huge difference in obtaining variety for your clients.

Here are the top three non-camera items in my bag that improved my pet photography shots (and sales).

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Full-time pet photography with Sarah Stangl
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Full-time pet photography with Sarah Stangl

We asked Swiss full-time pet photographer Sarah Stangl 10 quick questions about her business Abenteuerhunde fotografie!

If you’re interested to know things what is the turn around time of a successful studio from shoot to show, how many images to present and how, and if you can have a six-figure studio as a one-man band.. this series is for you!

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Get started with outsourcing
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Get started with outsourcing

You’ve heard a bunch of professional photographers talking about outsourcing and their VA’s. You can see the benefits but knowing where to start is all a bit confusing. I mean, what tasks can you start with, how much do you pay, which is best between Fiver, Airtasker, the specific sites for retouchers? And that’s just for listing an ad! Then you have the hiring process, onboarding, sharing passwords and training. Is it worth it?

I’m not going to lie to you, there is a process to hiring any new team member and it’s no different for bringing on a Virtual Assistant. But it is worth it, and it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

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