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Making the most of quiet season as a pet photographer
Business Tips Kirstie McConnell Business Tips Kirstie McConnell

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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Making Your Pet Photography Business Eco-Friendly
Business Tips Kirstie McConnell Business Tips Kirstie McConnell

Making Your Pet Photography Business Eco-Friendly

Starting and running a pet photography business is a challenging feat in and of itself, often presenting a plethora of unique challenges, from networking to marketing and everything in between.

However, one of the most significant broader factors that you must bear in mind, more so now than ever before, is the issue of making your business as eco-friendly as possible.

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Must ask pre-shoot questions for successful pet photoshoots
Business Tips Kirstie McConnell Business Tips Kirstie McConnell

Must ask pre-shoot questions for successful pet photoshoots

If you’ve just switched to pet photography from primarily photographing people, you might have realised that a lot of your pre-shoot questions- either for discovery calls or pre-shoot questionnaires- aren’t really appropriate!

Or perhaps you’ve been doing this for a while but every now and again you have quite a challenging shoot and you find yourself thinking “if only I was prepared for that”.

Well, today I’m here to share with you my favourite questions to ask pet parents to ensure your shoots run smoothly!

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Plug-and-play marketing solutions for pet photographers
Business Tips Kirstie McConnell Business Tips Kirstie McConnell

Plug-and-play marketing solutions for pet photographers

I’m a big fan of plug-and-play marketing solutions. We even offer a few on the site, especially for pet photographers.

Over the last few weeks, I trialled a new marketing strategy.

I do this kind of thing from time to time as a bit of a test for you all! This time it was a great reminder that plug-and-play solutions are a really good starting point, but if they don't work at first, you might just need to make a small change to suit you better.

This is what happened.

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