The Podcast for Pet Photographers

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S12E11 | The difference a friend can make in this business with An Di Prima
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S12E11 | The difference a friend can make in this business with An Di Prima

We all know that the business of pet photography can be challenging, and adding to that is the loneliness that can come with the self-employed life. In this member spotlight video episode we chatting with An Di all about the difference it can make to your business if you do get involved in the community of pet photographers.

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S12E10 | Creating a Business Plan that Works with Julie Christie of Togs in Business
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S12E10 | Creating a Business Plan that Works with Julie Christie of Togs in Business

Does the idea of doing an in-depth analysis of your competitors make your insides squirm? First of all - you’re not alone (because, same!) But our guest today, Julie Christie from Togs in Business, is insisting we do the hard work to really help our businesses. Tune in for a deepdive discussion into the most important elements of a good, useable marketing plan for your pet photography business

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S12E09 | Top 5 tips for evolving from hobbyist to professional pet photographer
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S12E09 | Top 5 tips for evolving from hobbyist to professional pet photographer

Most of us start out as pet photographers because we love animals, and we love taking photos. We combine these two passions into a hobby, and at some point, that hobby becomes a source of income. Accepting payment for something that you truly enjoy is a strange concept in this modern world. Even once we start doing business orientated tasks, it can be hard to forget that this all started as a hobby.

If that sounds familiar, tune in to this weeks episode as Kirstie shares her top 5 tips to help you evolve from a hobbyist to a professional pet photographer!

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Update | What's new at The Pet Photographers Club
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Update | What's new at The Pet Photographers Club

Like everything good in life.. we’ve grown! The podcast that Caitlin and I started in 2018 as a tiny passion project has since grown into so much more. The Pet Photographers Club is now a thriving community which hosts the awards, events, an active membership, delivers courses and more! With all this growth, we thought we better let you know what The Club is all about!

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S12E08 | Inside Your Client’s Mind with Sam Jacobson of Ideaction Consulting
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S12E08 | Inside Your Client’s Mind with Sam Jacobson of Ideaction Consulting

As a pet photographer and an animal lover, you’re painfully aware of the limited lifetime that we get to spend with our pets. We all wish that they could be around forever - and we all know they won’t be.

It’s often one of the most powerful reasons our clients hire us for a photoshoot - so how do we communicate it with sensitivity?

In today’s interview with Sam Jacobson of Ideaction Consulting and the Own Your Business Podcast, we dive into this and so many other questions about navigating buyer psychology for higher conversions. He’s an absolute expert in sales, pricing and communication, you definitely don’t want to miss this one!

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S12E07 | Imposter Syndrome and Entering the 2022 Pet Photographer of the Year Awards
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S12E07 | Imposter Syndrome and Entering the 2022 Pet Photographer of the Year Awards

Imagine building up your pet photography business so that you had a luxury studio space with three employees, photographing 250 clients a year - and then closing it all down to roadtrip with your dog across the United States for three months of the year. Terrifying? Amazing? Our guest today swappe”

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S12E06 | Pet Photography Roadtrips with Arica Dorff
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S12E06 | Pet Photography Roadtrips with Arica Dorff

Imagine building up your pet photography business so that you had a luxury studio space with three employees, photographing 250 clients a year - and then closing it all down to roadtrip with your dog across the United States for three months of the year. Terrifying? Amazing? Our guest today swapped her high-end studio for the travelling van life, and doubled her earnings with the transition. She’s built a successful business that supports her adventurous lifestyle - stay tuned for our interview with Arica Dorff as she shares all her secrets and tips for making pet photography roadtrips work.

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S12E05 | Branding beyond the logo with Abby Grace Springmann
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S12E05 | Branding beyond the logo with Abby Grace Springmann

If the extent of your branding stops after logo, colours and font, you NEED to tune into today’s interview with Abby Grace Springmann. She is an expert brand photographer, speaker and educator and in this interview Abby Grace teaches us all about how to build a brand that is deeper than just the visuals - including the test to take to find out your superpower and how to distill your communication into 3 key messages.

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S12E04 | The Challenge: Six Ideas to Push Your Pet Photography
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S12E04 | The Challenge: Six Ideas to Push Your Pet Photography

I challenge YOU! Whether you are just starting out in the world of pet photography, or you’re a seasoned pro, we could all use a little creative challenging. Pushing our photography not only benefits our client work and our portfolio, but it’s good for the soul. You’re a photographer after all - sometimes it’s too easy to get buried in the business, but you wouldn’t be reading this right now if you weren’t, at the heart of it, an image maker.

Challenges force you out of your comfort zone, pushing you to experiment with new ideas and techniques. They can be difficult, forcing you to stretch your artistic muscles and test your skills. But they are so rewarding.

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S12E03 | How to Sell Albums - Expert Tips from Queensberry
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S12E03 | How to Sell Albums - Expert Tips from Queensberry

Beautiful albums filled with portraits of their beloved pet are the perfect keepsake for our clients to treasure for a lifetime - but if you’re not currently offering albums it can be overwhelming to know where to start! What’s the best size, how much should you charge, how do you design them? We chatted to album expert, Alexandria Baugh from Queensberry to answer all these questions and more.

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S12E02 | Tips for entering The 2022 Pet Photographer of the Year awards from last years Peer Review!
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S12E02 | Tips for entering The 2022 Pet Photographer of the Year awards from last years Peer Review!

The International Pet Photographer Awards have received global attention with articles in the New York Times, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph and more to celebrate the winners and the pet photography niche as a whole.

With this years awards soon approaching, we wanted to give you a bit of insight into what to consider when choosing your images.

Tune in to this weeks episode for a reminder of how judging works, and some of the conversation from our Peer Review last year!

If you haven’t already, be sure to grab your ticket at: https://thepetphotographersclub.com/peer-review-2022

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S12E01 | Breed of the Month with Rebecca Kostka
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S12E01 | Breed of the Month with Rebecca Kostka

Pugs, Labradors, Dachshunds, Rottweilers - whatever the breed, there are crazy proud pet parents out there excited to celebrate them! Rebecca Kostka of Shy Wolf Photography has tapped into this breed enthusiasm with a marketing strategy that is bringing in new clients each month - tune into today’s episode to hear all about her Breed of the Month campaign.

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S11E12 | Catchathon Craziness with Carolyne Cowan
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S11E12 | Catchathon Craziness with Carolyne Cowan

Our guest today has raised thousands of pounds for dog charities with her trademarked “Catchathon” events and her latest event is garnering attention from news outlets all around the world. So we caught up with Carolyne Cowan of Carrie Southerton Dog Photography to ask her all about Catchathon, charitable marketing and how to host successful photo events.

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S11E10 | Six Tips for Getting Started with Reels for Pet Photographers
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S11E10 | Six Tips for Getting Started with Reels for Pet Photographers

The Instagram algorithm is seriously favouring Reels at the moment, so if you're not already using them in your pet photography business - now is the time to start! Tune into today’s episode for Six Quick Tips for how to start using Reels.

Need some extra help getting started? Check out the Pet Photographer’s Guide to Reels (with 45 Reel ideas, the Reel formula + 13 bonus tips). It’s free for club members, or available to purchase in the education store here: https://www.thepetphotographersclub.com/education

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S11E09 | How to Work with Dog Brands with Kerry Jordan
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S11E09 | How to Work with Dog Brands with Kerry Jordan

Do you have clients who have their own pet-related business? Perhaps you’ve received enquiries from local dog brands before, or you know of small businesses that you’d love to work with, but you’re not sure how to serve them. Are you always wondering how you can create a package that would best serve them - stumped between your normal pricing, recommended licensing pricing, and giving everything for free? Stay tuned.

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S11E08 | The Easy Pinterest Strategy for Photographers with Jenn Bays
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S11E08 | The Easy Pinterest Strategy for Photographers with Jenn Bays

Are you using Pinterest to grow your pet photography business? Or (like us!), is your Pinterest board full of photos of your dream house and recipes that you’ll never cook? Did you know that implementing a Pinterest strategy into your social media marketing is a really easy way to improve your Google ranking? Stay tuned for our interview with Jenn Bays of Success Beyond the Lens to learn everything you need to know about how to get started with Pinterest for your business.

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S11E07 | Setting your BIG Goal for 2022
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S11E07 | Setting your BIG Goal for 2022

I've been working fulltime in my business, Ragamuffin Pet Photography, for over a decade now and it has become my personal tradition to carve out a time at the beginning of each new year to sit down, review the previous year and plan for the upcoming 12 months.

In our recent Planning for Photographers workshop, I shared the exact Review + Reset process that I use for my own business and life. Studies have shown time and time again that setting challenging yet attainable goals is linked with higher motivation, self-confidence and task performance. In today’s episode you’ll learn how to craft your own BIG GOAL for 2022.

p.s. did you miss the live workshop? You can still catch the replay here: https://thepetphotographersclub.com/plan

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