Certified Madness Podcast

When it comes to booking photography clients, it's a long process with so many steps! In this week's episodes of the Certified Madness Podcast, we're talking all about the anatomy of booking a client. We're each sharing our start-to-finish workflow, explaining how and why we do what we do when booking our clients. 

We’re sharing all of the biggest risks we've taken in our businesses in this week’s episodes of Certified Madness! As Brittney states, “Everything is a risk,” which is just so true. From leaving the safety net of our corporate gigs and building out businesses from the ground-up, all the way to raising our prices and stepping back and shooting less… As always, we’re keeping it real, owning our truth and sharing our hearts! So, what are the biggest risks YOU’VE taken in your business?

What are the biggest risks we've taken in our photography businesses? We're sharing all of them in this week's episodes of Certified Madness! As Brittney states, "Everything is a risk," which is just so true. From leaving the safety net of our corporate gigs and building out businesses from the ground-up, all the way to raising our prices and stepping back and shooting less.

Whether you opt not to have a studio space or if you are currently running a successful studio, this episode explores a variety of options, based on our own experiences. Owning a portrait studio is totally a personal preference. While some photographers thrive on having a brick-and-mortar space to operate their business from, others prefer to work-from-home and/or on-location only. The beautiful thing about being a photographer, the possibilities and options are endless.

Owning a portrait studio is totally a personal preference. While some photographers thrive on having a brick-and-mortar space to operate their business from, others prefer to work-from-home and/or on-location only. The beautiful thing about being a photographer, the possibilities and options are endless. Whether you opt not to have a studio or if you are currently running a successful studio, this episode explores a variety of options. 

We have been flirting with this episode since the beginning and it’s FINALLY here! We love and value all of our faithful listeners so much! To celebrate all of you, we knew we really wanted to record a Listener Q+A episode, where we could tackle the questions you’ve all been sending in. Of course, due to time constraints, we weren’t able to answer every single question that you sent in. However, we fully plan to record more Q+A episodes in the future, so please keep sending them in!

We love and value all of our faithful listeners so much! To celebrate all of you, we wanted to record a Listener Q+A episode, where we could tackle the questions you've all been sending in. We cover a mix of topics, including our favorites lenses, prom mini sessions, submitting your senior work to contests and senior photography magazines and more! Trust us, this episode is loaded with helpful content! You're going to love it! Be sure to give us a listen and let us know what you think of Certified Madness!

What happens after the photo shoot is finished? For most of us, this is when the real work truly begins. Uploading, culling, editing, posting, sharing, sneak peeks, sales, product design/ordering/delivery... the list goes on and on. With all of these steps to complete after the shoot, there are tons of post-session pitfalls to avoid. And we're talking all about it on this week's episodes of the Certified Madness Podcast!

There are so many steps involved when it comes to marketing, booking and photographing a client. But what happens afterthe photo shoot? For most of us, this when the realwork begins. With so many steps to complete after the shoot, this also means there are tons of post-session pitfalls to avoid. And we're talking all about it on this week's episodes of the Certified Madness Podcast!

Photographer Idols… We all have them! Who has influenced and inspired you? In this week’s episode of Certified Madness, we’re talking all about ours! You may or may not recognize some of the names we mention, but one thing is for certain, you should definitely check out the amazing work of each of the photographers that have inspired us! This episode was a lot of fun for us to record and it was pretty awesome to learn who each of us looked up to.

Photographer Idols... We all have them! Who has influenced and inspired you? In this week's episode of Certified Madness, we're talking all about ours! You may or may not recognize some of the names we mention, but one thing is for certain, you should definitely check out the amazing work of each of the photographers! 

We’re sharing what our versions of success looks like and the pitfalls we’ve fallen into over the years. As you grow your business and your goals change, how you define your success will likely change- and that’s okay. If you are happy and feel good about where you’re at and where your business is, that is success- be proud of that! The key is to maintain focus on YOU and don’t listen to all of the outside influence that can knock you off track. That’s just added noise that you don’t need to h

What does success mean to you? That's the question we're tackling on this week's episode of the Certified Madness Podcast. Success means different things to different people, so there really isn't one answer. Only YOU can define what success means to you, your family and your business. This is a great thing because it ultimately means you can build a business that is perfect and just for you.

You need to listen to this episode of Certified Madness! In this two-part series, we're talking all about Setting Boundaries. As creatives, this is something we could all be better about doing! For most of us, we're flying solo, wearing every hat in our business and working more hours than we're willing or able to count...

This is the Certified Madness episode you don't know you need to hear! In this two-part series, we're talking all about Setting Boundaries. As creatives, this is something we could all be better about! For most of us, we're flying solo, wearing every hat in our business and working more hours than we're willing to count. In the beginning, there usually aren't boundaries. But, over time, endless hours and constant busy work is a recipe for resentment and burnout.