Photography Recommendations and Business Tools
I created this page a place to hold all of my suggestions for your photography and photography business. A place to list many of the products, resources, and companies I have loved using within my photography journey. I would never suggest anything that I have not personally used and loved.
Disclosure: This page does contain affiliate links. Which means if you like something and make a purchase, I will make a small commission. Again, I will only suggest things that I super love and truly believe would be a benefit to you.
Learn Photography
Free Film Guide - Looking to jump start shooting film? I have a free film guide to help you get started. I walk you through film stock choices, cameras to grab, metering for consistent results and how to package and ship your film. Learn all the things I WISH I had known my first year shooting film.
Email Templates- Creating systems and templates for my business has been a game-changer when it comes to saving me time. So I’m offering those templates to you! 10 email templates for communicating with your photography clients delivered in PDF that you can be easily copy + paste, add your spin and hit send. They will save you time and boost your customer experience. Grab them now and use them right away.
FIND in a Box - Hands down the best resource for learning film photography. Jonathan Canlas’ online workshop and facebook group is exploding with information on film stocks, cameras, videos on how to meter, real-time family sessions, a wedding and sooooo much more. Check out my Best Photography Resources post for more information or head to his FIND in a Box site for an even better description. Use the code: FIND for $600 off!!!!
FIND: Ohana Guide - Another incredible resource by Jonathan Canlas. If you don’t know his family work, you need to! This guide will help you with dealing with crazy kids, grumpy dads, horrible weather, ugly locations. You walk away with a game plan that will give you consistent results and room for creativity. You want raving fans, returning clients, and glowing word of mouth referrals? This guide is your secret weapon. Check out my Best Photography Resources post for more information or head to his Ohana Guide site for an even better description. (Use the code: FIND for $79 off)
image by Brooke Schultz
Love Soaked Family Photography - Brooke Schultz’s guide on how to capture families oozing with yummy loving goodness is brilliant for any photographer looking to capture authentic, raw, honest, and beautifully poetic images. She watch her capture families and learn all her tips, tricks and games so you can make them your own. Create your own framework for the family story to create a clear voice of your own for capturing families with more than just a smile a the camera. Hop over to her Love Soaked Family Photography site for more information on how you can uplevel your family photography.
photo by Wendy Laurel
All things Wendy Laurel- Wendy has always been a huge inspiration for me. If you like all things bright colors, film and funky you will love her work and love learning all of her tips and tricks. She has a handful of pdfs available. We are talking Double Exposures, Light Leaks, Film Soup, Color Experiments and more. Trust me, you are gonna want all of them.
Business & Marketing
Dubsado - I started using Dubsado about a year ago and it is life changing! This platform makes it easy to book and schedule clients all in one place. Easily send proposals, invoices, contracts, questionnaires and more without even lifting a finger. Setting up the workflow to trigger after a potential client fills out a form on your website and they will be walked through a customer experience that is thorough and personalized to your business. You can be booking clients in your sleep with Dubsado. Get 20% off your first month or year with the code: kclostetter
Instaproofs - When I started my photography business I used a different platform for delivering galleries to my clients. Once I learned about the automated emails and easy “pajama profits” potential with Instaproofs I made the switch and never looked back. I never made substantial money on print orders before Instaproofs. They are constantly coming out with new features and always happy to collaborate with their customers if you are wanting add a feature. If you grab a subscription tell them I sent you and you will get 2GB of storage on your account free ;) and if you need a great guide for setting it up to make the most money on your galleries, grab Jonathan Canlas’ FIND: BIZ Guide (use the code: BIZ for $149 off)
Tailwind - is a scheduling program that will up your Pinterest game. If you talk to any blogger they will tell you Pinterest is the number one driver of traffic to their website. Traffic means more people landing on your site and hopefully more people booking you for sessions. Pinterest absolutely should be part of your marketing strategy as a photographer and Tailwind makes it simple and effective.
Get Paid to Pin- Speaking of Pinterest. Did you know you can make money pinning? This can make for a great source of passive income in addition to any money you are already making as a photographer. Get Paid to Pin is a great resource for getting you started making money in your sleep and its super affordable!
Life, Travel & More
Artifact Uprising- I have loved this company for years for printing my personal photos, Holiday cards, albums and more. I adore their 5x5 square prints for art prints and fun loose prints for around the house.
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