I am so confident at this point that I have no fear. I know that I have to try things in order to see if they work. I am ok if it fails because at least I tried.

 

Who did you look up to for inspiration?

I found Sue Bryce Photographer on Creative Live. After watching her 28 days I was hooked. My entire business model is based on her. She was my biggest inspiration.

 

How did you know it was time to open a studio?

COVID19.

 

What did your friends and family think about you leaving behind a great stable job?

Well first of all, my husband was the one to tell to quit and stay home. My friends and family know my personality and know that I will do whatever I put my mind to. They were very supportive.

 

How did you become so successful so quickly?

I attribute my success to networking like a fool!!! I would be at every networking women’s even whether it was BNI, chamber, lunches, gala, joining committees. It was exhausting. I was networking like a psycho. I wanted to network so much that everyone knew my name even if I didn’t know them. I also think I grew quickly because I was offering a service in my area that was like no other. I was serving and spoiling my clients that they would just brag about it. I’d serve one client then get several of her friends. I also started showing up on social media consistently being my most authentic self, which was attracting the perfect client for me.

 

How did you learn photography with your lighting and posing?

I am a quick learner and visual person. I used Pinterest for a lot of posing ideas. I would sit in the mirror for hours coaching myself to pose and look like the inspiration photos. In the earlier days I learned posing and lighting from Sue Bryce Education. Natural light is so yummy and delicious. Now I use more studio strobes and I learned that from Lola Melani and Felix Kunze for the most part.

 

How do you feel about being around other photographers that are a badass?

I pride myself on surrounding myself with other driven boss babes! I love it. That’s how I am growing so fast. There is just so much learning and growing. Collaboration over competition, baby!