Do you need help to take your photography business to the next level?
Hi, I’m Ann.
After attending photography school over 20 years ago, I worked as an employee for numerous photography studios as a commercial advertising assistant. We had big accounts such as Gucci and Taco Bell to name a few. I learned so much from those years as an assistant.
Since then I’ve been a wedding, family and portrait photographer ( I was a shoot and burned out photographer until I met Sue Bryce in 2015) I learned from Sue how to set up a photography business that made money. I was able to set up a functional home studio that had an average sale of $2500.
In late 2017 I opened a studio in Carlsbad a block from the beach that is now producing multi 6 figures.
*Photo by Sue Bryce
What I’ve been up to the last 10 years:
- Certified Photographer from “Shoot the Centerfold” by Playboy
- Award Winning Master Photographer
- Official Mentor of The Portrait System
- Certified in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
- Graduate From Money & You Business Program – With Business Coach Dame Doria Cordova
- Graduate From GLP – Global Leadership Program – With Profit Coach Susie Carder
- Graduate from Pitch Like A Pro Training With QVC TV – Host Forbes Riley
- Co- Author Of Best selling book 1 Habit For Entrepreneurial Success
- Speaker Training – With Lisa Nichols International Known Motivational Speaker & Featured in the Movie “The Secret”
The keys to my success has been investing in myself. I’ve been mentored and coached by some of the best in the photography industry. I’ve also had mentors in business building and personal development, that got me propelled a lot faster towards accomplishing my goals.
Following my dreams, working hard, having coaches and believing in myself is MY SECRET to success.
I am proud to be an Official Mentor for The Portrait System – Powered by Sue Bryce
https://theportraitsystem.com/
Here is the link to watch my featured SBE home studio tour
Life has not always been great and it knocked me to the grown in 2011.
With a nightmare divorce at age 50 from a verbally and mentally abusive marriage. My husband threw my youngest son and I out the door with nothing, we were literally homeless and penniless. I was broke and broken. With help from mentors and coaching I slowly build my life back up.
I started over from ground zero and I created a successful home studio, that was the beginning of my journey to walk towards my dreams. I did whatever it took. So if I can do it, so can can YOU.
I believe in you!!!
Let me help you get started and avoid all the mistakes I did and save you time and money.
Mentoring Options in Person or Zoom Sessions Tailored To Your Needs:
– How to set up your home/studio for consultations, to shoot clients and having a business run out of your home, time management, setting up your business workflow on the computer.
– Portfolio building, how to make money while building your portfolio.
– Forms, contracts, and insurance… Find out what you need!
– Equipment, what is a luxury or necessary for your startup, new equipment vs used. I can help you hack a lot of things….cheap 🙂
– Natural lighting, strobes or artificial light. What do you need and what can you get by with.
– Posing and wardrobe, educating your clients and building a studio wardrobe.
– Editing, retouching, and printing. Do it yourself or outsource, compare costs on doing it yourself vs. outsourcing.
– Hair and Make-up, do it yourself or hire professionals what do they charge?
– Marketing Materials: Know where to put your hard-earned money to get the biggest return for exposure. Where do you start? Do it yourself or outsource.
– Making marketing videos. How and what do you need.
– Pricing and Products, when am I good enough to charge, and how much?
– Help with getting over your blocks, I have had them ALL.
– Wall Art, Folio boxes vs. Albums or both, different vendors’ pros and cons.
– In-person sales, the reveal wall and believing in your work.
– Social media exposure, Instagram posts, and marketing, Facebook for business and ads.
– Networking and building relationships.
– Finding your power partners for referrals
– Building your client base
– Why it’s important to have a coach or mentor
* You are your own rescue and you are investing in yourself and your business, there will be work to do to achieve your success, there is no fairy sprinkle dust or magic wand to achieve your goals. Just hard work, trust the process and believe in yourself. All said with love <3
– How to set up your home/studio for consultations, to shoot clients and having a business run out of your home, time management, setting up your business workflow on the computer.
– Portfolio building, how to make money while building your portfolio.
– Forms, contracts, and insurance… Find out what you need!
– Equipment, what is a luxury or necessary for your startup, new equipment vs used. I can help you hack a lot of things….cheap 🙂
– Natural lighting, strobes or artificial light. What do you need and what can you get by with.
– Posing and wardrobe, educating your clients and building a studio wardrobe.
– Editing, retouching, and printing. Do it yourself or outsource, compare costs on doing it yourself vs. outsourcing.
– Hair and Make-up, do it yourself or hire professionals what do they charge?
– Marketing Materials: Know where to put your hard-earned money to get the biggest return for exposure. Where do you start? Do it yourself or outsource.
– Making marketing videos. How and what do you need.
– Pricing and Products, when am I good enough to charge, and how much?
– Help with getting over your blocks, I have had them ALL.
– Wall Art, Folio boxes vs. Albums or both, different vendors’ pros and cons.
– In-person sales, the reveal wall and believing in your work.
– Social media exposure, Instagram posts, and marketing, Facebook for business and ads.
– Networking and building relationships.
– Finding your power partners for referrals
– Building your client base
– Why it’s important to have a coach or mentor
* You are your own rescue and you are investing in yourself and your business, there will be work to do to achieve your success, there is no fairy sprinkle dust or magic wand to achieve your goals. Just hard work, trust the process and believe in yourself. All said with love <3
Online Mentoring Services
2 Hours Zoom Session $600
4 Hours Zoom Sessions $1100
8×1 Hour Zoom Sessions $2000
In-Person Mentoring Services
In-person mentoring includes an 8 hour day in my studio customized to your needs.
Meals included. $2,900
Portfolio building in my studio for portrait, branding or boudoir, includes two models, hair and makeup, wardrobe, full lighting equipment and posing mentoring. All digital files and copyrights included for your portfolio building.
Meals included. $3,900
(*Travel & hotel expenses not included.)
Special Add On:
1 hour Portrait session of YOU
Hair & Makeup Included.
5 – 8×10 Portraits
matching digital files.
$1500
Let’s get YOU to the next level.
Mentor Spaces are limited, fill out the application below and we will get on a complimentary zoom consultation to make sure we are a good fit.
XOXO
ANN