Photographers

If you’ve ever opened your calendar in November and felt your stomach drop, you already know the feeling I’m talking about. Portrait season wraps up, the weekend bookings disappear, and suddenly you’re staring at a whole lot of nothing. No sessions. No income. Just time — and not the relaxing kind. The kind where you’re […]

Slow season photography hits different, doesn’t it? Like… one minute you’re slammed, shooting seniors, running on caffeine and chaos. The next minute your inbox is silent, your calendar has more white space than a brand-new notebook, and suddenly your brain is like: “Are we a fraud? Are we done? Is this the end?” In Episode […]

Let’s talk about the Senior Sunday system that took me from “what the heck do I even post?” to turning ONE senior session into a full week of strategic, SEO-friendly, confidence-building content. No overthinking.No blank screen spirals.No spending three hours trying to get two stupid green lights in Yoast. Just one messy, unhinged voice note […]

Blog in a Box for Photographers Is the Anti-Burnout System You’ve Been Waiting For If you’ve ever wrapped a senior session, collapsed into your car, and thought, “I’ll blog this later”—this episode is for you. Because spoiler: later never comes. In Episode 22 of The Raw Edit, Kelly spills the behind-the-scenes of Senior Sunday, the […]

You became a photographer because you love it. The creativity, the connection, the feeling of nailing a shot that makes a client cry happy tears. But somewhere between the editing marathons at midnight and missing another Saturday barbecue, a quiet voice started asking: Is this actually sustainable? If you’re a wedding, senior, or family photographer […]

If your photography income depends entirely on weekends, you already feel the pressure. Predictable weekday income for photographers isn’t just a nice idea — it’s often the missing piece between burnout and sustainability. You sprint from March through October. You stack Saturdays. You protect Sundays. You tell yourself you’ll rest later. Then November hits. Or […]

Raise your hand if you’ve ever set a goal and promptly forgot it existed by March. 🙋‍♀️ Same. This week’s RAW Edit episode is part therapy session, part strategy jam as we dive into goal setting and work-life balance — not the Pinterest version, but the photographer-in-her-slow-season-wondering-who-she-is version. Wait, We Actually Crushed 2025?! Sarah and […]

Featuring Amanda the Assistant from Episode 9 of RAW Edit Podcast Running a photography business isn’t just about taking beautiful images. It’s about emails, editing, scheduling, marketing, blogging, and all the behind-the-scenes admin work that can drain your energy and time. In Episode 9 of the RAW Edit Podcast, we sit down with Amanda Cooper […]

In Episode 9 of the Raw Edit we are talking about Session Prep – Setting Yourself Up for Success. Photographers, hear me out: Your session doesn’t start when you click the shutter—it starts way before. Like, days before. If you’re showing up to sessions flying by the seat of your jeans and hoping the creative […]

In episode 8 of the Raw Edit Podcast we are talking about the secret tool every photographers needs to be using, ChatGPT (or as we lovingly call it, Buddy). Whether you’re already using it or avoiding it like a red flag inquiry, this tool can save you literal hours and help you grow a business […]