Behind the Lens

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 […]

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 […]

Some senior sessions just hit different from the very first conversation. Ries’s was one of those. She reached out knowing exactly how she wanted her photos to feel — not a full shot list, not a location plan, just a single pinterest image of a wooden bridge over water and the words: I want something […]

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 […]

You know that eerie silence that hits after busy season? That “what do I do with my hands?” moment in January? Yeah, that’s where we’re at. In this week’s episode, we’re spilling the behind-the-scenes of our 2025 planning and workflow reflection — the wins, the flops, and what we’re keeping (or ditching) as we roll […]

This session with Bryce is one I will always remember. Not because it was flashy or styled or overdone. But because it started with honesty. At Bryce’s senior consult, his mom was open with me. Bryce did not want senior pictures. He did not see the point. He told her straight up that he did […]

Some senior sessions hold more than just light — they hold legacy. As a Cuba City WI senior photographer, I’ve had the honor of photographing many incredible seniors, but Camryn’s story is one I’ll carry with me. Her session took place on a rainy June evening at her grandparents’ farm in South Wayne, WI. We […]

Sacred Money Archetypes Aren’t Woo — They’re the Secret Sauce to a Thriving Creative Biz Photogs, let’s talk about the big, scary, often-ignored elephant in the studio: money mindset. Not pricing. Not “how to book more clients.” I’m talking about your relationship with money — the stories, the habits, the beliefs that are quietly running […]

From Small-Town Roots to Big-Time Senior Sessions Ashley Mosier is living proof that you don’t need a big city zip code to create jaw-dropping senior photos. Based in a tiny town in Southeast Missouri, this senior photographer has built a killer brand based on authentic senior sessions, scroll-stopping style, and a client experience that has […]

Photographers Weekend in Palm Springs: Behind-the-Scenes Realness Imagine a desert weekend filled with cameras, chaos, caffeine, and content creation. That’s exactly what went down in Palm Springs for Episode 17 of RAW Edit.We packed up our laptops, creative burnout, and high hopes, and rolled into a four-day Working Girls Photographer Weekend at Natasha’s gorgeous home. […]