April 2020
Next Business Workshop: April 25th and 26th ONLINE
COVID-19 UPDATE: APRIL ‘OWN YOUR BUSINESS’ WORKSHOP GOES ONLINE!
Plans have changed!
Photographers, you have time on your hands, and some of you will use this time to make your business better. I want to help! Don’t come out on the other side of quarantine doing what you’ve always done, facing the same struggles and headaches you’ve always faced. This year can be different. This year is full of opportunities.
The April business workshop cannot be held in-person as planned, but I’ve transitioned it to an online format and made it more accessible than ever. And it’s going to be awesome. Same teacher, same passion, same curriculum, and even more opportunity for growth in your photography business. At a lower price. And you don’t even have to change out of your pajamas.
When the world is healthy again, you can have new systems in place to save time and earn more money doing what you love!
April 25th and 26th, 2020
Own Your Business, an Online Workshop and Mentoring Experience
UPDATE: Due to Stay-Home Orders and Social Distancing, this workshop will now be held ONLINE, split into TWO five-hour days, and the price has been reduced by $200 for active seats and reduced by $400 for observer seats.
OWN YOUR BUSINESS
A Workshop and Mentoring Experience for Family and Portrait Photographers
DAY ONE: Saturday, April 25, 2020 // DAY TWO: Sunday, April 26, 2020
12:00pm to approximately 5:00pm
Mentor Month: May 4th through May 29th (for Active Seat Students)
ACTIVE SEAT:
$550 both days + one-on-one mentoring
Payment Plan Available.
Two-Days Full workshop [topics listed below].
MENTOR MONTH: Personalized “Next Steps Plan” from Julie plus four weeks of weekly video mentoring while you do all the things.
50% on all JGP workflow templates and resources and 50% discount on extended one-on-one mentor sessions in 2020.
OBSERVER SEAT:
$350 both days // $200 single-day
Payment Plan Available
Full Workshop or Single-Day Only
Watch the workshop [each day’s topics listed below].
DAY ONE TOPICS:
Legitimate Business Mindset
Business Models / Contracts / Taxes / Legal
Pricing
Sanity Saving Systems
Managing the Mess: Files, Time, Expectations
Templates and Client Communication
Intro to Forms and how they will change your life
Setting yourself apart: Client Experience and Professionalism
Client Education and Creative Control
Julie’s Shooting System (Outdoor + Indoor)
DAY TWO TOPICS:
Service Mindset + Adding Value
Inviting People to the Party (Marketing)
What is a Brand
What’s in a Website
Defining your Base and Finding your People
Attracting and Booking Clients
Intro to Paid Social Advertising and SEO (guest segment)
Venturing into Full-Service Photography
Lightroom: from Import to Export
Julie’s Image Processing (Editing)
MENTOR MONTH:
(For Active Participants Only) A personalized Next Steps Plan for you written by Julie, plus one month of follow-up e-mentoring with Julie as you put new things into practice for your growing business! We will have weekly video-chat appointments and you will have homework and you will get SO MUCH DONE during this month!!
In this workshop, Julie Griffin will share the ins and outs of what she has learned in a fast six years as a professional photographer; going from almost burning out charging $60 for a one-hour session (oy!), to breaking even on gear expenses a year-and-a-half later, to finally making more than minimum wage, to becoming a local favorite in the Phoenix area for family and child portraiture.
Learn Julie's system for running a Family/Portrait Photography Business, dive into some business musts, gain the confidence to charge what you're worth, and think outside the box to find your people and make happy clients. Attendees should be familiar with their cameras prior to workshop day as this workshop will not teach camera basics (click here for other education opportunities).
Full Workshop students will also have the benefit of one-month of follow-up mentoring with Julie, as they make changes to their businesses!
Fun fact: Julie actually dropped out of Photography 101 in college, while she was pursuing a degree in Media Production and graphic design. From there, she started a career in marketing communications and production that preceded her time as a Gilbert resident, wife and mom; and eventually, a photographer. There's not one right or wrong way to get your photography business going, but ohhhh the things she wishes she had known when she started in this industry!
QUESTIONS: juliegriffinphotography@gmail.com