One of the best ways to get testimonials is to ask for “feedback” ;) rather than a testimonial. I know asking for testimonials always gives off that “tell me how great I am vibe” and it’s difficult to...

Need testimonials about your business? We all do, right!?  (We all want them. We all need them.) When working with photo and prop styling coaching clients, the biggest things I see is “fear of asking”...

What we come to realize as we start progressing in our photo styling career is that we need a variety of skills to build a successful business.  You learn to look at your styling assignments in a "tot...

If you are new to photo styling OR if you have been styling for awhile, we have to as stylists continually add to and evolve in our portfolio.  It's usually our work that garners us a photo styling as...

The question I get ALOT is:  “Do you charge a different rate depending on the assignment”?  Nope.  You are not being payed by the hour to do a task. You are not a Shopper with a props list to to check...

Ohhhh . . . those Shiny Objects!  Shiny Object Syndrome.  It can stop your scroll, suck up an entire block of your time and get you thinking, “that’s what I REALLY want to do”, let me . . .

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Are you bending over backwards for your clients? Have you felt like this?  It may be because of a real, genuine PITA (Pain in the A**) ;) client OR it could be YOU just trying to please your client an...

Are you charging for your photo styling pre-work and post-work?  As Photo Stylists, we concentrate so much on the actual styling assignment, but sometimes we spend MORE time on preparing for the job t...

“Style, Shoot & Show” the work you want to get hired to do.  Years ago, I took a Creative Live course taught by Photographer, John Keatley. (I took 2 of John's classes!)  You can find his Courses HERE...

Do you put your preferences into your business policies? Your preferences CAN become your policies when you are a Freelance Photo and Prop Stylist.  As I mentor and help Photo Stylists, a common phras...

 

I'm really not a believer in "If the Door Does Not Open ~ It Was Not Meant For You" philosophy.  I say . . . I think doors open to those who are brave enough to knock AND keep on knockin'!  I think w...

Beside determining your styling rate, a question (& frustration!) I hear alot from Photo Stylists is . . . "How do I get my Styling Tearsheets!?!"  Tearsheets (& samples, photos of your work) are a ne...