In this episode, I'm kicking off a series on pricing and workflow with a short and sweet entry point around setting your mindset for this kind of work. Pricing tends to bring up a lot of fear and questioning and imposter syndrome and I believe this one question - why not? - is the key to getting out of your own way and staying dedicated to curiosity, trial and error, and building the business you're excited to run.

// LINKS MENTIONED //

The big picture workbook: https://www.leahoconnell.com/bigpicture

The Homestyle Accelerator: https://www.leahoconnell.com/homestyle

Free resources to learn from me: https://www.leahoconnell.com/learn

// CONNECT WITH LEAH //

instagram: @leahoconnell.photo

Happy new year and welcome to Q1 where it’s known in the family photography world as kindof a dead zone for bookings and shoots. For wedding photographers, this it usually the start of a busy season of bookings, but in our world I’ve noticed that no matter how I slice it, things tend to slow way down.

If you’ve listened to the last few episodes, you’ve probably noticed it’s been heavy on the reflections and questions so I thought maybe it was time to give you a few answers. Today I'm sharing a behind the scenes peak into my plans and projects for this month.

You'll get the zoomed out look at the tools I use to capture ideas, prioritize them, and choose what's most important next. Then we'll get into specifics with how I'll be spending my time this month and planning on utilizing the slow season as a family photographer well. //

LINKS DISCUSSED //

Big picture workbook: https://leahoconnell.com/bigpicture

Episode 33: My 3-Part Process for EOY Goal Setting and Reflection (*free download for a personal meeting agenda)

Trello For Photographers course: https://leahoconnell.com/trello-for-photographers

How I use Trello in my business blog post: https://leahoconnell.com/how-i-use-trello-for-my-photography-business-2/

Kat Schmoyer - Trello for Beginners

https://katschmoyer.com/productivity-trello-beginners/

The Firefly Letters (my weekly newsletter)

Photographers only email list: https://www.leahoconnell.com/learn

Homestyle accelerator waitlist: https://leahoconnell.com/homestyle

Episode 7 with Morgan Miles: Marketing, Privacy, and Social Media

Blog post: Do i need instagram for my photography business?

All my free resources to support you: https://www.leahoconnell.com/learn

Wait, this is a family photography podcast - why are you talking about journaling?

Writing and photography are so intertwined - they are both practices centered around noticing. I think the best thing you can do to become more tuned-in and capable of noticing is to record and reflect, so whether that’s with a camera or a pencil, the goal is the same.

Presence, depth, understanding, processing.

The purpose of journaling it to build a habit of noticing, capturing, and valuing the small, mundane moments that can become powerful stories. And stories are fodder for the final product - the transformation we offer others, the ways we connect with people, the way we live our lives.

In this episode, I'm sharing 3 different ways to journal so you can pick a method that suits you best and gives you a new tool to better your artistic toolbox.

// Links mentioned //

The Artists Way by Julia Cameron

My favorite notebook for bullet journaling

Video introducing the original form of Bullet Journaling

1:1 Mentoring

Storyworthy book

Storyworthy video intro