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What a Global Baby Photography Expert Taught Me About Running a Tighter Studio

I have a 47-item client experience checklist. I track every metric in my portrait studio like it’s a publicly traded company. And even I spent years fumbling through the same three operational problems that trip up almost every photographer who works with babies and new families. Equipment anxiety. Unpredictable newborns. The overwhelming feeling that you cannot possibly do this alone. When I came across Anna Brandt’s CreativeLive tutorial on running a baby photography business, I wasn’t expecting anything revelatory.

July 23, 2026

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How to Add Video to Your Family Photography Business Without Buying a Single New Camera

Every year around January, I pull up my studio’s revenue spreadsheet and look for patterns. For three years running, my highest-margin sessions were the ones where clients came back. Not referrals. Not new inquiries. The same families, booking again because they trusted me and wanted more. The problem was I kept offering them the same thing, and eventually “more of the same” stops feeling like a reason to rebook. Adding video to a portrait business sounds intimidating, and I put it off longer than I should have.

July 22, 2026