Let’s take your photography
business to the next level.
Save time. Save money. Fast track your career.
Get personalized business guidance with custom designed Mentoring Sessions catered to your goals! Whether you're starting out or looking to take things to the next level.
I'm here to help!
Why me?
With 17+ years of running my own successful photography business and my experience in sales, marketing, and customer service, I have a wealth of industry knowledge to share. Throughout my career, I’ve completed many photography business related workshops, courses, and continue to invest in education yearly to keep my skills sharp and up to date.
Investing in education is hands down, the best thing I’ve ever done. It completely changed my life and continues to grow my business to levels I could only dream of!
The power of knowledge is transformative. I’m excited to share and inspire to make your goals become reality!
OUR PROCESS CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU
OUR PROCESS CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU
Discovery Phone Call
We start with a quick phone call to discuss your specific needs, pain points, and goals you’d like to work towards for your Mentoring Session. We’ll be able to form a game plan for your session, gauge how many hours you’ll need to book, and schedule your session in the calendar.
Customized Session
Let the learning begin! We custom tailor the session to your specific needs. If you’re out of town, we most likely will conduct your session over Zoom. Almost anything is possible over Zoom, even live shooting and lighting demonstrations. If you are local or willing to travel, we can meet in person at our state of the art studio or yours!
Follow-up Support
If there’s a few questions that pop up relating to the topics we discussed, I am happy to continue the conversation after our session. I offer a complimentary touch base call 2 months after our session to see how things are going and offer any additional guidance. Let’s keep in touch and continue to grow together!
Let's work together to grow your business, boost your self-worth, and achieve your goals.
What our mentoring clients are saying…
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“I did a mentoring session with Kaela to fine tune my studio lighting for headshots and full length dancer portraits. We also covered culling, retouching, and sales all in one 4 hour session! I am excited to put to work all of the knowledge that Kaela taught me. Thanks Kaela!”
-Valerie Thomas
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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“I came to Kaela to revamp my portrait photograph business and focus on social media, marketing, SEO, and sales. I'm a happy mentoring customer! Kaela is an amazing photographer and a joy to work with.”
-Steve Keller
Seattle, Washington
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"I'm a professional photographer and took the opportunity to do a mentor session on editing and lighting with Kaela. I am so happy I did! Kaela was an open book. I had so many "ah ha" moments during our sessions. I can't wait to implement the tools and tips she gave me! She also kept checking in with me to make sure she was giving me the information I really wanted to know. This was a terrific mentorship!"
-Jill Hogan
Greenbay, Wisconsin
Common mentoring topics…
Social Media
Social media management and planning
Instagram
TikTok
Facebook Pages + Groups
LinkedIn
Google Business
Pinterest
Marketing
Defining your brand
Website audit
Creating a marketing plan
Using social media
SEO strategies
FB Ads
Google Ads
Pricing
Creating a sustainable business model
Understanding your COB
How to price for your target client
Session fees
Pricing for Mini and Custom sessions
Image collections and pre-purchase plans
Product offerings
Workflow
Lead capture
Client timeline
Discovery calls
CRM systems
Email replies
Client questionnaires
Shoot day efficiency
Sales room best practices
Photography & Lighting
Using your camera in manual mode
Understanding studio lighting
Mixing ambient lighting with strobe
On-location lighting
Creative lighting (multiple lights, gels, etc)
Using different lighting modifiers
Lighting styles for different subjects (youthful skin vs mature skin, women vs men)
Post Processing
Image workflow
Organizing, culling, and editing in Lightroom
Image prep for retouching
Setting up Photoshop for efficiency
Retouching for a high end look
How to work with retouchers
How to find retouchers
Image delivery and archiving
Mentoring Rates
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$550 +tax per hour
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Need multiple hours? Take advantage of our value priced 4 hour rate. This session can be done all in one day (best for studio/lighting sessions), or split up into 2 hour segments on separate days.
$2000 +tax