Go behind the scenes with Kaylee Greer and Sam Haddix of Dog Breath Photography as they travel the world photographing dogs with incredible stories in unforgettable locations!
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Welcome to the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast, the essential audio hub for portrait photographers eager to launch and elevate their businesses to achieve their ideal version of success. Hosted by Nicole Begley, a former zoological animal trainer turned accomplished family and then pet/equine photographer, this podcast is your go-to resource for transforming your photographic passion into a thriving business. Since making the leap into photography in 2010 and quickly scaling her business t ...
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From IG to Email Lists with Dayna Schaff
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240 - In today's episode, we're diving into the realm of marketing automation and its incredible benefits for photographers. Whether you're juggling multiple roles in your business or looking for effective ways to streamline your marketing efforts, this episode is packed with insights and practical advice. Joining us is special guest Dayna Schaaf, …
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80th birthday parties, Spanish cats, and how to adopt Sam, all on this week's episode of Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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10 Thoughts that Hold Photographers Back Part 3
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239 - Welcome back to the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast! As emerging photographers, many of you might be grappling with the question: "Am I ready to start charging for my services?" It's a hurdle that every new photographer faces at some point. You might feel like your skills aren't polished enough or your portfolio isn't vast enough to justify…
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10 Thoughts that Hold Photographers Back Part 2
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238 - Welcome back to the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast! In this episode, we're continuing our exploration of the common excuses photographers make that stall their progress. Heather Lahtinen joins us once again as we call BS on these all-too-familiar myths. Whether it’s the size of your audience, your personal skills in sales, or misconception…
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Episode 44 - Kai and the Dogtography Book Cover
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Alternatives versions of everything, book cover psychology, and the winner of "Junie! What Is She Even?"Av Dog Breath Photography
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10 Thoughts that Hold Photographers Back Part 1
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237 - Welcome back to the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast, where we dive deep into the world of running a successful photography business! Today, Nicole Begley and our mostly-co-host, Heather Lahtinen, tackle the tricky terrain of photography pricing and those stubborn beliefs that just might be holding your business back. Ever whispered to yours…
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Episode 43 - Night Time Sparkle Rain!
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This episode is mostly about Kaylee destroying a rental car with milk. Oh, and dog photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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236 - This episode of the Freedom Focus Photography podcast, hosted by Heather Lahtinen, delves into the "Offline Photographer Challenge" introduced in episode 219. The challenge is part of the Elevate program, designed to help photographers enhance their in-person marketing strategies by engaging with their local community. Heather invites Laura W…
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Episode 42 - Junie! What is she even?
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The wonder that is Junie, Kaylee's numb legs, and sparkly ice trees - all on this week's episode of Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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235 - Heather Lahtinen has been a regular guest on the Freedom Focus Photography podcast, bringing her insights and experiences to our vibrant community of photographers. But today's episode unveils a side of Heather we've never seen before - a side that she used to keep hidden. In a candid and transformative conversation, Heather steps into the ho…
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Art, Lifestyle, or Love: What Drives Your Business?
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Welcome to another episode of the Creative Freedom Rebellion - a podcast series within the Freedom Focus Photography podcast, hosted by Nicole Begley and J. Nichole Smith, AKA Nic. Through the past 10+ years of mentoring pet photographers, we’ve noticed that the “why” of many pet photographers falls into one of three buckets. The love of art, the g…
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Episode 41 - Ralph at Second Chance Ranch Rescue
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Our first episode featuring a dog who is currently adoptable! Learn more about our time with Ralph, fun lighting setups, and what a "hard way bingo" is - all on this week's episode of Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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233 - Today’s episode of the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast is an episode that will resonate with photographers across all specialties. In this enlightening conversation, I sit down with Karen Bartos, a boudoir photographer whose journey from landscape and high school senior photography to the intimate world of boudoir is a narrative of transfor…
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Can Kaylee and Sam tell the story of photographing a cat half-underwater in the time it takes to bake a potato? Find out on a brand new episode of Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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Embracing Rejection with Korina Joseph
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232 - Welcome back to another exciting episode of the Freedom Focus Photography podcast! This time, our host, Nicole Begley, sits down with the incredibly talented Korina Joseph, a pet photographer who has truly made waves in the industry. Korina's had her photography business for a few years, but since that virus which shall not be named her busin…
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Fetching Multi-6 Figures with Ryan Erickson
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231 - Ryan Erickson takes us through his transformative journey from wedding photography to launching his mobile dog portrait studio, Fetch Photo Truck. The pandemic prompted him to reassess his career path and follow his true passion for dog photography – a move that has certainly paid off! Ryan dives into the ups and downs of managing a mobile bu…
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230 - We're diving deep into the heart of in-person marketing with our special series, "The Offline Photographer." Hosted by Heather Lahtinen, today's episode is all about the art of the pivot. Chatting with Laura Wombwell from Laura Wombwell Photography in Ontario, Canada, we're unpacking the big question: When is it right to shift gears in your b…
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229 - Buckle up for an action-packed adventure with Nicole Begley and Heather Lahtinen, where we dive into the superhero transformation of everyday photographers into unstoppable business heroes, all thanks to theProgress Lab! This episode is like opening a comic book where the characters leap off the page, each with their own tale of bravery and t…
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Episode 39 - Houndvision Anna Maria Island
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Kaylee and Sam are back from two weeks of workshops on Anna Maria Island in Florida and there's sand eeeeeeeeeverywhere!Av Dog Breath Photography
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The Four Levels of Commercial Photography
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228 - In this innovative episode of the Freedom Focus Photography podcast, Nicole Begley introduces a compelling new series titled "The Creative Freedom Rebellion," featuring regular guest J.Nichole Smith. This series is dedicated to emphasizing the importance of defining personal freedom and success on one's own terms. In today’s episode Nicole an…
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We're Now the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast
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227 - In this pivotal episode, Nicole Begley announces a significant change: the podcast is now the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast! This rebranding comes with exciting new directions and offerings, particularly the Freedom Focus Formula course, designed to radically transform the businesses of photographers through pricing, sales, and messaging …
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226 - In this insightful episode of the Hair of the Dog podcast, Heather Lahtinen is taking over the mic for our 2nd episode of ‘The Offline Photographer’. This series is all about getting you out from behind your computer and actually INTO your market so that you can meet an connect with marketing partners and/or potential clients. This is the tri…
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225 - In this episode, Nicole Begley shares her insights on what she would do if she were starting her photography business from scratch in 2024. We start with the importance of finding your niche, specifically identifying what you love about that niche and your products. Then, the second (often overlooked) step is dialing in your messaging and cre…
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It's a Sam-only episode as he shares his best tips and tricks on how to assist at a dog photo shoot!Av Dog Breath Photography
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224 - Today’s conversation is focusing on marketing our photography businesses, because if there’s one area that frustrates most photographers, it’s the challenges they face in finding new clients. In this episode, I’m joined by my friends Heather Lahtinen, Dorie Howell, and Tavia Redburn to have a candid conversation to help photographers unlock t…
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223 - In this episode of the Hair of the Dog podcast, Nicole and Heather discuss the power of thoughts and how they can shape our lives and businesses. They share their most influential thoughts from 2023 and the thoughts they plan to carry into 2024. By changing our thoughts, we can change our outcomes. Nicole and Heather introduce a model that sh…
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Episode 37 - Christmas Card 2023
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Go behind the scenes of perhaps the cutest Christmas card the world has ever seen!Av Dog Breath Photography
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222 - As the year wraps up, it's the perfect time to get your photography business prepped and polished for the new year! Join me, Nicole Begley, as I dive into the essential year-end action items to help you put a bow on 2023 and prepare for success in 2024! What to listen for: Get practical tips on handling finances, from tracking expenses to pre…
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Water softeners, Pokemon, Hocus Pocus 2 and waffles - all on this week's episode! Oh, and there's actually a decent amount of photography talk in there too!Av Dog Breath Photography
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The Secret Hack to Confidence with Heather Lahtinen
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221 - Get ready to dive deep into a world where confidence reigns supreme! Join Nicole Begley and Heather Lahtinen as they uncover the secret sauce to building unshakeable confidence in your photography biz. This isn’t just any chat – it’s a journey through the ups and downs of self-trust, topped off with a surprising twist about... chocolate muffi…
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Episode 35 - Joshua's Wintery Sunset
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Tips for great winter photos, haunted mill buildings, distracting dogs, and one redheaded photographer's absolute inability to tell a linear story. All on this week's episode of Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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Finding Success with Social Anxiety with Michelle Crandall
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220 - Rejection is part of being a business owner. No … no, wait … rejection is part of being human! Even marketing guru Seth Godin has heard the word "no" but he's at least come to understand that the rejection is more about the rejectee than it is about him. Rejectee … I just made that up. That doesn't mean the word "no" isn't difficult to hear. …
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Thousands of miles were traveled, incredible photos were taken, and one lucky pit bull pooped directly on Walt Disney's Dreaming Tree - this week on Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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The Offline Photographer with Heather Lahtinen Part 1
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219 - You spoke up and we listened. You all loved The Coaching Journals with Heather Lahtinen, Christi Baker and Monica Adalsteinsson that we're bringing them back. Ish. Christi and Monica are off soaring like eagles after six months of intensive coaching with Heather and the Elevate program. Today, we're introducing a spinoff series, called The Of…
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Split Pea Soup and Photo Feedback with Heather Lahtinen
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218 - I completely get it if you see the word "soup" and here "NO SOUP FOR YOU" in your head. It means you might be old enough to remember Seinfeld on NBC every Thursday night. Or maybe you've seen that episode on Prime video. Heather and I are talking about soup on this week's episode of the Hair of the Dog podcast. No, not chicken soup for the so…
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Episode 33 - Top 5 Dog Photography Skills
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Greer's gonna tell it like it is on this very special Kaylee-only episode of Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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Rock your Financial Goals with Heather Lahtinen
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217 - I’m going to take a stab in the dark at something. I’m guessing you’re pretty stoked when you hit a big revenue goal in your pet photography business. Who wouldn’t be, right? Cha’ching! BUT ... What are you making that number mean? ESPECIALLY if you miss a revenue target — or if you were to have your revenue dip?!? 😱 If you’re human, you migh…
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Episode 32 - Shutterhound Recap Part 2
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Hula hoops, balancing acts, flamingo floats and dogs in bikinis! All on this week's episode of Adventures in Dog Photography!Av Dog Breath Photography
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216 - Let me be quite clear: There are no cats at a Fast CAT event. Not a single feline to be found, I swear! Nope, Fast CAT — fast coercing ability test — is all about dogs. Dogs of every size, dogs of every color, dogs of every breed and dogs of every origin. In fact, FastCAT, which is essentially the 100-metre dash for dogs, might be the most in…
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Episode 31 - Shutterhound Recap Part 1
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We're back! Want to know what happened when the world's greatest dog photographers all gathered together under the neon lights of Las Vegas? Kaylee and Sam spill all the tea about the first ever Shutterhound conference on a truly can't miss episode!Av Dog Breath Photography
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The Secrets of SEO with Inkpot Creative
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215 - So many of us are heading into the "offseason" right now, which means it's time to spiff up our websites and plan for 2024. OK, OK … take a little break after you fulfill all your client orders but then it's time to get down to brass tacks. One of the things you might want to put on your to-do list is working on your SEO. Search. Engine. Opti…
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Navigating Thought Spirals with Heather Lahtinen
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214 - I screwed up. You guys, I'm human and I'm not (too) embarrassed to admit that I made a mistake. And I'm baring it all in this week's episode of The Hair of the Dog podcast. Here's the gist: I made some pretty serious assumptions about a client I booked last Christmas. I sold him a gift certificate as a gift for his girlfriend. I assumed -- be…
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The Secret to Building Value for your Photography
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213 - Do you know what some of my favorite moments are? When my clients cry. I realize that makes me sound cold-hearted — but they’re crying because they’re so happy! Inevitably, they point at photos that roll across my slideshow, happy tears well up in their eyes and they gasp, "OHMIGOSH, THAT IS SO BENNY." That is always the moment I know when I'…
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How Fear is Holding You Back with Heather Lahtinen
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212 - To fear is human. Heather Lahtinen fears snakes (and I am never going to stop reminding her). For me, it's tech. I fear learning new tech and it has kept me from moving forward with this new thingie I bought, the Atomos Ninja. It's an external screen that lets me see what I'm shooting as I'm shooting. It sounds awesome, doesn't it? But there …
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211 - I can't believe we are at the end of this journey. Has it been six months of The Coaching Journals already? Good grief, where has the year gone? For the last six months, Heather Lahtinen, our head guru at Elevate and Flourish Academy, has been sharing her coaching sessions with two Elevate students on the Hair of the Dog podcast. This week's …
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This week's episde was recorded specifically to tell you...don't listen to this week's podcast! Today is the first day of our live Hair of the Dog Summit V online, so we're currently over there, soaking up all the trainings from our fantastic summit speakers. Won't you come join us? What To Listen For: The Art of Storytelling to Sell Your Photograp…
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Making the Best of Things with Heather Lahtinen
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210 - I’m Nicole and I'm an ENTJ on the Myers-Briggs and that means I struggle with the stuff that doesn't excite me – and despise things that aren’t efficient. Like life stuff. Hanging out at a soccer tournament all day long when my son is playing in one game. One game! Aren't there other things I could be doing? What could I be knocking off my Ha…
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Photography Memberships with Annemie Tonken
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209 - Annemie Tonken had to take a break once and get back to business. Guys, we're talking about a "major surgery and three months on crutches" kind of break. That's when she came up with her idea to get her family photography clients into a membership service. Newly divorced, she needed to stabilize her income and make her business more resilient…
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208 - What is stopping you from reaching your goals? What are your thoughts behind "I can't"? You know, those thoughts that can paralyze you into inaction -- not only in your pet photography business but also in your life. Both Monica Adalsteinsson of Pup + Me Photo and Christi Baker of Christi Baker Photography get challenged by their thoughts, an…
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207 - The idea of work-life balance is a myth. We don't ever really balance the many facets of our lives: our businesses, our families, our health, our free time, etc. We give enough attention to each one just to keep going every day. That, my friend, is not balance. That is just surviving. Instead of looking for balance, my friend Lucy Baum says, …
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