The Bandit Heart Podcast

12. The Road to Birth Photography with Linnea Geiger

Please tell us a little bit about yourself and how you became a birth photographer. Linnea is from Switzerland and moved to the US once she met her husband and worked on building a life here in Co then moving to GA through much difficulty she found photography as her dream career. How is birth photography different from other styles of photography? No posing and very documentary style What measures do you have to have in place to make sure you can attend the birth? (babysitter on call, how long are you on call for, how long are you with the client) Scheduling, babysitters for her family, and working with other birth photographers to cover her. Choosing the images to deliver: number of images, inclusive or not, more raw images showing crowning or not? How much in advance should a client book you? Do you need any certifications? No certifications needed, but experience is a must. Attending a birth with a doula can help with your expectations. How do you advertise for that and where you get most of your clients from? What`s your client workflow? Do you partner with hospitals? Working with doulas has helped and word of mouth, and people that find me for my work. What if you don't make it to the birth? Do you have a refund policy or exchange for different sessions? If it’s the photographer’s fault that she can’t make it then yes i’ll refund, but it just depends on the case. Do you use any artificial lighting? Tell us about the equipment you use and recommended settings?  Mostly using ambient lighting and trying not to interfere with the mood and vision that was set by the parents. How close to the client can you be during the birth? Are you allowed to shoot video too? Do you leave right after the birth? Stay for about 2 hours after birth but it all depends  What other details do you look for to document besides the actual birth? Details around them, their support people, care team, to tell a bigger story of their labor and birth. What is your turnaround time to deliver images and how many photos do you deliver? At least 400 photos. Sneek peeks the day after and the rest about 4 weeks later Do you include albums / prints? What characteristics should a birth photographer have? And how should a client choose their birth photographer? Ask to see a gallery of previous birth, make sure the photographer knows how to take photos in different lighting scenarios, back up plan, multiple cameras... Do you work as a doula as well during the process or should a doula come along?

11. Preventing Work Burnout - Part 2

Continue learning how select techniques can prevent mental and physical overload causing burnout. Nathalia and Hellen resume last episode's convo talking about outsourcing professional and personal tasks. Professional Outsourcing: editing/culling, emails, social media, contract and invoice creation, blogging, content management, copywriting, advertising, assistant… Personal Outsourcing: house tasks, childcare, pet sitters, yard work, tutor… And how self care can renew your energy to keep working on your dream.

10. Preventing Work Burnout

EPISODE 10: Preventing Work Burnout   Listen on and learn how small changes can help you creating a healthy routine and preventing burnout.   Some of the topics are: Scheduling: editing time, balance, time-off Organizing: organize task: social media posts, blog posts, etc... Create Systems: certain days for each tasks, Prioritizing time-sensitive projects and fam vs. work

9. How to grow a community on IG and use hashtags effectively

EPISODE 9: How to grow a community on IG and use hashtags effectively Learn the ropes of getting and maintaining Instagram Likes and Followers with Giuliana Vann. * We have a very special guest today joining us all the way from Sarasota, Florida.  She is an Instagram Coach Mompreneur with a passion in helping women grow their online presence and Instagram with proven organic methods.  She is on a mission to help other women take their vision and dreams into reality. Giuliana Vann welcome to the BanditHeart Podcast we are so glad you are here with us.   * Tell us about who you are and how you got where you are today. * So right now who is your target audience? * Why do you think focusing on growing a community is important rather than just growing your followers? And how does somebody go about finding their community and growing it? Knowing your core and brand values, who is your target audience, and through hashtags. * Speaking about hashtags: can you give us examples of how ppl use hashtags in the wrong way? 5-10 sets of hashtags mixture of location, audience, and interest. Shadowban and saturated hashtags * Community: How to find it? Try keywords, narrow down the audience and their lifestyle/preferences. Think outside the box, try keywords outside the industry, brainstorm things about ideal client, target audience properly. Define the audience and find them through specific lifestyle hashtags.   * How often should we post? * So I know you offer some awesome courses like canva training and the ultimate boss bundle - can you tell our listeners what they are and what they would be getting when they purchase each? * Where can everyone find you on social media? @giulianavann

8. Becoming a destination videographer.

EPISODE 8 - DESTINATION VIDEOGRAPHER   WILDSOUL FILMS CHEREE INTERVIEW NOTES We have a really exciting guest on Today’s episode... I was so happy that she agreed to come on the podcast with us. I have been a fan since day one when we met at a styled shoot, I started following her work and just became an even bigger fan!!  Her work is creative, inspiring, and so much fun... she is a travel bug, pizza lover, adventure seeker and obsessed with dogs so without further ado we have Cheree Givens from The Wild Soul Films with us...   1. Thank her for coming on, ask her to tell the listeners who she is, what you do and why you’re so awesome!! 2. How did you establish your business as a travel company, did you always start with destination weddings or did you work local until you built up your destination portfolio? 3. So we love your work because it’s so unique, it offers a fun vibe while still capturing the day in a beautiful and emotional way. How did you get to that point of establishing your film identity and standing out from the rest of the other wedding videographers? 1. Ideal client 4. Okay so we all have this in common - that we work with our husbands, how is that experience like for you? what tips do you have for hubby/wife teams to work well together without letting personal affect professional relationship and vice versa.   5. So we LOVE traveling as well - in your opinion what are the pros and cons of being a destination videographer? 1. Travel costs 2. equipment 6. Video to adding photo   7. You mentioned to us how you purchased an established business and rebranded it - what was the  8. benefits of doing that versus starting from scratch?