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Your Google Business Profile is probably doing more for your bookings right now than your Instagram is, and if you set it up once and walked away, Google may already be wondering if you’re still in business. In this episode, Melissa Arlena, photographer, SEO educator, and TMA mentor, breaks down the five-move monthly maintenance routine […]

On this episode of The Motherhood Anthology podcast, Ali Payne sits down with Kate Grabowski of Kate Marie Portraiture to talk through how she books out her Santa sessions each year, including what her very first year (zero bookings) taught her about starting early and staying consistent. Kate has run Santa sessions for eight years […]

What actually makes a profitable photography business? It’s not just what you charge. It’s the whole stack of decisions underneath the pricing: what you offer, what you outsource, what you own, and what you’re willing to say no to along the way. This best-of episode pulls five conversations from the TMA archive to answer that […]

If you’ve ever bought a preset because someone else’s photos looked incredible, only to apply it to your own images and wonder why it doesn’t look the same, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common frustrations photographers bring to The Motherhood Anthology community, and it usually isn’t a preset problem at all. On […]

Beautiful photography is everywhere now. Every photographer in your town can probably make a pretty good image, which means the real question isn’t whether you’re skilled. It’s why a client should choose you specifically. Learning how to stand out as a photographer in a crowded market is one of the most common questions we hear […]