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An Authentic Approach to Senior Photography

Are you intimidated by teenagers? Or drawn to senior photography, but worried it might be too “clique-y” or overproduced for you? Maybe you lack confidence in your conversation skills or posing abilities? 

Let me show you how to set your business apart with lifestyle senior photography. I will teach you how to take regular humans, exactly as they are, and capture milestone moments in their lives. Gain confidence in your ability to offer authentic senior photos and the deepest level of experience you can provide. 

Key Takeaways: 

  • Take a counter-industry approach to senior photography that will change your business, supplement your slower seasons, and give you a deeper appreciation of (and connection to) your senior clients

  • Converse easily without having to fake being "cool"

  • Get your single-subject feeling comfortable and confident with simple pose prompts

  • Stop associating senior photography with high-concept, high-fashion shoots, time-consuming model teams, and cutthroat competition tactics


Does Your Business Need a Mom? 

Does your business need a mom? Are you constantly overwhelmed by how many hats you have to wear as a business owner that have absolutely nothing to do with photography? Or does it seem like your competition is already doing it all perfectly, all the time, all by themselves? If so, then it’s time for you to get help!  

Learn from an Integrator (or business mom) all about growing your team to avoid overwhelm and burnout. You’ll learn the who, what, when, and how of outsourcing to position your business for long term growth. We’ll get you back in your zone of genius (photography!) while learning how to streamline systems and workflows for more efficiency. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

  • Key indicators that it’s time to outsource

  • Types of help that are out there, where to find them, and which one(s) might be best for you

  • How to afford outsourcing and become the boss of your business

  • How to onboard new team members and design more efficient workflows


Content Marketing Workflow for Busy Creatives

Are you exhausted with the never-ending cycle of content creation? Do your eyes glaze over when you hear about ANOTHER trend or update to the algorithm that you have to jump on right now??? Or is the idea of showing up consistently so overwhelming that instead you check out completely and do nothing to market your business? 

Enter my efficient approach to content repurposing. I will show you how to take a single piece of content and use it in multiple ways across every platform, saving you precious time and energy. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

  • Create a single piece of long-form content that speaks to your ideal client 

  • Utilize that one piece of long form content over and over again for everything including social media posts, videos, blogs, emails, SEO, opt-ins, and ads. 

  • Consistently show up in your marketing to ideal clients, inspiring the know, like, trust factor, without spending hours a day staring at a blank caption box

  • Apply my simple, efficient process to all forms of your marketing


 
 
 

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MARY’S OFFICIAL BIO

Mary Vance is a lifestyle photographer located in the suburbs of Seattle, Wa, where she specializes in high school senior, family, and fine art school photography. Over the past decade, Mary has earned a reputation for creating connection in single-subject images as well as crafting inclusive experiences for her senior clients, specifically for those who are neurodiverse or identify as a part of the LGBTQAI+ community. Mary merges her past life as a professional dancer with her ease of interaction with teenagers to create natural posing workflows to flatter all her subjects. Mary regularly contributes to RangeFinder Magazine and has been educating in one capacity or another for over 20 years.

In addition to her photography career, Mary Vance served on non-profit board of directors with a multi-million dollar operating budget and as an advocate for inclusion of youth for over a decade. She is also the Chief Operations Officer for Elena S Blair, Inc and integrates operations for multiple six-figure businesses. Mary takes her business savvy, marketing experience, and aptitude for strategic growth and applies it to her photography business and education.