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TL;DR “AI will save you so much time” is the most repeated and least examined sentence in small business right now. Saved from what? Turned into what? I’ve written before about how I use AI tools; this is a different question. This is the accounting. Because the honest pitch AI for small business owners isn’t […]
Getting Started with AI It started coming up between setups. A client would be changing into her third look of the day and ask, half-joking, whether she was supposed to be using AI yet. Then another one asked. Then another. The funny part is that by the time those conversations started, AI had already been […]

TL;DR Someone asked me at a networking event what I do, and when I mentioned brand photography, she nodded politely and said, “So… headshots?” It’s the most common mix-up in my world, and it’s worth untangling, because the two solve different problems at different price points. So, plainly: brand photography is professional photo and video […]

Almost nobody around Indianapolis publishes pricing for this kind of work, and I’ve never really loved that about the industry. You’re trying to budget and the answer everywhere is “inquire for pricing.” So here’s my actual answer, with real numbers behind it! The short answer (The longer one is right below, and it’s the part […]

Something shifted in how businesses get recommended by AI, and most owners haven’t caught up to it yet. Last week, instead of typing “brand photographer near me” into Google and scrolling, someone opened ChatGPT and asked, “Who’s a good brand photographer in Carmel?” They got back two or three names, a sentence on each, and […]

You know that feeling when you finish a brand session and realize you have 800 photos to cull through? Or when you are staring at a blank email draft, trying to explain your process to a potential client for the hundredth time this month? That used to eat up entire afternoons for me, but recently […]

You know that sinking feeling when it’s Tuesday and you haven’t posted since Friday, and you’re scrolling through your camera roll hoping something decent will magically appear? Or when you stare at your Instagram drafts folder that’s completely empty… again? Here’s what I learned during my recent break from social media: your Instagram feels inconsistent […]

So you’ve decided it’s time to update the visuals for your brand (woo-hoo!). Maybe your photos feel outdated, you’re showing up more online this year, or maybe your business has evolved and your visuals simply don’t reflect it anymore. Once you decide it’s time to update your visuals, many business owners start researching Indianapolis brand […]

A new quarter is always a good moment to pause and ask yourself one simple question: Is my content actually ready for where my business is headed? When it comes to marketing your business, whether that’s your website, social media, email list, or blog, the goal isn’t just to post regularly. It’s to show up […]

When most people think about updating their photos for their business, the first thing that comes to mind is their headshot. And that makes sense! Your headshot shows up everywhere: your LinkedIn profile, your website, speaking bios, social media, email signatures, and more. It’s often the very first visual someone sees when they come across […]

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