The most important skill for boutique portrait photographers to have is to be able to start

conversations with people, whether you know them or not.

Now, before you skip to the next episode, hear me out.

You may be horrified at the thought of striking up a conversation with a stranger.

Might make you feel insecure and awkward. Or maybe you're saying,

Sarah, that's not me. I can chat with anyone about anything until it comes to bringing up my photography

business and then I go into an awkward, salesy person. Or maybe this sounds more like you. You're great

at conversations and tell that whole, what are your prices question comes up.

The good news is that talking to strangers and transitioning a conversation into an opportunity to mention your business,

the good news is that talking to strangers and transitioning a conversation into an opportunity

to mention your business is a skill that you can learn and be great at. So today I'm sharing

one conversation starter framework that I teach to my coaching students so that they can book

sessions and you can too.

You're not going to want to miss this one.

So the real question is, how are portrait photographers like us able to run a profitable business and still put our families first without selling digital files for cheap and working

all the time? I'm Sarah Petty, your host of

the Worth Every Penny Joycast, and I went from a stressed out, overworked mama with three babies

to being named one of America's most profitable photographers without working my kids' lives away.

Each week, I'll show you how to find and serve

boutique portrait photography clients

in a world where we compete with free

thanks to everyone having a digital camera in their pocket.

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