#291: Felix Wasn't Even a Photographer—Now He's Made Over $16,000 Photographing Dogs. Here's How.
Worth Every Penny Joycast
Sarah Petty
5.0 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
What if you could turn a creative side gig into $16K photographing dogs—even if you've never charged for a portrait session before?
In this episode, Felix Bird shares how he went from composing music and shooting event videos to earning real income as a boutique photographer. With no formal portrait business, Felix joined Boutique Breakthrough and followed each step with courage, skepticism, and eventually—results.
● The moment he stopped doubting the pricing model and believed he could actually do this
● How photographing kids (and dogs!) became more than just a favor for friends
● What changed when his wife, a fellow creative, saw how real and sustainable this path was
If you're juggling other creative work and wondering if this can really work for you too—Felix's story is the proof and the push you've been waiting for.
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| 0:00.0 | This guest is going to seriously expand what you think is possible. |
| 0:06.1 | Felix Bird wasn't even working as a photographer when he stumbled across Boutique |
| 0:11.1 | Breakthrough. |
| 0:11.9 | He was in a different creative field entirely, trying to make ends meet with event gigs and |
| 0:18.1 | video production. |
| 0:19.5 | Photography? |
| 0:20.6 | That was more of a side idea until everything |
| 0:23.4 | changed. Now he's already earned over $16,000 photographing dogs. I can't wait for you to hear |
| 0:30.9 | his story. Hey there, my name's Sarah Petty and I went from a stressed out, overworked mama with three babies |
| 0:38.6 | to be named one of America's most profitable photographers without working my kids' lives away. |
| 0:45.8 | Now I'm the founder of the Photography Business Institute, where we provide guided support |
| 0:50.3 | from start to finish, whether you're a beginner photographer dipping your toes in |
| 0:54.8 | or a more advanced photographer with big income goals. Each week on this podcast, I'll show you |
| 1:01.7 | how to find and serve photography clients in a world where we can keep it free thanks to everyone |
| 1:08.0 | having a digital camera in their pocket. |
| 1:14.6 | Take the first step to adding more joy and profit to your life by downloading your free photography business tools |
| 1:17.6 | at photography business institute.com. |
| 1:22.2 | Welcome, Felix. |
| 1:24.6 | Hey there, Sarah. How's it going? |
| 1:26.1 | It's great. I'm so glad that you're here and I can't wait for |
| 1:29.1 | everybody to hear your fabulous story. Likewise. So where are you located and what does your family |
| 1:35.9 | life look like? Well, as you can probably tell from the accent, I'm from England, but I actually |
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