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All right, one of our favorite things to do on this podcast is to have episodes where we coach some of our students and let you in on the conversation.

So today, that's what you're getting.

We invited one of our students from our photo major course into the show

for a little mini coaching call session

and boy is it a good one.

Sarah Merck is a 23 year old wife, mother, homemaker,

and wedding and lifestyle photographer

based in her home state of North Dakota.

On today's coaching call with Sarah, we answered the biggest questions she's had as

she's continuing to build her local photography business while also being a wife and a mother.

Sarah brought some solid questions such as how do I strategically use

reels to market my photography business when I'm trying to target a very specific local demographic

in a very rural town and how to approach paying vendors for styled shoots, whether or not

contracts are necessary for styled shoots and a lot more logistical details

about building out a successful styled shoot. And then we ended the episode with a couple of beautiful questions

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