How Heather Wanninger Went from $20k To $100k A Year Through Her Senior Photography Business (Re-Release)

The Portrait System Podcast

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Today on The Portrait System Podcast, we are re-releasing our very special interview with Illinois-based photographer Heather Wanninger. Heather went from making $20k a year to $100k and climbing through her senior photography business. Listen in as Heather tells us all about how she did and her journey to get there. Don't miss out on this episode!

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Nikki Klosser, and I want to let you know about an awesome free giveaway for people on our email list.
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0:32.3	You're listening to the Portrait System podcast. If you are consistent, you keep showing up,
0:37.3	you follow your heart,
0:39.0	and keep learning, keep leaning in with education, keep figuring out how to take one step forward
0:43.9	and keep showing up consistently. It's amazing what can happen. Welcome to the Portrait System
0:51.0	podcast. I'm your host, Nikki Klosser, and this show is here to help you succeed in the world of photography and business to help you learn to become financially free doing what you love and so much more. With over one million downloads, countless photographers have taken what they've learned from both our episodes and from the Portraitysystem.com, and they have grown their businesses, quit their day jobs,
1:11.1	and are designing a life of their dreams. We keep it real and share stories about the ups and downs
1:16.4	that come with running a photography business. You'll hear real life stories of how other
1:20.9	photographers run their business, and you'll learn actionable steps that you can take to reach
1:25.2	your own goals. Thank you so much for being here,
1:28.0	and let's get started. My guest this week on the Portrait System podcast is Heather Wannigan,
1:33.4	and she's a photographer in Illinois. Heather went from making $20,000 to $100,000 in one year
1:40.4	after becoming a single mom and working to improve her own self-value and the value around
1:45.4	what she provides to her clients. Heather focuses mostly on high school senior photography
1:49.9	and she shares how she keeps clients coming in without having senior reps or a senior team.
1:55.3	She currently averages $4,000 per photo shoot and she's only going up from there.
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