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Get Your Shoot Together Photography Podcast
Get Your Shoot Together with Mary & Kira is the photographers podcast to discuss studio, business, life, and keeping it all in line. Hosted by professional photographers, Mary Fisk-Taylor and Kira Derryberry, the podcast dives deep into issues facing photographers today from shooting, studio and gear, to marketing, business, and work life balance. Take a break from your "Onepreneur" day and grab a glass of unpretentious fruit wine with the girls as they talk shop.
Episodes
- Get Your Shoot Together Photography Podcast
Episode 084 - Shoot for You
Send us Fan Mail While things are outwardly going well, inside you are ready to shake things up. This week we discuss shooting projects that are just for…
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Episode 083 - The Callback
Send us Fan Mail Image Competition Season is upon us! As judges, sometimes we see an image pass through a panel and we can't get it out of our minds. This week…
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Episode 082 - Discounting
Send us Fan Mail When and where is it OK to give a discount off of your services? This week we talk about times where discounting is appropriate and times…
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Episode 81 - Artist Projects
Send us Fan Mail This week we dive into Artist Projects! What are they? Why would you want to do one? There are ways to both scratch your creative itch AND…
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Episode 080 - Gratitude
Send us Fan Mail It's PPA New Year and Mary's first week as President of PPA and Kira's first week as treasurer! The girls take a moment to reflect and take…
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Episode 079 - Zoom Revolution
Send us Fan Mail It could be said that there's no going back to a pre-pandemic sales process. This week, the girls discuss how the Zoom Revolution has impacted…
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Episode 78 - Upgrade Your Mindset
Send us Fan Mail This week we give you updates on Mary's home organizer fiasco and Kira upgrades her home and studio with some new bells and whistles. The…
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Episode 077 - Happier Spaces
Send us Fan Mail "Off the rails" is the best way to describe this week's episode! Sometimes you just gotta get it all out. Kira goes to the dentist and…
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Episode 76 - More Than Selling Files
Send us Fan Mail Maybe you've been in a digital only business or maybe you've been only selling online. What's the motivation for a client to buy more than…
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Episode 075 - Am I Good Enough?
Send us Fan Mail Is there ever a point where you feel like you are good enough? We jump all over that question this week on our 75th EPISODE! Spoiler alert…
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Episode 074 - Next Level Learning
Send us Fan Mail This week we are coming straight out of Imaging USA and sifting through all of the creative and exciting ideas we picked up. There are so many…
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Episode 073 - Imaging USA Right at Home
Send us Fan Mail This week is all about Imaging USA! We talk this week about classes and events we are excited about as well as how to put your take aways into…
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Episode 072 - Back in the Saddle
Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year, everyone! This week is all about finding that motivation after a long break to get back in the saddle and back in action. We…
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Episode 071 - Client Workflow
Send us Fan Mail How do you get a new client from Point A - Z once they book? This week we talk about building out your client onboarding workflows, keeping in…
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Episode 070 - Online Security
Send us Fan Mail I mean, who wants to talk about securing your online passwords? But imagine that your Facebook profile gets hacked, your business page gets…
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Episode 069 - Getting Help
Send us Fan Mail Couldn't we all use it? There's only so much you can do on your own before you plateau. Sometimes in order to grow you've got to let go of…
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Episode 068 - Gotta Know Where You've Been to Know Where You're Going
Send us Fan Mail As the year is winding down, the we discuss looking back on business of 2020 and making some assessments for the year to come. This crucial…
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Episode 067 - Is the Customer Always Right?
Send us Fan Mail Reviews can make or break a business so we tread lightly to make sure the customer is always satisfied. But at what point has it gone too far?…
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Episode 066 - Even When You Do Everything Right...
Send us Fan Mail You've built a brand around creating something that people want to hire YOU for. You educate your clients on what it is you do, what makes you…
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Episode 065 - Befriending Clients
Send us Fan Mail Part of what we do means we get to know our clients In a way that other vendors may not. When you really hit it off with a client the…
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Episode 064 - Shoot Anxiety
Send us Fan Mail It's normal to get nervous before a shoot! There are so many moving parts to a photoshoot and to simply running a business. So much can go…
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Episode 063 - Putting Yourself Out There IPC Edition
Send us Fan Mail WE. ARE. BACK! After a 3 week hiatus, we are back and ready for action! Catch up with us as Mary recovers from Covid-19 (she's OK!) and as…
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Episode 062 - Always Thinking Outside the Box
Send us Fan Mail Kira and Mary have both taken on huge pro bono projects for the community. This week, they discuss both projects, how they are using them as a…
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Episode 061 - Slideshow Responsibly
Send us Fan Mail To slideshow or not to slideshow? In a previous episode, Mary mentioned that she doesn't present a slideshow during her sales process while…
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Episode 060 - Philanthropic PR
Send us Fan Mail With so much on the table in 2020, many businesses are looking for ways to give back. This week Mary and Kira talk about the different ways…
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Episode 059 - Staying on Track
Send us Fan Mail In uncertain times, it's easy to get off track. When it's slow and you get an inquiry to do a type of session that you don't normally do, do…
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Episode 058 - Seed Planting
Send us Fan Mail You put in so much effort for a big new idea for your business, but the pay off doesn't come as quickly as you hoped. This week, we talk about…
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Episode 057 - Survival Mode
Send us Fan Mail When everything Is out of sorts, it's important to keep In mind the things that are going well. This week we talk about being in survival mode…
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Episode 056 - You Are Your Brand
Send us Fan Mail Hot off the heels of Mary's Interview with one of our favorite fellow podcasters, this week we springboard off of Jed Taufer's wise words: You…
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Episode 055 - Operating Business in Covid Times
Send us Fan Mail This week Kira gets quarantined after a client session where clients tested positive. As a result, the girls talk about preparing our…
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Episode 054 - What's OK to Share with Clients?
Send us Fan Mail On the heels of all the current events of 2020, we received a very relevant question from a listener about how to know what's OK to share with…
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Episode 053 - Black Lives Matter
Send us Fan Mail We took a week hiatus to stop, reflect, learn, listen, and take some time to gather our thoughts before podcasting again. This recording was…
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Episode 052 - Developing Your Product Line
Send us Fan Mail This episode originally recorded May 27th, 2020 This week it's all about the product. The girls talk about their philosophies around the…
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Episode 051 - The BMW Idea
Send us Fan Mail Luxury service takes many forms. The world has changed and so with it our clients have become more accustomed to using and receiving video…
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Episode 050 - Remote Consultations & IPS
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our 50th Episode!!! We can't thank you enough for taking this journey with us and hanging out with us each week! This week the…
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Episode 049 - Safely Reopening
Send us Fan Mail With states reopening In phases, many photographers are getting back to work. This week, Mary and Kira discuss reopening our businesses in…
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Episode 048 - Taking the Time To Learn
Send us Fan Mail We've had a lot of downtime and now that it's coming to a close, Kira is cramming to learn Capture One and all about her Nikon Z7 mirrorless…
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Episode 047 - Know What You're For
Send us Fan Mail It's not what you are. It's not what you do. It's what you're for. This week Mary and Kira discuss Jeff Henderson's book, Know What You're…
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Episode 046 - How Do We Implement All This?
Send us Fan Mail Now that you may have had some time to study and learn all kinds of new ideas from all of the free education and content out there - where do…
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Episode 045 - Something to Look Forward To
Send us Fan Mail While both Mary and Kira are feeling a little out control, the thing that grounds them both is the prospect of what's to come. This week Mary…
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Episode 044 - Talking to Strangers
Send us Fan Mail This episode was previously recorded prior to the pandemic crisis. When you go to an event and you don't know anybody, it's normal to feel…
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Episode 043 - Psychology of Sales Samples
Send us Fan Mail Kira is updating her samples and wall displays in her studio during the downtime and this sparks an in depth look at the what and the why…
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Episode 042 - Better than Before
Send us Fan Mail Mary is excited to share her first book review on the podcast (thank you the nudge Cindy Crofford) and this week we talk about Gretchen…
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Episode 041 - In This Together
Send us Fan Mail Hello out there in social distancing land! This week the world changed and the photography Industry did with It. We spend this week's podcast…
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Episode 040 - There is No Formula
Send us Fan Mail Everyday we are inundated with one size fits all solutions that work for some, but not for all. The truth is, when it comes to running a…
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Episode 039 - IPC Changes
Send us Fan Mail It's opening week for PPA District Image Competition and what a great time to have a chat about all the new changes for this year's judging…
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Episode 038 - Storytelling in Image Competition
Send us Fan Mail Competition season Is once again upon us! This week, Mary and Kira discuss how using the element of Storytelling to take your images from good…
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Episode 037 - Bounce Flash
Send us Fan Mail You learn lighting one light at a time. As you learn, you get bolder, more complex, more sophisticated with the amount of lights and different…
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Episode 036 - Public Relations
Send us Fan Mail Do you know the difference between public relations and marking and advertising? This week, the girls react to the reactions from the super…
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Episode 035 - Imposter Syndrome
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back from Imaging USA! Listen to the girls wrap up the week and tell a few tales of extreme highs and lows from convention week and…
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Episode 034 - Charitable Marketing
Send us Fan Mail This week the girls are getting ready to leave for Imaging USA, but not before they have a chat about Kira's upcoming fundraising project…
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Episode 033 - Must Love In Person Education
Send us Fan Mail Dogs may be man's best friend, but they certainly aren't Kira's. This week, Kira tells about facing her fears for the sake of a good project…
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Episode 032 - Smart Marketing
Send us Fan Mail It's the new year and marketing is on our minds! This week, we talk smart marketing by taking advantage of seasonal trends and new…
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Episode 031 - New Year, New Plans
Send us Fan Mail HAPPY NEW YEAR, GYST LISTENERS! Welcome to the new decade! This week's episode is all about setting some intentions and making plans for the…
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Episode 030 - Tether for Speed & Sales
Send us Fan Mail Happy last week of 2019! Let's tether together! You probably already know about tethered shooting where you pull your Images from your camera…
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Episode 029 - Creating Client Gratitude
Send us Fan Mail We know you appreciate your clients, but are your showing them gratitude? This week the girls chat about client gifting and overall client…
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Episode 028 - Going DSLR to Mirrorless
Send us Fan Mail Black Friday has come and gone and rather than purchasing gifts, Kira purchases a new camera! The girls discuss the oncoming mirrorless…
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Episode 027 - How to Imaging USA
Send us Fan Mail The biggest event of the year for photographers is just around the corner! Imaging USA is happening In Nashville, TN January 16-21, 2020 and…
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Episode 026 - Shaking Things Up
Send us Fan Mail You've got your formula down. You are working smarter, not harder. But with efficiency comes monotony. Are you making time to shake things up?…
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Episode 025 - Simply the Best
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 25! Mary and Kira are fresh back from Schitt's Creek day In Atlanta and have stories to tell. Take a break from your…