142: Ana Brandt – How To Succeed With Your Newborn and Maternity Photography Business

Ana Brandt has been shooting professionally for 15 years and as an amateur before that for 14 years. Based in California but from New York, she has built an incredible business photographing maternity, newborns and families. In this interview, Ana shares how to succeed with your newborn and maternity photography business. Oh, and you have to see her work, it's gorgeous! Ana is also the creator of "The Art Of Pregnancy And Newborn" (TAOPAN for short) - an online resource and community for newborn photographers. Plus, she's a Clothing Designer with a line of maternity gowns which are sold worldwide. And how are these for some accolades, Ana has been named: One of the 50 best family photographers in the USA One of the 10 best photographers in the world One of the 50 most inspiring photographers Whether or not you're into newborn and maternity photography or you're looking for ways to build a profitable photography business and stay true to your shooting style and what you love, this interview is for you. Here’s some of what we cover: What’s on Offer for Premium Members If you’re a premium member, you should have received an email with links to your version of this episode, or you can jump over to the premium area now, where you can hear lots more content from Ana where we dive deeper into some of the earlier topics plus some new ones that I pushed hard for that include: If you're on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interview with Ana Brandt, get access to an amazing back catalogue of interviews and ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. Plus, access to the NEW, members only Facebook group where you will find the most supportive, helpful and sharing professional photographers online. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know what your biggest takeaway is – what is the one thing that you’d like to implement or learnt from what was shared? Let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below. I believe in giving product - Ana Brandt If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Ana or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them below. 20% Off at Ana's Brandt's Online Shop - TAoPaN During the interview, there was plenty of talk about Ana's online community and store - The Art of Pregnancy and Newborn (TAoPaN). Ana has kindly offered you the coupon code photobiz to receive 20% off anything from the store:  www.shoptaopan.com You'll find all sorts of goodies including posing guides, posing and photography accessories, clothing, all kinds of ready to use digital products for your marketing and promotion plus loads more. One product that caught my eye was a downloadable sign asking clients to leave the photography to you, the photographer. Perfectly fitting after last weeks episode and my dramas with clients taking photos during sessions. iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs Each week I check for any new iTunes reviews and it's always a buzz to receive these… for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome! Secondly, iTunes is the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts and it's your reviews and ratings that help other photographers find PhotoBizX. More listeners means more interviews and ultimately a better show. If you have left a review in the past, thank you! If you haven't and you'd like to, head to http://photobizx.com/itunes and you can leave some honest feedback and a rating which will help both me and the show and I'll be sure to thank you on the show and add a link to your website or blo...