The Photographer's Podcast

We just got back from our very first photography retreat and I can honestly say, my life is changed for the better beause of it. 

32 of our alumni from our online course, The Photographer’s Path met …

Lemme just paint the picture for ya.

You’re sitting at the Thanksgiving dinner table, catching up on the year behind you and small-talking with your extended fam…

…and then your uncle (the one you se…

“I have to wait until I get a nicer camera.”

“I can’t do it until the kids are older”

“I don’t need to try something I’m not sure I can follow through on.”

“I have way too many other priorities, …

I am OVERJOYED right now. Why?

Because TOMORROW we’ll be hosting 32 of our incredible alumni from The Photographer’s Path, in HAWAII (!!!!), for a 5 day private photography retreat.

The excitement I …

If I asked you what success really looked like to you, what would you say?

If I asked you what really mattered to you, what would you say?

If I asked you what your truest dreams were, what would you …

What if I told you that your very own life experiences might be the secret to unlocking a meaningful photography career? 

You’re probably thinking, what the heck are you talking about, Nicole?

My yea…

Photographers, have you ever turned down something that could have been amazing… because you felt a little scared?

Maybe you ...

... Said no to an event you were invited to because you thought you wo…

Photographers, listen up! I've got two questions for ya today...

Question number 1: When’s the last time you wanted to pursue an amazing & creative idea but never followed through because you felt li…

What photography niche makes you most excited?!

When I was first starting out, I had absolutely no idea where my photography journey would take me, so I tried it all.

I explored everything from weddi…

I never really knew what the word 'mindset' actually meant.

That stuff didn’t really make sense to me — I thought in order to “get it”, I’d have to learn yoga and go meditate in the forest.

Until my …

I had OPINIONS about the way my life and career were going to go.

I was going to move to LA and immediately start booking 5 ... no ...10-figure jobs!

I was going to build an empire and somehow also h…

Do your fam & friends ever act like you’ve kinda, uh, lost your mind when it comes to photography?!

Like, you talk about a lens or the lighting inside a restaurant and you just get a buncha confused …

Do you know the feeling?

The feeling you get when you open your Insta, only to see that a client slapped a filter over a photo you took (and painstakingly edited for hours)…

…it's painful to look at,…

You know when you love something SO MUCH that you’re terrified of messing it up?

Same.

That was me with photography for a long, long time. I was so passionate and so excited and so honored to do the …

If you’ve felt imposter syndrome as a photographer then you know how terrible it is. It’s like you go from this feeling of deep love for what you do, to the worry that you’re not good enough to be do…

Does TSA stress you out? Like, why are we always getting yelled at? And why do I always feel like I’m in trouble?

And if you travel with about 900 pounds of camera gear like I do, there's a whole new…

I jumped out of bed, grabbed my coffee and sat down at my computer—excited to deliver the images I just spent all night editing.

I turned my computer on, took a sip of coffee, and sat there waiting f…

A true community hasn’t always been easy for me to come by.

When I was a kid, I worried I wouldn’t ever have one. And, among the bullying and the name-calling and the times I ate lunch in the school …

I think that we often fold ourselves into squares—corners pressed in tightly. We’re afraid of showing up as our full selves, chasing our actual dreams, following our hearts.

In fact, we’re probably g…

If you’ve ever felt like you weren’t “ready” to become a photographer, then you NEED to listen to this episode. Today I’m introducing you to someone SO special, and her name is Cassie Wegeng. Cassie …