435: Helen Bartlett – Photograph your way, deliver a great service and have a fantastic business

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Helen Bartlett of www.helenbartlett.co.uk describes herself as London based portrait photographer offering location-based natural family photography. In saying that, she also offers newborn, baby, children and teenager photography. Helen made the creative decision to only offer black and white photography since starting her business in 2003. Since her start, she has established a loyal client base who return year on year to document their children's lives. In 2017 she became a Canon brand Ambassador, and her work is widely published nationally and internationally. Visit her website in the headspace of a potential client, and you immediately see what awaits… beautifully natural and fun photography in black and white. As a photographer, you'll see that most of her images are directed but not overly posed. There's no mistaking; you're enticed to spend upwards of a thousand pounds on printed artwork with plenty of examples of beautiful artwork hanging homes. From the outside, this photographer looks to have built a fantastic business. In this interview, learn just how true this statement is and exactly how Helen has built her incredibly successful business. Here's some more of what we cover in the interview: 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 interview – the full length and more revealing version where you hear the absolute best tips and advice from every guest. If you’re on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interviews each week, get access to an amazing back catalogue of interviews and ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. Plus special member-only interviews. The idea of offering excellent value is really core to me because I need people to come back. – Helen Bartlett You'll also receive access to the members-only Secret Facebook Group where you can connect with other Premium Members and interview guests to help, support and motivate you to take ideas you hear in each episode and put them into action. There are also FB live video tutorials, role-play interviews and special live interviews happening in the group. You will not find more friendly, more motivated, caring and sharing photographers online. Seriously, that's not all. In addition to everything above, you'll get access and instructions on forming or joining a MasterMind Group with other premium members. These groups are super motivating, make you accountable and build friendships with other pro photographers with similar motives to you – to build a more successful photography business. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Helen shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode. Getting a $6000 sale one year and nothing in the future is not nearly as good as getting a 3 grand sale every year for a decade. – Helen Bartlett If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Helen or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.