466: Helen Schryver – Work less and make more by tripling your portrait photography prices

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Helen Schryver of www.schryverphoto.com is UK based, where photographers say it's tough to charge what many photographers do in other parts of the world. And… the market is just different there. Last year, I posted a request inside the PhotoizX Member's FB group, looking for successful UK based portrait photographers to interview and help dispel those myths. Since then, I've featured a few photographers, including the fantastic Helen Bartlett from episode 435 and Seona Misumi from episode 428. And recently, I'm happy to report, another photographer sent me a PM, saying… Hi Andrew! Hope you're well. A while ago, I commented on your post asking about UK photographers hitting good average sales. You asked me to report back if things continued going well for me. I put my prices way up around this time last year. I almost trebled them! My average has also more than trebled and is now £1700, and I just made a £2400 sale in just 30 mins which prompted me to message you ?. Happy to chat sometime! I do lifestyle/documentary shoots, mostly in my clients' homes, and do IPS in their homes too. That was enough for me to send an invite for an interview. I'm rapt to have Helen come on and share how she finds her ideal clients, can price her work the way she does and that you don't need to be city-based or focused to build a profitable family portrait photography business. I'll be curious if your big takeaway is to work less and make more by tripling your portrait photography prices, just like Helen has done.  Here's some more of what we covered 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. I always make sure to analyze every situation like that to see what I could do differently. I try not to take it personally, try not to get upset about it, and just think what do I need to change so that doesn't happen again. – Helen Schryver 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.