493: Walid Azami – Photography business advice from a celebrity photographer

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Walid Azami of www.walidazami.com is a celebrity photographer and commercial director based in Los Angeles. He got his start in photography by working with Madonna and contributing to her many projects. He realised then photography was going to be his thing. He has since photographed Kanye West, Bernie Sanders, Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake and many more internationally known celebrities and artists. He also works with commercial brands like VW, Target, and HP. Take a look at his Instagram feed; you will be blown away by the people he's worked with and the photography he creates. In addition to his photography work, he's passionate about helping photographers understand their worth and helping them to succeed in business. In this interview, Walid shares solid business advice for how to grow your profits using what he's learnt as a celebrity photographer.  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. You have to have an opinion. If you don't have an opinion and they're surrounded by ‘Yes' people, then you're virtually worthless to them. – Walid Azami 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 Walid 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 your takeaways and what you plan to implement in your business due to what you heard in today's episode. The clients that come to me the most are the ones that are willing to break the rules. – Walid Azami If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Walid or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below. iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs Each week I check for any new iTunes or Google reviews, and it's always a buzz to receive these… for several reasons. Firstly,