495: Gary Hughes – How to gain traction and grow your headshot and commercial photography business

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Gary Hughes of www.hughesfioretti.com had a string of jobs before finding his way to professional photography — the career of both his parents. He worked for several years with other studios before launching his business in partnership with his wife. Since then, he's been recognised as one of the top 10 photographers in central Florida and has presented at Creative Live, Imaging USA, WPPI and more. Specialising in headshots, events, modelling and commercial photography — his mission is to empower professionals and creatives with awesome images to help them market their brands. Gary, with his wife Julie Fioretti, form the team that makes up Hughes Fioretti Photography. In this interview, he shares how to gain traction faster to grow your headshot and commercial photography business successfully.  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 won't enjoy the business side of your business until you start making good decisions. – Gary Hughes 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 Gary 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. If you're good at running a business and you can take a decent photo, you'll always have a good business. – Gary Hughes If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Gary 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, 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!