511: Tammy Miles – Taking photography from hobby to profitable business

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Tammy Miles of www.captivatingphotography.com.au is based in Adelaide, Australia, and is a mother of three who focuses on family photography. She has an easy-to-use website complete with a welcome video, beautifully photographed products and a lovely warm look to her images. I asked her onto the podcast after receiving the following message… Thanks for your great podcast. It has helped me and my business immensely. I have moved from doing it as a hobby with no profit to quitting my day job and now having a profitable business. Along with being a mother and photographer, I am also a practising Occupational Therapist. I have experience working with children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory processing disorders, and other physical and cognitive disabilities.  In addition, Tammy told me about working with photography business coaches Mark Rossetto and Johl Dunn. And although she says she's still early on in her business journey, it's exciting to see where it has the potential to lead. 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 a fantastic back catalogue of interviews, and have ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. Plus, special member-only interviews. I always think about the profit because I don't see the point in going “Oh, I've made $2000”, but I don't know how much I've actually taken home. I always focus on how much I'm getting out of it as opposed to how much is coming through. – Tammy Miles 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. The group also has FB live video tutorials, role-play, and special live interviews. You will not find more friendly, 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 from what Tammy 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, leave 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. I don't want to waste my time. Time is a valuable resource to me. – Tammy Miles If you have any questions I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Tammy or if you want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below. iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs I check for any new iTunes or Google reviews each week, and it's always a buzz to receive these… for several reasons. Firstly,