This week’s guest is photographer Julie Campbell. She is based near Ventura County in Southern California. Her focus is mostly on family and newborn photography but she does corporate photography such as product for brands and headshots. Full disclosure, she took the host Rabiah’s family photos in December.
Julie actually started out as an elementary school teacher. When she had kids of her own she started photographing them and really enjoyed it. This hobby got more serious as she took online tutorials to build up her skillset. Getting a DSLR camera was a game changer. With this new equipment in hand, she taught herself Photoshop. She also got education around starting a photography business which she highly recommends anyone starting out take the time to do early on!
At the suggestion of her husband, Julie branched out from taking photos of her own family into taking photos for other families. At first, she did it free of charge but after a while, it was time to start getting paid for the work.
We talked about transitioning to charging what she was worth which is a struggle for a lot of creatives and entrepreneurs. We also discussed something that people often reveal to their photographer; everyone is self-conscious when having photo taken. If you are one of those people, you’ll want to hear this chat. You’re not alone.
Note from Rabiah (Host):
Julie did an excellent job photographing my family near Malibu, CA. We all love our photos but we definitely all brought our own brand of “I hope I look ok” to the shoot. One thing that I love about this podcast is that I get to talk to people about what they do and how they ended up there and Julie really has a DIY story that I loved hearing. I am even more impressed with her than I was when we met or when I saw her work. If you’re in So Cal, I recommend you see her for your photos!
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Find Julie
Julie’s Website: https://www.juliecampbellphotography.com/
Julie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliegcampbell/
Julie’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JulieCampbellPhotography
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Mentioned in this episode:
Steph Mathena episode: https://www.rabiahsaid.com/podcast/s2e11-steph-mathena
Meg Loeks Photography: http://www.megloeks.com/
Meg Loeks Instagram: http://instagram.com/meg_nlo
Meg Loeks Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/megloeksphotography
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