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Photography Mentoring, Business Coaching & Templates for Photographers

Resources, mentoring and tools built from 30 years of running a successful 6 figure portrait studio.

Self Portrait of Melody Smith in her studio

One-on-one Business Coaching

I offer both in person/online mentoring & business coaching as well as in person one-on-one workshops.

Running a photography business is a completely different skill set from being a great photographer.

Pricing, client communication, workflow, brand identity, booking systems and most photographers figure these out the hard way:  over years of trial and error.

You don't have to.

With over 30 years as a full-time working photographer, a $200K annual studio, and more than 100 international awards, I have seen every win and every failure this industry has to offer. I know what works, what doesn't, and how to get your studio running as a streamlined, client-focused business without the chaos.

This coaching is available to photographers at any stage and to any entrepreneur who wants to tighten their process, clarify their brand, and build systems that actually hold.

One-time fee: $1,500

lifetime access to coaching with Melody Smith Portrait.

Reach out via the contact form to schedule your first session.

Melody Smith in her photography studio in  Petersburg VA

One-On-One 3 Day Workshop

Shadow me through a real paid client

session from start to finish.

 

You will be briefed on the client beforehand, trained in my studio lighting setups and techniques, and given a front-row seat to every aspect of the session experience including posing, direction, client communication and post-production workflow.

Over three days you will cover everything from inquiry through final product delivery.

 

You leave with a complete understanding of how a high-end portrait studio actually runs.

Investment: $2,500

Availability is extremely limited.

Reach out to discuss scheduling.

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Image Review & Critique

As a Triple Master Photographer and PPA Platinum Medalist with extensive competition experience across WPPI, ICON and PPA, I know exactly what judges are looking for and what keeps strong images from placing.

I offer detailed screen-recorded critique with audio commentary and follow-up opportunities to prepare your images for print and digital competition submission including ICON, WPPI and PPA IPC.

$150 per image

Purchase below or reach out to discuss

multiple image packages.

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The ultimate magazine Template

A complete editorial-style studio magazine template built for portrait photographers who offer in person sales (IPC).

 

Over 80 fully customizable pages compatible with Photoshop.

(PSD ready files with marked groups for

text, images, icons, lines and shapes).

Full copy included.

 

Designed as a seasonal studio guide for your clients and is ready to customize with your brand, your images and your pricing.

This is an instant digital download.

Available worldwide.

Regular price $249 

All products are available world wide and are instant downloads.  No shipping required.  

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All files are compatible with Photoshop  (PSD ready files with marked groups for text, images, icons, lines and shapes)

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