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What has been your greatest hurdle as a photographer?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n My greatest hurdle as a photographer was embracing the artist within me. For the longest time, I considered myself just a businesswoman with a camera. It was not until I started submitting to The Portrait Masters<\/a><\/span> that I realized I could be both. <\/span><\/p>\n I submitted clients’ work with the only goal of reaching accreditation. However, the positive feedback I received from world renowned portrait masters allowed me to realize that being a successful businesswoman and an awarded portrait artist were not mutually exclusive titles.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/taylorroman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/qrSy1vYQ-1000×1000-1.jpeg” title_text=”qrSy1vYQ-1000×1000″ url=”https:\/\/taylorroman.com\/portait-masters-awards\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”24px|||||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”2px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”49px||0px|||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/taylorroman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/z2DqMYsA-1000×1000-1.jpeg” title_text=”z2DqMYsA-1000×1000″ url=”https:\/\/taylorroman.com\/portait-masters-awards\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px||false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”550px” custom_margin=”-23px|||||” custom_padding=”26px|20px|25px|25px||” hover_enabled=”0″ inline_fonts=”ABeeZee” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n What would you say to people who are getting started?<\/strong><\/p>\n To those of you getting started, I would say trust the system and the process. Everything you need to succeed as a boutique portrait photographer is in Sue Bryce Education<\/a><\/span>. Don\u2019t try to reinvent the wheel. I\u2019m a polyglot and I compare this to learning a language. When you start learning a language, you don\u2019t go and do your thing. There is a lot of repetition involved, a lot of mimicking, a lot of doing the same thing over and over until you can come up with your own sentences.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s the same with this. Do the 12-week startup<\/a><\/span>. Do the steps week by week. \u00a0Keep at it. It wasn\u2019t until the end of my second year that I started making changes based on my personality and what I observed worked best for me and my clients<\/a>. Now, everything from lead acquisition to marketing to photoshoot process to sales to the last step with every client is highly customized to what works for me and I find is efficient and as profitable as possible. But it didn\u2019t start that way. Enjoy the process. That\u2019s the fun part!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||0px||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”4px|23px||20px||” inline_fonts=”ABeeZee” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n What is the best advice you have ever received about being in business?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In my third year in <\/span>business<\/a><\/span>, I read a book called E-Myth<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span>, and it was probably the best advice I\u2019ve read since then. It was about treating my baby business as if I was about to sell it. At first, I could not even fathom the idea of selling <\/span>this amazing business<\/a><\/span>! I mean, are you kidding me? This is the type of work I would do even if I didn\u2019t get paid. However, the point of the book was to systematize the business to such a degree it could function without me, and that if I ever decided to (gasp!) sell it, I could. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/taylorroman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/d4au-0ow-1-1000×1000-1.jpeg” title_text=”d4au-0ow-1-1000×1000″ url=”https:\/\/taylorroman.com\/portait-masters-awards\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/taylorroman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cOgCn2cA-1000×1000-1.jpeg” title_text=”cOgCn2cA-1000×1000″ _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This hasn\u2019t happened over night. I\u2019m on my sixth year and things are finally falling into place. I have now a couple salespeople who have an average sale of $3000. And I have an associate photographer who can take work in my absence. And I\u2019m in the process of opening a second location in a place that I absolutely love to visit and vacation once a month. While at first the goal was to replace my teaching job, once I understood what being a business owner meant, I didn\u2019t just want a job, I wanted a life of financial and time freedom and that meant having a business I could sell one day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(186,186,186,0.3)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px|||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||18px||” inline_fonts=”ABeeZee” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n How do you define your style?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n My style depends on who I\u2019m photographing. As a portrait photographer I specialize in personal branding and fine art. I love to work with professionals looking to set themselves apart in their industry. This work is modern, inviting, and magazine-like. My fine art work, which has been internationally awarded, is about creating magical visual narratives that help my clients celebrate a milestone in their lives. This work is highly creative, and it stems out of a dialogue between my clients, their desires, their fears, and\/or their aesthetics, and my skillset and imagination. It\u2019s absolutely exhilarating getting to create unique pieces for and with my clients. 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