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Welcome to The Bokeh Podcast, where we help photographers build sustainable businesses! Host Nathan Holritz and his guests will help you build your brand, focus your marketing efforts, refine your workflows, and dial in your photographic technique - all with efficiency in mind. In the end, we not only want you to succeed as a photography business owner, but to still have a life through it all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The Writing Worship Podcast is a resource for Kingdom songwriters everywhere to grow in their worship songwriting craft and hear from trusted voices in the Christian music industry. Hosted by our leadership and featuring teaching from our annual conference and interviews from our online “Writing Club,” we invite you into our community to learn and grow with us. Everyone has a seat at the table.
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We hear from three happily-married couples...and they do ministry and music together. How do they do it?! Listen to a panel discussion from Writing Worship Conference 2023 with Scott and Lydia Ingegneri, EJ and Janice Gaines and John and Marina Stratton. Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Personality Test. Join us for Writing Worship Conference 2…
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Rebekah White Williams | Writing Make Room + Rest On Us
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Rebekah White Williams joins us on the podcast to talk about the stories behind the writing of the songs MAKE ROOM and REST ON US. Learn more about working with Rebekah for songwriter coaching and song critiques. We are thrilled to welcome professional songwriter Rebekah White Williams (Make Room, Rest On Us) to the WW family as songwriter coach. R…
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Cody Jones has been a member of the Writing Worship Community for the last 2 years. He was one of our band leaders during the recording of our album. He's a leader in his own church in Texas. This is a portion of his message to songwriters during a breakout session of our most recent conference (October 2023). Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter P…
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#641: A Few Thoughts in Closing - Nathan Holritz
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Join Bokeh Podcast host Nathan Holritz for the last episode of the show, as he shares the most important lessons from the podcast over the last 7 years! Many thanks to all of our listeners for being part of the Bokeh Podcast community, and to all the guests for giving their time and wisdom over so many episodes! 🤗 Show Notes Highlighting the intent…
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#640: How to Build an Adventure Photo Business - Roo Smith
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Interested in using your photography skills in the beautiful outdoors? Join photographer Roo Smith - who has photographed for brands like Patagonia, North Face, and Outside Magazine - to learn how to break into the adventure photography genre, and build a successful business! Show Notes: Introduction of Roo (0:49) The important principles that enab…
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Meet The Mentors | Rachael Thomas, Ryan Hall, Emily Weeks, Stacy Riddle and Matt Crosson
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We asked our songwriter mentors of the Worship Songwriter Mentorship program to share what God had put on their hearts for worship songwriters at our most recent Writing Worship Conference. You'll hear from: Rachael Thomas - 9:36 Ryan Hall - 20:13 Emily Weeks - 30:06 Stacy Riddle - 43:15 Matt Crosson - 58:21 Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Per…
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#639: How to Create Reels to Promote Your Business - Alexandros Tzorouchof
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Most of us know we should be using video content to promote our photography business, but how do you go about creating a compelling video that will grab the attention of potential clients and draw them in? Join us for a conversation with videographer Alexandros Tzorouchof to learn how! Show Notes Introduction of Alex (1:01) Important principles tha…
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#638: How to Have a Life During Busy Season - McKenzie Bigliazzi
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Any established photographer knows what it's like to get bogged down during the busy season, barely keeping up with the work that needs to be done. Free time? Time to travel? Time to hang out with friends and family? Is that even a thing during those busy months?! Photographer McKenzie Bigliazzi is here to share with us how she runs her business AN…
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#637: Marketing as an Introvert - Caitlin Wilcox
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Putting ourselves out there as introverts in an effort to build a personal photography brand can feel a bit overwhelming! How can we step beyond that discomfort and build the business that we want? Join us for a conversation with photographer Caitlin Wilcox to learn how! Show Notes Introduction of Caitlin (1:00) What important principle enables Cai…
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#636: How to Chase Your Dreams - Amelia Soegijono
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It's easy for someone to create a motivational post on social media telling you to "go chase your dreams", but how do you actually do that on a tangible, practical level? Join us for a conversation with photographer Amelia Soegijono to learn how! Show Notes Introduction of our guest, Amelia (0:47) What important principle enables Amelia to manage y…
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Krissy Nordhoff | Singing The Psalms
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Krissy Nordhoff shares what she's learned over the years about worship songwriting sitting at her piano and singing the psalms - PSALMING. Taken from a breakout session at Writing Worship Conference 2023. You can order your Psalming Journal at Psalming.com Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Personality Test. Join us for Writing Worship Conference…
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#635: Freedom Through Associates - Jill Smith
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If you could implement a new strategy in your business that would help you increase revenue AND bring more freedom to your life as a business owner, you'd go for it, right?! Building an associate photographer team can bring both of these benefits, but there are some innate challenges to the process. Photographer Jill Smith is on The Bokeh Podcast t…
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#634: Brand Position Consultation - Clark Sanders
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It's a busy marketplace with LOTS of photographers. You may be friends with those photographers, but you still have to stand out amongst those photographers to capture the attention of your potential clients! In this episode, host Nathan Holritz helps super-talented senior portrait photographer Clark Sanders explore how to best position his brand a…
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#633: To Niche or Not to Niche - Simon Yau
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Here on The Bokeh Podcast, we've emphasized the importance of niching down when building a photography business for the sake of growing more easily. But is that always the best way to go? Listen in to this conversation with photographer Simon Yau for a different perspective on generalizing versus specializing! Show Notes Introduction of our new gue…
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#632: SEO: The Importance of Topical Content - Cody McCracken
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While many SEO specialists may focus on the importance of keywords and backlinks, photographer and SEO consultant Cody McCracken thinks there's a lot of value in two other principles for improving SEO! Listen in to this episode to learn more! Show Notes Plans for the Bokeh Podcast in the near future (0:22) Introduction of our guest, Cody McCracken …
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It's almost time for our annual Writing Worship Conference. Nick Morrow, Director of Writing Worship, and Eric Nordhoff, Co-Founder of Writing Worship, talk together with our Writing Club Community online about all of the goodness that we're planning for the Conference. Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Personality Test. Join us for Writing Wors…
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Drew Small is an Artist Coach and Music Marketer who specializes in helping artists grow more than 1 million fans in 1 year. We had the honor of having him share his thoughts and insights about artist marketing in our Writing Club last month. Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Personality Test. Join us for Writing Worship Conference 2024 - Octobe…
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Jeff Deyo is a worship leader, author, pianist, songwriter, speaker, and professor. He is known internationally as the former lead singer of the Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning group, Sonicflood, and lives to help people grow closer to God. Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Personality Test. Join us for Writing Worship Conference 2024 - Oct…
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Steve Davis | The Honor of Writing Worship for the Church
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Steve Davis of Sons the Band, Family Music, + Mav City staff writer. The change-up turned out to be a beautiful conversation, rich with Steve's pastoral heart and take-aways from his own journey in writing, worship leading, and artistry. Here's some of the links to Steve's work we mentioned in the convo: Sons the Band Family Music Maverick City Mus…
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#631: How to "Find Yourself" - Nathan Holritz
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There is a lot of conversation in our culture - and even our photography industry - about "finding ourselves". But is this concept of finding ourselves one that enables us to be better humans and business owners? Is it even rooted in a healthy premise? Listen in to an exploration of what it means to find ourselves, what the notion is rooted in, and…
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Vince Wilcox | How To Make A Living In The Music Business
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Vince Wilcox has enjoyed a lifetime of rich experiences as music industry professional, attorney, educator, and author. Starting in the warehouse of Nashville’s Benson Records in 1979, Vince rose through the ranks to eventually become vice president of marketing before resigning in 1991 to write and tour as an artist for five years. Along the way, …
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#630: How to Launch Your New Website Quickly - Kelsey Christine
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One of the most important elements of both launching and building a photography business is your website. Listen in to this conversation with website designer Kelsey Christine to learn how to build and launch your new website quickly and with minimal stress! 😅 The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Profes…
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#629: How to Convert Pinterest Visitors to Clients - Meg Mohyla
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Pinterest is more than just a place to create inspiration boards! Listen in to this conversation with Meg Mohyla to learn how to use the Pinterest platform to convert potential clients and grow your business! The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Professional Photographer. You can subscribe to the Bokeh …
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#628: How to Create Better Candid Images - Charles Moll
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Curious how to create better candid photos for your portrait or wedding clients? Listen in to this conversation with photographer Charles Moll to learn the key principles that drive his candid photography! The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Professional Photographer. You can subscribe to the Bokeh pod…
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We're joined once again by guest co-host, Sharon Byrd with Kingsway Worship who shares more about her journey as a songwriter. And, then we share Chapter One from the Writing Worship Book - Songwriting Is A Journey read by Krissy Nordhoff. Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Personality Test. Support the Show. Follow us on Instagram and Subscribe …
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#627: How to Get Reviews for Your Business - Misha Guseynov
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One of our most valuable sources of business is referrals, and referral business is driven in large part by customer reviews! Misha Guseynov is a successful, Miami-based wedding photographer who has amassed over 500 reviews in less than 3 years, and he's on the show to share his strategy so you can increase the number of public reviews you're getti…
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#626: Marketing Beyond Social Media - Jane Goodrich
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While social media is the most convenient and most popular method of business-building to discuss in 2023, we can’t forget that there are a variety of alternative sources of business! Photographer and entrepreneur, Jane Goodrich, is here to shed light on a few of those alternatives that will help you build your photography business this year! The B…
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Robby Busick | Developing a Songwriting Culture
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Robby Busick, formerly of Bethel Music Publishing, shared how he helps other churches develop a strong songwriting culture in their creative communities. And guest co-host, Sharon Byrd returns to talk about the development of the songwriting culture at her church, Kingsway. Take the simple 10-minute Songwriter Personality Test. Join us for Writing …
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#625: How to Book More Destination Weddings - Lilly and Vic
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Make money traveling to beautiful locations to photograph couples in love? Destination weddings seem idyllic, but how do you even get your first? And then if you want to build a business around destination weddings, how do you go about that process? Listen in to this conversation with Lilly and Vic to learn how! The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you …
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#624: The Power of Slow Growth - Mary Marantz
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We live in a world that makes it seem like we can have overnight success at the drop of a hat! But is that realistic? And more importantly, is that the healthiest approach to building and running a business? Mary Marantz is on the show to discuss why a slow-growth approach might be your better bet! The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographe…
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Jaime Jamgochian | How God Works All Things For Our Good
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We're delighted to be joined by songwriter and worship leader, Sharon Byrd (Kingsway Worship) as guest host for this episode. And, on today's episode, we share an interview from our Writing Club with Jaime Jamgochian. Sitting down to talk with Jaime, you quickly realize she is a woman of faith who God is using in many different ways through her mus…
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#623: Important Life Lessons to Enable Business Growth - Madi and Micah May
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Show Notes: What drives a great customer experience? (2:45) What does capturing a client's "higher self" mean tangibly to Madi and Micah? (5:40) What big principle enables Madi and Micah to find the balance between running a business and having time for their personal lives? (9:00) What are Madi and Micah's favorite business or self-help books? (19…
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