Gary Box – Episode 021 – A Photographer Podcast Interview

From Nothing to Profit

This is an episode you do not want to miss. Gary Box is on the podcast today. Kia has known Gary since the first conference she attended. Gary is starting his 30th year of being a full time professional photographer. Matt says Gary’s Facebook group (link?) is the best photographer FB group. Gary thinks basic lighting fundamentals is missing from the education world. Gary is excited about the new technology like hi speed sync. Listen in to hear how Gary got into photography. Hear what Gary suggests you do and do not spend your $1000 on. Make sure you pay close attention to the best advice Gary received. Gary’s personal habits that lead to his success include being a recovering workaholic. He works hard and is hard on his work. Recommendations: Texas School PPA- https://www.texasschool.org/ Godox lighting FB group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/insidetheboxphotogroup/ Inside the box hacks (Kia recommended) Books - Audible The Storybrand by Donald Miller (https://amzn.to/2RUcYTW) Seth Godin (https://amzn.to/2TlElmy) Read Full Transcript Transcription was done by Temi.com which means it’s an AI generated transcript. The transcript may contain spelling, grammar and other errors, and is not a substitute for watching the video. Gary: 00:01 This is Gary box and you are listening to from nothing to profit. Speaker 2: 00:05 Welcome to from nothing to profit, a photographer's podcast with Matt and Kayak where each week they talk to photographers about what is working in their business now so you can swipe those ideas and grow your business faster. Kia: 00:21 Hello everyone. We are so excited to have our friend Gary box here today on the podcast. And I have to tell you that I have known Gary probably from actually the very first photography conference I attended. Gary was there. I brought pictures of a high school senior doing ballet or dance or something in a CPA background. And we talked about it. He was speaking at it and for some reason, Gary, you wore, you had some teeth, like some, some, uh, like main mangy nasty teeth that you put on as a joke. Billy Billy Bob Teeth. Yeah. And so, uh, so I have known, yeah, over 20 years. And Gary, you have been such an amazing influence to the photography industry as a whole. And then just, you know, seeing what you do as a photographer over the years with high school, senior photography and then sharing and how much you shared. So I'm super excited to have you on here today because I think you're a great example of creating profit in the photography industry over all kinds of changes. And so I think you have a lot to add to us today. Gary: 01:35 Thank you, Kai. I'm really glad to be here. I have been in the industry for quite a while. I'm starting my 30th year professional full time and you know, I've run the gamut of things. I've gone from high volume. We were doing 1100 sessions a year at one point with nine employees to medium volume and mid priced and you know, now I'm doing a lower volume and a higher price. So I've Kinda got a little bit of a experience with, with all three business models. Matt: 02:03 That's awesome. So here's Gary, here's how I know you. So years and years ago I was in the pro form and you were really active in that. And uh, I didn't really know you at the time and I, it's interesting, we've gone circles wrench on them, we don't really know each other that well even today. And then I kinda lost track of you and then about a year ago someone was like, you need to be in Gary Boxes, facebook group. And I was like, okay. So I just was like, request and you approve me. And it is like the best I. and I've said this before, not when you were here, I said this on a previous podcast. It is the best facebook group for photographers by far. Gary: 02:37 Well thank you. I've put a lot of time into it and you know, one of the things that I've tried to do is keep out some of the negativity and,