John Pyle – Episode 004 – A Photographer Podcast Interview

From Nothing to Profit

Ever sold an iPhone picture in an album? Maybe you should. John Pyle explains why... In this episode, we talk to John Pyle. John Pyle specializes in senior portraits, lifestyle photos and model work. He’s been a photographer for over 10 years and recently became a licensed drone pilot. You’ll love this episode because John has a psychology Masters degree and has some really fascinating views on human interaction. He also has some amazing tips on how to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to pop culture (important for senior photographers) and how to keep your photographs fresh and on point. John talks about how he uses different mediums to photograph a senior such as his DSLR, his iPhone, a mirrorless camera, a go pro, and a drone. He also talks about some of the companies he uses for his albums and products. Plus how to make great money in the senior portrait industry using social media. Resources from this episode: Finao Albums (https://www.finao.com/) Flipboard app (https://about.flipboard.com/) Joe Rogan’s Podcast (http://podcasts.joerogan.net/) Books that John Pyle Recommends: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos By Jordan Peterson (https://amzn.to/2NQimQX) The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles By Steven Pressfield (https://amzn.to/2SarHqi) Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink (https://amzn.to/2q2UHDz) Additional Free Resources at MattHoaglin.com Read Full Transcript TRANSCRIPTION: 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. John: 00:01 Hey, this is John Pyle, you're listening to from nothing to profit. Speaker 2: 00:04 Welcome to from nothing to profit, a photographer's podcast 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: 00:20 Welcome everyone to from nothing to profit with Matt Hogan and Kia Bonderant. Today we are interviewing John Pile and we're looking forward to a very entertaining and educational interview. John Pile is an award winning professional portrait model and lifestyle photographer in Columbus, Georgia and he specializes in senior portrait experiences and you will love his lifestyle work too as well. You can check him out on instagram and you'll see a lot of great work under John d pile and we'll talk about that later. John has been a photographer for over 10 years and I have to tell you that I'm pretty sure that he talked on the phone to my husband about starting his photography business at the very beginning. So I've seen John grow in the industry to be in one of the best photographers out there and he is also a licensed commercial drone pilot. And he is married to Sally Ann and has two little girls who are nine and five. Oh my gosh. They're really grown up John. John: 01:24 No. Matt: 01:26 And there's one more thing we can talk about. John, how about those bulk? How about those bulldogs? They look real good, don't they? John: 01:32 We look awesome but we haven't been tested Matt: 01:36 so we'll see. But John: 01:39 Lsu away. Huge. We will say, but we look great right now. I don't mind that. Matt: 01:44 Right, exactly. And by winning by a lot. So John: 01:47 yeah, I'll try. Matt: 01:48 Awesome. Anything else you want to share with us, John, about, about yourself or we can even just jump right in and you can kind of tell us what your expertise is and what people should be watching. John: 01:58 Yeah, maybe a little bit about my background would help kind of give an idea of where I came from because I have an Undergrad and a master's degree in psychology field and uh, really love the human interaction and studying humans and connecting with people and came out of graduate school and work for...