Creative Rising
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
407 | Mental Health, Physical Well-Being, and Racial Injustice as a Wedding Photographer in 2020 (with Jennifer Ryals)
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Ryals began her wedding photography business just a few years ago and it took off a lot faster than she hoped or expected. So like many photo...
406 | Demystifying Post-Wedding Album Sales with Makayla Jade
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a wedding or portrait photographer, its indisputable that selling physical products such as albums, wall art, and prints will not only serve your c...
405 | How to Become an Elopement Photographer with Maddie Mae
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the majority of big weddings either postponing to 2021 or pivoting to smaller celebrations, wedding photographers have had to learn how to pivot ...
404 | How to Use Block Scheduling to Get Things Done
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you've hung around us Youngrens in 2020, then you've heard us talking about time management, specifically the block scheduling system tha...
403 | The Six Critical Email Templates Every Wedding Photographer Should Be Using
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For many many years in our business, controlling my email inbox was a battle that I fought nonstop. A full inbox would cause so much stress in my lif...
402 | Tired of Instagram? Check Out this Amazing IG Strategy (that Nobody Teaches) with Devin Robinson
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you've spent hours curating your Instagram feed and gotten little to no results for your business, you're not alone. Instagram easily suc...
401 | Our COVID Story: What 2020 Has *Really* Been Like
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a wedding photographer in 2020, how often do you get asked, "So how has COVID affected your business this year?"So often, there's th...
312 (BONUS) | The Two Questions Your Website Needs to Answer to Book More Business with Davey Jones
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During this time of quarantine, one of the best things for you to focus on as a wedding photographer is to make sure your website is looking amazing.B...
311 (BONUS) | 5 Daily Habits You Need to Win at Working from Home
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As this episode goes live, we're deep into quarantine life because of COVID-19 and while most of the world has had to figure out how to work from...
310 | An Open Letter to Wedding Photographers During COVID-19
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks ago, Jeff and I were completely checked out on a two week vacation on Kauai. No phones, no media, no news. But when we landed back in San Di...
309 | Asset Management: How to Create a Simple Backup System that Works
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Asset management is something that can get very confusing very quickly, which is why most of us put this part of our business on the back burner for f...
308 | Natalie Franke: How a Benign Brain Tumor and Infertility Transformed Her Identity, Community, & Leadership
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Franke co-founded the Rising Tide Society in 2015 out of a deep personal need for community with other creative entrepreneurs. She felt desper...
307 | Why You Should Always Think About Scaling Your Business (Even If You Never Want To)
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know the best advice we ever received in our business?It was to FIRE OURSELVES. As wedding photographers, we wear a lot of hats. We're b...
306 | Copywriting: How to Write Your Site to Attract Your Dreamies with Rachel Greiman
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You take amazing photos, but when the words on your website don't match up to your gorgeous photographs, it will cost you. Big time.The copy on y...
305 | A Week in the Life: Behind the Scenes with Jeff and Erin
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're taking you behind the scenes to experience what a typical work week looks like here at The Youngrens. In true entrepreneur fashi...
304 | Creating Healthy Social Media Habits in a Distracting Digital World (with Abby Grace)
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
**Next Creative Rising Gathering --> Feb 12th in San Diego. RSVP HERE!**It's no secret that our businesses rely on social media to get in fron...
303 | 10 Things We Would Do If We Were Starting Our Business in 2020
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
**Next Creative Rising Gathering --> Feb 12th in San Diego. RSVP HERE!***Launching a wedding photography business is daunting, no matter when you d...
302 | Our Top 5 Sales Tips on How to Run a Killer Client Meeting That Converts
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that booking weddings is vital to running our business. But for most of us, sales is our least favorite part of the job. I get it. Client ...
301 | Time Management: 3 Simple Rhythms I Use to Eliminate Overwhelm, Stay Focused, and Get It All Done
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's be real. Time management is hard. I have a lot I want to accomplish in the next twelve months, and I bet you do, too. But let's be hon...
209 | How to Define Your Style, Pivot Your Brand & Break Free in Your Market (feat Duke Images & Spencer Lum)
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[NARRATIVE] Are you shooting weddings you don't love but still booking them only because they pay the bills? Do you want to completely change you...
208 | Starting Over (feat Mary Marantz & Betsy McCue)
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[NARRATIVE] Mary Marantz has run a highly successful photography business for over a decade. In fact, it's the kind of thriving business that mos...
207 | Ten Things I'm Afraid to Tell You
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff and I are incredibly open and honest on this show about the behind scenes struggles and challenges of running a photography business, but there a...
206 | How Do I Get More Inquiries?
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] This is the big question on every photographer's mind...How do I get MORE INQUIRIES??If it's booking season, and you're look...
205 | Married to Your Business Partner (Feat Katelyn James)
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a married photography team?Anyone that is married will tell you that marriage itself is already challenging enough, but then add on top of tha...
204 | Are Associates the Right Move for Your Business?
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] Are you thinking about hiring an associate photographer to shoot under your brand? Or wondering if it's really the right move for your...
203 | Failure
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a hard time with failure? Does the thought of failing hold you back from the things you most want to do?Jeff and I would say 'yes&apo...
202 | Our Perfect Wedding Photography Schedule (That We Use for Every Wedding)
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] If you're frustrated with your wedding days always running late, which means you're not getting enough time for photos and your c...
201 | Parentpreneur
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Running a photography business is HARD.Running a photography business while raising little kids as a new parent is even HARDER.There's so many qu...
Season One Wrap Up
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've just wrapped up Season One of Creative Rising and we're taking a short break to get ahead on production for Season Two! We'll be ...
109 | When Should You Leave Your Day Job?
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] You're working a full time job, but you're also running a creative business on the side that's growing rapidly. In fact, you...
108 | The Biggest Risk We've Ever Taken
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[NARRATIVE] In early 2019, we signed a lease on a brand new studio - an empty 4,000 square foot warehouse with industrial offices and a massive garage...
107 | Four Things We Do That Turn Our Inquiries into Bookings
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] Responding to inquiries is frustrating. Especially when most of your leads don't ever write back. How can you get people to respond? H...
106 | How to Stay in a Growth Mindset with Julia Woods
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[INTERVIEW] What are you believing to be true that is keeping you out of your vision? What could be just as true, if not MORE true, than that?These ar...
105 | Six Tools That Run Everything in Our Business
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] I'm sharing the six essential tools that we can't live without in our photography business. These are the apps and software that ...
104 | Balance, Boundaries, and Overwork as a Parent and Photographer with Shay Cochrane
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[INTERVIEW] Do you overwork? Shay Cochrane would say it's harder to admit than we think. In a world where fear, distraction, and social validatio...
103 | The Battle of the Creative: Why it Took Me Two Years to Launch a Podcast
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[NARRATIVE] I shouted from the rooftops that I was launching a podcast… but then I didn’t… for two years. It was embarrassing, defeating, and di...
102 | The Bullseye Method: Five Simple Steps to Build a Social Media System
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] Does your social media look less like a strategy and more like throwing a wet paper towel against a wall and seeing what sticks? Do you fee...
101 | How We Built a Dreamie Business
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
[TRAINING] Are you a wedding photographer that’s ready to start shooting the clients you want? But you're frustrated with how to find and book ...