Posts by Derryn
MEET DERRYN
Hooray – you’re browsing around the Let’s Talk website so something must have grabbed your attention. This leads me to believe that you’re probably a creative business owner or you want to become one? Like me, you might even be a photographer. Whether far along in business, or just started, I’m super happy to have…
Read MoreINTRO TO ENNEAGRAM
The easiest way to describe the Enneagram is to use the term ‘personality test’, however it really is so much more than that. Your ‘personality’ describes your traits and qualities. The enneagram goes deeper than this and speaks to your motivations. It describes not just what you do, but WHY you do it. This is key…
Read MoreMARKETING WITH TEREZ
Terez and I clicked the day that we met. I don’t think we even spoke about marketing, we spoke about everything BUT marketing. On the second date though, we rattled off ideas for our 2 marketing workshops and continued to get to know each other with each coffee date that extended longer than scheduled. The…
Read MoreTOG HANGOUT SESSION
Following The Purposeful Photographer workshop, I hosted a little get-together for a group of 4 ladies who were unable to attend the big event. Being a small group, we were able to get WAY more personal with our stories and dive deeper into challenging areas. I loved the level of intimacy that we were able…
Read More3 SUPER SIMPLE TIPS FOR BOOKING CLIENTS
Specialize Engage Be trustworthy Sounds pretty simple right? Well it is! You can put in as much effort and time into these these strategies as you have. As the old adage goes: What you put in is what you’ll get out. If you can nail these 3 things in your business – you’re on your…
Read MoreTHE PURPOSEFUL PHOTOGRAPHER
In 2018 I hosted my first photography workshop for professional wedding photographers. Everyone who attended had a good sense of how to use their cameras, and most were already established in business. If they weren’t already shooting weddings, then they had assisted at a few. At the beginning, while establishing ourselves in the market, it’s hard…
Read MoreHOW I LOST AND FOUND JOY
For a while I struggled to find my joy. I was taught not to ‘air my dirty laundry’ but I also know that many of you will be able to identify with my story.
Read MoreBEFORE BECOMING A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
I can talk on this subject for days, really, I could! But what I feel is most important to know is this… The world has space for you. How do I know this? Because it’s YOU we’re talking about People have been getting married for centuries, and they’re gonna keep getting married – there is…
Read MoreTHERE’S MORE TO MARKETING THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
I left University and started my photography business about 12 years ago. It was at around this time, people really started using Facebook to market their businesses. With little knowledge on marketing, but a keen interest, I set out to book clients using this free platform. Boy, did we get lucky. No more business cards,…
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