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Kristen Tourtillotte | Treat Clients Like Gold

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Kristen Tourtillotte

Kristen Tourtillotte’s great aunt was a photographer in Alaska, and her influence was around her from a young age. While studying to be a nurse in college, Kristen took a few photography classes, and eventually she leapt full on into wedding photography (with a transition that included simultaneously going to school for nursing, nannying and fostering the photography business).

A few notes from today’s show:

  • Treat your clients like gold—go the extra mile with your service, and it will pay off through positive reviews and referrals
  • Prioritize what is important to you, including time for your own well being
  • Give yourself business hours
  • Allow yourself to say no
  • Reward yourself for accomplishing big tasks
  • And the fun bit—hear what Kristen wears to shoot weddings (sorry guys, this one leans a little more toward women’s fashion)

Recommended Reading:

Enjoy some of Kristen’s inspiring work (and find more on her blog)

Kristen Marie Photography

Kristen Marie Photography

Kristen Marie Photography

Kristen Marie Photography

Kristen Marie Photography

Kristen Marie Photography

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Justin + Mary Marantz: Husband and Wife Wedding Photographers

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Justin and Mary Marantz blew me away at WPPI this year, so I knew that I had to talk with them for the Field Notes podcast to share their story and words of wisdom. In this interview, learn how Mary Marantz went from Yale Law School to co-owning one of the fastest growing photography studios on the East Coast when she met her now husband, Justin.

“Nobody else in this world is going to give you permission. Nobody is ever going to write you a letter or an email or knock on your door and go, ‘Okay, now you get to go out and chase your dream.’ And nobody did that for us, and when we first decided that we were going to have the business and I was going to turn down the law firm offers, there were a lot of people who said, ‘What are you doing? You can’t be serious’…You have to be the ‘can’ in your own life. You have to be the permission that you give yourself to chase whatever is is that you want to do.” —Mary Marantz

Recommended Reading for Photographers:

A little beauty from this talented team:

Justin and Mary Marantz

Justin and Mary Marantz, Photographers

Justin and Mary Marantz, Photographers

Justin and Mary Marantz, Photographers

  • Learn more about Justin and Mary’s Spread the Love Tour for photographers.
  • Keep up with Justin and Mary on their blog.

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