What we work on
Why this is for you
I built a photography business and an audience of 383,000 people on social media. In twelve weeks, I'll teach you everything I know about how I did it.
383K+
A real audience across Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Built from scratch, post by post, with the exact system you'll learn
20 Years
Behind the camera, across street, travel, portrait and drone, until the point of view became mine. A trusted voice photographers come to when they want to get better
Award-winning
An award-winning fine art photographer with cover features in global magazines like Travel + Leisure, and campaigns for Hasselblad, DJI and Adobe. A track record, not a theory
Brand marketing executive
15 years leading brand strategy for global brands, the side of the table most photographers never see. You get the whole playbook for building your brand and your business
Trusted by
You're ready to get serious. I'll show you exactly how.
Who this is for
Maybe you're still figuring out your edit. Maybe you have the eye but no audience, or the audience but no income. Maybe you want brand deals, or you'd rather be the photographer people hire - or both. What matters is that you're ready to stop guessing and treat your photography like a career. Twelve weeks with me gives you the craft, the content system and the business playbook I used to get there - applied to your work, in the right order. Full time or serious side business, same path, your pace.
What we work on
The Eye
Shooting with intent. Composition systems, light, working a scene, and shooting for the edit instead of hoping for it.
The Edit
My full Lightroom workflow on your files. Masking as direction of attention, tone curve, color, and a look you can repeat.
The Feed
Instagram as a search engine. Hooks, Reels vs carousels, captions that get found, reading your insights, and a cadence you can sustain.
The Brand
Positioning in one sentence. Your bio, your media kit, your proof, and choosing a lane without boxing yourself in.
The Business
Two ways to get paid as a photographer, and we build both. Client work: packaging and pricing yourself as a hired photographer - portraits, commercial, hospitality, editorial - quoting with confidence, finding clients and keeping them. Brand deals: how they actually arrive, telling the real ones from the noise, pricing with one number, usage rights, negotiation, contracts, and getting paid.
The Long Game
Licensing, prints, editorial, speaking, representation, and how to protect the creative side when it starts to become a job.
How it works
1. Apply
A short form so I understand where you are and where you want to go. Then we jump on a 20-minute call to talk it through and pick the right starting point for you. I take four mentees at a time, so you get real attention.
2. We meet every other week
Six 90-minute sessions over 12 weeks on Zoom. Session one is a diagnostic; after that we go deep on the pillars that matter most for you. Between calls you have me on WhatsApp, and I review everything you make before we meet.
3. You do the work
One assignment per session - shoot, edit, post, pitch. The calls are where we course-correct; the progress happens in between. You leave with a portfolio review, recorded edits of your images, a preset built from your work, a content plan, a media kit draft, a rate card, a pitch kit and a 90-day plan.
Two ways to work with me
Most complete
The Mentorship
US$4,000/ 12 weeks
Everything I know, applied to your work over three months.
What's included
- Six 1:1 sessions, 90 minutes each
- 15+ hours of my work between sessions
- Written feedback on every assignment
- WhatsApp access for all twelve weeks
- Full portfolio review
- Recorded edits of your own images
- A Lightroom preset built from your work
- Content plan for your feed
- Media kit draft
- Rate card and pitch kit for clients and brands
- 90-day plan for after we finish
- Check-in call one month after we wrap
Pay in full, or three equal payments by credit card. Four spots at a time.
ApplySingle session
The Intensive
US$500/ 1 session
One focused session on the one thing you most need to fix.
What's included
- One 1:1 session, 90 minutes
- Review of your work before we meet
- One-page summary with your next three steps
Where this takes you
Twelve weeks from now, you'll know exactly what you're doing.
You'll shoot with a point of view and edit with a look that's yours, in minutes instead of hours. You'll post with a system that grows, not a guess. You'll have a media kit, a rate card and the exact words to quote a client or answer a brand email - and the judgment to know which ones to ignore. Most photographers spend years working this out alone. You'll have it in twelve weeks, from someone who has done both jobs: built a photography business on an audience of 383K, and spent 15 years as a brand marketing executive deciding which photographers get hired. I'll teach you everything I know.
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Questions
Do I need to be at a certain level?
No. Some people come to me for the edit, some for the audience, some for the business side. What matters is that you're ready to commit the time and do the work between sessions. I'll meet you where you are.
What gear do I need?
Whatever you shoot on. Phone, mirrorless, drone - the thinking is the same. For the edit sessions you'll need Lightroom.
Is this only for travel photographers?
No. Wedding, portrait, commercial, events, real estate, food - the business side applies to any photographer who wants to get hired and paid properly, with or without a big following. The craft sessions adapt to what you shoot.
What if I change my mind?
If after session one you decide it's not for you, I refund the balance minus the Intensive rate, no questions. After that we're committed to the twelve weeks. Missed sessions can be moved once with 24 hours notice.
Can I pay in installments?
Yes - three equal payments by credit card. I send you a payment link, and the first payment holds your spot.
When do we start?
As soon as a spot is open and payment clears. We book all six sessions up front so the twelve weeks actually end, and you get the intake questionnaire the same day.
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Fill this in and I'll come back to you within two days to set up a 20-minute call.
In your message, give me the real picture: what you're shooting right now and how often, whether photography is paying you anything yet, what you want to be different twelve months from now, and anything else I should know about your situation - time, location, what's been holding you back. The more specific, the better.
Prefer email? chris@hipster.art. Based in Miami, sessions on Zoom from anywhere.