Elementor Mentoring - Luminosity Photography

mentoring

Let's Talk Mentoring!

I offer 1-on-1 mentoring to discuss anything related to photography and photography businesses. These are private sessions with me that are scheduled by the hour. They can be in person or over zoom. I have coached more than a dozen women to start their own successful photography businesses.

Everyone needs mentors.

My photography mentor pushed me when I needed it, was such a wealth of knowledge which allowed me to be able to progress more quickly and significantly shortened my learning curve, helped me identify opportunities, and opened my mind to new ideas. I wouldn’t have been able to get to where I am now without my mentor. Having someone to share their expertise and support is crucial for your growth. And this is who I want to be for you!

What is covered?

Mentoring sessions often take place in one of two formats. And it’s completely up to you!

In person mentoring. These mentoring sessions are so fun. We’ll start shooting together, with either a model family or model couple (depending on what you’re wanting to work on.) During the shoot, I’ll talk you through what I’m doing and why, and you’re welcome to ask any questions you have. Then we’ll spend time editing the images together. You can edit along if you want to, or just take notes. I’m a completely open book!
Online mentoring. These mentoring sessions are scheduled by the hour. Generally, I will have you send me a portfolio of your favorite images, and then we will dissect what it is about each image that you love. Then I’ll have you send me some RAW images that you love/or struggle with editing, and we’ll edit them together. The online mentoring is usually something people choose to be ongoing (a session every 2 weeks or month) until they’ve met their goals. But you absolutely could just do one session!

And we can cover anything from questions about lenses, lighting, or focus, to questions about finding your style, marketing to your ideal client, or how to use social media for your business. These sessions can be completely tailored to you!

Who is mentoring For?

I created mentoring sessions so that I could help guide women as they create their photography business.

However, since I began, I have mentored quite a few women who have no desire to start a business, and they just want to learn how to use a camera.

So, in short, mentor sessions are for anyone who wants personal guidance on anything related to photography!

What is mentoring like?

Mentoring sessions are designed for you to have a place to turn with questions, bounce ideas off of, and have someone on your team.

I personally love doing mentor sessions in person. Bring your camera, I’ll bring the models and pick the location. You’ll come away with tons of new skills and awesome photos for your portfolio!

But, if you aren’t local, zoom sessions are such a great option!

These sessions are completely customizable to work for you!

What does mentoring cost?

Client Love

When I first got my DSLR camera, I literally had no idea how to use it besides leaving it on auto mode, and pointing and shooting. I thought I was getting some ok shots, but then I joined Rachel’s online photography classes and in just a few days the quality of my pictures improved drastically. Knowing the basics of exposure, ISO, aperture, F-stop and simple edits in Lightroom made a HUGE difference. The amazing thing is though, that even after I finished her courses, I continued to do 1 on 1 mentoring with Rachel. She helped me along with support and constructive advice. She answered every question. Questions about angle, editing, location, business, etc. She would work through my concerns with me, offering tips and tricks, suggestions, and sending me personalized tutorials. She took me from shooting in basic auto-mode, producing under exposed, dull, and often unfocused images, to always shooting in manual mode, understanding my settings, proper exposure, lighting, and having confidence in editing.

Working with Rachel gave me the ability to not only capture cherished pictures of my own loved ones, but to start a business offering clients quality pictures and sessions. I am so grateful for the ways that Rachel has guided and mentored me, she has bent over backwards to help me progress with my photography. I know she’ll do the same for you. Whether you’ve known her forever, or you’re meeting her for the first time, she will fully invest herself into your journey. She will provide her mentoring abilities, insights, skills, advice, and so much more. While, yes, her level of professionalism is top notch, her kindness is what really stands out to me. She makes you feel like you’ve gained a new bestie, one that is willing and able to help you progress in remarkable ways. Working with Rachel, taking her classes, following her Instagram page, are the BEST things you can do to improve your photography skills and advance the quality of your business. She’s seriously the best of the best!

I started photography because of Rachel. She is such a huge inspiration. We have flown several times from California to Utah to have her take our family photos. I love the feeling I get when I leave Rachel’s sessions and I wanted to bring that to other people’s lives as she has done to ours. When I decided to jump into photography, Rachel was there for every question I had…and those questions still don’t end! There are so many times I have shot Rachel a photo and asked what she would do differently. The feedback is always so direct, yet she is able to dumb it down to my level and explain everything to me in such an easy manner. I know she has an amazing deal of patience because I have have often gone to her like a toddler asking “why, how, why, why, why?” But I have NEVER left a conversation confused or with unanswered questions. She is an absolutely amazing mentor, and I would not be where I am today, either in confidence or skill, if it weren’t for Rachel. Rachel has helped me find my style, confidence, gain clientele, figure out where my pricing should be, and live my dream of owning my OWN business!

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options

Topic Driven

Send me topics ahead of time and I will structure our session around them. Topics could be anything from posing or lighting, to finding clients, to starting your own photography business.

Q&A

Arrive with a list of questions and we will sit and down and go over them together. This format can cover a lot of questions throughout one session. It also allows the session to flow freely and change direction as we go.

Personalized

The whole purpose of these sessions is to cater to you. If neither of the other option seems like a good fit, feel free to request something that feels more personalized to your learning style.

ready to get started?

Let's Talk

Whether you’re ready to book a mentoring session or you have further questions, reach out to me through the link below. You can also text 801-362-1889.