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I'm Rachel! In 2007, I was a stay at home mom who had a knack for using my Konica Minolta camera to take photos of my two (now 3) young children. That hobby slowly bloomed into a small photography business and I took up my first ever client via Craigslist in the spring of 2008. Ten years later, my passion to help other photographers turn hobbies into businesses and businesses into successful careers has been the driving force in creating the industry’s top source of online education.
I live in the good old heart of Indiana with my husband, Nick and our little trio of children, Brynn, Nicholas and Josie. I'm always cold, nearly always barefoot, passionate about newborn safety, oversized t-shirts and helping others. I hate cancer, working out and cucumbers (but pickles are cool).
I'm Rachel! In 2007, I was a stay at home mom who had a knack for using my Konica Minolta camera to take photos of my two (now 3) young children. That hobby slowly bloomed into a small photography business and I took up my first ever client via Craigslist in the spring of 2008. Ten years later, my passion to help other photographers turn hobbies into businesses and businesses into successful careers has been the driving force in creating the industry’s top source of online education.
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The Collective is a membership based program that brings new, educational content from not only myself, but other industry creatives and business specialists. Inside the Collective you'll find hours of video that will grow your photography and your business every month! We cover topics like lighting, editing, newborn posing, workflows, styling, and so much more. There is something for everyone here no matter your skill set. The collective program is filmed close to release dates so you're always getting the most up to date content around!
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The Collective is a membership based program that brings new, educational content from not only myself, but other industry creatives and business specialists. Inside the Collective you'll find hours of video that will help grow your photography and your business with two new video every single MONTH!
New Prep Packets
Set your self up for success! Rachel's newborn and family prep packets are designed to set expectations for your clients and guide them for an easy and stress free session before the shoot..
With over 20 pages of information curated from a decade of experience, Rachel shares everything in how to prepare your clients best, giving you the results of your dreams.
New Prep Packets
Set your self up for success! Rachel's newborn and family prep packets are designed to set expectations for your clients and guide them into an easy and stress free session before the shoot.
With over 20 pages of information curated from a decade of experience, Rachel shares everything in how to prepare your clients best, giving you the results of your dreams.
Free mini
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Take peek at my method on the Side Sleeper Pose!
This video is one of many in my Deconstruction Series line up inside the Collective monthly membership!
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The Side Sleeper Pose
Come along with me as I take you to one of my very favorite locations for a family session! In this third part of my Family Deconstruction Series you'll get to learn a handful of my go to family poses.
Family Deconstruction
Free mini
eWorkshops
Take peek at my method on the side Sleeper pose!
This video is one of many in my deconstruction series line up inside the Collective monthly membership!
Count me in!
Let's Go!
The Side Sleeper Pose
Come along with me as I take you to one of my very favorite locations for a family session! In this third part of my Family Deconstruction Series you'll get to learn a handful of my go to family poses.
Family Deconstruction
Hands on Workshop
Teaching is a huge responsibility that I do not take lightly. My goal is never to have the learning end when the workshop ends, but to remain personally available to each and every photographer who takes a course with me. From observation styled Fly on the Wall workshops to intensive hands-on posing two day classes, I put my heart and soul into making sure that everyone leaves with their questions answered, problems solved, and skills exponentially increased.
The Blog
I've been teaching photography, mainly newborn photography, for nearly nine years...and the resounding problem that most photographers come to workshops with is lighting. (Followed closely by marketing, but that's another blog post!) But before we dive into the main problems I see, and how to fix them, take a look at my in-home natural light newborn set up from 2010....
The FREE Inclusive Photographers Library focuses on my heart's work; educating photographers on how to be inclusive when photographing individuals and families with different abilities, special needs, and who are medically fragile. This resource relies solely on the photographers, videographers, volunteers, and families who donated their time and materials for any photographer to learn from anywhere at anytime.
My hope is that this free Library will not only change the way photographers approach photographing families and individuals with disabilities or medical needs, but will also be a source for those families to find and book a photographer who has taken the time to educate themselves on ALL kinds of families.
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The Blog
I've been teaching photography, mainly newborn photography, for nearly nine years...and the resounding problem that most photographers come to workshops with is lighting. (Followed closely by marketing, but that's another blog post!) But before we dive into the main problems I see, and how to fix them, take a look at my in-home natural light newborn set up from 2010....