The Portrait System Podcast
Join in as Nikki Closser, a mentor in the Sue Bryce Education community, interviews photographers who manage successful portrait photography businesses from around the globe using the business model Sue Bryce teaches. Su...
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- Simone Dorfman1 ep
- Jaren Collins1 ep
- Meg Loeks1 ep
Also: Vanessa Joy, Heather Lacey, Jim Wright, Damien Carter, Ivan Weiss, Teri Hofford, Stephanie Ewens, Caroline White, Drew Forsyth
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- 🇨🇦Canada · MarketingHOME#2614K to 72K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Marketing#90705 to 3.7K
- 🇻🇳VN · Marketing#38535 to 2.8K
- 🇿🇦ZA · Marketing#51352 to 1.9K
- 🇳🇿New Zealand · Marketing#74175 to 924
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
16K to 85K🎙 Biweekly cadence·396 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
23K to 122K🇨🇦85%🇦🇺4%🇻🇳3%+6 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
9.2K to 49K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/28/26 |  Part-Time Photographer, $1,800 Client Average, No Studio | Kristina Svirskaite | Kristina Svirskaite built her photography business from $150 sessions to an average of about $1,800 per client, all while keeping a full-time corporate career, raising three children, and working without a permanent studio. She joins Nikki Closser to explain how she made part-time photography fit the life she actually wants. Kristina shares what happened when the referrals that had sustained her business slowed down, why she returned to SEO and Google, and how clear website copy and transparent pricing helped attract clients who were already prepared for her rates. The conversation also gets practical about session fees and collections, selling albums and wall art in clients' homes, combining lifestyle and posed newborn work, creating relaxed family sessions, and building a proven pricing structure around limited time. In this conversation: Growing from $150 sessions to an approximately $1,800 client average Balancing a corporate career, three children, and four to eight sessions per month Rebuilding demand through photography SEO, Google, and consistent marketing Showing pricing online and attracting clients who understand the investment Selling albums, wall art, and acrylics without maintaining a studio Build your photography business with PortraitSystem.com. Use code PODCAST7 for your first month for $7. Chapters 00:00 Part-time photography is a real business 01:13 From $150 sessions to a $1,800 client average 02:32 Natural family and newborn photography without a studio 05:34 Balancing a corporate job and four to eight monthly sessions 07:40 Starting a photography business after becoming a mom 10:45 Why referrals slowed and consistent marketing matters 13:54 Photography website SEO and Google leads 15:30 Showing pricing before clients inquire 21:44 Collections, products, and a $1,800 average sale 29:18 Instagram strategy for attracting paying clients 33:40 Creating relaxed family and newborn sessions 42:55 Building a proven pricing model around real life | 59m 17s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  15 Years Before His Passion Project Paid | Ajani Charles | Rejection, unpredictable income and self-doubt can be harder to manage than lighting or posing. Photographer and filmmaker Ajani Charles joins Nikki Closser to talk about the mental side of building a photography business—and the relationships, routines and practical business habits that help him keep going.Ajani shares the story behind Project T-Dot, his long-running documentary project on Toronto's hip-hop culture, community and history. He explains why he stayed with it for 15 years before monetizing it, how commercial work supported him along the way, and what a personal project can offer beyond an immediate paycheck.The conversation also gets practical about finding photography clients: being useful, solving a client's problem, defining an ideal client and following up. Alongside those business habits, Ajani discusses the role that meditation, therapy, journaling and a trusted support system have played in his own life.In this conversation:Personal photography projects, long-term relationships and creative identityRejection, financial uncertainty and clearer business goalsRemembering your wins and finding support during difficult periodsMarketing through usefulness, trust and client problem-solvingIdeal client profiles, CRM follow-ups and consistent outreachBuild your photography business with PortraitSystem.com. Use code PODCAST7 for your first month for $7.Chapters00:00 The mental side of a photography business01:34 Ajani's start in art and photography04:10 Project T-Dot: photographing Toronto hip-hop10:11 15 years to monetize a personal project17:34 Rejection, money and creative-career uncertainty22:15 Remembering your wins when criticism sticks27:32 Meditation, therapy and journaling33:58 Photography marketing: trust and usefulness37:24 Ideal clients, CRM and follow-ups39:46 Taking action after a no45:27 Mentors and a creative support system47:51 Four final questions: routines, gear and getting started | 53m 58s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | corporate photographypricing strategies+4 | Drew Forsyth | English National BalletBBC Philharmonic+8 | North West of England | portrait photographycorporate photographer+5 | — | 1h 15m 11s | ||
| 7/13/26 | pricing strategypersonal branding photography+4 | Caroline White | Sue Bryce Education | — | photography businessbranding packages+5 | — | 57m 45s | ||
| 6/1/26 | corporate photographybusiness strategy+5 | Jaren Collins | JCi CreativesAT&T+2 | DeSoto, Texas | corporate photographybusiness growth+5 | — | 52m 18s | ||
| 5/11/26 | photography businessstorytelling+4 | Meg Loeks | Sue Bryce Education | — | photographybusiness+6 | — | 52m 30s | ||
| 4/20/26 | photography marketingbranding photography+4 | Simone Dorfman | Sue Bryce Education | South Africa | photography businessbranding clients+5 | — | 54m 31s | ||
| 3/23/26 | photography pricingmarketing strategies+4 | Vanessa Joy | VanessaJoy.com | — | photography businesspricing strategies+5 | — | 53m 29s | ||
| 2/24/26 | tax deductionsphotography+4 | Heather Lacey | Conquer CommunitySue Bryce Education | — | tax tipsphotographers+6 | — | 50m 16s | ||
| 2/3/26 | celebrity photographymusic photography+4 | Jim Wright | Sue Bryce Education | — | photographycelebrities+5 | — | 1h 12m 47s | ||
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| 12/22/25 | photography businessentrepreneurship+3 | Damien Carter | FREE Posing eBookPortrait System+4 | — | photographybusiness success+3 | The Portrait SystemPOD7 | 59m 27s | ||
| 12/19/25 | portrait photographycreativity+3 | Ivan Weiss | Sue Bryce EducationInstagram+2 | — | headshotsportrait photography+3 | The Portrait SystemPOD7 | 57m 12s | ||
| 12/16/25 | body positivityphotography+3 | Teri Hofford | Sue Bryce EducationInstagram+2 | — | body imagephotography brand+3 | The Portrait SystemPOD7 | 1h 11m 40s | ||
| 11/21/25 | photographysales strategy+3 | Stephanie Ewens | FREE Posing eBookPortrait System+4 | — | photographysales average+3 | The Portrait SystemPOD7 | 49m 08s | ||
| 11/18/25 |  How To Reach A $3k+ Sales Average With Boudoir with Michele Mateus (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today on this special re-release of The Portrait System Podcast, Vancouver-based boudoir and empowerment Michele Mateus is our guest. Listen in as Michele tells us all about her business journey and how she has achieved a $3k+ sales average. Don't miss out on this exceptional episode!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 59m 06s | ||||||
| 11/3/25 |  How To Build A 6 Figure Business in 1 1/2 year with Elle Yeon | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today on the Portrait System Podcast, host, photographer and educator Nikki Closser interviews personal branding photographer Elle Yeon. Starting from zero and within a year and half, Elle built a 6 figure photography business and went from charging $0 to now $3000 a session. Listen in as Elle walks us through how she did it, how she prices her services, markets and more. Don't miss out on this incredibly educational interview!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 48m 47s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  How Danielle Jenkins Reached a $4000+ Sales Average (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today on this special re-release of Portrait System Podcast, host, photographer and educator Nikki Closser interviews Dallas-based maternity photographer Danielle Jenkins. Danielle tells us all about her business journey and how she markets and prices herself to achieve an over $4000 sales average.PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 58m 56s | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  A $2500 Average Is Possible Anywhere! With Yagazie Eguare (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today's guest on this special re-release of Portrait System Podcast is Yagazie Eguare who runs a studio with a team of photographers in Lagos, Nigeria. Yagazie has a $2500 sales average, and this episode, she goes in depth about her journey and her business. If you want to learn about her unique story and get educated about the business of photography, then this podcast is for you!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 53m 27s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 |  From $150 Shoots To Running a 3000 sq ft Studio with Nadine Sachiko Hsu (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today, on this special re-release of The Portrait System Podcast, host Nikki Closser interviews California-based photographer Nadine Sachiko Hsu. Nadine is a former race car driver turned photographer and went from doing $150 photoshoots to running a 3000 sq ft studio where she builds sets for her clients. Listen in as Nadine dives deep into how she runs her business and how she turns one-time clients into lifelong clients.PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 57m 47s | ||||||
| 10/9/25 |  How A Single Mom Made $100k In Her First Year Of Business with Sunshine White (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today on this special re-release of the Portrait System Podcast, host, photographer and educator Nikki Closser interviews New Hampshire-based photographer Sunshine White. Sunshine grew her business as a single mom with her studio in the basement of her home, and within her first year in business, brought in over $100k in revenue. Don't miss out on this unique interview with Sunshine!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 50m 11s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 |  How Self-Value Transformed Amy Head's Business From Shoot & Burn To Overnight Success (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today on this special re-release of the Portrait System Podcast, host Nikki Closser interviews North Carolina-based photographer Amy Head. Listen in as Amy tells us all about her self-value journey and how it transformed her business. Don't miss this inspiring episode!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 52m 32s | ||||||
| 10/5/25 |  How Judith Hill Made 6 Figures Within One Year Of Leaving Her Corporate Job (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today, on this special re-release of the Portrait System Podcast, host Nikki Closser interviews Nashville-based photographer Judith Hill. Judith left her job in the corporate world, and she tells us all about how she did it and managed to create a portrait business that brought her a 6 figure income within the first year. Judith also goes in depth about how she runs her business, markets and keeps clients coming. Don't miss out on this amazing interview!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 57m 06s | ||||||
| 9/18/25 |  How To Connect With Your Clients & Get A $5k Sales Average with Lindsay Hite (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today, on The Portrait System Podcast, we are re-releasing a very special episode where host Nikki Closser interviews Boston-based empowerment photographer Lindsay Hite. Listen in as Lindsay tells us all about how she connects with clients through consultation and how she built her business up to a $5k sales average. Don't miss out on this incredible interview!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 51m 32s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 |  How To Reach A $4500 Average Sale Shooting Quinceaneras with Abygail and Juan Padilla | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today, on The Portrait System Podcast, host, educator and photographer Nikki Closser interviews Abygail and Juan Padilla. Abygail and Juan have achieved amazing success shooting quinceneaneras with an average sale of $4500. Listen in as they tell us all about how they run, shoot and market their thriving business. Don't miss out on today's interview!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 59m 53s | ||||||
| 9/2/25 |  How Miguel Quiles Quit His Corporate Job To Find Photography Success On Youtube (Re-Release) | Get a FREE Posing eBook from The Portrait System here: https://the-portrait-system.lpages.co/podcast-pose-funnel/Today, on The Portrait System Podcast, we are re-releasing a very special episode where host Nikki Closser interviews photographer, educator, youtuber and Sony Artisan Miguel Quiles. Miguel quit his corporate job in 2011 and found incredible success making video content on youtube. Miguel takes us through his journey and tells us all about how to navigate each step. Don't miss out on today's interview!PODCAST LISTENER SPECIAL!! If you want to get started with the Portrait System, get a special discount using code “POD7” to get one month access for just $7 here https://theportraitsystem.com/pricing/IG https://www.instagram.com/theportraitsystem/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/theportraitsystem | 48m 48s | ||||||
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Chart history for The Portrait System Podcast
Peaked at #26 in Canada, currently #26 in Canada.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| VN | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| South Africa | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| GR | — | #83 | #83 | — |
| Norway | — | #88 | #88 | — |
| Ireland | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| Australia | — | #90 | #90 | — |
| Finland | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| CH | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| Denmark | — | #147 | #147 | — |
| ID | — | #151 | #151 | — |
| AT | — | #152 | #152 | — |
| HU | — | #193 | #193 | — |
| PL | — | #197 | #197 | — |
Chart Positions
15 placements across 15 markets.
Chart Positions
15 placements across 15 markets.