About this episode

Daniel Wakefield discusses his journey from wildlife photography to corporate headshots and the impact of great headshots on individuals.

In this episode, Perrin sits down with Daniel Wakefield, a South Florida-based headshot and branding photographer who built a six-figure photography business from scratch after a first attempt that never landed a single client outside of friends and family. Daniel talks about how a biology degree and a career teaching high school science eventually led him to the Florida Everglades with a camera, why he walked away from wildlife photography to shoot corporate headshots, and what he had to unlearn about business before things finally clicked. He gets into the mindset shifts that separate photographers who struggle from those who scale, why genuine connection is the engine behind everything he does, and what actually happens to people when they see a great headshot of themselves for the first time. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/ daniel-wakefield Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

People in this episode

Host: Perrin

Guest: Daniel Wakefield

Topics covered

• headshots
• branding photography
• business mindset
• photography career
• personal connection

Keywords

• headshot
• branding
• photography business
• mindset shifts
• Florida Everglades

Mentioned in this episode

Places: South Florida, Florida Everglades

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