About this episode

Meg Loeks discusses her journey from corporate marketing to building a successful photography business focused on storytelling and education.

In this episode of The Portrait System Podcast, Nikki sits down with photographer and educator Meg Loeks to talk about how she built a photography business rooted in storytelling, color, and creativity. Meg shares how she went from a corporate marketing job to running a thriving portrait business, and how life circumstances eventually led her to focus fully on photography education. They talk about building momentum through social media, finding clients through your network, evolving your style, using color intentionally, and how education can become a powerful second income stream for photographers. Meg also shares her approach to photographing families, styling sessions, working with created light, and growing a loyal audience online. If you’re a photographer interested in building a business, refining your artistic voice, or eventually stepping into education, this conversation is full of insight and encouragement. Meg’s work is known for its rich storytelling, cinematic lighting, and thoughtful use of color, and this episode gives a great behind-the-scenes look at how she thinks about both art and business. If you’re building a photography business, want to grow your portrait…

People in this episode

Host: Nikki

Guest: Meg Loeks

Topics covered

• photography business
• storytelling
• education
• social media
• portrait photography
• artistic voice

Keywords

• photography
• business
• education
• social media
• portrait
• storytelling
• color
• lighting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sue Bryce Education

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