Wondering exactly how PhotoDay’s workflows and features can improve your business? There’s no one better to hear from than the actual photographers using us! We're excited to share the motivating stories of real PhotoDay users who have found business success and transformed their lives with the help of our platform.
In these brief video interviews, you’ll meet three accomplished volume photography studios and hear how PhotoDay has saved them time and helped them grow their businesses.
Get ready to be inspired!
Rose and Tim Coleman - Center Stage Studios
With over 20 years of industry experience, Rose and Tim Coleman of Center Stage Photos are known for their all-star cheerleading and dance portraits. The Colemans are based out of Oklahoma City, OK, and travel around the country photographing, speaking, and educating.
In this video, you’ll hear about why they chose PhotoDay and some of their favorite features.
Buddy Photos Made Easy with PhotoDay Capture
Rose: We had tried out a bunch of different other options, and we finally landed with PhotoDay because of the Capture app. We are just a huge fan of the Capture app and being able to send private galleries.
Rose: We’re able to take more pictures and post all of them.
Rose: We take a lot of buddy photos. PhotoDay became the easiest solution of pairing those with FaceFind into their galleries. That technology blew our mind and made it so easy.
A Solution and Community that Fits
Tim: There are other solutions like PhotoDay, but…it just kind of had the best vibe for us. It fits more of what we wanted as a brand.
And the people involved just made it feel more like a community, rather than just a photo solutions company that we worked with or for.
Rose: You got a problem? Just talk to the people in The Bubble. There are only nice people in there, and they will help you solve any weird situation or problem.
Rose: I would recommend PhotoDay to people that want to sell their images online, that want to have the best tech out there, the best support with customer service, and to make their lives easier and get that little cha-ching on their phone every day.
Be sure to watch our previous interview, How to Balance Work, Life, & Everything In-Between, where Rose and Tim share how they balance running a successful studio, making time for family, traveling, and taking care of their growing farm.
Connect with Center Stage Photos: Instagram, Facebook, Website. Learn more about PhotoDay Capture and selling digital downloads.
Amy Minshull and Nikki Geertsema - Nebraska Portraits
Meet Amy Minshull and Nikki Geertsema of Nebraska Portraits. Based in North Platte, NE, Nebraska Portraits focuses on timeless school portraits and dynamic sports photography. With roots in fine art portrait photography, they jumped into volume to meet the needs of their community.
Amy and Nikki share how they transitioned from paper order forms to online selling with PhotoDay and how it’s had a positive impact on their lives and business.
Saving Precious Time and Resources
Nikki: PhotoDay has made my life so much easier. We can do so much more with the time we’ve gotten back from not having to manually do everything.
Amy: We lost some employees…and we didn't need to replace them. PhotoDay replaced three people in our office.
Amy: PhotoDay has given back so much time for our families and fast turnaround for our schools. There is no one else that I will run this company with.
Dependable, Functional Technology
Amy: Our [previous] software crashed for the umpteenth time…and we had a job coming in 20 minutes, and my office manager goes, ‘Well, we could try PhotoDay. They're not crashing.’ And I was like, ‘Fine, you have 20 minutes before this baseball team shows up, do your thing.’ And we never looked back.
Nikki: I love the text automation that goes out. I don't have to do it. That's amazing to me.
Amy: There's also been a sale uprise…Being able to have multi-pose really upped our game as far as our minimum order. We used to be like, ‘We just want $15 per player,’ but now, [an average order value of] $55 is where we live…That’s a game-changer.
Nikki: It's not just school and sports. We're actually running a rodeo clinic through it in a couple of weeks. You can do anything with [PhotoDay]. And all the pieces are there, it's not patched together. It's a great software.
Connect with Nebraska Portraits: Instagram, Website. Learn more about how PhotoDay modernizes the school picture day workflow and simplifies marketing online galleries.
Dani Mack - Dani Mack Photography
Dani Mack went from being “the girl with the camera” to “the mom on the sidelines with the camera,” which has led to a highly successful photography career that branched into volume sports photography.
Based in Long Island, NY, Dani Mack Photography enjoys capturing everything from the Little League World Series to commercial headshots.
Your Own Personal Team
Dani: I felt very confident going into my first job because I met with the team, had the onboarding call, and then was able to set up multiple [meetings] with the team leading up to it with any questions.
I would recommend [PhotoDay] just for the fact that you're never really alone—even though you could be a sole person in business, you have a whole team behind you.
Dani: Any questions that might have come my way from a parent through an email…I knew I had ‘my team’ ultimately working on it for me, so it always made me come across very professional, which is ultimately what you want when you have your own business. So I felt very confident in the fact that PhotoDay had my back.
Grow Your Business with PhotoDay
Dani: I went into this very new…dealing with one-on-one [clients] was very different than volume…creating packages and making profit and taking everything into account. And one thing that I liked about PhotoDay was that there were people running me through the whole process.
It never felt like I was alone. They helped me structure [my business] better.
Dani: PhotoDay helped my sales strategy in ultimately teaching me a sales strategy.
Connect with Dani: Instagram, Website. Plus, check out the Sports Photography Intensive Workshop she’s co-hosting with Brad Deel!
Stories like these are what keep the PhotoDay Team inspired to continue developing innovative, life-changing solutions for volume photographers like you. We’re so grateful for these wonderful studios who took the time to share their stories and for everyone who partners with PhotoDay every day!
Want to see what all of the hype is about? Book a 1:1 demo call with our outstanding customer success team. Our support is always complimentary, quick, and tailored to your needs.
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