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BPP 186: Sean Brown - Social Senior Photography

Sean Brown is a Senior portrait photographer in Portland Or who left the "Safe" Pre-med path to pursue photography. Today Im excited to learn about what made Sean make the switch and the difficulties faced by learning the new technical path of photography.

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In This Episode You'll Learn:

  • Why Sean transitioned from Per-Med to photography

  • What was the hardest part of photography to understand for Sean and how he overcame it

  • How Sean achieved what he wanted to early on with entry-level gear

  • How to be smart about being unique

  • How Sean ensures each senior portrait session is unique to the senior while remaining consistent

  • What it means to be a senior portrait photographer

  • Something early on Sean overlooked in photography but wished he hadn’t

Premium Members Also Learn:

  • Why so many photographers struggle to break past $75 and how you can do it

  • The importance of social media for seniors and the best platform that books Sean most of his gigs.

  • The importance of physical products and how to communicate the value of physical products

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