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Photographer, Educator, Dreamer

 

Hey there!

I'm Katharine, a Chicago photographer empowering creative babes to chase their dreams with branded photography, tools to work smarter not harder, and resources to stay inspired along the way.

You can probably find me walking around Chicago, scoping out the best coffee shops with amazing women and laughing at my own dad jokes.

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Inspired Chicago Feature Series

Interviews with Chicago’s entrepreneurial women to tell their stories of how they chased their dreams and built successful, creative businesses.

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Branding Photography

Branding photography sessions for creative entrepreneurs, small businesses, bloggers & other boss babes to connect with their ideal clients + sell their products & services.

 
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The KH Shop

Lightroom presets and resources created for portrait photographers

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Inspiration + Education on the Blog

Photography tips, creative education and inspirational resources for my fellow boss babes

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Free Lightroom presets for dark and moody photographers

FREE LIGHTROOM PRESETS

3 of my best Lightroom Presets to speed up and build consistency in your workflow - all yours!

FREE STOCK PHOTOS

Avoid the awkward “oh no, I have no idea what to post” feelings with my favorite stock photos!

Free step by step Lightroom editing workflow for portrait photographers

FREE LIGHTROOM PORTRAIT EDITING WORKFLOW VIDEO

My step by step process to create a consistent and quickly edited portrait session!

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Senior Portraits

The ultimate experience for your senior year. Custom, archival photography that reflects you as an individual - plus, totally Instagram worthy portraits

 

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Personal branding sessions, partnership ideas or just wanna say hey - fill out the form below to get in touch! But if that doesn't float your boat, feel free to email me directly.

Email | info@katharinehannah.com

 

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Hey there!

I’m Katharine, a Chicago photographer crushin’ on coffee dates, potato chips & empowering women.

 
Katharine Hannah, Chicago, IL2197438047info@katharinehannah.com
Consistency is key, consistency is key... 🔑 I used to hear that saying and get so annoyed. Like, yeah, I know consistency is key to getting people to trust you - show up on time, stick to your word, go above and beyond to show that you're worth trusting. But when it comes to keeping consistency in your photography style to get clients to trust you - it can get a little tricky. 🙉 Creatives who pursue their passion to make a business have a tough choice - keep your work consistent so you become known for that style, or follow your gut and try new techniques and ideas. 📷 I used to think there wasn't any room in my photography to keep my work consistent so clients felt comfortable working with me and still pursuing the style I like - but that just ain't true. 🍂 Today on the blog I'm sharing 4 tips to creating consistency in your portrait sessions (+ why your clients care about it). Link in bio!
Today's Monday Mantra is - ▪️ "It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to work." ▪️ I'm sure I'm not the only one who can get paralyzed by fear over making the wrong decision, the rash decision, the totally-dumb-omg-what-were-you-thinking decision. But I've come to learn over the last few months that there really are no *wrong or *right decisions when it comes to business or life in general. There's just decisions - different ones that will have different outcomes. ▪️ I've had to make some pretty big decisions this past month about things like the #inspiredchicagofeature, what I want from my business and where I intend to be by the end of the year and remembering this mantra has been unbelievably helpful. So if you're in a season of change (which can be fun, remember!), I hope you can use this mantra for yourself as well. ▪️ It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to work.
I used to make a boatload of mistakes - some that were easy fixes, and others... not so much. 🤷‍♀️ Failures and missteps are valuable learning opportunities - but ya gotta take the time to reflect on what you're doing to see if there's ways you can improve which ain't always so fun. 🙈 One of the main reasons I became an educator was to help other photographers learn from my mistakes & teach them how to to avoid making the same ones in their business. 📷 Today on the blog is 3 big mistakes portrait photographers make & how to avoid them in your business! Link in bio!
Fruity tasting coffee, blogging & listening to the rain - Wednesday is lookin' real cute, y'all. My goal today is to be present, write down lots of notes to keep track of where I am as I progress this month as I launch new things in the biz, & make sure to be drinking enough water + take plenty of stretching breaks. 🌊 What's on your docket for today? Let's hold each other accountable! 📝 Photo of the super cute babecave for @brideside ❤️
I've spent my weekend surrounded by the people who love me the most - I ate enormous amounts of food that were good for my soul, listened to thunderstorms and asked for advice on the next chapter of my life, connected to my roots and watched racoons grab trash with their tiny hands (Indiana nature is lit), and felt confident that this is exactly where I'm supposed to be and I have the knowledge to know what I should do next. ☁️ If you're worried if you're making the *right decision in your life/business/anywhere else you encounter - trust your intuition, do the work that you can control, and trust that things will work out for the best. ❤️ Happy lazy Sunday, y'all!
5 Tips to Get Your Photography Clients to Trust You - link in bio! 🌼 You probably already know that building trust with your potential clients online can make your photography business start boomin' - but you may be wondering, how the hell do you make that happen? 🤷‍♀️⠀⠀ I wanted to share my 5 biggest tips for building trust with your photography clients - I'm giving you the deets on what those big contributors to trust are and how you can use them to your advantage in your marketing so you can keep chasing your big dreams. ☁️ Here's a quick overview of what I'll cover... 📝 ➡️How to niche your photography business ➡️Why you should show your face online ➡️How to put out consistent client galleries to build trust ➡️How to use customer testimonials ➡️How to be professional but still infuse your personality into your branding 🏃‍♀️ You ready to start building trust with your potential clients, friend?
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