How Ines Schaefer Rebuilt Her Business In a New Country

May 3, 2021 Artist Spotlight

  Episode 74: Ines Schaefer In Episode 74 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Ines Schaefer of Ines Schaefer Portraiture. As an expatriate living in a mid-size Alabama town, she wanted to be sure her business was run right. Using what she learned on SBE, Ines created a successful (and legal!) portrait […]

Self-Value and Putting Yourself Out There with Sue Bryce

April 26, 2021 Podcast

  Episode 73: Sue Bryce In this Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser welcomes Sue Bryce for a conversation about self-value, confidence, and being the face of your brand.  How do you put yourself out there and why is it so challenging? Sue speaks from her own experience about how she went from being someone with […]

Talk of the Town with Jessica Malone

April 20, 2021 Artist Spotlight

  Episode 68: Jessica Malone In Episode 68 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser interviews photographer Jessica Malone. Jessica lives in a small town an hour away from the closest big city. Despite that, and even during a worldwide pandemic, Jessica’s business has been thriving. By shifting her beliefs and not being afraid to […]

Top Ten SBE Videos Free This Week!

April 19, 2021 Blog

So Much to Learn for Free! Since 2015, Sue Bryce Education (SBE) has helped thousands of entrepreneurs around the world learn the steps to building a successful photography business. Sue’s educational system is the most-comprehensive photography education you can get. It’s the very best way you can go about building a photography business from home […]

Welcome to SBE Free Week!

April 19, 2021 Blog

A Welcome Note from Sue: The SBE landing page states “The Most Comprehensive Portrait Education in the World.” Over the last five years of SBE, we have been building, evolving, and developing this content, and the SBE library now hosts over 1,000 videos. It is truly remarkable. Our global community is beyond anything I have […]

Vibrant and Viral with Latesha Bryant

April 12, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 67: Latesha Bryant In Episode 67 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Latesha Bryant of Herstorymaker Portraits, a photography studio with the goal of giving children of color a platform to be seen in the fashion industry. With a focus on body positivity and self-love, Latesha is giving young girls in […]

An Incredible Journey with Mark Mann

March 29, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 65: Mark Mann In Episode 65 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Mark Mann about his incredible journey from being a young furniture photographer in Glasgow, Scotland, to becoming a photographer for some of the most influential people in the world. In this engaging conversation, Mark tells Nikki all about what […]

Connecting Through Stories with Matt Stagliano

March 22, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 64: Matt Stagliano In Episode 64, Nikki Closser welcomes Matt Stagliano of Stonetree Creative back to the Portrait System Podcast after his first appearance on Episode 54: Bronze to Silver: Level Up Your Portrait Masters Awards Submission. Since then, Matt has achieved his goal of attaining Master accreditation. To do so, he needed all […]

Everyday Magic with Cassandra Jones

March 15, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 63: Cassandra Jones In Episode 63 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with guest Cassandra Jones of Noelle Mirabella Photography. In this wide-ranging conversation, Cassandra shares her passion and insight into the power and responsibility of being a creator in the arts. Cassandra knows first-hand about the healing potential in art and […]

Brand Clarity Brings Income with Sue Bryce

March 8, 2021 Blog

Episode 62: Sue Bryce In this Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser welcomes Sue Bryce back for a conversation on how developing brand clarity is essential to being able to communicate clear offers to potential clients and attract income to your business.  Sue shares her process for coming to understand her heart’s desire in photography and […]