Tips and resources for other photographers interested in growing their business.
Photo Gear must-haves
Gear in Our Bag
What does it take to be a professional photographer? Here's a look inside Luke & Ashley's photography bags.
The Full Photo-Gear List
Our Bags
∙ The ONA Brixton Messenger
∙ The ONA Union Street Messenger
∙ Think Tank Airport AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL™ V3.0
Videography
Cameras
Stands & Mounts
∙ Manfrotto 1004BAC Master Stand
∙ Manfrotto MB LBAG110 Light Stand Bag
∙ Impact Deluxe Umbrella Mount with Adjustable Shoe
Accessories
∙ Bolt Battery Packs P12
∙ SanDisk 128GB Extreme Pro CompactFlash Memory Card (160MB/s)
∙ SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC Memory Card
∙ Lexar Professional Workflow HR2 Hub with SDHC/SDXC and CompactFlash Card Reader Kit
∙ Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD for Drobo
Lenses
∙ Sigma Art 85 1.4
∙ Sigma Art 50mm 1.4
∙ Sigma Art 35mm 1.4
∙ Canon 35mm 1.2L
∙ Canon 50mm 1.2L
∙ Canon 85mm 1.2L
∙ Sigma 105mm macro 2.8
∙ Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L is III USM
Lighting
Central Newport News, Newport News, VA
Studio Rentals
Rent our industrial studio space in Newport News, VA.
Industrial Studio space, white walls, concrete floors, high ceilings. This fantastic studio setup has plenty of window light, wall space for varying backdrops, and space to stretch out and set up. There are plenty of power options for continuous lighting. The space has air conditioning and heat.
There are separate bathrooms in the hallway that are a great spot for changing.
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Our Favorite Business Tools
These are our favorite tools and business resources that help our business run smoothly. Please note links include affiliate links. We personally use all these services and only recommend tools we honestly use and personally love.
ConvertKit is our favorite email campaign and marketing software.
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17Hats is our go-to contact form and client workflow solution. Use code grbpxtgrrx
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Leadpages is an awesome software to capture leads for your business.
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Mark Brand Boutique is our website and brand designer. Mention our referral for $300 off.
Artifact Uprising is our recommended vendor for albums.
Mile IQ is our tool we use to track our business milage for events.
We use BlackBlaze as cloud storage to keep all our files safe and secure.
CloudSpot is the best client gallery for sales, proofing and delivery.
The leading photography lens maker for your mobile phones. We love them!
Drobo makes award-winning data storage products.
We use Crowdcast to teach online course, webinars and more!
Kajabi is an all-in-one platform for online courses, marketing & landing pages.
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Luke & Ashley Playbook
Sharing a glimpse at our playbook on how we grew our business and what you should be focusing on as you build yours.
Luke and AShley Education
Building a business takes time, dedication, and a whole lot of coffee!
We know that you are busy. There are TONS of resources out there for you to grab onto. But don’t you get tired of having to google EVERYTHING??? We did! This is why we have created a space where we will take you on a journey that will show you how to build your photography business from the ground up.
Accelerate, Grow and Establish Your Photography Business
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