Building Your Family Portrait Business with Tamara Lackey

Transform your hobby into a career

Building Your Family Portrait Business
  • 41 video lessons
  • 10 hours and 54 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

You love photography. Now what? How do you transform your passion or hobby into a career? NikonĀ® Ambassador and children's portrait photographer Tamara Lackey will provide the steps and the courage to build your own portrait photography studio. She’ll cover the basics of developing a business plan, website essentials and creating a marketing plan.

You’ll learn:

  • How to set your business structure with considerations for legal, insurance and taxes
  • Social media and online marketing techniques
  • How to understand and manage finances and sales
  • Steps for building your own studio from scratch

Overcome the "I don't knows" with this incredible course that will give you the confidence to build and create your family portrait photography business.

Course Instructor

Tamara Lackey

Tamara Lackey

Tamara Lackey is a renowned portrait photographer and Nikon USA Ambassador whose photography has appeared in a multitude of media outlets, including O Magazine, Men’s Journal, Good Morning America and on The Today Show.

Building Your Family Portrait Business with Tamara Lackey is rated 5.0 stars by 13 students

  • Barbara N. Jun 8, 2018

    I thoroughly enjoyed this class, Tamara Lackey is an amazing individual and trainer! I loved what she said about not letting ourselves be diminished by someone else's narrow view... This class touches on many business related topics, I had many "aha" moments and feel excited and committed to tackle various aspects of my business in small steps!! Thanks for sharing so much of you!!!

  • Heidi M. Nov 29, 2017

    Tamara Lackey is engaging, energetic, knowledgeable and humorous. This two day class is perfect for artists who have creative skills but need development with business skills. I expected this class to be all business, but I was pleasantly surprised that she delved into the physical (studio space), mental and emotional barriers (confidence) that hinder photographers from reaching their goals. Some of my biggest takeaways from this course are not only the business tips but also life lessons. Such a great class!!

  • Amy . Nov 15, 2017

    Great class with an engaging teaching style. I like how Tamera both gave a lot of attention to the psychological barriers that get in the way of running successful businesses and also included practical steps with concrete examples. For a two day class, it had a lot of depth.

  • Joy M. Nov 13, 2017

    This course was fantastic. I learned more on what I need to improve and change in my business. I especially liked learning how she balances all the things in her life. She is a fantastic teacher who keeps you engaged throughout the course. Thank you creativelive and Tamara for producing such a great course!

  • Maira A. Nov 13, 2017

    Tamara is such a great source of inspiration to me, I have watched / bought almost all her courses and she really helped me get the best out of my business.

  • Matt L. Nov 10, 2017

    Tamara was an excellent resource of information, motivation, energy, and passion and I left the class each day no longer wondering if I could do this, but how I could make a living with photography. She answered those questions and left me feeling inspired to get started. Thank you to Tamara and CreativeLive!

  • Sarah J. Nov 9, 2017

    This was a fantastic class. Tamara is a fantastic teacher and really cares about conveying all the information that she is so passionate about. I found myself hanging off her every word and being so inspired to put her lessons into action. Buy this course - it will pay dividends in your business.

  • Z. Nov 9, 2017

    This class is well worthwhile. Some parts even apply to life in general, such as the detailed time management suggestions. Get it out of your head so you don't have to worry about it. (meaning get everything you have to do out of your head so that you can focus on the task you are doing now)

  • Anita M. Nov 8, 2017

    it's amazing. inspiring and practical :) . Thanks for sharing. Amazing person and photographer.

  • Dewitt H. Nov 7, 2017

    This is a great class. Tamara is such a great instructor and the subject matter is relevant and useful. Tamara is really the key, her personality seems like a ray of sunshine.

  • Linda S. Nov 6, 2017

    Awesome...as always, Tamara Lackey

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