631: Kelly Warkentin – Turning $150 Photography Sessions into 4-Figure Clients and a Life You Love

631: Kelly Warkentin – Turning $150 Photography Sessions into 4-Figure Clients and a Life You Love

0:00 Aug 25, 2025
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Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Kelly Warkentin of https://kindredphotography.ca/ and www.kellywarkentin.com is a Canadian-based family and newborn photographer, photography business coach, and mother of three. Although she's coaching other photographers, shooting makes up 90% of her income and brings in over $85,000 in revenue. She said in an email to me, as much as I love photography, running a business while raising young kids left her constantly torn — working late nights, saying yes to too much, and still not earning what she needed. Then she restructured her business to serve her life. Fewer clients. Higher sales. Better systems. And the freedom to be present with her kids without sacrificing ambition. Today, she's also coaching photographers on the system she uses with clients to hit regular 4-figure sessions to work less and focus on family. In this interview, I was hoping to learn how photographers can earn more while working less, even with young kids at home, and Kelly didn't disappoint when she shared how to turn $150 photography sessions into 4-figure clients and a life you love. Here's some more of what we covered in the interview: How Kelly went from $150 shoots to $2K clients — and what really made the difference The surprising way she finally found freedom in both motherhood and business The bold move that shifted ever
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