Coaching for Creatives

Being creative comes naturally to you - business does not.

Here to smash your blocks.

You love tapping into your creative instincts and serving your clients with killer work. However, when it comes to the business side of things, it can be intimidating and daunting. Frankly, you'd rather just focus on the fun parts of your business!

I'm here to answer your questions and help provide you with guidance on things you need to work on whether you are new or talk through some ideas to get you to the next level if you're already established. These 1-hour sessions are like power hours to pick my brain to give you as much insight as possible.

Why me? I've been in your shoes and really wished there was someone who would have offered something like this and wasn't clutching to all their knowledge, seeing me as competition. Everyone I reached out to when I started wouldn't help me or ignored my requests. It wasn't until I finally found a mentor who cared and was transparent that I really stated to grow in all aspects of my business - self-worth, technical aspects, pricing, and so much more.

I've run a successful and profitable professional photography business for the last 9 years and spent 10+ years prior to that in sales, marketing, and customer relations in corporate. Process, procedures, and business development is my jam and I love talking about it - that's hard to find in creatives.

This is why I'm so happy to offer these calls! Learning from someone who's been in your shoes, and has trialed, failed, and succeeded building their own business.

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Common Topics We Can Talk About

Strobe lighting
Culling and Editing workflows
Website Critique
Photography service structure
Social media strategy

Business Organization
Pricing and Profits
Emails, Automation, and Workflows (17Hats specifically!)
Boundary setting, self-care, and burnout
Shooting for variety and expression

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Private Coaching and Mentorship for Photographers

There are 3 ways to work together - this is your invitation:
Single Zoom Coaching Calls | 3-Month Zoom Coaching | VIP Mentoring in-person

Each coaching call can be customized to what you need most.

They all take place via Zoom video chat.

Need more help? Let’s get down to business!

Whether a virtual multi-month coaching or a VIP Mentoring day in your own space, go ahead and schedule a Discovery call below so we can go over what you need and how I can help. I’m excited to meet you!

For consistency and accountability, one 1-hour Zoom call per month for at least 3 consecutive months. Each call is recorded in your private link to refer back to. This offering ensures we tackle specifics, have more time to check-in on progress and actually get things done. Saves 10% over one-off Zoom calls.
$675
Virtual
Listen: In-person, tailored, one-on-one - in YOUR OWN STUDIO! That’s right, a day of learning, implementing, shadowing, and deep work with me coming to you. This is perfect for those wanting to know more about lighting techniques, how to maximize your space, and how to shoot for variety and expression. You’ll have big breakthroughs because this is tailored to your space and what you have available.
Beyond that, this VIP coaching can be bundled with your very own photoshoot by me (whether that’s a version of my Modern Portrait Experience or a Personal Branding photoshoot of you in action of a mock shoot, in your space, which is more realistic for your future clients).
$4900+ (varies based on your needs)
In-Person

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The reviews are in!

"I'm a professional photographer based in Pittsburgh, PA and have known Tina for a while through mutual workshops and retreats we've attended. I've always admired Tina's work and savvy business nature, and decided to hire her for a mentoring session to fine tune some areas of my business for the new year. I'm so glad I did! Tina was able to come up with quick solutions to my questions and offered game changing advice. I'm excited to put her nuggets of wisdom to work for my business and can't thank her enough. If you are in need of an incredible mentor to kick things off to the next level, run...don't walk...to hire Tina! I'm so glad I did!"

Kaela Speicher
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Tina is a wonderful coach, mentor, and teacher. She delivers lessons with such incredible energy and you can't help but feel inspired after learning more about how she runs her photography business. She is truly a master of many trades, including design, videography, business sales, and obviously photography. I look forward learning more from her in the future.”

Andrés Villanueva Romero
Salt Lake City, Utah
"I came across Tina's work in a mutual photography group we are in, and fell in love with her effortless, relaxed, minimalist style of portraiture. After following her on Instagram, I was drawn in by her behind the scenes videos of her shoots, reveals and studio setup. I have been wanting to transition my wedding photography business into modern portraiture and was feeling completely overwhelmed by all the information, teachers, and courses available to me. I didn't know where to start and wanted someone who could lay it all out for me. Feeling like Tina was a kindred spirit in terms of style and process, I reached out for a mentoring call. I knew right away I was going to need more than 1 hour, and I'm glad I booked 2 hours! The booking process was easy and from the moment our call started, Tina reviewed my questions and we jumped right in so that no time was wasted. She gave freely of her processes and systems, including pricing, products, gear, shoot day, and more. She was careful to ask whether I already knew about certain aspects such as workflows and CRMs, so that we didn't waste time talking about things I already knew. We covered everything I had asked about and more, and I left with action items and next steps to get me going in my home studio. Tina has a wealth of knowledge and presents it in an easy to digest, conversational way, and tailors the call to what you specifically need. If you are on the fence about booking her for mentoring, just do it. The investment is worth every penny."

Rachel Solomon
Phoenix, Arizona
"I did a 2 hour in-home studio coaching session with Tina and it was wonderful. I have much respect for Tina as a photographer and she has been running her home studio successfully over the years so I wanted to get her advice on my set up as I open mine. I've been in business for several years now but never owned a studio so I wanted to do it right. She was able to come in with a fresh eye and tell me exactly what I needed and didn't need. I am the queen of over purchasing/over preparing. Yes, there are things that I already know from experience but talking it out with a coach can help you to bring out what you know in a different way and help boost your confidence to match your experience. Getting some tips on the client experience, pricing, and work flow was also very helpful and bonus as the end of our time together. I would recommend to any photographer who's getting their studio off the ground OR truly any studio that needs help!"

Eunice Kim
Falls Church, Virginia
"10 BIG BRIGHT STARS FOR TINA!! I'm a perpetual student, and I get excited to learn - anything. But there's something particularly exhilarating when doing coaching calls with Tina. She not only has a wealth of experience under her belt, but she loves sharing that knowledge. She doesn't hold back. And I absolutely LOVE this, I've worked with people in the past where I knew their answers were 50% there, but Tina lays it all out, and I SOOO appreciate this. But wait.. there's more. She holds you to it and makes you accountable. Hell, she just asked what I was going to commit to after our call, and what DATES. Ya'll.. In the coaching game, she's kicking ass and taking names! Because she cares. She genuinely cares. She genuinely wants to see you grow, and it is so dang refreshing to have that. Today was my third call with Tina, and I know this is just the beginning. Thank you Tina!! You are a rockstar!!!"

Aniya Emtage
Barbados
“My coaching call with Tina was incredibly detailed and informative. I came prepared with a list of questions, but more ideas and questions came up as we were chatting. I had a lot of topics I wanted to cover and wanted to ask questions about multiple genres, and Tina was great at keeping our conversation organized. She continued to check in with me throughout the call to ensure she thoroughly answered everything and gave me thoughtful advice and action steps to begin working on to help with my immediate goals. I've completed most of my Tina "homework" and am looking forward to the next steps in expanding my business! I know I'll schedule another coaching call with Tina as things progress. Tina is super sincere and open with her advice, and I really felt like she cared about my goals and wanted to help me succeed.”

Andi Vollmer
San Francisco, California
“As a portrait photographer approaching a new year with new goals, I hired Tina for one-on-one coaching. Not only is her own work amazing and dynamic, but she has a special energy and an intensity that I am drawn towards in a mentor. She dove in with personalized direction, stream-lined solutions, and offered advice that can be put into place immediately. A big shout out to Tina Leu! Book her!”

Cici Villada
Austin, Texas
"I was curious about pricing for larger groups and pricing in general, and Tina was so giving of advice and information. We also discussed selling albums and I left the conversation feeling inspired to ready implement what I learned."

Stephanie Ewens
Rumford, Rhode Island
"I have been following Tina for sometime and have always loved her portraits and her personality that comes through on social media! We are in a few of the same photography groups. I've been wanting to get my clients to show a bit more emotion in their portraits and decided to book a coaching session with her because I can see she is successfully doing that. This was my first ever private coaching call btw and I loved everything about it! She was very open about her process and I left feeling very motivated to take what I learned with her and apply it to my own business. I did it immediately and can already see how it has made things easier for me and my clients. I can't wait to do more coaching with her! Thanks Tina!!"

Sandra Madhere
Tucker, Georgia
“I just had a coaching session with Tina from Tina Leu Fotos. I am buzzing with energy and all the information Tina shared. Besides her amazing energy, Tina really walks the talk. She speaks from her vast experience and doesn't hide anything. I love the full transparency she shares with actionable tasks. I highly recommend Tina!”

Brenda Spielmann
Toronto, Ontario
"Tina is always helpful and encouraging. As most solo solopreneurs, ideas come to me all of the time but where I fall behind is creating a game plan. I noticed that once I'm done with my coaching calls with Tina I start writing down my plan along with due dates for myself. She is always clear and is able to explain in a way my brain receives information."

Ericka Abrams
Los Angeles, Califorinia