Crafting Stories through Style: Exploring the Power of Storytelling in Photography with Missie Lafrenz

The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers

Whether it’s a client wardrobe, a location, or a pose, style is so important to foster that emotional connection in your photos that your clients want. Finding your style can lead to the comparison trap, though, so remember to set good boundaries around where you find your inspiration and which social media accounts you follow.

In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Missie Lafrenz, a family and maternity photographer from Iowa. Missie shares how her 30-acre farm has changed her clientele, how to incorporate more of a farm style into your own photos, and how to infuse your sessions with real emotional connection.
And if you want to hear more from Missie and why style is so important to storytelling, she'll be teaching at our online 2023 Family Retreat! (Grab your spot now!)
What’s in this episode:

[04:36] Missie’s advice to anyone who is bumping into creative resistance and how she stays focused

[08:11] Missie shares about her 30-acre family farm and how her clientele has changed with this experience

[12:11] How to infuse your photography sessions with connection so that your subjects don’t look and feel stiff

[15:41] What to do when you have uncooperative kids and your photo session starts to go sideways

[18:35] Why Missie doesn’t use prompts for encouraging emotional connection and how styling and a client wardrobe is important for Missie’s sessions

[22:44] How Missie overcomes creative burnout

Tune in to this episode for advice on infusing style and storytelling into your photos.

For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/crafting-stories-through-style-exploring-the-power-of-storytelling-in-photography-with-missie-lafrenz/

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