HELEN : OAKES

About Helen Oakes

Photographer in Christchurch specialising in Sports, Outdoors and Commercial. Photography Online Courses, Training & Tutorials. Digital Products.

Top 4 Things You Must Do in Oamaru and Waitaki District

By |2025-08-30T16:36:02+13:00December 7th, 2022|Categories: Travel & Tourism|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Oamaru is a great place to visit if you are interested in marine life. It’s located near the Waitaki River. The Blue Penguin Colony is located on Anchor Island.

5 Tips to Help You Stay Motivated (Even When It’s Tough)

By |2025-08-30T16:36:26+13:00August 20th, 2022|Categories: General, Motivational, Tips & Advice|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When you're struggling to stay motivated, it can be helpful to find someone who is motivation personified. Look for someone who is doing what you want to do.

Speed Up Your Social Media with These 4 Batching Posts Tips

By |2025-08-30T16:36:52+13:00August 7th, 2022|Categories: General, Social Media, Tips & Advice|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

You can batch posts for a few days, weeks, months or a year. The great thing about batching is you are planning ahead and batching is a great productivity hack.

9 Benefits of Unique Social Media Stock Photography for Wellness Coaches, Therapists and Life Coaches

By |2025-08-30T16:37:38+13:00August 5th, 2022|Categories: General, Tips & Advice|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Unique stock images can help you show your personality and brand. By using photos that represent who you are as a person, you can attract like-minded clients.

How Showing Up Regularly Bought Me 10x More Clients & Sales

By |2025-08-30T16:38:44+13:00December 17th, 2021|Categories: News & Articles|Tags: , , , , , |

Being guilty of sitting back and not wanting to be visible has led to a stagnation of business. I knew I had to fix this but I fearful to make myself visible.

When You Don’t Have Industry Contacts – You Need To Do This

By |2025-08-30T16:39:15+13:00November 26th, 2021|Categories: Marketing|Tags: , , , , , , |

When you don’t know who to contact to get into a certain genre it can stifle your prospects. Contact others that have worked in the area you want to work in.

What to Say When a Client Says: “You’re Too Expensive!”

By |2025-08-30T16:39:47+13:00November 15th, 2021|Categories: Tips & Advice|Tags: , , , , , , |

As photographers we have all heard this phrase “You’re too expensive”. You will always get objections around your price so don’t take this personally at all.

How To Price as a Photographer and Not Scare Away Clients

By |2025-08-30T16:40:17+13:00November 8th, 2021|Categories: Tips & Advice|Tags: , , , , , |

It’s a constant battle trying to work out if you’re over-charging or under-charging or just working out a number to cover your costs. Pricing shouldn't be hard.

How to Say NO to Clients That Want All Their Digital Images

By |2025-08-30T16:40:35+13:00November 3rd, 2021|Categories: Tips & Advice|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Saying 'NO' to the clients that ask for all the digital files! Has this happened to you before? Sometimes we haven’t been clear on what the client receives.

6 Step Guide to Building a Personal Brand

By |2025-08-30T16:40:51+13:00September 6th, 2021|Categories: Tips & Advice|Tags: , , , , , , |

Building your personal brand is powerful and can take your career as an entrepreneur to a whole new level. Increase your visibility and get your name out there.

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