Get Your Shoot Together Photography Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Halloween Costumes to Marketing Reset: Storytelling, Funnels, and Video Anxiety Kira Derryberry and Mary Fisk-Taylor chat about Halloween plans and costumes, including a piñata partner costume idea and Kira being “Elphaba” for trick-or-treating without painting her face green. Mary shares excitement and nerves about attending the Story creative conference in Nashville alone, focused on storytelling, creativity, and transformation, and explains she’s seeking a marketing reset ...

Send us Fan Mail We made it to 200 episodes! Kira Derryberry and Mary Fisk-Taylor are talking about the kind of customer service that goes far beyond delivering beautiful photographs. Mary shares the story behind a $46,000 portrait sale and why listening, compassion, and taking care of the details made all the difference. We discuss supporting clients through emotional moments, becoming their portrait concierge, and recognizing the value of the photographs we create and preserve. Plus, practi...

Send us Fan Mail ChatGPT found nearly $10,000 in overlooked business expenses, and that discovery launches a much bigger conversation about how AI is changing the way photographers run their businesses. In Episode 199, Kira Derryberry and Mary Fisk-Taylor discuss how they are actually using ChatGPT, Work, Codex, and new financial tools. They break down what these tools can access, how services like Plaid handle financial connections, and where human judgment still matters. They also discuss K...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kira and Mary break down the now-viral Vanity Fair photo scandal featuring Trump’s cabinet - and it is photography tea at its finest. They dig into the deliberate choices behind the lighting, composition, angles, and lack of retouching by photographer Christopher Anderson, and how all of it contributes to a not-so-subtle visual narrative. This isn’t just a pop culture moment - it’s a masterclass in editorial photography with intent. The conversation also hits...

Send us Fan Mail In this reflective and relatable episode, Kira and Mary dive into the emotional rollercoaster of year-end chaos, family dynamics, and business burnout. Mary introduces the “Thousand Minute Rule,” a mindset trick that reframes daily stress by imagining your 1,000 minutes as dollars. Don’t let a $5 problem wreck your whole $1,000 day! The duo also explores how celebrity beefs (hello, 50 Cent!) can mirror our own petty grudges and how to let go of what’s not serving us. They tou...