videography for photographers

The beginner-friendly online course that teaches incredible photogs like you how to implement videography into your business with the equipment you already use. 

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videography for photographers

is an easy-to-follow and comprehensive program that not only shows photographers the *how* of hybrid shooting, but the “why” behind storytelling and business marketing decisions so that you can become the most sought after creative in your niche.

You’re here because you’re a creative entrepreneur with a photography business wanting to learn videography to tell stories in a whole new way — I’m down with that, BUT before you go ANY FURTHER, let’s make SURE you’re in the right place. 

 

YOU are in the right place and I’m going to tell you EXACTLY how Videography for Photographers will give you the framework, tools, and PERMISSION to become the hybrid-shooter you desire to be.


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Whether You’re…

A wedding + elopement photographer who understands the value of documenting your couples *in motion* on the most emotionally charged day of their lives (especially if they don’t spring for a dedicated videography team!) 

A lifestyle photographer with a heart for telling your clients’ stories wanting to provide a short film to deliver alongside photo galleries

A branding + product photographer wishing to add even MORE value to their clients to enable them to represent themselves and their brands online

A photographer that wants to utilize video in their own marketing and online presence

A business-savvy photographer who recognizes that all social media sites AND search engines favor video content.

Watch Angie's Testimonial

By the end of the course you will have

✓ gained an introductory knowledge of video using your existing photography equipment

✓ implemented a hybrid-shooting system that enables you to offer videos to your photo clients

✓ become proficient in the basics of video editing and developed a solid post-processing workflow that aligns with your photography business

✓developed your thinking around planning for storytelling in both the shooting and editing process

✓used video to help with SEO and to get favored by the dreaded social media algorithms, and seen how video keeps eyes on YOUR content for LONGER.

✓crafted a specific, actionable, strategy-driven online video marketing strategy for your photography business

A Small Sample of Amazing Videography for Photographers Students

  • "I’m so blown away because this is what I needed."

    “I’m blown away because I have been doing hybrid shooting and I have had a hard time navigating the mechanics and settings, so I stopped because I couldn’t figure it out. I started Videography for Photographers and it’s three modules, 17 sessions — it goes over mechanics, storytelling, editing, how to implement, how to tell a story with videography. I’m so blown away because this is what I needed. If you’re someone who is on the fence and you want to implement video into your business, I highly recommend investing in this course because Shay literally lays it all out for you and it’s freaking good. I promise you, 10/10.”

    - Angie Rich

  • "This course changed my whole outlook on video and it was the right reset button."

    “This course changed my whole outlook on video and it was the right reset button. I just finished the course and Shayna not only encouraged me to pursue video but also handed me the right tools to offer video in my business. I have always loved videography, but became very overwhelmed and discouraged with having to use so much gear and do what every other videographer was doing. I loved putting the story line together but when it came down to editing I would just give up and become deflated. In this videography course Shayna simplifies it all and goes over so much information that you will want to get your hands on. I think she’s a bad ass for everything she shares in this course and also for pushing other creatives to just freaking do it! I cannot wait to film more videos and offer them here in Florida to my clients.”

    -Patty Carratala

  • "Shayna really made it as easy as 1.2.3. in this course and broke it down into easy pieces to digest!"

    “Videography was something I always felt intimidated by. It seemed so much different than photography and so much harder, but Shayna really made it as easy as 1.2.3. in this course and broke it down into easy pieces to digest! She gave me the confidence I needed to jump into it a little further and start offering highlight videos with my portrait and elopement packages! It’s perfect for beginners who aren’t sure where to start with video! It’s been so much fun exploring this art form and I love being able to play around with it! Thanks Shayna!”

    -Donna Smith

  • “I seriously cannot express how much Shayna and her expertise have helped my film and photo career."

    “I seriously cannot express how much Shayna and her expertise have helped my film and photo career. I never would have had the courage to step outside of my comfort zone and explore the other buttons on my camera if it wasn’t for her mentorship and encouragement. Apart from being uber-talented, she is an invaluable resource when it comes to building a business, tips on investing in professional equipment and assistants, and networking with creatives from every corner. ”

    -Danny Temme

  • "her business knowledge and advice is amazing."

    “Shayna’s excitement for me as a newer hybrid videographer and photographer, and clarity were so evident. Her art speaks for itself, but her business knowledge and advice is amazing. She helped me understand that I need to be planning my business around the lifestyle I want to create first. She is simple and clear in the way she advises while amplifying the dreams and voice of the artist.”

    - Morgan Adams

  • "Shayna's course on videography for photographers is hands down the best education I spent money on this year."

    “Let's face it - we're living in a video-is-KING world and there are no more photos worth 1000 words. I will never be a videographer, mostly because I don't want to be! I love photo way too much. BUT! Shayna's course on videography for photographers is hands down the best education I spent money on this year. Her way of teaching hybrid shooting breaks down how easy it actually is. To be honest I wasn't really afraid of the editing part as I've played around with Premiere Pro a lot in college, but I was deathly afraid of remembering how to shoot video, what settings I need, and everything else while shooting a session. I haven't tried a wedding yet (only a month or two into the course), but I have been practicing at almost all of my portrait sessions AND IT IS EASY! Way easier than I thought because Shayna's explanations in the videos were ringing in my ears and I had downloaded the PDF supplements to my phone. If you are still reading this novel you need to stop and buy the dang course NOW. SO WORTH IT!”

    - Devin Larson, owner of Backcountry Bohemians

you’re probably thinking…

I need this course! 

mechanics

module no. 1

The nitty gritty of the WHAT and HOW behind hybrid shooting + video editing for beginners. If you’re that photographer that has fallen down a research rabbit hole Googling “videography for beginners” and came up with an overwhelming amount of blog posts and YouTube videos of techy dudes unboxing tons of expensive gear, giving long winded tutorials that you barely understood, and generally gatekeeping video by making it as complicated as possible...this module is EXACTLY what you need. Because eff that — you can do this, and it can be simple. 

In the mechanics module of Videography for Photographers, I will walk with you through camera settings, the “how” of hybrid shooting during your photo sessions, and beginner-friendly video editing. By the end of the module, you’ll have a solid grasp on HOW to implement videography into your photography business. 

storytelling

module no. 2

This module is alllll about storytelling, from conceptualizing the shoot to storytelling in the edit. You’ll have access to my thought process and system for telling quality stories — and this system works for every single niche of photography. By the end of this module, you will be able to combine the mechanics and hybrid shooting system for story to become the hybrid videographer/photographer that YOU want to be...and the easy choice for your future clients. 

implementation

module no. 3

The most strategy-driven module in Videography for Photographers is the implementation module. This group of lessons will guide you through every angle of the online video marketing strategy for your business — from my #1 video SEO tip for photographers, to repurposing your video content for socials, to upselling video offers to clients. By the end of this module, you’ll have a personalized strategy for moving the needle forward in your photography business using video. 

It’s all inside Videography for Photographers…

✓ 3 Implementational Modules that show you EVERYTHING you need to do to take your photography business to the next level with video. 

✓ The Hybrid Shooting System, my keys for hybrid shooting video handheld with the equipment you already use for photography. 

✓ A complete, step-by-step guide to video editing for beginners that simplifies editing AND shows my exact thought process behind editing for story. 

✓ Next level strategy for implementing video into the marketing plan for your photography business AND upselling video to clients. 

✓ You’ll be given access to ALL of this immediately upon purchase — you can go at your own pace and enjoy lifetime access. Buutttt with actionable homework with each lesson to keep nudging you forward AND a supportive community of students, you’ll be cruising toward your hybrid shooting goals in no time. 

Plus these bonuses to help you become a successful hybrid shooter even faster! 

AN EXCLUSIVE STUDENT COMMUNITY

A gentle community of creatives *just like you* working through the lessons, cheering each other on, sharing video and photo work for feedback and support. What could be better!?

PDF GUIDES

Everyyyy video comes with PDF guides to supplement your learning so you can refer back to them whenever you need to!

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS W/ EACH LESSON

Each lesson has assigned “homework” to encourage you to take ACTION — that’s right, you’re not going to be procrastinating by just *learning* about videography in this course. You’ll be freaking *doing the dang thing.*

REWARDS FOR COMPLETING HOMEWORK

That’s right! To incentivize you to complete your homework assignments, for every module that you complete every bit of homework for, you’ll be able to schedule a bonus coaching call with me!

Course FAQs

  • Listen, photog friend. You freaking did it with photography and you rocked it. I know it seems like a tonnnn to learn, but you’re already halfway there — you know how to interact with clients, you know how to frame and expose a great shot, you get culling and color editing. You are an excellent storyteller. This will be a challenge but you can do hard things — aaannnnddd, you know me! I’m messy. We’re into ACTION around here, and doing things before we’re ready, and sharing our work even when it isn’t perfect. You'll make progress the more you practice, just like with anything! I’m here to cheer you on through all of the mess.

  • YES! This course deals with HAND-HELD video with the camera + lenses you’re ALREADY USING during your photo session!

  • You have to ACQUIRE an editing software, haha!! I won’t push Premiere Pro on you, but I will say alllll of the demonstrations use Premiere Pro! If you choose a free or cheap alternative, you can ask for support + help with translating the skills to your program in the exclusive student community. If you do choose a free software, make sure it doesn’t export with an ugly watermark.

  • NO! This course assumes you have never touched video in your whole entire life. My entire goal here is to be the opposite of intimidating — I KNOW how the industry seems to beginners and I promise I’m the opposite of techy!

  • The course includes three to-the-point modules, and they’re self-paced with lifetime access, including future updates/refreshes/bonus material! Even as the price goes up in future launches, you’re locked in.

you belong in videography for photographer if anyyyy of the following resonates:

you’re the creative

A creative entrepreneur with a photography business wanting to learn videography to tell stories in a whole new way.

you’re the marketer

A photographer that wants to utilize video in their own marketing and online presence // A business-savvy photographer who recognizes that all social media sites AND search engines favor video content, and you want to capitalize on that opportunity.

you’re the upseller

A photographer with a heart for telling your clients' stories wanting to provide a short film to deliver alongside photo galleries, or a photographer wishing to add even MORE value to their clients to enable them to represent themselves online.

if you’re one of those three things...

or, heck, ALL THREE — then you want to move the needle forward in your photography business using videography because you KNOW the power of video. 

That’s why you’re motivated beyond measure to make THIS the year you finally learn video, and that’s why I’m here to tell you that you can and should do it NOW with the equipment you already use. You CAN take action toward your goal. You CAN do this.

And I’m here to help. 

The beginner-friendly online course that teaches incredible photogs like you how to implement videography into your business with the equipment you already use. 

Yep. I’m ready to grow my photography biz with video!

I cannot wait to guide you through hybrid shooting inside Videography for Photographers.

I’m Shayna Lloyd, founder of Montana Diaries

A college HOBBY hiking YouTube series turned ACTUAL MULTIMEDIA COMPANY serving adventurous couples like me and my husband, Brandon. I used to dream of a life of creativity and freedom, and I would go around and around and around in circles about how to make that life happen. The answer has come in the form of entrepreneurship, and trust me, I took the longggg way when it came to learning, well…EVERYTHING. Today, I know the power of crafting a business that reflects your core values AND serves the creative life that you are trying to cultivate.

I’ve talked to SO MANY creatives over the years who have *questions* ranging from business to marketing to tech and everything in between, and the undercurrent of all of it is “I just want to live an artistic life and make money doing it, but the knowledge gap is freaking overwhelming.”

I FEEL THAT. I see you.

Whether you’re an elopement photographer like me or a photographer in a different niche, you crave authenticity. You want to serve your clients well. You only want to attach your name to work you’re proud of. And, listen, I don’t think you need to spend years fumbling around the way I did! Together, we can close that knowledge gap with the methods, resources, and tools I give you inside Videography for Photographers buttttt spoiler alert: this challenge you’re working through, you CAN do it. I promise.

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FREE RESOURCES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WANT TO LEARN VIDEO:

The Hybrid Handbook | A Beginner's Guide to Video for Photographers

The Photographer's Beginner Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro

Online Video Strategy for Photographers