EP141: Stepping Out From Behind Your Work with Photographer Michele Mateus

As working creatives, giving our audience, clients and supporters the opportunity to connect with us on a deeper level is so important to building a healthy business. But equally important, as women, we need to get past our fear of taking up space and instead, embrace being seen. Intimate portrait and personal branding photographer Michele Matues joins Melissa in this episode to share her journey as a photographer who empowers women and  to show us how much getting out from behind our work and in front of the camera can mean to our business... and to ourselves.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episodes for creatives who:struggle with putting themselves in front of the camera to promote their businessprefer to take a backseat to the work they createneed some DIY tips to get more comfortable in front of the camera and take their own photos and videoswould like to hire a photographer but aren't sure where to startwould like to have professional photos done but are intimidated by the processFor a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 141: Stepping Out From Behind Your Work with Michele MateusYou can find Michele's intimate portrait photography at  www.mateusstudios.com and her personal branding work at www.michelemateusphotography.com. Follow her on Instagram  @mateusstudios or @mateuscoaching.You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com, finelimeillustrations.com or on Instagram @finelimedesigns.Support the showYou can connect with the podcast  on:Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUpFor a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastEach week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.