How does AI/ChatGpT impact photography studio work?
Every week, I use AI tools to help me run a basically, one-human-run business. Where I am the human, bouncing between projects, parenting and paying the light bills.
This new series is where I’m sharing real ways I use AI to advance my business. Along with links, examples, and notes on how you can adopt these tools. The Studio, will be hosting in-house Creative Community Events, AI-workshops, and Open Studios all beginning in September. Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed about our upcoming offerings.
Outreach Planning with AI
This week, I used AI to identify and prioritize agencies aligned with my creative work (RFQ’s on SAM.GOV, and the Bay Area, SF Arts Commission).
Rather than blindly emailing random businesses, I set out to create personal, intentional outreach emails to ideal clients.
And instead of emailing the standard, “Hey, look I take nice photos…. Want some?” email, first I asked AI to help me:
Research what each agency needs in regard to media and image-making.
Create a list of links to articles about current projects each agency is involved in
Evaluate my portfolio and business goals to determine the best working fit for respective projects.
Create a short list of well aligned opportunities best suited to my skill set, most aligned with my business vision and likely to help me meet my income goals.
Then I asked it to help me organize my next steps:
Matching my portfolio to each opportunity and rank them in order of best aligned projects and mutual visual interests.
Developing a checklist I can execute in short bursts of effort (because I am rarely stationary for more than an 90 minutes at a time).
→ Outcome: Three strong proposals sent. Less time fear-surfing the internet and more time moving toward creating sharp pictures for potential for clients. That’s a super win, if you ask me!
I’m really curious to know, how are you using these tools to impact your business? And what powerful tricks have you found while exploring these resources?
