Meet Amy Weits

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Amy Weits a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Amy , thank you so much for opening up with us about some important, but sometimes personal topics. One that really matters to us is overcoming Imposter Syndrome because we’ve seen how so many people are held back in life because of this and so we’d really appreciate hearing about how you overcame Imposter Syndrome.

Imposter syndrome is something I know a lot of photographers struggle with, and I have struggled with it plenty myself over the years. It can be so easy to see what others portray their life is like on social media, maybe they’re always traveling, shooting the coolest weddings, have thousands of followers, etc. It can be easy to get in the mindset that your worth is related to the amount of followers you have or how many likes you get. You can see so much beautiful work online that it is easy to compare yourselves to others and think “I’m not as good as they are,” “I’m not as good of an artist,” etc.

I think it will be something I am always battling with to an extent, but after 5+ years being a photographer full time and working with hundreds of couples I have confidence in my work and my abilities. It didn’t happen over night. There was plenty of trial and error, practice, continuing education courses, that eventually lead to me feeling confident in my abilities. Expertise comes with years of experience, I can go into any lighting scenario or event space and know that I can still take great images that will portray my couples stories.

One funny thing that has happened to me multiple times when battling imposter syndrome is that I would be scrolling through social media, see a photo and think “wow that’s a really awesome shot” then I look at the account and realize it’s a photo I took. Sometimes you just need to give yourself a little space to appreciate your own worth.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

My name is Amy Weits and my husband, John, and I own an elopement and intimate wedding photography business. Telling stories through photos & video and being able to spend as much time out in nature as possible is our dream, we are forever grateful for this amazing career. We both have a heart for exploration and love working with couples who share this adventurous spirit and desire to create something breathtaking that will last a lifetime.

We are photographers, videographers, elopement planners, and adventure buddies. We have experience in over 150 weddings and elopements and are passionate about making sure our couples have amazing experiences! Genuine smiles, hearty laughs, spontaneous adventures, that’s what we’re all about.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

I think the most important things throughout our journey as photographers has been finding our niche (ie what we love doing), mastering our equipment (always pushing to learn new things), and figuring out the most effective workflows to keep our work-life balance in check.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?

There is a certain time of year where I usually end up feeling a bit overwhelmed **cough cough October**

It is the most popular month in our area for weddings and sessions and we usually get a ton of last minute inquiries on top of an already full schedule. As a small business owner it can be really hard to “turn down” money. But I also know that if I am burned out I am not giving my clients that best possible service. Can’t pour from an empty cup and all that.

So it has taken years for me to figure what does and does not work. I have a hard cap of the amount of events (weddings or sessions) that I will take on each month. Once I reach that cap I close my books and will not accept any other bookings for that time period. This keeps my workload more reasonable and allows me to make sure my clients are still having the best experience possible.

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Amy Weit Photography aweitphotography.com

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