Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Baylie Ranae. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Baylie , 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.
I don’t know if you ever really overcome imposter syndrome completely, but I do think one thing that has helped me really cope with it is just talking about it. A lot of imposter syndrome comes from within but two major things that helped me was, One, saying the things I was feeling out loud, am I really worthless? Can I really not do this? Etc. There were things I was saying to myself in my head that once I said out loud (either to myself or to someone else I was talking to) I realized sounded crazy, or irrational or they just weren’t true. The second thing was talking to other creatives, turns out we are almost never alone in our feelings of imposter syndrome. EVERYONE feels it at some point in their career, if not multiple times, and so by speaking with other people and realizing they have these same feelings I was able to really overcome those hard points in my career, and don’t get me wrong, they still come up. There are still times where I feel like an absolute imposter, but by using these two techniques that I keep stored in the back of my brain, I can take a deep breath and move forward.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I’m Baylie Ranae and I am a Wedding Photographer, I also will sprinkle in a maternity shoot or family shoot every so often to keep things fun! I am so in love with my job, I am so grateful for all the friends I have made, the people I’ve met, and the places I’ve been. Being able to capture a love story that is so unique to the individual is everything to me. I love getting to be a glorified third wheel and being front and center to so many beautiful, admirable, and sweet marriages. I also just recently started taking traveling more seriously, although I am Utah based, I have been shooting weddings in new places and I am LOVING it.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I feel like the three things that were most impactful in my journey of becoming a wedding photographer were resilience, it doesn’t all come at once, for me photography has very much been the long game and I try to really enjoy every moment of it, even though sometimes it looks like other people just seemingly have overnight success, I’m enjoying my wins and trying to learn from my losses. The second was learning Adobe Lightroom from the inside out. I used to buy presets and then cry over how my work didn’t look like “so and so” once I really learned Lightroom and everything that comes along with that, I noticed that I started to cultivate my own style.
The last thing is relationships. I love love love to follow up and stay in touch with all my past clients. I love watching them advance in their careers, starting families, starting new businesses, whatever it may be, I love to support them in any way I possibly can. Although I never expect anything in return from them, I do receive a lot of referrals from my past clients and I think that a part of that is forming actual friendships with them. I’m very grateful because I have genuinely loved every single couple that I’ve photographed.
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
I was very fortunate to grow up with parents who truly wanted the best for me and supported me in anything I wanted to do. One day in my senior year of high school I was leaving for school and when I went out to my car there was a new DSLR sitting on my car for me, before that I was using a point and shoot camera, that little act showed me that they cared, they wanted me to be successful and they were 100% supportive of me being a photographer as my career. I started my business that year and the fall after I graduated from HS I shot my first wedding. I really think that my parents gifting me that DSLR gave me the confidence that I needed to really push myself into a business, before I was shooting just for fun and for family and friends, but I had talked about wanting to do it for real and they gave me a way to do just that.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.baylieranae.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/baylieranaephoto
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/baylieranaephoto
- Other: www.pinterest.com/baylieranae
