Every business needs meaningful, creative and beautiful content to thrive, and a social media handle that’s well-handled too…
about me
My infatuation with photography began with my first backpacking trip to Tasmania when I was a teenager growing up in Australia. I fell in love with the process of slowing down to frame and focus on anything that captivated me, and it seemed magical to me that these tangible photographs somehow added an intangible reverence to that trip. That adventure led me into the adventure of studying and practicing the art of photography, which I know I'll continue for the rest of my life.
Since earning a BA in photo-journalism, I worked as a freelance photojournalist and interiors photographer before becoming a wedding and portrait photographer. I love that I get to continue to travel and document stories with each and every wedding I get to photograph. I love everything from styling the invitation suites to connecting with each couple and sharing their most intimate and profoundly moving memories.
After over a decade of photographing weddings, interiors, lifestyle sessions and styled shoots and having them published in some of the industry’s leading magazines and blogs, I felt ready to start sharing my process with others. I hosted my first workshop in 2017 and I enjoyed the experience so much that I immediately wanted to start planning the next one, and that’s how Handling IT was born!
MAKE IT HAPPEN
If you’re ready to breathe some new life into your business, up your photography game, learn new ways to leverage social media, gain a bunch of new engagement, increase your sales, and take some inspired action, then you’ve come to the perfect place!
Whether you’re a professional photographer or an-aspiring one, a maker or an artist of any kind, a small business owner or a parent who just wants to take better photos of their kids, I would love to help you reach your goals.
Together we can identify the strengths of your brand, and then create some new photographic content to help highlight all of those strengths while staying true to your brand’s aesthetic. The time to create a deeper connection with your mission and your brand is now!
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WORKSHOPS
We’re so excited to offer a range of educational opportunities in 2020, from workshop collaborations with inspiring creatives in the wedding industry, to one-on-one mentor sessions designed specifically with your business in mind. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, or if you’d like to customize any of these offerings to suit your needs.
Conscious Creatives Workshop
We’ve partnered with the talented, creative force behind Brannan Events and the beautiful Gardener Ranch in Carmel Valley to bring you a luxury, sustainability-based, wedding styling workshop and shootout, (March 31st date postponed due to Covid-19, the new date will be announced soon!). This is not your traditional workshop, but rather a full day of hands-on, educational experience with plenty of time to watch us in action, to ask us a million questions and to style and shoot for your self all of the elements that go into a high-end editorial submission. We hope to see you there!
Custom styled photoshoot
3 hours spent focused on whatever you need to elevate your brand, including a custom-designed photoshoot with Carlie Statsky. The shoot could be a beautiful, branded-inspired mock wedding shoot with models, or a lifestyle shoot full of action shots, headshots and instagram-worthy details to help promote your brand online and attract the clients and the engagement that you dream about. Additional hours can be added if you’d like a more comprehensive photoshoot. Please send inquires for additional details to carlie@carliestatsky.com
One-on-one mentor session
I offer mentor sessions in my home office or at the location of your choice to go over anything and everything that you want to learn about the photography business. These sessions start at one hour and time can be added in 1 hour increments. We’ll go over topics ranging from culling and editing, to album design and social media strategy, and I’m an open book on it all, ready to help you avoid the many mistakes that I’ve made, to glean new skills and to grow your business in a strong and sustainable way. Please send your inquiry for additional details to carlie@carliestatsky.com