The Iris Blog

Iris booking links just got EVEN BETTER: contracting and invoicing are now fully integrated with booking! We’ve combined all of the steps to give your clients a seamless booking process! You will now have the option to require your clients to sign a contract and/or...

As we head into the cold winter months, promoting your boudoir work can really get things heated up. Whether they’re for a saucy holiday gift or a Valentine’s Day promotion, boudoir shoots have never been more popular. It's a great way to grow your business with...

Maximizing your calendar is one of the key ways that Iris will help keep your business more organized. You can easily add events to your Iris calendar and sync your external calendars to Iris, but our new calendar snapshot feature will add an even more dynamic...

Meet Kayla Locke, the face behind Locke Photography, and a self-described cereal-loving, sun-chasing photographer. As a wife, a mom and a powerhouse of a creativity, Kayla is striving for balance in all things and trying to keep all of the balls in the air. Her...

Even though you may be knee-deep in busy season, it’s never too early to start setting some goals for your business (and you!) for next year. Setting goals is an important, albeit sometimes painful, process. But it’s critical to measuring your success year over year....

If you are not offering albums and other printed pieces to your clients, you are missing out on all kinds of revenue that will keep your business humming right along. And it doesn’t have to be painful. Anyone who designs album knows that it can be a laborious process,...

Newborn portrait questionnaires are one of the best ways that you can prepare yourself and your clients for an amazing session. And, if you deal with expectant or new parents on a regular basis, you already know that their lives can feel very overwhelming. Asking some...

Jesse Salter is and award-winning photographer, based in Kansas City. She focuses on motherhood portraiture and workshops. We recently asked Jesse to tell us a little more about her story and how she has grown her amazing business. You can see more of her work and...

Sending a questionnaire to your portrait clients sets you up for success when it comes time to plan their session. It will not only save you time by learning about your clients ahead of time, but it will also allow you to customize their session and create a...