Carla, Author at Carla Watkins - Visual Magic Maker

2020 roundup… where do I even start?!

by Carla | Behind the scenes, Blog, Journal

Well, that was a year… and honestly, although I’ve been writing these roundup posts in various places for over sixteen years, I have NO CLUE where to start with 2020. Over the Christmas/New Year break I have been looking at what actually happened apart...

Booking update: September/October 2020

by Carla | Availability

How the days do keep marching past – time’s still feeling really oozy and I’m not entirely sure where most of 2020 has got to. However… Here’s where things are at the moment for bookings: Glorious Headshot Day – 22 September In...

Booking update – June/July 2020

by Carla | Availability

After what feels like a very long three months of lockdown, I am officially (cautiously) open for business properly! Covid precautions are in place following a training course last week, and here’s how I can help at the moment: Brand Photography Now booking for...

Creating a personal brand

by Carla | Blog, Brand and Visual Magic, Brand Photography Notes, Business Magic, On-brand business, Personal Branding Photography

Creating a personal brand can be the key to supercharging your business. You might have started your business or your freelance work because you hated working in an open plan office full of people (hi, fellow introvert and HSP!), but your business really is more about...

Business mentoring 101 – how can a business mentor help?

by Carla | Blog, Business Magic, Business support & networks, Multipod Life & Business, Multipoddery, Tips, Tricks and Tools

All business owners sometimes have hiccups – starting and running a business is a constant rollercoaster with plenty of unexpected WTF moments along the way. (Though we wouldn’t change it for the world, would we?!) Juggling all the hats you have to wear,...