Montana Diaries Education

Heyyyy creatives, entrepreneurs, photogs, and videographers! I’m SO PUMPED to present our educational resources, favorite tools, and badass community all in one place.

I’m Shayna Lloyd

founder of Montana Diaries

A college HOBBY hiking YouTube series turned ACTUAL MULTIMEDIA COMPANY serving adventurous couples like me and my husband, Brandon. I used to dream of a life of creativity and freedom, and I would go around and around and around in circles about how to make that life happen. The answer has come in the form of entrepreneurship, and trust me, I took the longggg way when it came to learning, well…EVERYTHING. Today, I know the power of crafting a business that reflects your core values AND serves the creative life that you are trying to cultivate.

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I’ve talked to SO MANY creatives over the years who have *questions* ranging from business to marketing to tech and everything in between, and the undercurrent of all of it is “I just want to live an artistic life and make money doing it, but the knowledge gap is freaking overwhelming.”

I FEEL THAT. I see you. Whether you’re a photographer or videographer like me, or a creative entrepreneur in a different niche, you crave authenticity. You want to serve your clients well. You only want to attach your name to work you’re proud of. And, listen, I don’t think you need to spend years fumbling around the way I did! Together, we can close that knowledge gap with the resources and tools below buttttt spoiler alert: whatever challenge you’re working through, you CAN do it. I promise.

The Shop

Videography for Photographers - The Course by Montana Diaries

Videography for Photographers

$497 or 3 Monthly Payments of $187

CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS: Do you want to create beautiful films with the equipment you already use in your photography business WITHOUT sifting through hours of YouTube videos of techy dudes unboxing expensive gear, explaining editing programs way too quickly, and pushing their affiliate links to things you’re not sure you even need? Yes, it’s possible — introducing Videography for Photographers, the self-paced video course that will teach you alllll about integrating video into your existing photography business without the overwhelm. 

By the end of the course you will:

  • gain an introductory knowledge of video using your existing photography equipment

  • integrate video into your marketing and web presence

  • develop a hybrid-shooting system that enables you to offer videos to your photo clients

  • use video to help with SEO and to get favored by the dreaded social media algorithms, and see how video keeps eyes on YOUR content for LONGER

  • learn best practices for posting video to social media platforms and your website

If you’re ready to make this the year that you incorporate videography into your existing photography business, whether it’s for client offers or your own marketing efforts, then join me for Videography for Photographers and we’ll make it happen with the equipment you already use. I’LL SEE YOU THERE!

Virtual Mentorship Calls

$250 a session

Are you a creative trying to turn your passion into a sustainable business without any formal education or roadmap for how to do so?

Does the list of everything you haven’t done yet seem longer and longer the more you learn about your creative business?

Do you crave straightforward answers to your SPECIFIC questions from someone doing the dang thing you’re trying to do?

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I invite you to skip over the fumbling and to come on into the backend of my multimedia business and throw ANY AND EVERY question at me -- and you’ll walk away with straight-to-the-point ANSWERS, and an implementation plan based on your specific goals.

Get the Goods

The Photographer’s Beginner Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro

The Photographer's Beginner Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro - Get the Guide fro Montana Diaries

Wanna know the #1 roadblock keeping SUPER TALENTED PHOTOGS from adding videography to their business? Editing.

The Hybrid Handbook is a FREE PDF starter guide for all photographers who want to get started with videography.

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Hybrid Handbook

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But wait, there’s more! From the podcast to our community group, I’m here to support you wherever you are on your creative journey.

Montana Diaries Podcast

getting to the heart of creativity and entrepreneurship

Facebook Community

for ALL artists, makers, dreamers, and weirdos turned entrepreneurs

The Toolkit

please note, these are affiliate links, but I truly stand by these products.

Resources for Creative Entrepreneurs and Elopement Videographers

Honeybook

Honeybook is my CRM (Client Relationship Management Software) of choice! It keeps all of my client emails, invoicing, and contracts in one place.

Recommendations for Creatives and Videographers

Artlist.io

Artlist is my favorite resource for licensing music for my films! They have a ton of talented artists and you can sort by genre, mood, and even the type of project you’re working on!

Montana Diaries Recommends Pixieset for Videographers and Photographers

Pixieset

Pixieset is my favorite online gallery site —  it’s user-friendly for my clients to download photos and order prints, and the interface is beautiful!

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