Cowgirls with Cameras

Keeping up with your creativity is great… until life, clients, deadlines and expectations begin pulling you in every direction at once. In this episode, we discuss how you can safeguard your creative energy while also showing up professionally for your clients. From honoring your own style inside your client work, to understanding what projects will fill your tank, to the tiny habits that keep your artistic brain from melting down. This episode is about sustainability... not hustle and perfection. Just staying creatively alive in a service-based business.

In this episode, we talk about what we’re intentionally leaving behind in 2025 and what we’re choosing to replace it with moving forward. From letting go of the belief that ease has to be earned, to releasing the pressure to be everything all at once, to showing up more visibly and confidently in our work, this is an honest conversation about growth, boundaries, and choosing a healthier way forward. We share the mindset shifts we’re making around creativity, validation, self-talk, and how we want to show up for ourselves and our community in the year ahead.

This bonus episode is your full rundown of everything we’re hosting in 2026. We’re walking through each equine photography event, where we’re going, what you’ll photograph, and who each experience is best for. From iconic ranch locations to mountain scenes and wide-open landscapes, we share what makes each event unique, how they’re structured, and what you’ll walk away with beyond just pretty pictures. If you’ve been eyeing our 2026 calendar or trying to decide which adventure fits your goals, this episode will help you plan ahead and get excited.

In this episode, we’re looking back at our favorite photography moments or "things" from 2025 and spoiler alert, none of them involve shiny new gear. We talk about the things that actually mattered this year: building a community that feels supportive and alive, reconnecting with the joy of photography, embracing exploration and growth, and watching photographers step into confidence right in front of our eyes. From deep conversations about AI and creativity, to meaningful time spent on a working ranch during calving season, this episode is all about care, commitment, and why the people and experiences behind the camera matter more than anything else.

Today we’re pulling back the barn door and taking you inside our very first year of running the Cowgirls With Cameras online community. From the moment inspiration struck on a long drive home from Cottonwood, to wrestling with platform setups, to celebrating member wins, shared wisdom, and all the friendship that’s bloomed along the way… this episode is one big heart-to-heart about what it really takes to build a thriving equine photography hub in a noisy digital world.
We share why we built this community, what we’ve learned, the unexpected joys, and how the space has grown into a true gathering place for equine photographers who want connection, education, and a place where they can finally tune out the noise and focus on their craft.
We talk about:
• Why social media wasn’t the long-term home creatives deserve
• How our Resource Barn came to life (and what’s inside)
• The power of member-to-member learning
• Why equine photographers need a dedicated place to grow
• Behind-the-scenes moments, laughs, learning curves, and triumphs
• What’s coming next — lives, editing challenges, mini-lessons, and more
If you're curious about joining us — or simply love hearing how real creative communities are built — this is your campfire moment.
Come on over to cowgirlswithcameras.community and see what we’ve built.
Links referenced in this episode:
cowgirlswithcameras.community