Photographer Leslie Andrews is devoted to serving to purchasers inform their tales

ATLANTA — For Atlanta-based photographer Leslie Andrews, a profession in pictures got here to her in an sudden approach.

She was laid off from a company job when her former supervisor steered she strive turning her pictures pastime right into a enterprise.

It had by no means appeared potential to her, however with a contemporary slate and somebody’s perception in her, she determined to offer it a shot. She packed up her issues and moved to Atlanta together with her new dream

Now, over 20 years later, Andrews cannot think about it some other approach.

Since her beginnings in “street photography,” Andrews has homed in on specializing in headshots, branding classes and industrial work.

“The way that I kind of segued into the branding and helping brands is that I see myself within the small business that come to me, the entrepreneurs that are stressed out,” Andrews explains.

“They know they have a good product; they know that they’re good at what they do but they don’t know how to sell their business.”

Andrews has additionally expanded her enterprise to incorporate a studio, Midtown Collective, which she makes use of for her personal pictures but additionally rents out to fellow photographers and different creatives.

“When I opened my first studio, I was looking for insurance that was catered to small businesses. And it was important for me to be able to get on a call and get a real person,” Andrews says.

“I looked up Hiscox Business Insurance and I called them up; I talked to a real person. They walked me through what I needed.”

For Andrews, it was important to guard her gear and area – the issues she has invested in to maintain her enterprise working.

“It was very important for me to have insurance for my studio to protect my equipment that I’ve invested in, to protect someone coming into the studio if something happens to them. And if anything happens, I want to be protected.”

Andrews hopes that as she continues to develop Leslie Andrews Photography and Midtown Collective, her story may encourage another person to take the leap and comply with their desires.

“My story is not just for photographers, it’s for anyone that wants to pursue their passion or may be thinking to themselves, ‘you know what, I want to quit my job, I want to do this, I want to make furniture’ or whatever that dream is,” Andrews says.

“And I want to tell them they can do it.”

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