is it the really the economy or do you
need to fix how you market?
the audit bootcamp
Two years ago, I started doing 1:1 mentoring alongside teaching my Newborn and Family Bootcamps — and I kept seeing the same pattern.
Inside coaching sessions, I could help people see the disconnect between their work, their branding, and their audience — but in the bootcamps, the focus was on posing, lighting, and editing. Not marketing.
And I wanted to do more.
So I built the Audit Bootcamp: a four-week experience designed to get brutally honest (in a productive way) about what’s actually keeping you from booking sessions… and give you the tools to fix it.
Two years ago, I started doing 1:1 mentoring alongside teaching my Newborn and Family Bootcamps — and I kept seeing the same pattern.
Inside coaching sessions, I could help people see the disconnect between their work, their branding, and their audience — but in the bootcamps, the focus was on posing, lighting, and editing. Not marketing.
And I wanted to do more.
So I built the Audit Bootcamp: a four-week experience designed to get brutally honest (in a productive way) about what’s actually keeping you from booking sessions… and give you the tools to fix it.
were you wildly (or even mildlY) successful ten years ago?
were you wildly (or even mildlY) successful ten years ago?
or maybe you're new.
or maybe you're new.
and you want to start out on the right foot, but marketing feels like a foreign language...You have the photography skills.
What you don’t have is clarity on how to reach your actual target market - and how to turn your creativity into a career that consistently pays you.
and you want to start out on the right foot, but marketing feels like a foreign language.
You have the photography skills.
What you don’t have is clarity on how to reach your actual target market - and how to turn your creativity into a career that consistently pays you.
But now you’re struggling to book enough sessions to justify the stress and expenses of running a photography business?
Have you blamed the economy, the influx of new photographers, or decided you must be shadow-banned?
But now you’re struggling to book enough sessions to justify the stress and expenses of running a photography business?
Have you blamed the economy, the influx of new photographers, or decided you must be shadow-banned?
We figure out what’s actually hurting your business and divide everyone into three groups so you’re learning beside people who are fighting the same fight. And I’m not going to pretend this part is gentle — it’s rough for anyone who’s been blaming the economy or “the market” instead of looking at their work or their marketing. But once you see the truth? Everything gets easier from here.
You’ve faced the problem. Now you fix it. Each group gets different homework and guidance, and we go through it together on our weekly calls so you always know exactly what your next step is.
I know...this SOUNDS boring, but I promise it's the best part! We break down what actually drives booking decisions: your covers, your copy, your cohorts, your hooks, your engagement — all the stuff most photographers skip and then wonder why their content isn’t converting.
We build a plan you can actually keep up with so you don’t crash and burn the second the bootcamp ends. The official course wraps January 28th, but you know me — I’m not the “good luck, bye!” type. I’ll still be around in the FB group, the forum, and by email when you need clarity or direction.
We figure out what’s actually hurting your business and divide everyone into three groups so you’re learning beside people who are fighting the same fight. And I’m not going to pretend this part is gentle — it’s rough for anyone who’s been blaming the economy or “the market” instead of looking at their work or their marketing. But once you see the truth? Everything gets easier from here.
You’ve faced the problem. Now you fix it. Each group gets different homework and guidance, and we go through it together on our weekly calls so you always know exactly what your next step is.
I know...this SOUNDS boring, but I promise it's the best part!We break down what actually drives booking decisions: your covers, your copy, your cohorts, your hooks, your engagement — all the stuff most photographers skip and then wonder why their content isn’t converting.
We build a plan you can actually keep up with so you don’t crash and burn the second the bootcamp ends. The official course wraps January 28th, but you know me — I’m not the “good luck, bye!” type. I’ll still be around in the FB group, the forum, and by email when you need clarity or direction.
Week One: where we rip the Band-Aid off.
Week Two: “Okay, now what?”
Week Three is where we dial in the consumer side.
Week Four is all about momentum.
Give me four weeks.
classes start every january!
Enrollment is capped at 50 students.
For $599, you get four weeks of true transformation — videos, workbooks, real-world examples, and live group calls — all designed to send you into 2026 with clarity, direction, and a plan you can actually stick to.
Enrollment is capped at 50 students.
For $399, you get four weeks of true transformation — videos, workbooks, real-world examples, and live group calls — all designed to send you into 2026 with clarity, direction, and a plan you can actually stick to.
Live Bootcamp every January!
- A focused 4-week intensive built to push you all the way through — no half-finished momentum.
- Self-assessment tools that teach you the why behind your issues so you can fix them for good.
- Two weekly calls: one with your breakout group, one with the full class.
- Templates, examples, and real breakdowns you can refer back to anytime.
- Lifetime access to every video and digital workbook inside the course.
- A focused 4-week intensive built to push you all the way through — no half-finished momentum.
- Self-assessment tools that teach you the why behind your issues so you can fix them for good.
- Two weekly calls: one with your breakout group, one with the full class.
- Templates, examples, and real breakdowns you can refer back to anytime.
- Lifetime access to every video and digital workbook inside the course.
what you'll get:
$599
hear from bootcamp grads!
Neasa Waller
laura lewis
briana henry
rebecca brandau
“Rachel, I want to thank you for giving me the courage to try minis for the first time this year! The 60 Day Family Bootcamp was my best photography investment all year!”
“Comparing these two sessions makes me happy in my heart! Thank you, Rachel! I know we aren't finished but I feel like I can see a HUGE difference already in just 3 weeks of your course!”
“Ughhh it's just so good. Rachel, thank you for letting me pay you to teach me lighting.
Seriously.”
“I wanted to share that my editing is much faster than it used to be and I have one VERY happy Momma (client)!
Thank you, Rachel!!!”
neasa ann photography
hope believe photography
brandau photography
break free photography
“Finally I was able to get my model shoot done tonight at the place I scouted and with some sun. I've learned so much about light and posing from this class and I think most importantly my families are having more fun during the session. I've learned so much from this course - thank you, thank you!”
- Neasa Waaler
Rachel Vanoven
Rachel specializes in finding the best light possible to photograph families, babies and every age in between along with teaching other photographers how they can simplify their business and love what they do.
Rachel specializes in finding the best light possible to photograph families, babies and every age in between along with teaching other photographers how they can simplify their business and love what they do.