Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

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In the seventh episode of made. a podcast for thoughtful creators, we have Photographer and YouTuber, Julia Trotti. We talk about Julia’s life-long love for photography, how she came to start her own business, her YouTube career, and so much more.

Find Julia here:
juliatrotti.com
youtube.com/@juliatrotti
instagram.com/juliatrotti
facebook.com/juliatrottiphotography
twitter.com/juliatrotti

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Listen on Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/0arUv9tCcte3Twaq3nAZG0?si=2590dddd060e48d4

Listen on Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/made/id1741735314?i=1000658910900

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00:00 Finding creativity growing up
03:20 Starting photography
08:05 From hobby to professional
14:10 On starting her own business
19:06 The learning process of running a business
22:50 Transitioning to full time YouTuber
37:33 On notable YouTube videos
41:53 On landscape photography
44:32 Approach to portrait photography
47:00 Favorite gear
51: 02 Film photography
56:45 Relationship with her audience
59:05 Camera brands
01:00:43 Strategic approach to YouTube
01:04:00 Mindset and mental health
01:09:17 YouTube business model
01:12:35 Future aspirations

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🌐 Find me at
Website - [https://patkay.com](https://patkay.com/)
Instagram - instagram.com/pat_kay
Instagram (second account) - instagram.com/heypatkay
Discord - patkay.com/discordinvite

🛍 Shop
30 Day Photography Fundamentals Accelerator — patkay.com/accelerate
Lightroom Editing Masterclass — patkay.com/lightroom-masterclass
Photography Guide to Japan - geni.us/DiscoverJapan
Photography Guide to Tokyo - geni.us/TokyoGuide
My entire Adobe Lightroom preset pack - geni.us/presets
Prints - geni.us/pkprints

📷 Gear
Full gear list here - geni.us/A6HPT