May
292026
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
There’s a world of admin tools and programs out there, but where do you even start?
Presenters: Paul Weaver Yami Lima
Moderators: Aundre Larrow
Location: Online
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Successful admin is the secret sauce to any successful photography career. But time spent on outreach, scheduling, billing, and the (many) followup emails can often feel like it overshadows the time spent actually doing the work.
There’s a world of admin tools and programs out there, but where do you even start? In this session we’ll help discuss the tasks involved in keeping your photography business running, and what tools are out there to make it easier.
Paul Weaver is the Founder of The Freelance Photographer (powered by VSCO) and serves as Director of Education at VSCO. A seasoned commercial photographer with over a decade of experience, he has worked with leading health and wellness brands while building a successful freelance career. Driven by a passion for helping creatives thrive, Paul launched The Freelance Photographer to provide the tools, strategies, and confidence needed for long-term success. He lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife and their three young daughters.
In 2015, Yami Lima created a simple fundraising video for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to support a friend’s son battling leukemia. The film helped raise more than $50,000—and revealed something powerful: when stories are told with honesty and clarity, people respond.
That moment planted the seed for what would later become Sunlit, a storytelling practice dedicated to helping impact-focused organizations clearly communicate the impact of their work.
Before founding Sunlit, Yami spent 25 years as a professional engineer and program manager in the aerospace and medical device industries. With a background in Industrial Engineering and an MBA, she brings a rare combination of strategic thinking, systems expertise, and storytelling to impact-focused organizations. Her work helps organizations translate complex programs into clear narratives that connect with donors, funders, and communities.
The name Sunlit reflects something deeply personal. Yami has always found perspective and renewal in nature—walking under open skies, surrounded by trees, or stepping outside when clarity is needed. Nature has a way of reminding us what matters most. In the same spirit, Sunlit exists to bring important work into the light, helping others see the purpose, the people, and the impact behind it.
Aundre Larrow is a Jamaican-born photographer and director based in Brooklyn, NY. He seeks to uncover the fundamental similarities between people of all kinds — through portraiture. He chases great light and deeply human stories.
Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion, which we are always striving for, by ensuring that the artists we exhibit are diverse in gender, class, and race.
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