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Keep every client, contract, & shoot organized without doing it yourself

Photography businesses run on relationships and deadlines — but most photographers are managing client follow-ups, booking pipelines, and delivery timelines from a mix of sticky notes, email threads, and memory. A Trusty Oak EA can own the CRM and project management layer of your business so nothing falls through between inquiry and final gallery delivery. Whether you're shooting weddings, commercial work, or portraits, the backend can run without you being the one running it.

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Fractional crm & project management support for photographers

How Trusty Oak handles crm & project management for photographers

A Trusty Oak Executive Assistant works inside your existing tools — typically HoneyBook, Dubsado, or Studio Ninja for CRM, and Asana or Trello for project tracking — to keep your pipeline current and your client communication moving. On the CRM side, they'll maintain contact records, log touchpoints, send follow-up sequences to inquiries, and flag leads that have gone cold. For active projects, they manage shoot timelines, track deliverable deadlines, send client reminders before sessions, and update job stages as work moves from booked to shot to edited to delivered. Your role is to shoot and make creative decisions — the EA handles the status updates, the check-in emails, and the task board maintenance that keeps everything visible and on schedule.

What your EA takes off your plate

Before your first session with a Trusty Oak EA, export or document your current booking stages — even if they only exist in your head — and identify which CRM platform you want to commit to. The most common mistake photographers make is starting delegation before picking a single system, which means the EA spends early hours migrating data instead of managing clients. If you're not sure which tool fits your workflow, your Client Success Manager can help you decide during the Strategic Delegation Plan call.

1

Lead Inquiry Follow-Up Sequences

EA responds to new inquiries within your defined timeframe, sends pricing guides or intake forms via HoneyBook or Dubsado, and follows up with leads who haven't responded after a set number of days.

2

Booking Pipeline Management

EA moves prospects through CRM stages — from inquiry to proposal sent to contract signed to deposit received — keeping your pipeline accurate so you always know which bookings are confirmed versus pending.

3

Shoot Project Tracking

EA builds and maintains per-project task boards in Asana or Trello covering pre-shoot prep, day-of logistics, culling deadlines, editing handoff, and gallery delivery so no step gets skipped.

4

Client Communication & Reminders

EA sends pre-session questionnaires, location confirmations, and timeline reminders to clients ahead of their shoot date, reducing no-shows and last-minute confusion.

5

Post-Delivery Follow-Up & Review Requests

EA sends gallery delivery notifications, checks in after clients receive their images, and sends review request messages to Google or The Knot on a defined schedule after the project closes.

Tools our team works with

We adapt to your existing stack — no forced migrations.

Salesforce
Monday.com
Asana
HubSpot
Notion
ClickUp

...and many more!

Trusted by photographers

Trusty Oak supports photographers including Amy Drake Photography, Love Byrd Photo, Nikkolas Nguyen Photo, and 2 others — handling everything from crm & project management to broader operational support.

What crm & project management support costs for photographers

Drag the sliders to build a monthly plan that fits your workload.

Executive Assistants
~$35/hour
15 hours $525
Specialists
~$50/hour
10 hours $500
Fractional Executives
~$95/hour
5 hours $475
Your monthly budget
$1,500

Starting at $1,000/month. One-time $300 onboarding fee includes your Strategic Delegation Plan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Trusty Oak EAs are familiar with HoneyBook and can audit your existing setup, fill in missing contact records, and build out workflow automations without requiring you to hand them a finished system. They'll document what they find and flag gaps before making changes.
For most photographers, the off-season is actually when CRM work matters most — that's when leads are researching for next year, past clients need re-engagement, and your pipeline data should be cleaned up for accurate forecasting. An EA can scale effort up during peak inquiry season and shift to maintenance and outreach tasks in slower months.
Your EA works from templates and a voice guide you approve upfront, so every email reads like you wrote it. They send from your email address or CRM account, and anything outside the standard workflow gets flagged for your review before it goes out.

Let an EA run your CRM so you can focus on the shoot

Trusty Oak's onboarding includes a Strategic Delegation Plan built around your photography business — so your EA starts with context, not guesswork. Monthly plans start at $1,000 with a one-time $300 onboarding fee.