When Bruce and Liz retired from Carroll Photo and Video after more than two decades in the business, they didn’t exactly go quietly. Instead, they kept coming back to a question that had nagged them for years: why is it still so hard for talented photographers and videographers to get discovered?
The answer wasn’t a lack of skill. It was a lack of an affordable, focused place to be found. Most listing platforms either charge too much, bury creative professionals among florists and caterers, or box them into one narrow niche. That’s what led to the creation of PhotoandVideoPros.com.
We’re Bruce and Liz. Photographers, videographers, former business owners, and the team behind USA Web and SEO, a web development and search engine optimization company we built and ran for 23 years alongside Carroll Photo and Video.
Running two businesses at the same time was not always easy, but the combination turned out to be something rare. On one side, we were out in the field shooting stills and capturing video for everything from intimate family portraits to large commercial productions. On the other side, we were deep in the work of helping businesses get found online through Google rankings, website development, and social media growth. Those two worlds informed each other every single day.
We did not just study SEO and digital marketing in theory. We used those exact skills to rank and grow Carroll Photo and Video itself. We built our own photography and videography business into a highly sought after, extremely successful brand with a strong presence across Google and every major social media platform. Our portfolios were seen. Our phone rang. And it was because we knew how to put the right work in front of the right audience at the right time.
We didn't just help other businesses get found online. We did it for ourselves first. Carroll Photo and Video became one of the most visible and in-demand studios in our area because we understood how to market it. That experience is exactly what we brought to building PhotoandVideoPros.
Unique background in creative work and digital marketing
There are other listing sites out there. You’ve probably heard of them. The problem is they’re expensive, they’re generic, and they’re narrow. They tend to focus almost entirely on wedding photography and wedding videography, leaving out huge portions of what photographers and videographers actually do for a living. And they charge rates that make you question whether a listing is worth it before you’ve booked a single client.
PhotoandVideoPros is different in three important ways:
A niche site built exclusively for photo and video professionals
Weddings, seniors, headshots, real estate, events, commercial and more
Free for 6 months, then monthly
or save 10% annually
We built this platform to serve every type of photographer and videographer. Whether you shoot weddings, family sessions, senior portraits, corporate headshots, commercial projects, real estate walkthroughs, events, or something else entirely, there is a place for you here. The same goes for videographers covering any of those same categories. The options are as broad as the work you do.
Listing cost
High monthly fees
Free for 6 months, affordable after
Portfolio categories
Primarily weddings only
All photography and videography niches
Platform focus
Mixed vendor types
Exclusively photo and video professionals
SEO and discoverability
Built for the platform, not for you
Annual discount option
Rarely offered
10% off when you pay annually
Getting started is simple. Create your listing, upload photos or video reels from your completed projects, write a little about your business, and you are live. Your first six months are completely free with no credit card required. After that, you can keep your listing active with a straightforward monthly plan, or pay annually and save 10%.
This is not a platform designed to upsell you every few weeks or lock you into contracts that do not make sense for a small creative business. We priced it the way we wished things had been priced when we were in your shoes.
We spent more than two decades building two businesses side by side. One kept us behind the camera and in the editing suite. The other kept us deep in the world of websites, search rankings, and social media strategy. Both taught us something valuable, and both shaped everything about how PhotoandVideoPros was built.
We know the late nights editing stills and cutting video. The early morning shoots. The nervous energy before a big event, and the quiet pride of delivering images and footage that mean the world to someone. We also know the frustration of trying to get that work seen by the right people, and the satisfaction when the right marketing finally makes it happen.
We built this platform because we genuinely wanted to give other creative professionals a better, smarter, more affordable way to grow. We are not a venture-backed tech company. We are two retired photographers and videographers who still care deeply about this industry and the people in it. That is who you are working with when you list on PhotoandVideoPros.
We hope you will join us.
With warmth and a lot of shared history behind the lens,
Founders, PhotoandVideoPros.com · Carroll Photo and Video · USA Web and SEO