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Hi, I’m Mabyn,
your camera-wielding, LOTR-quoting, boba-loving hype woman who believes showing up as yourself is the real magic. Around here, we talk business, creativity, confidence, and the messy middle of building something meaningful, with a little humor and a lot of heart (and probably a book reference or two).

I was standing in a dark parking lot half elated half terrified with what I was about to do. My heart was racing, my palms were sweaty, and I was questioning myself even as the words came tumbling out of my mouth, “So…You want to do this again?” The awkward pause that followed felt like […]

How to Beat Insecurity & START!

Every now and then I get an opportunity to stretch my photographic muscle and just “play!” It’s so refreshing to not have any pressure to “do well” or capture something specific & just shoot for the pure enjoyment of it. There is a group that I belong to called The Rising Tide Society. It’s motto […]

Swap Till You Drop – Hickory NC Headshot Swap

Hickory, NC Headshot Photographer Mabyn Ludke Photography

     You’re a small business owner who pours her blood, sweat, and tears into her business. There’s no one else to do it for you. You’re it. You work tirelessly to provide a service that seems effortless, but in reality sucks up most of your time. Then it happens. Life. Things outside of your […]

Steps to Run a Business When Life Gets Hard

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