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Lee Brooker, wearing a Happy Days Creative jacket.

Founder of Happy Days Creative Host of The School Photo Podcast

One person.
Quite a few projects.

I run a school photography company, host a podcast about the industry, and have just written the book I wish someone had handed me when I started.

The School Photography Business Handbook by Lee Brooker. Scanned the code? You are in the right place. Thank you for taking the Handbook to #1 in two Amazon UK categories.

About

Hi, I'm Lee.

I'm a dad, husband, school photographer, business owner, recently became an author and podcast host. I'll be honest that makes me sound far more adult than I will ever feel! I love cars probably more than is sensible, have far too many ideas, and have a slightly worrying habit of turning some of the more extreme ones into actual businesses and projects.

I started Happy Days Creative in 2018 and since then it's been a pretty incredible ride. I've got plenty wrong, learned a ridiculous amount along the way and been lucky enough to meet some brilliant people doing it.

But the bit I genuinely enjoy most is seeing other people succeed. I love sharing ideas, connecting people, having conversations and helping someone take something they've been thinking about and actually do it. I don't believe success needs to be guarded like some big secret. There's plenty of room for all of us to do well.

That's really why this website exists. I want to see everyone chase and find THEIR potential!

It's one place for everything I'm involved in. The School Photo Podcast, The School Photography Business Handbook, Happy Days Creative, speaking, training, mentoring, and whatever slightly ridiculous idea I decide to have next.

I'm not here to pretend I've got every answer, because I definitely haven't. But I do believe things get better when we talk, share ideas and learn from each other.

So have a nose around, listen to the podcast, check out the book, steal an idea or two and, if you fancy a chat, say hello.

Happy Days!

Lee Brooker holding a copy of The School Photography Business Handbook. Lee Brooker leaning against a black Ford Mustang convertible in the Nevada desert.

What I do

Everything I'm involved in.

The business

Happy Days Creative

School photography built around making photo day simpler for schools, parents and photographers.

Visit Happy Days The Portrait Truck, the Happy Days Creative mobile studio, parked on grass with Lee Brooker standing beside it.

Listen / Watch

The School Photo Podcast

Honest conversations about school photography, business, technology and the things people do not always talk about.

Lee Brooker beside a chalkboard drawing of The School Photo Podcast logo.

The book

The School Photography Business Handbook

Your step-by-step guide to building a highly profitable school photography business.

Reached #1 on Amazon UK in Photography Business & Careers, and in Photography Handbooks & Manuals

Find it on Amazon The School Photography Business Handbook by Lee Brooker, resting on a desk beside a laptop and a cup of coffee.

Speaking & education

Ideas are better when they're shared.

Conference talks, workshops and straight-talking education drawn from actually doing the job.

  • Real experience
  • Practical advice
  • Proven systems
  • Bigger profits
Get in touch Lee Brooker on stage at a photography conference, holding a microphone mid-sentence.

The community

Join the School Photography Community

School photography is a pretty unique industry, and I've never really understood why so much of what we learn gets kept secret. So I created a Facebook group for school photographers to talk, share ideas, ask questions, learn from each other and ultimately help each other succeed. Whether you're already running a school photography business, just getting started, or simply exploring whether this slightly bonkers industry might be for you, you're very welcome. No egos, no guarding the secret sauce, just good people having useful conversations and hopefully making all of our businesses a little bit better.

Join the group on Facebook
The School Photo Community, by The School Photo Podcast. Learn. Connect. Grow. Building better school photography businesses together. Exclusive book previews, free resources, support and discussions, podcast insights, live Q&As and events, training and mentoring first access. Founding members: be part of something from the start.

Contact

Say hello.

Speaking, the podcast, the book, or school photography in general. Send a message and it comes straight to my inbox.

What you send comes to my inbox and is used only to reply to you. How I handle it.

Or reach me directly

Elsewhere

For anything to do with Happy Days Creative, the team are on the Happy Days contact page.