The fastest way to walk away from a FAM trip with usable content is to stop shooting it yourself. Book a professional local photographer instead, through a service like Flytographer. You’ll get camera-ready photos of yourself in the destination. You won’t need a tripod or timer and no trusting a stranger with your phone.

Jennifer filed the LLC for her travel agency in 2016. A few months later, she left for three months, and it wasn’t a vacation. Instead, she signed up through Workaway to sew curtains on an organic farm.

Her actual life didn’t match the brand she needed to build. She wasn’t trying to sell five-star everything anyway. What she wanted was real, authentic experiences, the kind that don’t need a marble lobby to matter.

But she still needed photos good enough to stop someone mid-scroll. Still, she’s not the advisor who sets up a tripod in Saint Mark’s Square and twirls for the camera. She’ll say that plainly.

The Photos That Changed Her Content

So partway through that trip, in Venice, Jennifer hired a photographer through Flytographer. Then again in Greece, and later in Florence.

The ordinary travel content she’d been posting got likes. These photos got messages. People wanted to know how, where, and whether they could do the same thing on their own trip.

She realized these weren’t just nice pictures. They were the one kind of content that made people want to travel differently.

The FAM Content Problem Nobody Talks About

Most FAM trip content looks the same. It’s shot with a phone, in a mirror, in a hallway. Whoever’s free holds the camera for a second.

That gets the moment documented. It rarely gets anyone to stop scrolling.

One Booking Solves It

Booking a session fixes this without adding a task to your itinerary. Here’s what makes it work:

• Flytographer covers 350+ destinations, so a vetted local photographer is likely already wherever your FAM lands.
• Their concierge team handles the logistics directly with you and the photographer.
• Their agency partnership tier includes dedicated FAM trip support, built specifically for group shoots.

This isn’t a workaround travel advisors invented. Flytographer built the service with this exact use in mind.

Six Cities, One Habit

Jennifer has booked sessions in Mykonos, Santorini, Marrakesh, Paris, Florence, and Venice. Every single one gave her content she still uses today.

Her husband hates a 30-minute anything. The only way she got him into a Paris session was promising it would be short.

The photographer’s sales manager got them onto the balcony at the Plaza Athénée. Those photos are some of the best they’ve ever taken. Jennifer had to talk him into every minute of it.

A professional photo isn’t a nice-to-have on a FAM. It’s the only proof you were there, doing the work you’re asking clients to trust you with.

It’s Also the Best Gift You’ll Ever Give a Client

Once Jennifer saw what these sessions did for her own content, she built them into the client experience too. She added a line to her “What To Do Next” documents: book your own session.

A photo you’ll hang on the wall beats every other souvenir a trip can produce.

The Ashlyn Story

When Jennifer was running Explorateur, she planned Ashlyn’s honeymoon. Ashlyn is on the TIQUE team now.

Jennifer gifted her a session as part of that trip. Ashlyn got photos she still has today. Jennifer got usable content of a real client, in a real destination, using her own recommendation.

Most advisors miss this part. Gifting the session doesn’t just delight the client. It hands you marketing you didn’t have to stage yourself.

The Last-Resort Ask

It also became her backup plan. If a trip was ending and she hadn’t gotten anything usable yet, she had a line ready. Her wrap-up document always pointed clients to book a session before they left.

Think about what a client keeps from a trip:

• A wine bottle gets finished.
• A fruit basket gets thrown out.
• Stationery never gets used.

A photo gets hung on the wall. It becomes a Christmas card. Years later, it still gets brought up at dinner parties, exactly where referrals start.

The Business Case, Not Just the Pretty Pictures

How the Commission Works

Flytographer’s Travel Advisor Program pays 10% commission on every booking a client makes, not just the first one. A client you refer once keeps paying you back on every future trip.

A standard 60-minute session runs $425. That works out to $42.50 in commission per booking. It’s paid out twice a month, with no minimum threshold to hit.

Advisors also get $100 off their own personal sessions. Clients receive a complimentary 5×7 print of their favorite shot.

Why Advisors Kept Asking About This

For years, advisors kept asking Jennifer where their own clients could get a photo session like this.

That was the appeal before commission ever entered the conversation. Flytographer turned a fragmented, city-by-city search into one flat, global price, across 350+ destinations.

The company has 50,000+ five-star reviews behind it since it was founded in 2013. Nicole Smith built it to get people, moms especially, back into the frame instead of always behind the camera.

Their own data backs up what Jennifer noticed years ago. Travelers are 65% more likely to book an experience if they can see high-quality photos of it first. Every photo your client shares becomes proof for the next client deciding whether to book with you at all.

Book a Session or Apply to the Advisor Program

Flytographer isn’t a current TIQUE sponsor, and Jennifer isn’t pretending otherwise. This is the recommendation she’s made to friends and clients since 2016. It’s still the one she thinks is worth making.

Explore the Flytographer Travel Advisor Program →

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the best way to get content from a FAM trip?

Book a session with a professional local photographer instead of relying on your phone or a stranger. Flytographer operates in 350+ destinations. You can usually book one wherever your FAM lands, with a few days’ notice.

What is the best client gift for a travel advisor to give?

A professional photo session outlasts anything consumable. Clients keep the images for years and use them as holiday cards. They bring the photos up in conversation long after a bottle of wine or a gift basket is forgotten.

How much does a Flytographer session cost?

Sessions start at $325 for 30 minutes. A standard 60-minute session, the one most advisors recommend, runs $425 and includes 35+ edited digital photos.

Do travel advisors earn commission through Flytographer?

Yes. The Travel Advisor Program pays 10% commission on every booking a referred client makes, not only their first. Payouts happen twice a month, with no minimum threshold.

Is Flytographer a current TIQUE sponsor?

Not at the moment. This recommendation is based on Jennifer’s personal experience going back to 2016, not a paid placement. That’s exactly why she’s comfortable sharing it this directly.