This blog has become a labor of love since it started in July. I’ve tried to stay with topics relevant to today’s challenges. I’ve also had some amazing posts from some of the industry’s finest photographers and I’ve learned a little something new with every guest blog.
Now I need a little help from you – I’m [...]
Coming off of two great conventions last week, DWF and IUSA, it’s a great time to think about how to build your network. There are still people who think a good stack of business cards is all you need! Sorry gang, if you’re just collecting cards that doesn’t cut it any more. I’m not sure [...]
“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” Sam Walton
It’s interesting the things that trigger a topic for a blog. I recently picked up on a conversation between several old friends who are simply being beaten to death [...]
The Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo – S. Cohen
In the process of moving, the items having the most value to me are all my photographs. I’m not just talking about the prints that are hanging on the walls, but the boxes of photographs, the disks of images and the albums of memories. They’ll [...]
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… [...]
Knowing that no matter what you do, you’re only one person and only have 24 hours in a day and seven days a week, (Although my better half hates Monday and has declared it technically a six day week with First Tuesday, Second Tuesday and then the rest of the days. – thank you Ms [...]
Okay, so here’s the scenario: We’re in the process of packing to move in two weeks. In packing up those hernia-inducing boxes, filled with books, I ran across a book on leadership from walkthetalk.com. The book is called Leadership Lessons and I started reading it.
After DWF and IUSA this past week, I found myself looking [...]
This week has been pretty incredible…it started with the electricity in the air at DWF’s convention. Lots of energy, optimism, friendships and good solid education and finished with Imaging USA – for the first time that I can remember, an outstanding show, packed with people, old friends and again the energy of people coming together [...]
At Skip’s Summer School I threw out a contest to all attendees for the best holiday card, using their own images. Those of you who have attended my marketing program know how strongly I believe in using your own images for holiday cards and your personal stationery. I blogged about it last fall as well. [...]
We’re all part of an amazing industry and there are people who come into our lives and when you think about them, you can’t remember a time when they weren’t around. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve actually known them. Well, meet Elena Hernandez from Dallas. She’s an artist and a great photographer, but more [...]
