Yesterday Scott Bourne had a great post on his site, “Who’s on your team? Photographers need a network.” The blog hit a few nerves with a lot of people, because Scott talked about one of the most sensitive topics out there, support from your family and those people closest to you.
In all honesty, it’s not hard to [...]
I’m wearing a lot of different hats these days and loving every one of them. Last night I was wearing my “Guest Editor” hat for PDN’s upcoming Focus on Portraits supplement. My assignment was to do a short interview with Kirk Voclain about what makes great senior portraits. He’s doing some amazing work with high [...]
Ever had a day when you just woke up and couldn’t wait to get started on the projects for the day? Well, welcome to my world this morning – not sure why, although I suspect wrapping up “Flu Fest 2010″ has something to do with it! So, the blog this morning ties together a whole [...]
Not sure where this came from. Sheila found it going through some papers and it still has a couple of thumb tack holes from being on a bulletin board some time in her past, but it’s perfect for a Sunday morning and kind of fits with the season…
Anyway
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them [...]
Earlier in the week I had a “challenge” with Time Warner. Everything is a challenge with Time Warner – too big with too many layers to dig through and the guys at the top in New York could care less about what’s happening on the front lines. The issue I had doesn’t matter, but the challenge was [...]
I’m a big fan of playing offense versus defense and right now, even if you haven’t done anything yet, you’ve still got time for some great offensive marketing plays, especially if your skill set is in portraiture.
1) Mother’s Day: There isn’t a mother on the planet that doesn’t want new portraits of her family. Even more [...]
It’s just a quick thought for a Thursday morning. Following print competition at most of the major shows over the last few months, I’m always amazed at those people who take it too seriously. Relax, I’m not saying it shouldn’t be important and I don’t want to take anything away from people who did really [...]
One of the best reasons to be at conventions and programs like PPE, WPPI, PPA, Skip’s Summer School etc. is networking. In a meeting last week at WPPI I had the opportunity to meet Gene Ho. He’s literally a marketing machine. Working closely with Black River Imaging, Gene will be doing a program at PDN’s upcoming [...]
The summer may seem like it’s a long way off, but if you look back at how fast this first quarter has gone by, it’s really just around the corner and here’s the challenge. What are you going to need to recharge your battery just before the fall rush? Even more important, what will you want [...]
It’s a broad topic, but the thought couldn’t be more direct. As a photographer are you involved in your own industry?
I’ve talked about attending conferences and conventions. I’ve mentioned the importance of networking dozens of times. Charity Fest last year brought together ideas on giving back to your community. But I haven’t really talked much [...]
