At Skip’s Summer School last year I met Jen Alston.  Then she won the holiday card contest for Summer School attendees.  Next quick “hi” was at WPPI and here she is this morning.  I won’t deny for a second I love her comment about summer school, but it’s what she said about charitable causes that [...]

Okay, it’s 2:00 a.m. and I’m wide awake and just can’t seem to shut off the day.  So, as pathetic as it sounds, I’m actually sitting in bed with my laptop writing Thursday morning’s blog.  In a few minutes, just like my mother reads to fall asleep, I’m going to wrap it up and fall [...]

It’s Spring Fever in more ways than just cleaning off the porch furniture!  It just might be the right time to do a little ”spring cleaning” on your skill set.   There are a lot of programs to choose from, but here’s a suggestion.  Instead of worrying about which one might be the best one to attend, try and attend [...]

Yesterday I had a conversation with a “wannabe” photographer.  He’s fighting with his friends who don’t support a change he wants to make in his career path.  He loves imaging and wants to make the break to photography,but it’s an uphill battle and his family isn’t particularly supportive either.   It’s interesting how we always find parallels in other [...]

 
I posted this on Facebook the other day and it deserves a reminder…
“Hey pro photographers in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas and Indiana (Mass too) – Okay, so they’re starting out in Boston…but really good events don’t happen in the Midwest very often (Most great speakers must be afraid of the winter, the Great Lakes or [...]

I’ve never been a big Ross Perot fan, but this quote I found a while back hit home:
“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touch down.”

If I ask a group [...]

It’s actually pretty funny, but when I got my first comment from somebody named  ”Anon” I really thought it was just an unusual name!   I mean it sounds like it’s from a foreign country.   And yes, I’m serious – I’m on the computer all day long and in my career in this industry I’ve meet [...]

Last week I wrote about losing a good buddy, Mike Bowen.  In his eulogy of Mike, the priest at the funeral told a story that simply made me smile.  Mike was active in the church and he talked about Mike and his love for photography.
“What’s your favorite place?” Mike once asked him.  The priest being [...]

Almost a year ago I wrote about the importance of giving back to your community.   It’s such an important part of your efforts to build your brand that it deserves a few more comments.   As business starts to pick up you need to make sure you don’t lose sight of how much it can help you build your [...]

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, then I really have very little I have to write this morning, thanks to PWDLabs and Jim Graham.  I got an email from Jerry Weiner at PWD Labs two days ago, but was out of town and it was tough to take the time to respond.  Jerry wanted [...]