Yesterday I was talking to a photographer from the area and she made a comment, “I can’t wait for this economy to turn around!” She painfully laughed about the challenges this year and talked about 2010 finally coming to a close. I hung up the phone and I can’t begin to describe how much her thought [...]
On November 9th Doug Gordon added his expertise to the star-studded faculty of the Akron Photo Series. I’ve known Doug for years, but never had the opportunity to attend his program. In fact, all I ever saw was the first five minutes, before I always being pulled out for something else going on at the convention. But [...]
I’m surprised to be leading off this morning with a quote from Barbara Bush, but it sure seems to fit my thoughts…
“You just don’t luck into things as much as you’d like to think you do. You build step by step, where it’s friendships or opportunities!”
I doubt that I’m any different than any of you. [...]
I know yesterday was Black Friday, but maybe the definition of the day should be changed! It’s called Black Friday because it’s the day when a retailer is supposed to finally make it into the “black” with great sales. Unfortunately, after looking at my email for the last two days, I’m changing the definition. It’s Black Friday because of the [...]
There’s no question this is a day to absolutely NOT do a blog. So, I confess, I wrote this yesterday and set it up to go live at 7:00 am on Thanksgiving Day. It’s a very short message, staying focused pretty much on this blog. I want to thank all of you for your support, readership and friendship. [...]
Everyone knows how to focus their cameras, but more of you need to focus on your business and just do a better job of setting your priorities. It’s not an easy task. Day to day it represents the biggest challenge even for a seasoned vet (sounds more professional than “old fart”) like me. So I’m [...]
I normally don’t post press releases on my blog, but this one is too exciting not to share. I’m very proud to be associated with this new project. So many of the benefits we’re working on developing for the photographic community are thanks to the feedback from many of you and our readers/followers at GoingPro!
Ever wonder what [...]
I’m violating one of the most fundamental rules for a blog and completely stepping out of the category this morning. This has absolutely nothing to do with photography directly. Although,when you watch it, if you can think about anything else other than the point it makes, think about the power of the images. It was produced [...]
I always keep it short on Sunday mornings and today I’m barely even going to write. With Thanksgiving coming and knowing the challenges everybody is facing with the year coming to a close, there are some incredible people in the world who have done a far better job of giving us things to think about [...]
Every night Sheila walks in the door and we’ll both ask each other the same question, “Hey honey, how was your day?” After a twenty minute or so exchange the reality hits us that no matter what business you’re in, the challenges are the same. She’s at Akron Children’s Hospital and I’m in the photo [...]
