I’m not sure if this morning’s blog is dedicated to those who went to WPPI or those who didn’t, but here a few ideas following the convention.
For those who are just getting home from WPPI…you just spent the last week having every nerve-ending tweaked! Your NN, (Network Nerve) has been totally over-stimulated with all the [...]
Ever notice how many people you know in the industry, but never get a chance to really spend some time with and actually have a conversation? Meet Mark Lutz, who while we’ve sort of known each other for years, it wasn’t until the DWF convention in Nashville in January that we actually had a chance [...]
I know some time before Facebook, before Twitter, before email, blogging and the Internet, I actually had a life. It wasn’t too different from The Brady Bunch minus Alice and just two of the kids. Yeah, I’m dating myself a little, but just look back at how your life has changed in the last ten years!
The Internet changed [...]
Over the last few years there are some great new products that have come on the market and every now and then there’s something with a ton of style. Like the bags from Jill-e Designs. I am NOT being paid to promote Jill’s products – I simply like them! I’ve been personally coveting her men’s [...]
I’m having a lot of fun lately with quotes I’ve found here and there. I find it amazing that so many quotes can be so easily cross-referenced to virtually any industry, especially photography.
It’s down-time for many of you. It’s the dreaded, but welcomed first quarter. Cash flow is down, but you have the time to [...]
Tis the season for Bridal Fairs and I have to thank Jerry Rizzo, who started a string on Facebook, asking for thoughts on what makes you effective at a Bridal Show. The more I thought about the answer, the more it applied to virtually any show. So, here are some ideas:
1) Booth Design: I wrote a [...]
For some reason I’m reminded of Don Blair once being asked, “What’s the best portrait you’ve ever done?” His reply, “I don’t know, I haven’t taken it yet!” That leads me to somebody’s acceptance speech a few years ago, don’t remember who, but they were accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award, “So does this mean I’m done? That [...]
At Pictage’s Partner Con last week in New Orleans I talked about photographers using their own images for their holiday cards and put up a few examples. One of them was from an old buddy, David Michael Kennedy. Since DMK is one of the finest Palladium printers in the world, as well as a remarkable artist, I [...]
Before you read any further, get out your 2010 calendar and circle the dates!
The response from this past summer’s attendees at Skip’s Summer School was pretty amazing. So, it makes sense to do it again. Only this time we’re adding in a lot of the great feedback and speaker requests from the post program survey. Thanks to some [...]
Scott Bourne
I firmly believe that every photographer who either has a large amount
of desire to share his/her work or who wants to go pro, should have a
blog, a podcast and a social media account like Twitter. You may
prefer to use UStream or BOO as your podcast. You may like micro
rather than macro blogging. You may [...]
