I know it’s snarky, but it’s the middle of the summer and it just seems appropriate to remind people how much they’re really giving up by not paying attention to some simple details in their business. So, it’s a fun post to write, but it’ll be even more fun on your end if you make it [...]

It’s always tough to get back on track after a great weekend, but there are times when I wish I could get off track a little easier.
I just spent five days out of the office in Sarasota. The blog was all caught up with two posts in the pipeline when we left on Thursday. The [...]

Up until late April ‘09, I lived on the west side of Los Angeles for seven years.  It’s the world of  ”nip and tuck” and it happens to make a great theme for this morning’s blog.
Living in LA you never say, “I’ve seen it all,” because sure enough an hour later you’ll see something more bizarre.  It’s great to look [...]

It’s a Sunday morning quickie – years ago I had the privilege of visiting the White House when Senator Howard Baker was President Reagan’s Chief of Staff.  Baker was shooting Hasselblad and Nikon and just wanted to talk about photography.  During the conversation we were talking about how a picture really is worth a thousand words.   He [...]

Last weekend I had to put together a presentation about the wedding and portrait side of the industry and in the process of looking at websites, blogs, images and analyzing who are the Young Guns and the New Guns I realized something interesting.  It wasn’t particularly earth shaking, but it did stand out as I surfed [...]

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 [...]

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My buddy, Doug McFaddin at PhotoOne Software ran the following blog a few days ago and it just makes so much sense as one more point we all tend to forget about.  How fast does your site load?  Even more important is how often do you check your site?
At IPI’s (Independent Photo Imagers) conference this [...]

We’re finally in the fourth quarter of the year and whether biz has been good or bad, everybody is going to celebrate saying goodbye to 2009.   The economy has been a challenge all year long.   Sadly, a lot of photographers have pulled back on their advertising and promoting.  They’re following the profile of the [...]

I can’t deny I’m a little prejudice, all in favor of Big Folio, but if a company makes a good product then why shouldn’t I be?  The challenge is having your website look the way you want it, work the way it should and get the support when you need it.
The reality is it’s not a [...]