http://skipsphotonetwork.com Marketing Consulting for the Photography Industry Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I guess there are some of you who might find this morning's blog a little lame, but yesterday was too much fun not to write about it this morning.  With the exception of some problems with speakers in rooms that were too small, the convention has been pretty amazing.   In terms ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/live-from-wppi/ The other day I picked up on the frustration of a photographer who commented about how his business "just isn't coming together this year!"  When asked about his marketing efforts, he was excited about totally reworking his website and it really did look terrific, but that was all he'd done.   ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/what-if-you-build-it-and-they-dont-come/ This past week Skip's Summer School 2010 launched.   The response has been pretty amazing, but it's time I cleared up the myth that comes with everyone thanking me for putting this crazy wonderful thing together.  The truth is, while it's got my name on it, I couldn't do it without ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/sunday-morning-reflections-thank-you/ "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."    Mark Twain It's just a quick ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/quick-thought-explore-dream-and-discover-mark-twain-style/ 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 ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/guest-post-the-bump-is-back-and-its-bad-by-mark-lutz/ You guys get excited talking about the jobs you shoot, so as a marketing guy, I want to share how pumped up everyone is over this year's Summer School.  It's a star-studded cast, in order of apperance, Dane Sanders, Scott Bourne, Jerry Weiner, Joe Buissink, Vicki Taufer, Jasmine Star, Kevin Kubota, Stacy ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/skips-summer-school-launches-for-2010/ Yesterday's blog, thanks to Nicole Wolf, really seems to have charged up a lot of people into thinking a little differently about their work.  Even on the marketing and editorial side, I found myself thinking about those projects that I'd love to be doing, but put aside because I got busy ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/pushing-the-edge-of-the-envelope/ Social Media is more than just a way to stay connected or communicate.  For me it's become the ultimate doorbell when it comes to knocking on the doors of  photographers who I've never met and who are inspirational.   I'm not sure how the friendship with Nicole Wolf even started, but I ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/guest-post-dont-get-stuck-in-the-middle-by-nicole-wolf/ Okay, this is a quick simple thought for a "First Tuesday" of the week morning.  WPPI is this coming weekend.  The Ohio Professional Photographers convention is right after WPPI and my apologies for not knowing what other conventions are in the pipeline, but here's the challenge: March Madness doesn't have to only ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/03/a-march-1st-challenge/ After all these years in the photographic industry I've got an amazing collection of prints.  One my favorties is Steve McCurry's Afghan Girl.  It's an amazing image and long before I met Steve, I always thought of it as one of the most incredible portraits ever captured.   If you know Steve ... http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2010/02/sunday-morning-reflections-maybe-youre-looking-too-hard/