Last week I ran a post featuring the promo video for the new Get In Motion tour, featuring Jeff Medford and Ross Hockrow. For many of you this will be your first exposure to a program that focuses on film-making, but this morning’s post really isn’t about the tour. 
While the techniques of telling the story in a [...]

This morning I was watching Anderson Cooper on CNN.  I was blown away by his ability to interview the parents of a 13 year old boy who killed himself recently after being bullied.  In every situation his interviewing skills are always so professional.  Sure, it’s often scripted, but think about all the interviews you’ve ever seen on [...]

I’ve written a lot about the value of photographs and received some really nice feedback.  What I wonder about is how many photographers really take advantage of their personal stash to tell a story for their own clients.  For example, Scott Bourne and I just did a GoingPro podcast last week on how to get natural [...]

A little over a year ago, frustrated with the economy and spending a lot of time talking to photographers who were finding new ways to “fight the battle”, I started my own campaign: Just because the media says it’s going to be a bad year, doesn’t mean it has to be! 
Well, here we are a [...]

Earlier in the week, this post first appeared at our blog for GoingPro, but I’ve gotten such great feedback it makes sense to post it here as well.  Just remember one thing when launching any new project or business – take your time and do it one step at a time.  You can’t rush perfection!
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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.   So, what do you do [...]

Yesterday I referenced a great site for wedding photographers, The Wedding Report.  There’s a ton of data to help you understand how to fine-tune your marketing efforts, but one of the side benefits is getting ideas on how to build your network. 
In a post a few months ago I wrote about Dawn Shields and a [...]