A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about turning Akron into a hub for photographic education. I’m ecstatic to have been given the thumbs up to make an exclusive announcement: Clay Blackmore, one of the finest wedding and portrait photographers in the country, is bringing his new program to the John S. Knight Center in Akron on October [...]
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 [...]
A few weeks ago Jasmine Star interviewed me for her blog. I couldn’t have been more flattered. One of the questions she asked just seems so appropriate this time of year. The question was, “How do you jump start a photography business?” It’s a great question and deserves to be expanded.
We’ve got to start with the [...]
I like to keep it light on Sundays…No, I don’t – I just like to keep it short and to the point. So, here it is for this beautiful Sunday morning.
I’m back down in Florida again dealing with some family health challenges with my folks. My Dad keeps telling me how he’s never seen me [...]
Ever had a feeling maybe you were doing the wrong thing? Everything seems logical in your mind. All the reasoning behind a particular decision support what you’re about to do. You’ve bounced the idea off of a few friends and they liked it. Yet, there’s something nagging in the back of your brain, whispering, “Are you [...]
I started “Profiles” because I wanted everyone to get to know this year’s Summer School instructors. I can’t deny for a second I wanted you to know about this terrific workshop, but the more I do these profiles, the more I realize how much each of these photographers are contributing to our industry. They all have [...]
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 Pearsall, Jonathan Canlas, Kirk Voclain, [...]
