Okay, so I’m going out on a limb this time – but I just said, “Oh hell, he’s a buddy, he’ll be okay if I publish what he sent me!”  The most fun of having friends with different backgrounds and attitudes is the different way they all attack the challenges in business. Some are more left brain [...]

This is partly a rerun, but I promise it’s a good one. More important though is what prompted me this morning to run it!
At the end of last week I had to announce the cancellation of  Julieanne Kost’s program as part of the Akron Photo Series on May 23 and 24. The challenge was simply getting enough [...]

Okay, it’s a loaded question, but in this case it’s happening because Akron Children’s Hospital is about to open an Expressive Therapy Center and the most recent donation from the Akron Photo Series (APS) is going directly to help them!  (scroll down on the link and see if you recognize anybody!) Expressive Therapy is all [...]

David Ziser ran a post a while back about mistakes photographers make when they’re just starting out. Well, I thought it would be great to bring them back, especially since we’re into March, the last month of the slow season for most wedding photographers.  It’s a great time to think through how you’re going to [...]

Today’s blog might sound like an infomercial, but there’s simply no excuse for holes in your skill set.   There are websites, blogs and especially hands-on programming available, literally to EVERYBODY.
Akron Photo Series: I’m making it the first on the list, but it’s only because last week’s programming was pretty remarkable. We got Bambi Cantrell to the [...]

The full registration site for each of the programs should be live next week, but here’s an update on what’s happening to finally bring some great programming to the Midwest.
1) The Hilton Akron/Fairlawn is the new location for all events.  It’s much more accessible, since it’s only a mile or so off route 77, making it a [...]

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 [...]

It’s not a magnet, but it’s in the category.   It’s a contemporary illustration framed on the wall…
Everything changed the day he figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in his life.
Think about that statement for just a second and now think about everything you’re trying to accomplish this week.  I woke up [...]