Back from WPPI last week brought to a close what I refer to as my 2012 Trade Show Season. It started with PMA @ CES then IUSA in New Orleans, PhotoPro Expo in Covington, KY and back to Las Vegas for GoingPro Bootcamp and WPPI.  For many of you there’s still another round or two with [...]

As many of you read this I’m hopefully on a plane pointed toward Cincinnati for PhotoPro Expo which runs through Sunday.  At a time of uncertainty in this industry, especially with workshops and conventions, PhotoPro Expo is headed towards record-breaking attendance and has a sold out trade show floor.  Think about the work it’s taken to pull this off.
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Yesterday I got an email from Bob Bell at United Funding.  I’ve never met Bob, nor do I have any kind of relationship with his company. I got the letter because I’m on the attendee list from last year’s Imaging USA show.  What Bob didn’t know when he sent it out was how timely his [...]

If you don’t know Helen Yancy or her work, then we need to find a way to help you get out more! I could be wrong, but I’m willing to bet she’s the most awarded female photographer in our industry from the portrait/social side of the business. When Helen and I first met years ago, [...]

 
Last week I posted a press release about a new resource for photographers, PWSPI, Professional Wedding & Studio Photographers International.  The announcement is about a new program Scott Bourne and I have talked about  for some time. The announcement sparked a lot of great discussion and a few questions came up. Since the website, www.PWSPI.com [...]

I’ve written a lot about the importance of being involved in your community since I started this blog.  It’s one of the most important aspects of your business. I heard Jay Conrad Levinson, the genius who coined the words “guerilla marketing”, speak at one of the PPA conventions years ago.  At that time he put being involved in [...]

Thanks for the great feedback on yesterday’s post.  I promised you the second part of Skip’s Rules of Engagement, but honestly, for the most part it’s just common sense.  Unfortunately, we all get so busy and so buried in the day in day out challenges of business, technology and the craft we sometimes need a [...]

It’s that time of year coming up to WPPI’s deadline for their “new” International Photography Competition and soon after comes their 16×20 competition.   Things have changed a little since I first published this post, almost a year ago.
Remember to pay attention to the rules!  Yeah, I know, that seems pretty basic, but the old 8×10 competition is now [...]

Not sure what triggered this thought today, but here’s a phenomenon more unique to the photographic industry than most other career fields – people tend to help each other.  Over and over again I’m amazed at people who ask for help on a photographic or business challenge related to photography and find themselves delightfully buried in answers.
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It’s that time of year.  We’re through the first quarter’s major conventions/trade shows and people are starting to think about future programs.  More and more photographers seem to have aspirations to speak and teach, so if you’re feeling the “calling” then here are some tips to help you land that first gig!
1)      Relevance: I’ve probably [...]