It’s coming up on two years since I launched this blog and during that time there have been a number of posts by me as well as guests, talking about ways to give back. Some ideas have been very local, others national, but each has represented a big dream. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing [...]

Not sure why, but there seemed to be a common theme last week about following your heart. Maybe it’s just Spring fever and the need for all of us to get back to focusing on what’s really important in life.
On Facebook, last Thursday I quoted Tom Shadyac. Tom is the multi-million dollar genius who directed [...]

A couple of months ago I wanted to change the direction of this blog and started to concentrate on building a great resource base of “how to” content. Posts from David Ziser, Scott Bourne, Clay Blackmore, Doug Gordon, Matthew Jordan Smith, Jared Platt, Rolando Gomez, Joe Farace, Bruce Berg, Dave Ashby and Nicole Wolf have all [...]

 Okay, it’s really time to wrap this up, but feel free to comment and tell us what we’ve missed. What are the pet peeves you’ve seen with photographers just starting out? Let me know (send to skip@mei500.com) and we’ll add them to a post at a later date. While all of this may seem negative, the truth [...]

The photographers who contribute to Skip’s Photo Network aren’t just great photographers, they’ve become great friends. But, more than just friends I have tremendous respect for them as artists, business people and of course educators. They also inspire me and Matthew seems to do it on a fairly regular basis.
What amazes me is that most of [...]

I found this terrific little clip on YouTube of Bambi doing a few fast posing tips – lots of information in less than two minutes! You’re going to be pleasantly surprised at how much you’ll learn in either of the two programs on February 28 and March 1!

Just a couple of quick announcements on the [...]

I normally don’t post press releases on my blog, but this one is too exciting not to share. I’m very proud to be associated with this new project.   So many of the benefits we’re working on developing for the photographic community are thanks to the feedback from many of you and our readers/followers at GoingPro!

Ever wonder what [...]

We got a promotional piece from Macy’s over the weekend that got me thinking about the way photographers promote themselves.  Getting something from Macy’s in the mail is like getting one of those 20% off postcards from Bed Bath and Beyond…you stopped paying attention years ago!   
But, here’s the thing on this new promotional piece.  First, [...]

I found a quote from Calvin Coolidge that I really liked and this may be one of his few memorable moments!
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the [...]

I just started reading Gene Ho’s book, The Art of Marketing for Professional Photographers.  I haven’t read enough yet to tell you what I think of the entire book, but Gene’s Preface was enough to hook me. 
…”I like to fish for clients.  I like to fish for brides. And the chase is half the fun.  And [...]