I originally wrote this post a short time back for GoingPro, but here’s why I’d like to share it with you here today.
Yesterday I had a great conversation with a photographer who’s about to go full time. Her work is terrific, her website, while it needs a little fine-tuning is all in place and [...]
Okay, I’ll apologize in advance for the rant. This is about a challenge in just about every one’s marketing efforts. It’s an easy point to understand and even easier, at least for most of you to fix… Stop showing mediocre images!
I just spent an hour looking at images in the galleries of over a dozen [...]
Last week, after being overseas and forgetting it was Veteran’s Day, I wrote a post about it and tied it in with a photograph of my Dad in ‘43, just before he left for the Pacific in WWII. The next day, I got the following email from good buddy, Brian Casey.
I liked your post on the [...]
WARNING: This is an adult post. If you’re bothered by sarcasm and use of the word “turd” please don’t read on.
We’re living in the age of instant gratification. We text, we tweet, we abbreviate. Our spelling has become absurd, phonetically attacking a conversation for the sole purpose of packing a full paragraph into just 140 [...]
It’s 5:43 a.m. and for the fourth time in three weeks I’ve just completed my morning call to Network Solutions. Months ago I had problems with their email product and threatened to make the switch to another company when they supposedly set up the system for routine maintenance during normal business hours of a big part [...]
I know yesterday was Black Friday, but maybe the definition of the day should be changed! It’s called Black Friday because it’s the day when a retailer is supposed to finally make it into the “black” with great sales. Unfortunately, after looking at my email for the last two days, I’m changing the definition. It’s Black Friday because of the [...]
A few weeks ago I talked my Dad into doing a guest post, which some of you read. Many of you have grown up in businesses started by your parents or even grandparents. I’ve always been a little jealous of anyone who was fortunate enough to be part of a family business. So getting Dad to [...]
Last Saturday night I caught up to good buddy Tony Corbell. We’ve been friends since the late 80’s when Tony was working with Dean Collins. While we talk a good game and always try and get some time to catch up at the various conventions, we’re always so busy and it often never happens. But here’s the amazing [...]
At the risk of sounding like I’m trying to do Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy from the old SNL routine, here it is this morning – the brain is an amazing thing! Deep right?
Here’s what got me going on the thought – I was looking at some websites yesterday and was a little surprised at [...]
Okay, I admit it, I stole the expression from a sign in front of a church here in Akron, but think about it as it applies to being a photographer. You have to have faith in yourself. You have to believe in what you’re doing. You have to understand not only the craft, but the human spirit. And, [...]
