August 1st is right around the corner. From a business stand point it’s a time everybody should be using to do at least one thing you’ve never done before to create a little buzz in your market, your community. Here are some ideas and thoughts on where you can get some help!
Postcard Mailing: How about [...]
I’ve written a lot about things that make this industry so special – well, one of them is the way everybody watches each other’s backs. Incredible friendships develop and it all starts with every one’s mutual love for the craft!
At the end of last week I got a call from Vicki Taufer. After a lot [...]
Earlier this month my buddy Scott Bourne wrote the following on www.PhotoFocus.com. I read it, liked it a lot and just thought it deserved another moment in the spotlight. What got me thinking about his post was a complaint I got from somebody who didn’t like the idea of my upcoming Summer School being held in [...]
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 [...]
Drawn at random half an hour ago, the winner of a free registration to Skip’s Summer School is Ben Barrett. Ben submitted his image on July 7.
Congrats to Ben and thank you to all of you who participated.
Here’s the last batch of entries into the “Working With What You’ve Got” Contest for Skip’s Summer School. There have been some really great images submitted, all proving that if you look hard enough there’s great scenery around us everywhere we go!
We’ll be making the announcement at noon today of the winner for a full registration [...]
I continue to be amazed at the response to my call for entries for last week’s contest. Remember, the whole topic was in response to people saying they just don’t have any place nice to photograph. Everyone has shown that while we’d all love to be shooting on the beaches of Malibu, there are still great places [...]
The variety in what’s been sent in just keeps getting better…and to think it all started because somebody said, “There’s nothing cool to photograph where I live!”
Two images from Amar Ramesh
Wendy Mayo’s three images:
Three images from Vickie Gonzales
The contest runs until midnight on July 7th! Thanks everybody for being a part of this. It’s a [...]
Sorry everybody, but I completely forgot to announce the winner of the essay contest yesterday morning. A few months back we announced a contest giving away a free full registration to Skip’s Summer School and $500 toward travel expenses.
The winner is Steve Wright, Jr. Steve works with the Disabled American Veterans Program. He’s in real need of a mentor [...]
The request for images in yesterday’s blog has resulted in some great work, simply demonstrating you don’t have to be in Malibu or the Rockies to get some great back drops for your images! The idea of the contest was a little half-baked, so here are the “rules”… we’ll keep it simple!
1) Contest ends on [...]
