Photo Editing Techniques The Art of Interpretation Intro by Skip Cohen I’m not a tennis player, but I know how they say if you play with somebody better than you, your game will improve. I know from scuba diving over the years that diving with friends who had been at it for years, helped me grow as a better diver. Well, photography […] Written by Bob Coates June 26, 2019June 26, 2019
Business Inspiration All You Have to Do is Listen Intro by Skip Cohen I love this recent post shared by my good buddy Bryan Caporicci. Many of you spend so much time looking for techniques to make your images different and raise the bar on your skill set. Well, as Bryan points out, the greatest tool you have is your ability to listen to […] Written by Bryan Caporicci June 25, 2019June 25, 2019
Business Marketing Top 5 Reasons You Need to Send Direct Mail to High School Seniors Summer is here along with another class of high school seniors. Now is the time to get your high school senior marketing ready to go. Here are the top 5 reasons to include direct mail as one of the tools in your marketing plan: 1. In an article written by DMR (https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/10-print-marketing-statistics-know/) 79% of households say […] Written by Mark Weber June 20, 2019June 20, 2019
Business New Photographer or Seasoned Pro – Five Points for Success Intro by Skip Cohen In 2013 I launched a new blog, Skip Cohen University. The play on the word “university” is purely anecdotal, but it gave us some fun things to help create content and a platform for online education. We created a faculty, that continues to grow. One of those early photographers I asked […] Written by Lori Nordstrom June 17, 2019June 17, 2019
Business Techniques Technology Great Gear Doesn’t Make Great Artists! Intro by Skip Cohen In this post from Chamira Young’s archives, she hits on one of my favorite topics – dealing with all you gear-hounds out there! Over the years, I’ve met so many “if only” photographers. You know the profile, they’re continually blaming their lack of great images on not having the best gear […] Written by Chamira Young June 12, 2019June 12, 2019
Marketing Social Media Ideas to Help You Build a Better Blog “If people like you they will listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you.” Zig Ziglar So many of you have blogs, but waste your time making them extensions of your galleries. A great blog is about building a community, and in turn, sharing content with your readers that they’re […] Written by Skip Cohen June 10, 2019June 10, 2019
Inspiration Techniques Nothing Beats Hands-on Education Intro by Skip Cohen Suzette shared this post a long time back, but nothing has changed, and her thoughts have no expiration date! Nothing beats hands-on education. There’s plenty of great content on the Internet. In fact, I share videos from various manufacturers and short tips all the time on the SCU blog, but when […] Written by Suzette Allen June 5, 2019June 5, 2019
Inspiration Lifestyle Your Ego: Undermining or Supportive? Your Ego: Undermining or Supportive? Intro by Skip Cohen We don’t usually get into the self-help side of our lives very often on the Marathon blog, but I loved this past post from my buddy Rob Nowell. We typically think of “ego” as it relates to arrogance, but as Rob points out, there are so […] Written by Robert Nowell June 3, 2019June 3, 2019