Inspiration Techniques Great Images Aren’t About Your Gear Over and again at so many seminars and shows over the years I’ve heard photographers say to a speaker, “Sure you can take a great shot, look at all the gear you have!” or there’s the ever popular, “I wish I had their gear!” Years ago in the Hasselblad booth, we had a photographer come […] Written by Skip Cohen August 30, 2017August 30, 2017
Inspiration Marketing The Real Benefits of Entering Print Competition Intro by Skip Cohen Twenty years ago I entered my first WPPI Print Competition. I had a great image taken while scuba diving and wanted to see how it did. At the time I worked for Hasselblad, so there was no connection to WPPI. Well, the photograph did well enough to be included in the […] Written by Sarah Petty August 28, 2017August 28, 2017
Inspiration Techniques Print Competition – Success and Building Your Skill Set Intro by Skip Cohen Years ago I entered my first print for competition. It was at WPPI and I only entered one print. The judging was open to the public, so that Saturday morning when I knew my print was likely to be judged, I wandered into the room and quietly sat down in the […] Written by Bob Coates July 10, 2017July 10, 2017
Business Inspiration Pet Photography – At the Top of the List Intro by Skip Cohen Several years ago Tamara Lackey published a blog post about her family’s experience with a new puppy. The short post is below. It’s the perfect reminder of the role pets play in our lives, but like the old expression about the shoemaker’s children needing shoes, so many photographers forget to share […] Written by Tamara Lackey June 19, 2017June 19, 2017
Inspiration Techniques Never Stop Building Your Skill Set Intro by Skip Cohen Five years ago Michele Celentano got up to speak to a group of photographers at an SCU boot camp we held in Las Vegas. She looked around the room, was quiet for a second and then said, “Twenty years ago I was sitting right where you are and wondering how long […] Written by Michele Celentano June 14, 2017June 14, 2017
Business Inspiration Fine Tuning Your Writing Skills Most photographers see themselves as artists. We also know a picture is worth a thousand words. Unfortunately, so many artists, when they have to use those words without supportive images are lost. They’re not very good at written communications, and it seems to be an issue with young and old photographers alike. It’s one thing […] Written by Skip Cohen May 22, 2017May 22, 2017
Inspiration Lifestyle You’ve Got to Get Started Intro by Skip Cohen Wandering through the archives of Successful-Photographer this post hit home. It’s so relevant to what separates great artists from those still struggling. There are two key topics that hit me the hardest. First, so many struggling artists simply never get started. They have great ideas, but success isn’t built on intentions […] Written by Bob Coates May 17, 2017May 17, 2017
Business Inspiration Marketing Never Stop Believing in Yourself A few times over the years I’ve shared this quote by Ross Perot: “Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.” So many times over my career in this industry, […] Written by Skip Cohen May 10, 2017May 10, 2017
Inspiration Marketing Blog Posts Prompts – How to Overcome Writer’s Block Starting a blog and keeping it going can be a challenge at times. If you are sitting in front of your computer screen and saying to yourself “I know I should be writing but what should I write,” you are suffering from writer’s block. Don’t worry. You are not alone in your struggles. Writer’s block […] Written by Marathon Press December 1, 2015December 1, 2015
Inspiration Techniques Finding Your Photographic Creativity There are moments in every person’s life when creativity becomes almost non-existent. You feel like you are in a rut. You don’t have that excited push to get you out of bed in the morning. It feels like you are just swimming through life instead of enjoying every second of it. This is just as […] Written by Marathon Press November 10, 2015November 10, 2015