Techniques Practicing Wildlife Photography in a Captive Environment – Part Two Intro by Skip Cohen In competitive sports there’s a proven theory: usually referred to in tennis: If you play with somebody better than you, your game will improve. It’s no different in photography. I’m a better photographer today because I’ve hung out for so many years with Bob Coates. He’s rarely without a camera and […] Written by Bob Coates September 23, 2019September 23, 2019
Techniques Practicing Wildlife Photography in a Captive Environment – Part One Practicing Wildlife Photography in a Captive Environment, Part I Intro by Skip Cohen Bob Coates is back with some solid tips on a great way to practice wildlife photography. When you’re not actually in the wild, how are you going to practice your skillset as a wildlife photographer? I love Bob’s approach, which challenges the […] Written by Bob Coates September 18, 2019September 18, 2019
Business What Conferences Are You Attending in 2020? We’re quickly coming up on the fourth quarter of the year, and soon you’ll be knee-deep in potential business with the fall/winter seasonality. And, while I know we’re still in the August/September time frame, that doesn’t change the fact that with a blink of an eye, the calendar pages are going to turn again. As […] Written by Skip Cohen September 16, 2019September 16, 2019
Business Inspiration Passion and Purpose Intro by Skip Cohen I first met Beverly Walden when she won a Kodak Gallery Award at what was then called “PPA National.” The award was a Hasselblad 500CM complete, and I’m guessing it was at least twenty-five years ago. Overall these years, our paths have crossed numerous times, and our friendship just kept growing. […] Written by Beverly Walden September 11, 2019September 11, 2019
Business Marketing Four Key Components to Marketing Intro by Skip Cohen As photographers, most of you consider yourself an artist. By definition, that means you’re more of a right-brained creative type than left-brained detail and operationally focused. But here’s the key, you need to respect everything it takes to build your business. In this post from Chamira Young’s archives, she shares four […] Written by Chamira Young September 9, 2019September 9, 2019
Business Lifestyle The Myth of Multitasking Intro by Skip Cohen I love the way Rob Nowell shatters the myth that multi-tasking is the ultimate answer to getting more done! Seriously, we’ve all learned to do it. We all take on multiple challenges all day long and so often wind up at the end of the day questioning what you really accomplished. […] Written by Robert Nowell September 4, 2019September 4, 2019
Inspiration Lifestyle If Only Life Had a Focus Button We’ve shared a few posts on the topic of keeping things in focus. It’s funny how we all know how to focus our cameras in manual, but when it comes to life, so many things are a challenge. There are times and projects we all need to do that come with moments when we simply […] Written by Skip Cohen August 28, 2019August 28, 2019
Photo Editing Techniques Technology Hiking and Gear Intro by Skip Cohen Bob Coates has been a good buddy for a lot of years. Our friendship grew out of my love for his work as both an artist and educator. He’s always looking for ways to help us raise the bar on our images and in this post out of his archives, the […] Written by Bob Coates August 26, 2019August 26, 2019
Business Marketing Are You Stuck in Analysis Paralysis? Intro by Skip Cohen This could be my most favorite archived post of the year, and it’s all thanks to Nicole Begley. And, the reason it hits home so hard is the situation she describes is so familiar to all of us! Even Nicole’s challenge with Instagram parallels my own situation of doing everything BUT […] Written by Nicole Begley August 21, 2019August 21, 2019
Business Four Things Many Professional Photographers Wish They Knew Earlier Intro by Skip Cohen For years I’ve been saying, except for doctors, photographers are the second worse business group on the planet! Please don’t get defensive – you’re right-brain creative types, and your passion lies in creativity, not in the left-brain side of running a business. You’ve got a thousand ideas about how to compose […] Written by Chamira Young August 19, 2019August 19, 2019
