Business Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education Wrapping Up 2023 It’s December 14, and probably my last post for 2023 here at the Marathon blog. I’m hoping you’re all running at “warp speed,” wrapping up last-minute holiday orders and exhausted. It’s a crazy time of year, but for most of us, it’s that last-minute adrenaline rush that makes it special. So many of you miss […] Written by Skip Cohen December 14, 2023December 7, 2023
Inspiration Lifestyle Happy 4th of July! Happy 4th of July! This day is possibly the best food day of the year other than Thanksgiving. It might even be argued it’s better because you can enjoy it outside if you live in the northern states where it’s too cold to eat outside in November! As for our family, we love a great steak […] Written by Mark Weber July 4, 2023May 18, 2023
Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education What it Takes to Have a Healthy Business I wanted to share with you my thoughts on a HEALTHY business. Being healthy (personally) plays an important role in how things happen in our lives, including in our businesses. The habits that we develop for ourselves play a key role in our performance, both in business and in life. We form habits around […] Written by Lori Nordstrom June 20, 2023May 4, 2023
Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education Planning the Perfect Vacation – A Five-Week Plan Intro by Skip Cohen This is a little longer than the regular posts we share. Still, my good buddy Bryan Caporicci, founder of Sprout Studio, wrote some of the best advice I’ve ever read for photographers and business owners. While we shared his post many years ago, it’s even more relevant today. The two years […] Written by Bryan Caporicci June 15, 2023May 1, 2023
Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education Finding a Better Perspective Intro by Skip Cohen Yeah, it’s a travel log about a part of Suzette’s trip to Ecuador, but one of the things I love about her is how she finds a slightly different perspective on each journey in life. She takes applications she uses in imaging and applies them to the people she meets along […] Written by Suzette Allen May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education Techniques How Photography Helps Mental Health Photography can have a significant positive effect on mental health. Florence Cane, one of the early Art Therapy pioneers, was one of the first visual artists to recognize the extraordinarily connected impact of art on mental health. Since then, art making, including photography, has been researched many times, concluding many mental health benefits. Here are […] Written by Carly Sullens M. Artist, CPP October 18, 2022October 13, 2022
Business Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education The Creative Process: You Don’t Need Permission Intro by Skip Cohen I love this post Suzette Allen shared recently because it hits on a topic near and dear to so many of us. With all the challenges in business and our personal lives, we forget to take time to be creative. We’re always working on a deadline, and as soon as we’re […] Written by Suzette Allen October 4, 2022October 3, 2022
Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Paying Attention to Stress! Remember that stress doesn’t come from what’s going on in your life.It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life.Andrew Bernstein I shared this on my own blog last week – it’s a quick reminder that you can’t create images that tug at people’s heartstrings if your own heart isn’t in the […] Written by Skip Cohen August 25, 2022August 25, 2022
Business Inspiration Lifestyle Using “Family” as an Excuse Intro by Skip Cohen This archived transcript of one of Sarah Petty’s podcasts hit me hard. At this point in our lives, it’s just me, Sheila, and two pups. But it recently occurred to me that I’m putting too much time into work and not spending enough time with them. I was simply not having […] Written by Sarah Petty November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle Still Standing Intro by Skip Cohen In 2012 Suzette Allen shared the photograph and post below. It’s personal and as only Suzette can share, she opened her heart. But there’s a point I wanted to make by sharing her post here on the Marathon blog. So many of you have become so clinical in your approach to […] Written by Suzette Allen July 22, 2021July 22, 2021
