Business Inspiration Photography Education Building a Stronger Business With the Help of Your Peers Intro by Skip Cohen This post by Robert Nowell, co-founder of Sprout Studio, is out of their archives and really hit home for me. It’s all about how you can bring 5-6 individual business owners from your community together to create a Mastermind group. For years I’ve been writing about networking luncheons, bringing together a […] Written by Robert Nowell June 13, 2023May 4, 2023
Inspiration Photography Education Social Media Stop Taking on Trolls Just recently a good friend was attacked by a couple of trolls on Facebook, and it got me thinking about the blessing and curse of social media. The blessing is how it keeps all together, sort of like the mortar between a wall of bricks. We’re able to communicate and stay in touch. For example, […] Written by Skip Cohen June 8, 2023May 1, 2023
Inspiration Photography How to Implement Psychogeography Photography The term ‘psychogeography’ was invented by the French writer, poet, and philosopher Guy Debord in 1957. He defined it as the study of an environment’s specific effects on individuals’ emotions and actions. It is the intersection of psychology and geography. In other words, psychogeography is about how we feel and act when we are in […] Written by Carly Sullens M. Artist, CPP June 6, 2023April 19, 2023
Photography Photography Education How to Photograph the Starry Skies with Any Camera Astrophotography is fun and inspiring. It never gets old seeing the images pop up on the back of the camera after a time exposure and seeing all these stars that your eyes can’t see. I got into astrophotography a couple of years ago on my own terms. What do I mean by that? I didn’t […] Written by Mark Weber June 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Customer Satisfaction Photography Education How to Handle Upset Customers It happens to all of us. No matter how hard we try sometimes we are going to have upset clients. Could be it’s an issue beyond our control. Could be we simply screwed up. But whatever the reason Mrs. Jones is MAD! The catastrophe for your business is not that something bad happened, it’s if […] Written by Holly Howe May 30, 2023April 12, 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
Customer Satisfaction Marketing Photography Uncategorized Five Great Things to Say to an Upset Customer Intro by Skip Cohen There’s so much great content in Shep Hyken’s blog archives. Setting the highest possible standard for Customer Service is your not-so-secret weapon to give you a leadership reputation in your community. I grew up in Customer Service in Polaroid back in the 70s. The SX-70 had come out and those first […] Written by Shep Hyken May 23, 2023April 13, 2023
Business Customer Satisfaction Photography Education Techniques Be Helpful BEFORE They’re “Yelpful” Intro by Skip Cohen While the communication vehicles we use have changed over the years, the basic principles of service haven’t changed at all. As a photographer, you’ve still got to build and maintain the relationships with your clients. Trust, keeping your promises, exceeding expectations, and providing consistently excellent quality are all essential building blocks […] Written by Shep Hyken May 18, 2023April 12, 2023
Photography Photography Education Techniques Eye-Contact is Key — But Not Always Possible Why will some children not provide eye-contact in a photo session? A form of Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder) may be the reason. Let’s first look into what might be happening in this scenario. In this image by Thomas Balsamo, professional photographer and author of “Souls: Beneath and Beyond Autism,” The boy has a very different look in […] Written by Karen Dorame May 16, 2023May 4, 2023
Inspiration Photography Education The Consequence of Being Afraid Several years ago I had a dream to have my artwork published in a Better Homes and Gardens coffee table book. It was kind of a fantasy, like living on a beach in Maui or winning the lottery (which really wouldn’t be one OR the other, because if I win the lottery I’m going to […] Written by Holly Howe May 11, 2023May 1, 2023
