Business Marketing The Top “Pains” Photographers Deal With Intro by Skip Cohen I love this recent post from Chamira Young’s blog, The Pro Photographer Journey. But what I appreciate the most is how easy it is to counter each challenge from consumers she wrote about. When I say easy, it’s merely to point out it’s not rocket science, but it is labor-intensive, and […] Written by Chamira Young November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
Business Lifestyle Own Your Own Sh** Okay, it’s a little edgy, but there are few expressions that pretty much say it all in just four words. If I’ve offended anybody, my apologies, but honestly, what’s the good of sharing lessons from my past if I can’t call it like it is? I won’t deny the pandemic has created a series of […] Written by Skip Cohen November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
Inspiration Techniques Time to Take Out Those Long Lenses Intro by Skip Cohen This is a little different kind of post I wanted to share here today, but it’s so relevant. Regardless of what gear you own or usually shoot with, my good buddy Bob Coates got me thinking about shooting with long lenses. Here’s my point – while most of you are portrait […] Written by Bob Coates November 16, 2020November 16, 2020
Business Inspiration Courage to Say, “I Can!” Intro by Skip Cohen If you’ve ever met Suzette Allen, or at the very least know her reputation, then you know she walks the talk with everything she does. Last month was the 31st anniversary of a horrific accident which left her literally starting over – speaking, walking – you name it, a car accident […] Written by Suzette Allen November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
Business Marketing The Clock is Ticking! The pandemic has changed so many things in business and our lives, but it’s also created some exciting opportunities for photographers willing to step up and be leaders. Because we’ve all been hunkered down for the last nine months, I’m convinced that photography is going to play a more significant role than ever before, in […] Written by Skip Cohen November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
Business Inspiration Marketing Fine-tuning Your Focus Intro by Skip Cohen One of the highlights I’ve enjoyed through the pandemic is Bev Walden’s Tuesday Tidbits emails. Each one has hit home and gotten me to think differently about some aspects of my business, as well as yours. If you’ve followed Bev and Tim Walden for even the shortest amount of time, then […] Written by Beverly Walden November 5, 2020November 5, 2020
Business Marketing Learning Five Simple Copywriting Rules…or Fail Intro by Skip Cohen The most challenging form of communication is the written word. In fact, it’s one of the key reasons we all see so many battles in many of the Facebook forums. Disagreements come up, and people often turn into trolls, not because they’re want to be hurtful, but because they ignore the […] Written by Bryan Caporicci November 2, 2020November 2, 2020
Marketing Social Media Technology Adding Video Components to Your Website Intro by Skip Cohen I get it, you’re a photographer, and if you wanted to be in the video business, you’d have worked to be a videographer, but here’s the point I want to make with a little help from Chamira Young’s archives. Video adds a more personal touch to your website and demonstrates your […] Written by Chamira Young October 29, 2020October 29, 2020
Business Very Few People Can REALLY Keep a Secret A few weeks ago, I ran parts of this post on my own blog, but I wanted to share it here because it’s so relevant. The pandemic has changed so much in our lives, especially the way we communicate. Lately, people seem to be more addicted to the “grapevine” than ever before. Rumors abound, and […] Written by Skip Cohen October 26, 2020October 26, 2020
Business Inspiration Personal Photography Projects Can Change Your Business Intro by Skip Cohen I was painfully laughing at the news the other night as they talked about being in the “second wave” of the pandemic. Seriously, somebody tells me when we got out of the first wave! Regardless, it’s obvious the challenges aren’t going away any time soon. This post out of Bob Coates’ […] Written by Bob Coates October 21, 2020October 21, 2020
