Finding and keeping the right clients is a key business strategy that takes proper planning and implementation. For example, do you know who your ideal clients are? What market are you truly trying to target? Before creating a strategy to earn and keep the business of your ideal client, you must first know who your…
Read morePhotography Shooting Tips: Explore New Options And Experiment With Lighting
Headshots Taken Just Outside Our North Raleigh Studio Brenda and I have been at our current location for almost 2 years as of this blog post. What is interesting to me is that it is just 2 miles from where we were located about 25 years ago. We have no intentions of moving anytime soon…
Read moreIt’s The Last Business Day Of 2016 – How Did January Go For You?
This post is less than 200 words and a quick read. Take a look at the calendar on the left. Today is Friday, January 29th which is the last official business day of the first full month of 2016. How did it go for you? It a great time to assess how the first 20 business…
Read morePhotography Business Tips: 7 Tips on Overcoming Adversity in Photography and Business, with Shawn Lee – B&H
Photographers seem to find a lot of reasons why they cannot get more business, stay busy and work full time as a photographer. It's true Detroit is a city and not rural North Carolina, but Shawn Lee has managed to have success in a city known for it's financial troubles. Detroit is not New York City…
Read moreMotivation For Photographers: PUSH THROUGH IT – Motivational video
Start Your Upcoming Photography Workweek Right! Video Length: 4 Minutes 50 Seconds – Blog Post Length: 354 Words Workweek 2 of the new year (2016) is coming up. Are you already losing motivation for your 2016 photography business goals? If so, snap out of it. Remember, it is possible. That's exactly what this short video will…
Read moreMotivation For Photographers: Tony Robbins – LIMITLESS PASSION (Video)
Start Your Upcoming Photography Workweek Right! Video Length: 6 Minutes 51 Seconds - Blog Post Length: 272 Words One of my goals in 2016 is to post something motivational on Sunday before the coming workweek. That might be a video like this one or just a quote or maybe a few quotes. I'm doing this…
Read more8 Ways To Make 2016 A Better Year For Your Photography Business
Are you still in the early stages of trying to grow your photography business? Below you will find 8 things you can do in 2016 that will grow your photography business. 1) Update Your Photography Portfolio - Joel Grimes is one of my favorite photographers. On a video that I watched recently, Joel said that he tries…
Read moreIt’s OK To Build Your Photography Portfolio For Peanuts – But Enough Is Enough
As a photographer, you need a portfolio. And it's not uncommon to begin to build a portfolio by shooting for FREE or even shooting for "Peanuts" as the saying goes which is basically shooting for free because you are likely charging so little for your services. But at some point, the madness must stop and…
Read moreNot Everyone Is Broke – People Will Pay For Quality Photography Services In Raleigh
The View From The 23rd Floor Of SkyHouse In Downtown Raleigh Near the end of this post, you will learn more about why I posted the image above. I have been providing some advice to "a mom with a camera" that wants to be a part-time photographer to bring in some extra money for the…
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