Remember to stick with what you love, a key to staying creative

As tax time is getting really close I was chatting with my wife remembering the old days of our business just a few years ago. Right before tax day when I would meet with our CPA I would empty out this huge box of all receipts we had for the business on the floor and [...]

What to charge for your photography slideshows

When I first started offering slideshows years ago I was excited about the extra impact that music and good transitions gave my work and started to do these for my wedding work. The first question I started to get from many other photographers who I showed these to was “cool, those look great. How much [...]

Facebook fan pages for your photography business

If your business isn’t already on Facebook you are missing out on one of the best ways to market your photography business. If you aren’t sure about getting started check out this article I wrote awhile back, Facebook for Photographers – 5 tips. Today though I want to talk a little about the changes for [...]

Apple, Marketing and Photography

As I am gearing up to review the new iPad tomorrow and reading all of the crazy news tonight with people already in line and camping out for the latest Apple gadget it always gets me thinking about their marketing power. If you look at the rise and fall and then rise again of Apple [...]

Updates for Google + pages out

Google announced on Monday their Google + pages for business now have a few key updates. I am excited about what next year will bring as Google and Facebook keep pushing the bar higher and higher to compete. 1. Multiple Managers! Now you can setup multiple people to manage your page. This is great if [...]

Google + Business Pages Are Now Available

I have to admit when Google + launched awhile back my first thoughts were “great, another thing Google is trying to copy that will end up like Google wave”. I waited a few days before creating my profile (which you can add here: https://plus.google.com/101828183984777718546/posts) but was really surprised to see that the interactions on Google [...]

Getting Started as a Wedding Photographer

One of the most common questions I get is how do I get started in Wedding Photography, what gear do I need and how to I get clients? As I am wrapping up my wedding season this year I just shot my 300th wedding. It’s pretty crazy thinking back that I have photographed that many [...]

5 ways to get new photography business now

No matter what type of photography you do driving more business to your studio is always important. One question I get from new photographers a lot here is how can they start getting new business. Marketing ourselves can always be tricky and something that took me years to get the hang of. When I first [...]

Where is your photography business coming from?

I was reading a report yesterday on the crazy growth of mobile commerce which really got me thinking about my photography business and the web traffic that I get. It’s always important to realize where our business is coming from and be able to see into the future to make any changes ahead of time. [...]

Google + vs. Facebook the Social Media War Heats Up

Facebook has been the leader in Social media for quite some time now and Google has made a few attempts in the past to take over. Their past attempts failed but the most recent Google + seems to be taking off and in the photography space is taking shape as a great place for photographers [...]

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