Interviewed on PhotoShelter
As you may or may not know, I’ve been a PhotoShelter customer for several years now. I love their service. It is, by far, the BEST way to show proofs to clients and deliver high rez finals. It also easily fits in to my digital workflow with Lightroom via a plugin, so using it saves [...]
The Wisdom of Arlo
Sometime back, I got a chance to shoot the folk singer Arlo Guthrie. He said something that day that has stayed with me: The art of doing nothin’ is probably one of the most profitable things you can do, because it sets you up to be doing something. When you are thinking about accepting an [...]
Cost of Doing (Photo) Business Calculator
For anyone wanting to be a photographer or currently a photographer, the most important thing is to know your Cost of Doing Business (CODB). Fortunately, the NPPA makes it really easy for you. NPPA: Cost of Doing Business Calculator
Marketing 101 for Commercial Photographers
I think one of the most challenging aspects to being a commercial photographer is the marketing. It’s ironic because we are in a commercial marketing environment, yet reaching the people we want to hire us can seem voodoo and difficult. In my experience, no matter how good you are or how “cool” you are, if [...]
Please Don’t Take My Images
Dear bloggers, writers, designers, illustrators, anyone that wants my photography on their website: Here’s the deal. If you want to talk me up or talk up my client, I don’t mind if you use my photography in a bloggy editorial kind of way. I just want a heads up. If you take my photography to [...]
Thanks for Your Support
Recently on my photoblog and a personal email sent to my friends, family, and colleagues, I asked that they nominate me to be given a scholarship from Chase Jarvis to fly to Chicago and attend the ASMP Strictly Business 2 Conference. The SB2 conference is something I wanted to attend to sharpen my business skills. [...]
