What if Sue Bryce was wrong – the $150 8×10
I was speaking with a friend of mine this week about knowing your numbers. We were chit chatting away when she told me about how last week she had been listening in on an episode of Creative Live. Sue...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.03 – Implementing a Referral Program
This week Amanda and I chat about the referral program we’re implementing in our businesses. Amanda is kickstarting her business after a move and I’m looking to launch a new photography style/service...
View ArticleHow to price a photograph so you can live the dream
If you’re like many of us, you want to live the dream. We’re all trying to make a living as a professional photographer. The easy and fun part is creating the photographs. The tough part is figuring...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.04 – How to sell your largest wedding album
This week, I had the most beautiful wedding album I’ve ever created arrive in the studio. It was a 16×16 Bremen Album from Album Epoca in Italy. I’ve been a wedding photographer for 18 years and this...
View ArticleWhy Printing Bigger is Better – an aha moment
A couple of years ago I thought it would be fun to walk through a bunch of art galleries with other photographers and talk about art. We gave the idea a try at a regional PPOC conference in BC. A good...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.05 – Mini-Sessions
Mini-sessions – to do…or not to do? This week Amanda’s ask’s about “mini-sessions” because everyone seems to be doing them. Should you? Should Amanda? Check out Melissa’s thoughts on mini sessions and...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.06 – Pricing Albums
Albums…money makers or money losers? This week we talk about pricing albums and how to do it strategically to make sure they are profitable and easy to sell! The mistake a lot of photographers make...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.07 – Photography Awards and Credentials: Do they matter?
This week Melissa celebrates a Best in Class award with the PPOC BC Region. Amanda is wondering…does any of that image competition stuff really matter? What’s the point of it all anyway? Join the...
View ArticleFive wild and not-so-crazy things I did to have my best year ever
This was the best year I’ve ever had in my business! I set a wild-crazy goal at the beginning of the year to double my revenue and get my company running like a well-oiled machine. It meant making A...
View ArticleHow to Price a Commercial Photography Job
I feel like I see this type of question almost daily on facebook: “I’ve been asked to shoot ‘some-type-of-commercial-job’ – what should I charge?” I could probably spend my entire day answering...
View Article3 Things to put in your client newsletter
I’ve been sending out a newsletter for a few years now. I think it’s a great way to stay top of mind with your clients and nourish your relationship with them. I tend to keep mine pretty simple and to...
View ArticleCreative Juice: Yosemite – Seduced by a Landscape
This past fall I took a trip down to Yosemite with Find Your Focus. I wasn’t exactly sure why I was going or what to expect but one of the organizer’s, Cris Duncan was quite persistent that I should...
View Article14 Steps for Planning a Photography Show
About a week after I returned from my trip to Yosemite this past fall, my mother-in-law suggested I have a photography show. “Aha!” I thought. What a great excuse to show off my work and create some...
View ArticleHey Photographer [An open letter to my competition]
Hey Photographer, I thought I’d take a moment to write you a quick note. You see, I think you’re worth more. I’ve been watching your work develop over the last months/years and you’ve got to the point...
View ArticleWhy Printing Bigger is Better – an aha moment
A couple of years ago I thought it would be fun to walk through a bunch of art galleries with other photographers and talk about art. We gave the idea a try at a regional PPOC conference in BC. A good...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.05 – Mini-Sessions
Mini-sessions – to do…or not to do? This week Amanda’s ask’s about “mini-sessions” because everyone seems to be doing them. Should you? Should Amanda? Check out Melissa’s thoughts on mini sessions and...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.06 – Pricing Albums
Albums…money makers or money losers? This week we talk about pricing albums and how to do it strategically to make sure they are profitable and easy to sell! The mistake a lot of photographers make...
View ArticleWine Down Wednesdays ep.07 – Photography Awards and Credentials: Do they matter?
This week Melissa celebrates a Best in Class award with the PPOC BC Region. Amanda is wondering…does any of that image competition stuff really matter? What’s the point of it all anyway? Join the...
View ArticleFive wild and not-so-crazy things I did to have my best year ever
This was the best year I’ve ever had in my business! I set a wild-crazy goal at the beginning of the year to double my revenue and get my company running like a well-oiled machine. It meant making A...
View ArticleHow to Price a Commercial Photography Job
I feel like I see this type of question almost daily on facebook: “I’ve been asked to shoot ‘some-type-of-commercial-job’ – what should I charge?” I could probably spend my entire day answering...
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