DO YOU NEED IT? It doesn’t matter if you are a photographer or any small business owner, you still need a way to keep in contact with your clients.  When I discuss marketing with other photographers, the studio newsletter always comes up.  With today’s online world, are the days of the newsletter behind us?  Absolutely NOT! WHY NOT? Sure, we have...

  I’ll be honest- when I first heard about GooglePlus, I wasn’t that excited.  I already had plenty of social media outlets to occupy my time and effort.   Did I really need another?  Wasn’t this just Google’s version of Facebook?  My enthusiasm was further reduced by the fact that you had to be invited to even use the service at...

As a photographer – or any business owner – it is important that you understand how Twitter followers work.  You want to find a way to add quantity, while still maintaining quality.  Otherwise, you are just spinning your wheels.  A strong Twitter following will be a great way to promote your brand, while meeting interesting people in your industry....

Last week, I spent a few days in Las Vegas for my sister’s wedding.   There are few places in the world like Las Vegas.  It literally overwhelms the senses with lights and sounds.  There is constant activity 24 hours a day -which can be great or can drive you nuts.  It is also a wonderful place for a wedding – go figure! We arrived a couple of days...

When you talk about the best of the best, people always have their own opinions.  However, when it comes to discussing the greatest artist of all time, you would be hard-pressed to overlook the great Michelangelo.  This pioneer of the Italian Renaissance created some of the most well-known pieces in the history of art.  What is often overlooked are his...

This weekend, I ventured up to McKinney for a senior portrait session with Claire.  It was about 40 degrees out – and the building had no heat- but we pressed on.  Honestly, I don’t know how she survived the cold in her spring outfits, but she did it. We ended up with some fabulous images, so I thought I’d share a few here. The thing I love...

Some time ago, I wrote a post about the death of the point-and-shoot camera at the hands of the camera-phone.  We see it all around us – people hoisting their phones in the air to take a photograph.  When was the last time you saw someone under the age of 50 using a point and shoot camera?  It is rare. Don’t get me wrong, I’m one of those...