It was hard not being open back in the spring. Very hard. For a guy like me who earns his living 100% in his photography studio with his wife, when told to close, it’s a bitter pill to swallow.

But we moved on. Persisted. And everything worked out fine. Just fine. Wow….did it ever. It’s been the best year ever.

In the last two December mastermind meetings I share all the insights, strategies and experiences my wife Tina and I had over the last six months in fairy day promotions, pop up weddings and family portraits.

And it’s all there, for members, in the forum.

Pop Up Wedding business update 2020 with my queen bee Tina HERE

Monthly marketing mastermind with Rob on updates, marketing, how I almost opened up a pizza shop, Montessori school family portrait marketing and other strategies from the photo studio trenches HERE

Yours in success in photography,

Rob

I realized there’s common thread with all the photographers I know who have persisted over the decades and constantly ran a profitable photo business. In this short video I explain what it is.

Some won’t want to hear this. But there is no way around it.  

Enjoy… it’s short and to the point:

Two years ago my wife Tina convinced me to look into a new cultural event in the wedding industry. This was our first exposure to the whole idea behind the Pop Up Wedding phenon.

You might be asking “what’s a pop up wedding?” That’s the first question we get about 99% of the time.

I was young. I had four sisters younger than I.

I still have four sisters, and they’re still younger. But we’re all older.
I am the only boy. Being surrounded by girls all my life had it’s perks.
And yes, there was a time I did play with dolls, but not in the way you think….more on that in a sec.

We had some interesting discussions last night during the Lighting Mastermind with Hark.

I made some revealing confessions which made him feel good. And talked about my flaws and short comings. But how, in the end, the only metric that really matters and should matter is how happy mny clients are and if I am making money.

Hark also commented:

I didn’t start “living” until I quit drinking, faced my demons and sobered up. That was almost 30 years ago.

All my demons and neurosis made me who I am. It’s a long list. But one I was willing to tackle and in short order change things around.

When I stew in self-doubt and shame, I quickly realize I wouldn’t have had it any other way. My experiences were one of a kind and all mine. What’s important is my attitude TODAY and my actions TODAY.

Of all the strategies I used in the growth and marketing of my photography business this one strategy created more sessions, calls and long term clients than any other.