Friday Wrap Up April 8, 2016

April 10, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

CANADA - CIRCA 1950s: Reproduction of an antique photo shows girl and boy posing with Christmas gifts in his hands

WEEKLY WRAP UP April 8, 2016

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

Get Ready For The Next Bull Pen Print Competition on April 21st!

Don’t miss out on this; we expect a SELL OUT! Get your
submissions in and increase your chances to WIN cash: Enter here.

Wizard of Light April Podcast – Now Up!

Listen

Brian DeMint April 7th Creative Cross Training Replay

Have your images critiqued by Brian DeMint in the next
Creative Cross Training presentation!

Replay

Ready, Shoot, Aim

I’ve witnessed a few friends who started businesses, and agonized over the set up phase, and
eventually nothing happened. Their ideas and dreams fizzled out.Frustrating. I think they lacked
a BIG vision and thought the details would somehow make it happen.

More…

Yes, I Have Lost My Marbles!

For those of you who watched the Fuzzy Duenkel webinars, he mentioned that
whenever he is on location in a house, he will hold out his hand to “see” the existing
lighting that is in the room, so he can use it, modify it, do whatever he needs with that
light, to make his portrait.
Read More

A Grand Master

Head over to this post to give Neil some feedback on this portrait
of a Masonic Lodge Grand Master. And no, this isn’t
a member of ZZ Top!

Beard

My Website Circa 1999-ish

Everyone’s gotta start somewhere. Rob shares
his website circa 1999. Do you think this would
still work today?
Click for more.

Canon 600ex-RT Flashes

Here’s a great discussion on strobe lighting
and equipment. Hop on over to read more.

Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Friday Wrap Up February 12, 2016

February 13, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

WEEKLY WRAP UP February 12, 2016

From the noBs photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

If this site doesn’t spur with you with creative ideas, that you could toy with, I don’t know what will.
Click on editorial choice, to see the different Volumes. WOW!! CLICK HERE

Nikon D5 and D500:

Attention Nikon aficionados! Interested in discussing
your experience with the D5 and D500? Join here.
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Baseball In January

One of our moderators, Randy, posted some off the hook
shots of a high school baseball team. Click here
for a look at the other shots which were taken
for a national publication.

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New To Boudoir and Portrait Photography But No Studio

NoBs member Brad posted the following: “As a photographer that doesn’t own a studio,
what would you guys suggest doing when just getting into boudoir and portrait
photography? If I am looking to start to build a boudoir portfolio, how do I go
about getting clients if I have no work to show potential clients as a portfolio?
Do I shoot for free and pay to rent a hotel room or studio and hair and make up
artist? Any help would be greatly appreciated.” Click here to read the great advice
he received.

Poor Man’s Corel Painter

Are you interested in adding painting to your photography arsenal but can’t
afford the software? Marian found a free painting software which
he says rivals Corel. Click here for the details:

One Light Headshots

Lighting doesn’t have to be complicated. Done
the right way, you only need one light. Our man
Jason (Anthony) has the
midas touch when it comes to rocking the one light
shot. Click here to read more.

Cheap Speedlites That Rock!

Here’s a great and inexpensive way to dip your
feet in the off camera lighting pool without breaking
the bank. Sean found these $30 speedlites on Amazon.
Click here for more details.

Million Dollar Photo

Is it a rare photo of a strange new planet located
in the outer reaches of our universe? No. It’s
a photo of a potato. You read that right. It sold
for $1 million. Click here to read more and get the
link to the story.

Fuzzy Duenkel Advanced Training series coming up in Feb 2016:

One thing is certain. In portrait photography having control over your lighting
and creating images that sell based on your lighting abilities can make all the
difference in whether or not your create a steady demand for your photography.
And profits. After all, isn’t that the bottom line? Profits. Success.
Creating stunning portraits is all about good lighting. Created consistently, over and over.
Join us for part 2 in the 4-part series with one of the best lighting
gurus in the industry. Click here for more.

Pet Photos For Rescue Group

Here’s a great post from Ernie who regularly donates his time and skills
to a rescue group for cats. He’s shared pull back shots and explanations
of how he created the posters to help get these felines into a
good home. Click here for some great info.

Creative Cross Training with Brian DeMint Feb 18/2016

Have your images critiqued by Brian. First come first served…..click this link for details.

Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Friday Wrap Up, February 5, 2016

February 6, 2016 By Gabriella Wright Leave a Comment

WEEKLY WRAP UP February 5, 2016

From the noBs photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

If this site doesn’t spur with you with creative ideas, that you could toy with, I don’t know what will.
Click on editorial choice, to see the different Volumes. WOW!! CLICK HERE

January Bull Pen REPLAY is up:

Click here or above for the replay.
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January 2016 Lighting MasterMind Replay is in the forum

Loaded with valuable, from the trenches lighting tips, techniques
and strategies from real cash paying gigs. Click here or above to
watch.
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January Marketing & Goal Setting Mastermind is in the forum

It’s not too late to get fired up before the New Year
starts to get a little old and tired:) Click here or above for more.

Could this be one of the longest threads on Wedding Shows?

One thing for sure, is it’s packed with some very good insights and
detailed analysis marketing reviews from Marian who attended several
shows this year and gave us a detailed synopsis of booth layout, design and
wedding trade show secrets. This is good stuff, and more keeps adding to it.
Click here or above to read more.

DIY Lighting…

Neil says….”Great find on the Hurrell pullback shots!” in this thread on Marian’s post
on lighting….Marian’s post….”Westcott calls them the Spiderlite kits and they sell
different variations (along with other vendors). I couldn’t believe the size of this 500
watt bulb when I took it out of the box and it got me thinking. I like to DIY things and I
could rig up something permanently in my studio, with a few of these. (Heck, 3 of these
will give me 1500 watts.)
More wattage than the Spiderlite kits!…” Click here or above to read more.

“Increasing your work radius….” an excellent post by Sean….:

“I’m curious from anyone with stories they’d like to share who have expanded
their “work radius” ( to other towns, states, countries) and how its working for them. ”
Click here or above to read on.

Shoot in Costa Rica: in the commercial section

“By some twist of fate and fluke I got a gig here in Costa Rica shooting a
Teak plantation/manufacturer. I think they found us from the google adwords
campaigns I was running to promo my destination wedding photography offerings.”
Click here or above to read more about Rob’s commercial shoot in Costa Rica.

Fairy models needed

Sean’s looking for fairy models, “I’m currently having a problem getting more samples
of fairy portrait photos(always has been my problem really). I was suppose to have
a couple of girl models to shoot but it looks like they fell through for now. I’m under
the gun to get a couple more sets of samples. I currently have only one set of samples
from one model. Anyone have any ideas for quickly locating little models?”
Click here or above to read more.

Stepping outside my comfort zone

Thomas said, “I rarely ever photograph at night. This was a group of Models,
Make up artists and photographers that had a get together last night to
just go out and play in Old Sacramento. I almost bailed at first as it didn’t
seem too organized but I stayed and glad I did. ”
Click here or above to read more of Thomas’ post and to see his results.

Baseball in January

Here’s a great post from Randy: ” Last week I had the chance to photograph a high school
baseball team for a national media outlet (Shhhh…all hush hush for now).
Click here or above to see Randy’s shots and how he achieved
his lighting.

Creative Cross Training with Brian DeMint Feb 18/2016

Have your images critiqued by Brian. First come first served…..click this link for details.

Replay: Marketing Mastermind with Dan Morency

Click the photo for the replay link.

Baby Girl with Special Props

|I always encourage my clients to bring along an item that has special
meaning to them. In the past I have had little tipper trucks, Granddad’s
army slouch hat, the Dad’s school case and many outfits either worn by
the parents or knitted by Grandma etc, etc. Click above or here to see more.

Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Announcing- Advanced Training with Fuzzy Duenkel

January 26, 2016 By Robert Provencher 2 Comments

ANNOUNCING: Fuzzy Duenkel Advanced Training

Transcend the ordinary.

It’s been said that lighting is everything. And that lighting is infinitely complex, and crazy simple, all at once.

One thing is certain. In portrait photography having control over your lighting and creating images that sell based on your lighting abilities can make all the difference in whether or not your create a steady demand for your photography.

And profits. After all, isn’t that the bottom line? Profits. Success.

Creating stunning portraits is all about good lighting. Created consistently, over and over…CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Friday Wrap up January 1, 2016

January 2, 2016 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

WEEKLY WRAP UP November 27th, 2015

From the noBs photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

“As you rise in authentic power, craft and impact, some will throw rocks at you. Take the High Road. And trust that the truth always wins”

Join us for a one time goal setting Mastermind meeting to start the new year off on your best foot.
Members only. Wed, Jan 6, 2016 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST

We’ll discuss goals for your photography business.

Personal goals too. I’ll show you techniques and strategies for gaining clarity, personal vision, action plans and skyrocketing YOUR dreams. Be sure to join us…

NOT A MEMBER? Next best thing is watching the replay from last year HERE

REPLAY: Selling Fairy Day Promotions: Featuring Tina Provencher

Click the photo or here for the replay.

Project for 2016 from Bill Guy the photoshop guru…

he posted:
“Right now I am working on a project for Photo Success called The Semester of Photoshop you never got in College. This will be video and workbook of what you should be learning in a Photoshop class but from what I see are not. I had to take a one break due to the holidays and laryngitis but in the next couple of days should be able to keep recording. These are 8 to 12 videos of a lesson or procedure which will cover not only Photoshop but Bridge and effective workflow.”
Sounds very cool. Join in on the post HERE

How to post, add images, and private message… in new forum

Click the photo above to watch!

Family panorama….from Marian.

He posts: “I hope everyone had a good Christmas Holiday!

Over the holiday, I had an Ugly Sweater Party at my house. There were people scattered everywhere and I wanted to get a group shot of everyone, which was kind of hard. Since there was a football game on, (Boston Patriots) there were 3 television sets running throughout the house. (They lost, by the way.)

I remembered a photo video that I saw a few years back and thought to myself, what the heck, give it a try! If you go to this site, one of his main specialties, is large family portraiture…..”
CLICK HERE TO SEE ENTIRE POST

Tana Lemay…principles of design-

Studio Decor principles
REPLAY VIDEO IN THE FORUM
HERE

Recent email testimonials…

Ron says: “Thank you. I cannot tell you How much you and NOBS has helped me with my photography business taking it to the next level….I loved being part in watching all of your webinars. I don’t think I missed Maybe one or two in years. I love them they’re so critical to learning and absorbing like a sponge from you guys. I can’t thank you enough for what you guys have done it’s help me so much….”

Robyn says:

“Hi Rob…I have been part of your community for a while now both through no BS …. I am normally not one to get involved and chat etc because I have a lot of nasty photographers around me who put me in my place when I first started out so I tend to keep to myself…..It put my faith back into other photographers as you always do. So this email is just to say thankyou for being you because it really helps us timid types to push past all the crap. Keep up the great work! Robyn Ebert”

Randy Sartin says…..”I’m telling you folks, this place is the best value for the $$$ going in the photography world!”

I have many, many more. I get emails all the time. Proof is in the, ahem, forum…

Is there a reason why the noBs photosuccess inner circle members forum
has helped so many succeed?

Here’s a quick “snapshot” of what’s inside…

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS….goal setting presentation. Break free and start the journey now…..HERE
PRINT CRITIQUES…post your images here for some real, honest feedback, or share your know how HERE
PRESENTATION AND REPLAYS…this forum is loaded with gold HERE
ADVANCED TRAINING SERIES…from Kirsten Lewis to Vanessa Joy, weddings, families, boudoir, pet photography and way, way more HERE
BULLPEN mastermind and interviews..from the trenches, from real, hard working photographers….HERE
PHOTOSHOP WITH BILL GUY….our resident certified, qualified guru. You can ask him ANYTHING…HERE
PHOTOSHOP TUTORIALS…from some of our top members and presenters…HERE
LIGHTING STRATEGIES…always from real, paying legit sessions….HERE
FAIRY SUCCESS SYSTEM…How I make over $7,000.00 a day photographing fairies…revealed HERE
MARKETING SYSTEM….manuals, videos and replays…a library of money-making strategies for your photography business…HERE
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS…lighting, posing and marketing…HERE
FAMILY SUCCESS SYSTEM…the foundation for any successful photography studio is good quality family sessions….HERE
STUDIO MANAGEMENT…strategies for good studio management…HERE
BOUDOIR AND GLAMOUR…from some of the best in the industry…HERE
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY…hours and hours of top notch wedding photography how-to…HERE
BABY AND CHILDREN…posing, lighting and marketing….HERE
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY… a great way to add extra profits to your studio sales…HERE
SPECIAL EVENTS SPORT…teams and individuals, real sport events and groups…HERE
MARKETING WITH NEWSLETTERS…one of the best marketing strategies…old school, yes. But effective….HERE
SECRETS TO PUBLICITY… Watch this presentation and get a deeper understanding on how publicty works on every level…HERE
WEALTH ATTRACTION GOAL SETTING…One of my favorite webinars where I reveal how I changed my mindset from poverty to prosperity. Something that all photographers can and should benefit from…HERE

HAPPY NEW YEAR….

Make 2016 an epic year….

Yours in Photography and all things NoBs,

Gabi Wright

Grow a pair…

November 10, 2015 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

Friend in photography and members of noBs photosuccess,

Whenever I am challenged and find myself starting to complain, I stop.

And I tell myself: Grow a pair.

That is the core basic truth behind any, and all success.

It means, for those who don’t get it or who need a gentle reminder (like I do every once in a while):

take responsibility…for everything. NO MATTER who’s to blame. Own it.
my attitude is the ONE thing no one else or no other force has any affect on
act…..move….anything. Any and all movement will beat out sitting and thinking, analyzing, whining about it. Get up, get moving…now.
have courage. Not to be confused with being fearless (which is dumb)… taking action in spite of being scared. That’s called courage. Rare, and so potent.

There’s more, but I think you get it.

Final thoughts….Imagine you’re trying to build a house. And you have a saw, hammer, an axe.

Someone hands you a power saw, a drill, a whole set if power tools.

Like trying to pound nails with a rock. The new format has many, many cool tools, options and components that we haven’t even started implementing yet.

But it doesn’t come without some growing pains and glitches. We’re smoothing them out. And thank you for your ideas, feedback and above all, patience.

It will be worth it.

Yours in success and in photography,
Rob

Babies First Year Marketing Program…

October 15, 2015 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

I built my business on this marketing program. It has served me well and has been the groundwork and foundation for my photography success.

In this series, I reveal everything…I mean all of it…every single strategy on marketing, lighting, posing...

AND it’s in the forum for MEMBERS HERE

The BEAUTY PROJECT How to pose, photograph and sell to over 200 sessions each year…

October 14, 2015 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

The BEAUTY PROJECT

Over six hours of pure gold from one of the industries top boudoir photographers….

NOW…in the forum..GO HERE

How to pose, photograph and sell
to over 200 sessions each year…

with Judy Cormier

The BUSINESS of Fine Art Portraiture For Women
Of All Ages, Size and Types

Learn from one of the best in the industry today. This program is for the photographer who wants to learn how to shoot, pose, light, market and succeed in the niched and profitable market photographing high quality glamor portrait sessions that women love…

From the NoBs Photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

From the noBs photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

From the noBs photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

Transcend the ordinary.

It’s been said that lighting is everything. And that lighting is infinitely complex, and crazy simple, all at once.

From the noBs photosuccess Inner Circle Members forum

Join us for a one time goal setting Mastermind meeting to start the new year off on your best foot. Members only. Wed, Jan 6, 2016 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST

Project for 2016 from Bill Guy the photoshop guru…

Family panorama….from Marian.

Recent email testimonials…

I built my business on this marketing program. It has served me well and has been the groundwork and foundation for my photography success.

In this series, I reveal everything…I mean all of it…every single strategy on marketing, lighting, posing...

The BEAUTY PROJECT

Over six hours of pure gold from one of the industries top boudoir photographers….

How to pose, photograph and sell to over 200 sessions each year…

with Judy Cormier

Learn from one of the best in the industry today. This program is for the photographer who wants to learn how to shoot, pose, light, market and succeed in the niched and profitable market photographing high quality glamor portrait sessions that women love…

Join us for a one time goal setting Mastermind meeting to start the new year off on your best foot.
Members only. Wed, Jan 6, 2016 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST

How to pose, photograph and sell
to over 200 sessions each year…