Not much about photography. Or marketing….or lighting, posing.
Everything to do with a philosophy of living. Being a photographer an artifact. So to speak.
How To Live An Authentic Life In The Modern World
Bologna and peanut butter sandwiches….
I’ve been scarred for life.
See, when I was fifteen or sixteen yrs old, we were poor. Very poor.
Actually, we had always been poor. But at that time we were even poorer. My dad lost his business, declared bankruptcy (his second one) and kinda abandoned us for a while.
[Read more…]See the light….Don’t let your skills live in a state of hibernation
Cameras can’t find light direction. Only you can decide how to place light, decide on direction, intensity and your final creation.
Light is light. Composition is composition. It all starts and end with your and your ability to see light.
[Read more…]A slow, easy, patient, feeding just the right amount of fuel to the fire to see of it will catch…
Bootstrapping. Innovating. Plunging into new markets.
I love sitting around the kitchen table and chatting about new ideas,
promotions, strategies and markets.
The temptation to getting off track is real….and one of the biggest mistakes is throwing money at an idea because we’re anxious, impatient.
I was chatting with a local photographer about this very idea. How I loved creating business this way. And, to be honest, one of my superpowers is the ability to determine how much to throw at an idea to see if it has life, without going overboard and over budget or becoming impatient and unrealistic in expectations.
High end art and low end volume…the opportunities exist at the extremes.
The photography industry has been going through some big changes in the last few decades. We’ve gone from mainstream to extremes.
Let me explain.
[Read more…]“If I get a Leica will my pictures look like yours?”
Some things never change. One thing that hasn’t for me is my love of lenses.
Maybe I was impressed when I was 18 by my then college photography professor, Karl, who was from Germany, had a thick accent and scared the hell out of everyone with his booming voice and tall presence.
He would photograph grizzly bears, racing cars and motorcycles with his Leica 35MM camera and his images we’re stunning.
“Many forces show up to drag you down…”
“The road to failure and despair is littered with the dreams of those who failed to act upon them”
~Napolean Hill~
I love a good story of pain and struggle. You know, when everything seems lost, hopeless and doomed.
You see this in many, many movies. Problem is, in movies, you need this so they can tie it all together for the big climatic moment. “And they lived happily ever after….”
Yea, right….
[Read more…]Success with Headshots & Glamour Photography with Maggie
Maggie is one of the most prolific and successful photography business success stories. Her passion, her drive and ambition are all testament to the success she so richly deserves.
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