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Who are you? What do you have? Why should I care?

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People do business with people they know, like and trust.

It’s that simple.

Your challenge? Create your brand as a photographer known in YOUR community that folks can trust.

Not one based on best price. Not one based on “best equipment”….etc etc

Trust. Trust that you’ll deliver the goods.

Create offers that make sense, and shamelessly put them out there. Shy photographers have skinny kids and small bank accounts.

Create a personality, a smile, and a presence that elevates your brand, enhances the trust and creates a bond with clients.

Whether you like it, agree with it or not,  it doesn’t MATTER.

THEY will judge you, consciously or subconsciously, based on these criteria.

“Should I trust this person? Who are they? What are they selling me? Why should I give a hoot?”

Start there.

And if you’re struggling with creating images that people want, here’s a solution for you:

This Thursday, February 23rd at 9:00PM EST we’re hosting another Bull Pen Print Critique.

Three world class, battle scarred, experienced photographers will give you no-holds-barred feedback. With plenty of love and respect mind you. But honest.

We have limited spots for entries and unlimited room for anyone who wants to attend and simply watch and learn

Details on entering and registering are here.

Yours in photography and success,
Robert Provencher

In an industry where so many of the blind follow the blind, he’s a refreshing voice…

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brianDemintFriends in photography,

Brian DeMint is one of my favorite photography peeps.

In an industry where so many of the blind follow the blind,
he’s a refreshing voice.

Why? Mainly because he’s good. Dam good. His artistic shooting skills
are through the roof.

He’s rocket-engineer NASA level smart when it comes
to art. And photography.

He knows how to create a visually stunning, high impact image.
And do it over and over and over again. With bar bones minimal lighting
and props.

Most times he uses a basic kit lens and Best Buy prosumer camera. That, plus whatever
minimal props he can scrounge from the hotel lobby or borrow from someone in the audience.

No fancy cameras or prime 1.8 85MM lenses for this dude.

He proves my point that I’ve been yammering for decades….”It’s ain’t the equipment!”

I see it over and over, this mindset that “when I get that lens or that camera…”

Brian has the ability to see, really see, and he shares this skill with us
all the time.

Every year he’s busy running around giving live shooting demos and he packs
the house with eager fans.

People love him…because he’s real, he’s legit, he’s stratospherically creative, he’s funny
as hell and often, because of the “no filter, foot-in-your-mouth syndrome” (I suffer from this, so we got
sympatico on this one buddy) he says exactly what’s on his mind.

With Brian, you get the whole deal. The whole enchilada. No piecemeal, small portion
served out.

He’s like a tsunami wave of creativity where most are ripples on the lake.

And tonight he’s rocking the boat again in our on going Creative Cross Training….

Join us….9:00PM EST Thursday, October 13th CLICK HERE

If there’s room, you may be able to submit an image or two for Brian to critique (he’s critiquing ten images only!)

See you on the dark side….

Yours in photography and success,
Robert Provencher