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Thomas Dodd is back….Thursday, May 3rd 3:00PM EST

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***JOIN US*** Thu, May 3, 2018 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT REGISTER HERE     Thomas Dodd is BACK to discuss: Marketing – what to do and NOT to do on social media to build a fan/collector base. How to approach galleries ,how to get shows – how to approach the media – How […]

Why do rich photographers keep getting rich?

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“Of course complaining is really a waste of energy like being unhappy with the weather. Time is better spent on each studio finding their own solutions and adapting to “what is” and not “what was.”…” ~Jeff Lubin~ Watch the ‘Jeff Lubin effect’ webinar replay here. One of the most powerful and information rich presentations for […]

“SEO was easy when Friends was on TV” and other web optimization lies with Scott Crosby

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I hear it all the time. “SEO doesn’t work anymore. It used to work when Friends was on TV back in the day, but not anymore.” A bigger lie has never been uttered. I know it’s a lie, I seen it in my photography business. And so has Scott Crosby, and his SEO students (He […]

Photography, as a career?… “fugget about it”

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Donna asked about speaking at local high schools on career day. This is something I’ve done many a times and I am on mission to save the world from the illusion that there are any careers in photography. (There I am, two months ago, with a group of fifteen year olds in the selfie pic […]

“Howard Cosell color commentary on bridal shows”…and other great posts….

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Fiends in photography, what a year it’s been! Last count I think we’ve had over 47 high quality webinars, presentations, posts and insightful videos…in 2017 alone!! Much thanks to Marian, our resident “Howard Cosell” and intrepid wedding show investigator. See, back in October 2015 member Ben Craig asked for advice on wedding shows and displays. […]

No sunsets, no flowers….

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Sigh… How many times do people send me sunset photos. And expect me to revel in the visual beauty that they’ve so easily created. Or shots of flowers. All taken by merely pointing their camera and clicking. Someone naively suggested to me that I could take pictures of surfers while in Costa Rica. I replied…”naw, […]