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Is social media REALLY necessary?

March 16, 2020 By Robert Provencher 1 Comment

This question was posted in the PPA forum.

It’s a great question from Margaret. She posts:

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Bologna and peanut butter sandwiches….

December 16, 2019 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

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.

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Mastermind…how to choose the best samples for your studio walls….

September 10, 2019 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

Friends in photography,

NObs photo success member Hark Nijar asked for help choosing images for his new studio walls.

I, as usual, love turning just about any topic into a webinar.
And that's exactly what  I did.

We'll talk about his wall samples, the importance of using best practise when choosing samples, and other questions re: marketing, growing and expanding a new thriving photography business.

Members login go here for link:
https://photosuccess.com/forums/the-digital-rants-and-raves/choosing-best-images-for-studio-wall-meet-up-with-hark/

Not a member? Why not join us:
https://photosuccess.com/

See you then!

Can't make it? I plan on recording and posting the replay in the forum.
Yours in photography and success,
Robert Provencher

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August 2019 Lighting Mastermind is up…

September 4, 2019 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

Diversity…a buzzword you hear all the time. It plays into my business considering the variety of photography sessions that flow into my life.

For me it’s not a buzzword or an ideology, but a reality.

You may have heard me say my photography business is like a Swiss Army knife. This business model is a reality because I need to, well, make money.

This is not a hobby. It’s a business.

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“Your brand will evolve organically”

July 15, 2019 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

My daughter, Danielle (that’s her above), a 23 year old third year graphic design student, and an ambitious one at that (she just published a book- LAUNCH DATE AUGUST...), on her days off, sometimes obsesses over her ‘brand’ and the future of her graphic design career and business.
She gets inspired. And writes down thoughts, ideas and, of course, goals. I taught her well.
Yesterday, Sunday, was such a day. She rattled on about the many ideas, inspirations and feedback she was getting from other accomplished designers. She actually contacts these people and asks for advice. Smart. Brave.
I reminded her that she need not really worry about her brand so much. Not now anyways. The ‘brand’, so to speak, will evolve organically as her skills, experiences and more importantly,  her market makes itself known.
This, like in any business, isn’t obvious at first. You start with a great idea. You build. You launch. And then see if people bite. No market, no business.
I used the Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak example. They had some great ideas (ya think?) on what and how a computer should be built.
They didn’t get together and obsess of the logo nor the name…..yet. That came shortly after they had some traction. Sales. Activity in the marketplace.

They could have called it Banana for all I care. Me thinks the market would have still showed up.

The substance of what makes a business run and what makes it great isn’t on the surface – you know, design, image, logo.
The true substance is much deeper. In the grueling, disciplined sweat, pain, blood and turmoil. The going to battle to get your product launched.

That’s where you find meaning and brand. But first, you need to go to war. And find your place in the market.
Yours in success and in photography,
Rob
“If you want to be a profitable and successful photographer, then study profitable and successful photographers.”

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Changing in a changing industry…

July 10, 2019 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

It’s a fact of life, we all get older, we change, and many things change around us.

Take the wedding industry as example. I used to be the young buck booking more weddings than I can handle. 

Nowadays, not so much. Ageism? Competition? Too many younger more handsomer young bucks & buckettes and too many cell phones?

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Have you had enough of the guru drone?

April 21, 2019 By Robert Provencher 1 Comment

I’m not sure I should be doing this. But do it I must.
The emperor has no clothes. There, I said it.   Let me explain.

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4 STAR FRIDAY Friday April 12, 2019

April 13, 2019 By Robert Provencher Leave a Comment

Ok, a day late…yesterday was a full travel day. Up at 5:00AM to greet the rising Costa Rica sun, with coffee, birds and monkeys.

Home, in bed, by midnight. Modern travel amazes me.
onwards….
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Quote of the Week “Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch” ~James Baldwin~
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