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“Do it for the money…”

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I’ve said it a million times before:  “Having  a talent is worthlessunless you know what to do with it.” That’s a quote from Charlie Chaplin. Search  out his quotes (google him) and you will find some nuggets. Here’s another quote from Charlie Chaplin: “I went into the business for the money, and the art grew […]

Wanna dance?….and make some sales with dance school photography….

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Two webinars, two photographers, two systems for dance photography sales and success. If you were around last month we had Nancy Tillberg join us with her take on dance school photography she calls “Boutique Volume…” Her system is meticulous and tight, and it works. She goes against the grain on what many would think is […]

Have you ever snored so loud you woke yourself up?

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Have you ever snored so loud you woke yourself up? Admit it, it happened to you. Happened to me once. Happens to my wife all the time. I know, because I sleep with her. Funniest thing, she’s demure, barely 100 pounds soaking wet, five foot nothing and snores like a grizzly bear. Go figure. She’s […]

Fast and easy light painting a la John Hartman

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A while back I hosted a webinar with John Hartman on his light painting style. Admittedly, one can’t cram too much into a 1.5 hour online webinar. John puts on a three day workshop to teach this stuff. You can see more info on John’s light painting workshops HERE That didn’t stop me from giving […]

The industry that ate itself alive…

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I don’t know too many industries that have as many mentors and instructors as this industry (photography). It seems, for many that is, it goes like this….Get good, start teaching. Maybe, get good, make little to no money, start teaching to make up for it. I don’t want to sound cynical. It’s not my style. […]

My first wedding and first near nervous breakdown….(how I got through it)

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“Self-belief is the catalyst for spectacular achievement.” ~Robin Sharma~ My heart was pounding. My legs were like rubber. My brain was exploding in a flurry of stress and fear…all cascading down onto my young fragile and vulnerable soul. I was freaking out in a big way. I tried as best I could to keep up […]

“There’s always money for spinach….”

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“There’s always money for smokes” I told my daughter Danielle the other day. She was like, uh? I explained that way back, when I was 30, and a smoker, as was my girlfriend at the time, and her dad. He’d say this if cash ran out, and we needed smokes: “There’s always money for smokes.” […]