Copycats Are Not a Threat – But THIS Is.

People have asked me if I worry about copycats.  I don’t.  And I don’t think you should, either. Not only are copycats not actually able to truly ‘copy’ you, worrying about them is a waste of time because it takes your focus off the real threat. I will never write like Hemingway.  Non-news-flash of the…

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What We Can and Can’t Learn From Our Photography ‘Heroes’

When I was a baby, I went through a period of time where my skin turned slightly orange.  Why?  Because I utterly refused to eat anything other than sweet potatoes.  No joke – I’d clench my gums together and spit anything else out.  (My poor mother even tried to trick me with every other orange…

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When Gift Certificates Go Sour…

Q:  I had a client who contacted me saying she wanted to purchase photos of her infant niece as a gift to her sister (the niece’s mom). I explained to her what would be involved, how much it would cost, and that the DVD of images could be purchased later for X amount. The shoot went great,…

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