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Inspiration is Fool’s Gold, UNLESS –

By Jenika | August 8, 2013 |

I used to be an inspirational quote squirrel – writing quotes down on scraps of paper and backs of envelopes, ripping out magazine pages, filling journals or virtual sticky notes, or sending myself emails full of inspiring words.  I’d collect whole caches of inspiration “for later use,” sometimes forgetting entirely where I put them, sometimes…

Non-Photography Websites That Help Photographers

By Jenika | August 1, 2013 |

A photographer recently sent me a note after reading my free e-book, How Clients Make Decisions About Money.  He said: “I just wrapped up a portrait sales session, and I used ‘Shortcut #2’ from this free e-book to nab a $3000 sale!” Thing is, “Shortcut #2” wasn’t taught to me by another photographer. The principle…

The Dark Room: Depression in the Photography World

By Jenika | July 16, 2013 |

This past winter, I surveyed the P4P audience asking people to share something quite personal:  Their experiences with depression. Answers poured in from around the world in a matter of hours.  I copied and pasted the survey answers into a Word document, and the result was over 50 pages long (single-spaced). Clearly, this was something…

Q&A: How Do I Refuse Inquiries For Single Images?

By Jenika | July 10, 2013 |

Why do people always ask me to photograph things I don’t “do,” and how can I turn them down without sounding rude? Q:  Often I’ll get a call from a prospective client who has not been to my website. They find my number via Google and skip the whole browsing experience which would have managed…