Business Life
Why Imperfections Are Good For Business
Let’s say that you get an inquiry from a high-end client. Who wants to set up a photoshoot in the venue of your dreams. Woo-hoo! You schedule an appointment for an in-person consult. After over-ironing your favorite shirt and printing out your info sheets a few times (just in case), you head in for the…
Read MoreThe Link Between Gratitude and Creativity
I hand-wrote the letter maybe two or three times, wanting it to be perfect. With a brightly-colored pen, I drafted and edited with the same seriousness I would have approached a term paper. But it wasn’t an assignment – far from it. That sunny spring day, the end of my senior year in Boise, Idaho,…
Read More7 Non-Money Reasons To Price Your Photography Profitably
[pinit] This post is for photographers who wear their hearts on their wallets. (In a good way.) You know who you are. The folks who cringe at changing their prices, even though you “need” to, because you kind of hate that money has to be a part of this at all. You love photography…
Read MoreIs Not-For-Profit Photography Sustainable – Even For A Good Cause?
Last time, we discussed giving back with your photography business. But how can you give free sessions sustainably – especially when that’s mostly what you want to do? The answer should be considered by anyone looking to give back with their businesses: Q: I’m in the Canadian Navy. My love for photography has gotten me…
Read MoreHow to Give Back With Your Photography Business
Mike and Ricky founded their company for the same reasons most of us founded ours: To create something that was their own, and do things exactly the way they wanted. But for them, “doing things their way” didn’t just mean deciding what to make or where to sell it. They wanted to change the world…
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