Photography Concentrate

The more people I photograph, the more I’ve come to realize something: a great portrait is a collaboration between photographer and subject. When both are working together the result is far more than what comes from direction alone.

Now, the tricky part is that wedding and portrait photographers are ...

“Managing Client Expectations” is a phrase that people really like the throw around. It makes you sound like you went to business school or read really heavy leather bound books. But it’s a really important concept that every business owner should get comfy with.

Basically what we’re talking ...

Sending a questionnaire to your clients before a photo shoot is crazy valuable. You can get to know who they are, what they’re all about, and what they’re looking for from you. You can plan a more meaningful session, jump start your comfort level with them, prepare for ...

We love sharing cool services we find. And Wufoo is an exceptionally cool one! 

See, if you have a blog you may have found the need to collect information from your readers. Maybe you’d like them to be able to send you their contact info and a brief message ...

iPhoto is pretty amazing. Seriously. It can take an entire collection of images and, with one click, instantly create a complete album layout. One click and your design is done. Even if you have a solid album workflow, and create a lot of templates to help speed the process up ...

Albums rock. That’s a fact. If you aren’t offering them to your clients, you are seriously missing out. Big time.

We’re going to start chatting a LOT about albums, and how they can (and probably should!) become the cornerstone of your wedding/portrait photography business.

Today let ...

Emails are like a mountain. There’s a big pile, sometimes sky high, and you need to get to the top.

Some days you look at that mountain, decide it’s just too scary, and hide. The problem? The next day, when you look to see if you can make ...

Is managing email an overwhelming task that leaves you tired and frustrated? They just never seem to stop! As photographer you likely have to balance multiple email accounts—both business and personal—and trying to keep track of everything can really slow you down. Or cause something to slip through ...

Do you have a difficult time keeping track of what you need to do for all your clients? When you’re dealing with wedding and portrait clients there are often numerous steps that need to be completed in a particular order. Anyone who has fallen behind with their work will ...

More traffic on your blog means more eyes on your work. And if more people are looking at your work, you would hope that the increased exposure would lead to an increase in sessions booked. Unfortunately this isn’t always the case!

Lets take a look at a common problem ...