Well, that’s a lot of “S’s “… If you have been in business long enough, you have experienced the “S” word: Slump. It can be demoralizing and really affect your confidence level. It can also signal the end of your photography business if you aren’t careful. Before you can dive into surviving a slump, you […]
Learn from Your Mistakes and Grow Your Photography Business
A few months ago, I had an idea for a mini-session to hold in February. It would involve little girls coming to my studio and dressing up in their favorite dress up costumes and accessories. My daughter and her friends love it, so I figured other girls her age (and their parents) would love a […]
Should You Quit Your Photography Business?
Hello again! It has been a while since my last post. With the busy season starting up and taking care of my 4 kids during he summer, things have been crazy around here! Now that I have my 2 older ones in school full-time, I have been able to catch my breath and get caught […]
20 Rookie (and Seasoned!) Photographer Mistakes
Years ago, back when photographers shot with film, people who wanted to be photographers had to have years of business and photography training in order to start their own businesses. Now, it seems all you need is a fancy camera and a website. There are so many mistakes photographers make in their first few years of […]
Rock Your Next Wedding Consult
After focusing on portrait photography for many of my blog entries, I thought it was time to switch gears and do one strictly for all the wedding photographers out there. 🙂 A wedding consult is sort of like a job interview. With each one, you are presenting yourself as the best candidate for photographer for […]
How to Attract Clients During the Off-Season
Business owners must deal with seasonal aspects of their businesses. For instance, coffee shops need to find a way to attract clients in the middle of summer, so they offer iced coffee drinks and smoothies. Ice cream shops have the opposite problem, as they need to drum up business in the middle of winter, when the […]
Preparing Your Photography Business for the New Year
As you all know, this is the time of year where you look back and asses the past 12 months of your life. What were some of the highlights? Mistakes? Lessons learned? Then, from all of that, you formulate some resolutions for the new year. To be honest with you, I have never actually made a […]