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I recently moved back to Cache Valley, UT, which is where I started my photography business 12 years ago. It was incredibly satisfying to receive calls for portraits from clients
Fellow Photofocus author Lauri Novak recently wrote a post about asking for critique on images and it kind of got me thinking. What is your WHY for photography? Have you
How much time do you spend creating for yourself? If you are running a photography business, my guess is the answer is not much or not as much as you’d
Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives. Today, we chat with wedding photographer Deb Sandidge. We discuss the process of
Learn every day. You don’t know what you don’t know and learning is going to unlock these skills. 15 minutes a day should be spent on learning a new skill.
This one’s important to me, and I think you need to try it as well. Volunteer and make a real difference. Work with youth My volunteering is with the
It would be best if you acknowledged ignorance, and I don’t mean to acknowledge the people that you find difficult or tell people they’re ignorant on Facebook. What I mean
Creativity goes hand in hand with copyright. It’s the foundation for everything that we do. You need to understand copyright, and nothing is more critical to your success longterm than
If RAW video is not an option, the next best thing is shooting log or logarithmic because it gives you a lot more flexibility. With log, it’s all about control.
Every video and photo job can benefit from the practice of project management. It lets you take control. Formal study There’s a lot of great books and video courses available
It’s time to master RAW. It’s both the now and the future. This is such high quality, and for photography, it is the standard. I realize that there are a
Here’s a piece of technical advice. Invest in lenses. Good glass lasts a long time. I see people continually churning and buying new camera bodies when what they should be
Join communities, not just online ones. Those are fine, but the reality is so much better. You’re going to want to find communities that you could be a member of
Embrace automation. Almost every software tool has batch processing or batch automation. I get paid for results these days, not how many hours I work. So it’s all about speed.Â
Use artificial intelligence. The robots are not the enemy. Now, I was just as scared from “Terminator” as a kid, as many of you probably were (or perhaps some of
Get a business degree or a certificate because knowledge is power, and I’m serious here. You can go to a community college or a night school program and quickly get
You need to develop some rules for your business. Simple guidelines that you and if you’ve got employees or team members can follow. I’m going to tell you my three
Go outside, not this very moment. I’d like you to finish this video, but today, even if it’s raining or cold, go outside and experience the world. You need to
Take a dance class. I’m serious, absolutely serious. Take a dance class. Find the rhythm and learn to react. Dancing is a great skill. It really teaches you to be
Here’s one that I always tell folks. Go to museums, learn from the past and experience the future. What’s excellent about museums is you can really open your eyes. Two
Go to a conference, you’re going to learn new things and open new doors. What I like about conferences is you learn new skills. Learn new skills You can’t “not”
