Olan Mills Stole my soul!

April 11, 2009

Oh Crap ! I am having an existential dilemma, Ansel Adams over here just asked me to smile and I have no teeth. How can you smile with no teeth? Are you done? because I need to get back to my job at the lemonade and fudge factory.

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Brooke Christl – Emerging from the Shadows

April 6, 2009

We talk with Photographer Brooke Christl on the dark alleys and blind turns that may face the new professional photographer, and how to emerge from the shadows.  Be sure to to check out her website to see the images that her clients are raving about.

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Outrunning the Competition

April 2, 2009

The PPA published another article of mine. Its called “Outrunning the Competition” . Check it out PPA Members. If you are not a member of the PPA, you should be, the amount of work they do for photographers is just crazy.

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Go to your happy place!

March 31, 2009

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Now this is a Logo!

March 30, 2009

This photo from the archives is over 100 years old, but it is nice to know that back then they were preserving their images. I found a little history on the Photographer in a book called. “Ohio photographers 1839-1900″ By Diane VanSkiver Gagel”

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The Power of Photographs

March 26, 2009

Today marks the 9th anniversary of my Stepfather’s death.  He was diagnosed with leukemia and within 6 weeks he was gone.  I will never get over the loss, he taught me so much about what it means to be a man, and I feel cheated that he missed my graduation from Brooks, my wedding, and [...]

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Bob Coates and How to market without (much) Money!

March 25, 2009

We talk to Photographer and author Bob Coates on how to get your business moving when the economy isn’t.  Bob is the author of “Photographer’s Guide to Wedding Album Design and Sales” and is also the Driving force behind Successful-Photographer.com. You can see Bob’s work at bcweddingphoto.com

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This is me!

March 23, 2009

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Marketing for the new (and not so new) Kid on the Block

March 20, 2009

The PPA (Professional Photographers of America) just published an interview I did with Erin Kenly of Erin Kenly Photography. She left teaching portraiture at the Brooks Institute of Photography to reignite her photo business in her home town of Phoenix, Arizona. Read the entire interview here. You do have to be a member of the [...]

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Words that Work

March 19, 2009

Dr. Frank Luntz is an interesting guy, with  what seems like a simple message. Words mean things. Control the message and you can control the conversation. Frank is one of the reasons the republicans were successful for so long. He was a paid consultant  for the party and is the linguistic powerhouse behind the [...]

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