I found a link to this video on Twitter today and just thought I would share it. This is a fun behind-the-scenes look at what goes in to a big budget commercial photo shoot. Take notice of the techniques they uses to get just the right look for the pizza cheese pull.
Founder of Current Photographer, co-host of The Digital Photography Cafe Show, Designer, Photographer, and overall tech geek.
Whether you’re just starting out or have been in the photo biz for years, one of the best sources of new clients are those living right in your own town. A lot of photographers are on a mission to get national or even international recognition for their work. While this is an admirable goal it’s also difficult to achieve. My suggestion is start local and work your way out to the rest of the world. Here are 10 tips that will help you increase sales while at the same time becoming the “go to” photographer in your town.
1. Contact you local Chamber of Commerce or Small Business Association. They often send out welcome packages to new town residences that offer information and coupons for local businesses. Being the first photographer to get your name in front of them will help to secure future business.
2. Connect with local Real Estate agents.
Founder of Current Photographer, co-host of The Digital Photography Cafe Show, Designer, Photographer, and overall tech geek.
Google is the largest search engine out there and odds are pretty good that if someone wants to learn more about you or your company they’ll go to Google to search. Real quick, click on this link to go to google.com and type in your name. What did you see? Were you in the top 10 search results? Were you in the top 20? If your name is John Smith you may have difficulties getting in the first 10 search results but more importantly you don’t want to be mistaken for a John Smith that may have a bad online reputation.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could control how you appeared in those search results and possibly push the other John Smiths of the world to page 2? Now you can by creating a Google Profile. Similar to a Facebook profile, a Google Profile lets you add:
Founder of Current Photographer, co-host of The Digital Photography Cafe Show, Designer, Photographer, and overall tech geek.
1. Never ever take a booking without a booking fee (average 10%). A deposit is refundable while a booking fee is non refundable.
2. Never ever smoke or drink alcohol while working and always dress as if you are a guest at the wedding. If you want to dress like “an artist” then take up wildlife photography.
3. Never ever give the client printable files on DVD (unless you intend changing career within 3 years). They will print them on cheap fax/copy paper using the printer they got free with the computer which has all the colours of the rainbow in one cartridge!!!!.
4. Never panic, (if you are impatient, dont be a wedding photographer).
5. Always carry a spare camera, flash and spare batteries that are fully charged, (anyone want to buy my old Hasselblad?)
6. Never take photographs during the Gospel or during the Consecration, (it’s as disrespectful as doing a jig during the Nation Anthem). Read More→
We love our pets, they’re part of our family and our everyday life. Those cute little kitties and crazy canines bring us a lot of joy and happiness. Here are 6 tips to help you capture those little personalities for a lifetime of memories.
Patience is a virtue – Unless your pet is very well trained, the odds of them doing exactly what you want when you want them to are very slim. Take your time, relax and go with the flow. You can encourage them to get in certain positions, but you’re better off letting nature take its course. Try photographing them during normal activities rather than creating a photo session. To get their attention, try squeaking their favorite toy just before you press the shutter button. Simply calling their name or making an unusual sound may help to create an inquisitive expression.Founder of Current Photographer, co-host of The Digital Photography Cafe Show, Designer, Photographer, and overall tech geek.
Photo Blogs, Flickr and portfolio specific web solutions are a great away for us professional photographers to display our work to the masses but how effective are they and are there alternatives? Many of us, myself included, started out posting portfolio images to a website or photo blog and found that the amount of comments or responses have greatly diminished. Flickr is still a great place to show off your work and receive feedback but how about the Social Network, Facebook?
I’ve found that not only is Facebook a great platform for displaying new portfolio images to current and potential clients, it also provides immediate feedback and an increased opportunity for additional referral business. Now that’s great, but recently it got even better… Read More→
Joseph Cristina is a professional photographer based in West Palm Beach, Florida and has over 24 years of experience in both Photography and Graphic / Media production.