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Watermarks and Luxury
Lots of photographers put watermarks on their images to keep people from stealing them. Some are big and obnoxious and make the image un-viewable and others are small and tasteful. Some put nasty...
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Competition (or the $500 wedding photographer)
I’ve stopped going to the photography forums because of all the people whining about how new photographers shooting weddings for $500 are killing their ability to make a living. If you are losing...
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Spread your knowledge offline
Today I spent the day with a bunch of really smart people at BarCamp NOLA 2011. In case you don’t know what a BarCamp is you can check it out at the BarCamp Wiki for a complete description and...
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Finally a post with some pictures
OK, I know for a photography blog I’ve been a little stingy with pictures lately. Today I’m going to go the other way and be a little short with the verbiage. If a picture is worth a thousand words...
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Even more pictures from BarCamp NOLA
I had some time to comb through my Lightroom library and I found the rest of the headshots that I didn’t post last night. This is in no way everyone that participated, it is just the members that...
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The solution to the problems in the photography industry
As I said in my earlier post, Spread Your Knowledge Offline you sometimes need to spend a little time outside your industry to gain some insights. I love photography and think about it all the time...
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Practice does not make perfect
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. -Vince Lombardi We often believe that if we practice enough we will get better. This couldn’t be further from the truth. We need...
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Marketing Your Photography Business
I had the pleasure of being able to see Sandy Puc´ in Baton Rouge for the Creative Edge Kids Tour. She has been a working photographer since she was 17 years old. She got her business license at 18! If...
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What the Expat Life Coach missed in the 4-Hour Workweek
Ok, I read a post today by John Falchetto at ExpatLifeCoach.com where the author was droning on and on about all the things wrong with Tim Ferris’ philosophy in the 4-Hour Workweek. The problem is that...
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Admitting a desire and facing fear
Anybody who knows me knows I’m a big fan of world-famous destination wedding photographer Jasmine Star. One of things that sets her apart is her openness. Here is a post from her old blog(she has new...
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Passion is a job requirement
When you hire a photographer you want to make sure that they love what they do. You want to be sure that they not only love photography but that they are passionate about the type of photography you...
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I want to apologize
I sold out. Well, I was about to. I should explain. On October 18th I published post, Admitting a desire and facing fear, and in that post I told a little white lie. I said: I’ve already turned down 2...
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A new year, a new adventure
image credit ludiecochrane on Flickr Ok, so it took me me a while to post again. I got the flu, or something like it, and was out of commission for a few days. I’m feeling better now so let’s talk...
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Crowd people
Image courtesy of USFWS Mountain Prairie on Flickr I’ve come to the conclusion that some people enjoy crowds and others don’t. I fall squarely into the latter category. I not only dislike crowds I get...
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4 Tips To Take Better Pictures
Ok, so I went to the zoo on New Years Eve and there were TONS of people walking around with a DSLR camera. Now picture this: it’s noon, full sunlight, and people are taking pictures with their new DSLR...
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My 3 Words For 2012
Ok, all my marketing friends are writing post about their 3 words for 2012. For those that don’t know, this is 3 words that best exemplify what you plan to focus on for the following year. So I’ll add...
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Places to Find Wildlife to Photograph – Part 1, City Parks
Mockingbird photo taken at a local park Newbie wildlife photographers often find the hardest part of this genre of photography is finding wildlife to photograph. Many wish they lived in exotic places...
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How fossil hunting improved my photography
In the summer of 1997 I spent 6 weeks working for a vertebrate paleontologist at a dinosaur excavation in northeastern Wyoming. My main job was to assist with the excavation and train visitors in how...
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Stop waiting to chase your dreams
Don’t put off chasing your dreams because you may not have time to reach them. Two events this week made that clear to me. I was researching Louisiana State Parks and nature trails for an upcoming...
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30 Day Writing Challenge
In honor of uber-SEO Google employee Matt Cutts and my Full Sail classmate Mark Bangerter I’m starting a 30-Day Challenge. I will blog here everyday for the next 30 days. I’m hoping that this will...
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