The Iris Blog
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How to Rock Your Mini Sessions
This is a guest blog post from Courtney Venable of Courtney Venable Photography, regarding mini sessions strategies. Courtney Venable is the owner of Courtney Venable Photography located in Indianapolis, Indiana. She specializes in child and family photography, and...
A few quick tricks for avoiding the dreaded editing distractions
It’s 9 a.m. and you sit down at your desk, editing a dozen or so photos that you took yesterday or the day before. It’s all very familiar: you are feeling good, you are ready to take on the day, and the motivation from your first cup of coffee is pumping through your...
Feature Friday : PhotosbyLJK
Tell us a little about yourself! I am the owner of PhotosbyLJK, located in Frisco, Texas. I am a personal Branding + Family of Color Photographer. I specialize in crafting a Pink Starburst Experience for my clients. I am also the founder and president of Know YOUR...
COVID – Getting back to work and making clients feel safe
Photographers are used to slow periods and having months where things are a little bit more quiet. But I don't think any of us were prepared for a pandemic hitting and essentially bringing our businesses to a screeching halt. What a whirlwind the last few months have...
Lessons learned from a photography industry leader
We recently chatted with commercial and portrait photographer Tiffany Burke about her journey in the photography industry. She offered advice on building a social media business presence and shared how she became a better photographer and a better businesswoman....
Stress Relief Strategies for Photographers
Every job has stressors that we must learn to cope with. For many professional photographers, photography starts as a hobby and a way to relieve stress. When people decide to make that hobby a business, that’s where the stress can set in quickly. From difficult...
Using hashtags to increase engagement
If hashtags are something that you typically shy away from on Instagram, you are missing out on a chance to have your work seen by an entirely new audience. Using hashtags gives users a way to search you out based on their interests, giving you a chance to connect...
Release Notes: May 27, 2020
It's been a few weeks, but we're back with the 6th issue of Release Notes! The purpose of this series is to try to give a little more insight into what the software development team accomplishes. On a biweekly basis, we share what new features, enhancements, and fixes...
Three easy ways to up your website game
Keeping your website updated and easy to navigate is critical when welcoming clients to your business. You want to make it easy for potential clients to see your work, understand their investment and be able to reach you easily—on whatever platform works best for...
