Making Your Home Photography Studio Work

Making Your Home Photography Studio Work

Making your Home Photography Studio Space Work Photographers don’t need to have a commercial photography studio to be considered a professional photographer and be successful. Many photographers, especially newborn and baby photographers have studios in their...
Top 5 Reasons Photographers Should Blog

Top 5 Reasons Photographers Should Blog

Have you abandoned your blogging efforts? Haven’t started yet? Not blogging or giving up on your blog is a BIG mistake for photographers. After doing some research, the Iris team has been quite surprised to find how few photographers are now blogging. Your...
Reasons why you should have a retainer

Reasons why you should have a retainer

How many of you have had a portrait client cancel on you? Yes, it happens all of the time. And how many of you didn’t collect a retainer for that session since it’s just one more step for you to manage? We hear all of the time that photographers aren’t collecting...
The Key to a Successful Senior Photography Business

The Key to a Successful Senior Photography Business

This is a guest post written by Sean Brown, who is sharing his tips for a succsesful senior photography business. Sean is one of the country’s premiere senior photography names. His Seattle based business, Sean Brown Productions, is synonmous with excellence....
What to do for outdoor sessions when the weather is bad

What to do for outdoor sessions when the weather is bad

Planning outdoor sessions can be tricky. It’s inevitable: the weather will get you. No matter what part in the country you’re in—or what kind of photography you do—you’re sure to run into some adverse weather that will make your session a little more interesting. Your...