Best Practices
3 Reasons to Use an Accounting System
We tend to do it to ourselves. We wait until the last minute, and tax time gives us a swift kick to the gut every time. But why? As a photographer and business owner, a Read more…
Best Practices
Why You Should Be Using a Welcome Packet
Welcome packet, how many of you out there are using them? It might seem like a daunting text to put together, but the benefits of creating them for your clients is too much to ignore. Read more…
Blog
Reader Favorites: Top 10 Blog Posts from 2017
Can you believe it’s the end of 2017 already? We thought it would be fun to go through and see which blog posts you loved the most this year. Check out this list of helpful Read more…
Photography
Capturing Christmas Lights
Christmas time is the perfect opportunity to play with capturing pretty bokeh from lights! One question I get from friends and family this time of year is how to get the Christmas lights background effect. Read more…
Best Practices
Three Reasons to Use a Retainer for your Photography Business
Show of hands, or rather show of comments below – how many of you have had a portrait client cancel on you? Everyone, right? And how many of you who had that client cancel didn’t Read more…
Business
Managing Client Expectations
One of the biggest struggles a small business owner can have is when a client expectation isn’t met and they are upset. It’s the one thing that you hope doesn’t happen and dread when it Read more…
Marketing
Make Your Website Standout from the Competition
A client gives your business card to a friend and tells them to check you out. They go online, google your name, and up pops your website. What are they going to see? If you Read more…
Guest Post
How Should You Photograph the American Flag
This is a guest blog post from Tiffany Stoner, co-owner of Nathaniel Edmunds Photography, regarding the importance of flag code and photography. Given the significance of Independence Day, it couldn’t be a better day for Read more…
Tip
Getting started in flash photography Part 1
Getting started in flash photography can be a little intimidating for some photographers. However it can add such a dynamic look to your images and frees you up from the limitations of only working with Read more…
Photography
7 Tips to Have Successful Mini Sessions
The fall and holiday season is a very popular time to have mini sessions for clients. You can give previous clients a chance to get quick updated photos and give new clients a chance to book Read more…