No better way to tell a story than photographs
If ever one wanted to tell a story with no words, this has to be one of the best I have ever seen. I came across this story of Taylor Morris and his story is so moving. I’m sure everyone has heard that a photograph is worth a 1000 words, then this proves it. The
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The Art of Boudoir Photography
Over the years we have become quite the experts on boudoir photography and it’s great to share some of that knowledge. Last week we published the first of two articles on the art of boudoir on Bloomspot. You can have a read of the first one here – http://blog.bloomspot.com/2012/07/the-art-of-boudoir-photography/
How to make a milk bath for photography shoots
So last week we had a client in our boudoir studio that wanted to have some photographs done with her in a bath of milk. We have never done this before, but seeing as we have a large bathtub in our photography studio here in Seattle, it didn’t feel like we should use real milk
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Repost: How Photographers, Rockstars & Austronauts Spend Their Time | Chase Jarvis Blog
Having been consumed these last few weeks on a number of really important projects, I can totally relate to this good post by Chase. Having been working on my second career for some 6 years now, the last three full time I totally agree with the amount of time that you spend doing the thing
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Repost: Why people unfriend people on facebook
An interesting post by the Huffington Post on why people unfriend folks on Facebook. I have always felt as a small business owner, with many clients on my Facebook there is a balance on what you post on Facebook. In reality we all have differant views o very important subjects, yet not everyone wants to
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Repost – Dear Wedding Bloggers, You Suck
An interesting take on wedding media, and if you read between the lines on the whole wedding industry in general. It is interesting that when you open a wedding magazine or read an online wedding resource site that the photography is pretty dam idyllic filled with pretty people, most of which are far to young
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Deadlines!
As an artist that is often under pressure to perform from the ocassonal client that just doesn’t get what we do and the experence we provide - I love this video.
Debts Resolved, Annie Leibovitz Opens New Exhibit
A nice little story by NPR’s David Greene on Annie Leibovitz and her recent shows and how she has transitioned from her financial worries. There was a few words that she said that related to me directly “I didn’t take care of it (the business) I kind of went and took pictures and thought
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And Something Else…
The answer is something along the lines of building belief…a core value as to why you’re doing what you’re doing that ultimately creates a discernible difference … as to why pick you.
A good discussion from Lawrence on how to set yourself apart is this very competitive photography industry. No answers, that’s up to us to think about!
Maybe It’s Time for Plan C
A great article from yesterday’s New York time on the challenges of going from a corporate job to owning and running your own small business. There were so many points that were totally right on by this great piece by Alex Williams. I’ve never been someone that has ever had an issue with hard work, for
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Mashable: 5 iPhone Apps for Analyzing Your Website’s Success
Some nice tools that I need to check out to monitor our various web sites and their traffic. Seeing as I spend so much time on my iPhone I should start to add this to the to-do list. Full story embedded below. This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly
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