I remember very clearly when I decided to become a photographer.  I had been working as an aide at my children’s school and due to the state’s budget, cuts were being made.  All aides were being laid off.  I had been...

I’ve had something on my mind lately about some of my photography/being self-employed experiences, and I wanted to share them with our readers here, because I feel like my situation, at its core, is not uncommon, and...

4 Ways to Generate Income with Photography (You May Not Have Considered) Building a solid client base to the point where you have sessions booked year-round usually takes months, and often years, to achieve.  Sometim...

“Competitive Overwork” – it’s a thing, and it’s a dangerous thing. It’s also prevalent in the photography world.   The notion of “I’m SO busy, I have 4,000 client shoots lined up for the month of March, and 22,000 em...

How to Keep Your Photography Facebook Page Running Successfully So you have now launched a new Facebook page for your photography business and you’re really excited about it. But where do you go from here? How do you...

Are you making the most of Facebook ads to help you market your business? Many photographers are not aware that they can do this and some who are worry that it costs too much money or that it’s too complicated to kno...

8 Tips to Build Your Photography Facebook Page Do you want to have more interaction on your Facebook photography fan page? Are you looking for an increase in engagement? Do you want to have a great page that many p...

One question that I am often asked by new photographers and a question that we have been asked here in our online community is “how does a person develop a successful photography career?”  Needless to say, this quest...

Evaluating Your Photography Pricing After a Move Photographers and their families, just like everyone else, are often on the move - across town, to a new state, or even a new country! If you aren't moving far, you pr...

7 Tips for Relocating Your Photography Business Relocating a photography business can be both exciting and challenging. From organizing logistics to maintaining client relationships, careful planning is essential for...

Let’s say you’re starting your photography business, or maybe for reasons out of your control you have to move frequently. {Whether it be for your job, for your spouses job, because of your studies, or because you’re...

“MOMMMMM!!! I can’t figure my math homework out!” I heard a pencil hit the counter hard, propelled by the force of a frustrated 10-year-old and turned the corner to see a scowling, arms-crossed child at the counter. ...

No matter which social network you’re on, hashtags are your friend. As a photographer, you can make use of hashtags to get your photos seen by more people. This will draw in followers/fans and build recognition for y...

How Photographers Can Use Facebook for Business Marketing Facebook and photography go hand in hand- people love Facebook and they love great photos. So if you have great photography to display, Facebook can be an exc...

Photography’s a service industry, and as such, we need to make it our number one priority to please our clients. But good customer service can be easier than you think! Check out Part I in case you missed it, then re...

You probably got into photography because you liked taking photos.  Duh. And you probably started photographing people because you were bored with landscapes and close-ups of flowers. That… or someone offered t...

When I was a senior in high school, I had no idea what I wanted to “be” when I grew up. I took all sorts of career placement tests, talked to school counselors, visited career fairs, and talked to my parents, but no ...

We all make mistakes, right? I’m of the mindset that making mistakes can be a positive thing if we learn from them, but it’s also good to have someone who has already made a mistake tell you what mistakes to avoid, p...

If you’re a mom with kids, chances are good that they’ve brought you home a plant for Mother’s Day at some point.  Just last week my 6 year-old brought me home a little sprout in a hand-made clay pot. I asked him wh...