Business Day Thursday: Creative Brand Building & Promotions
Good Morning Everybody, Hey guess what, it looks like I'm going to get my Business Day Thursday post up before I leave for Washington, D. C. in just a few hours. That's right, the bags are packed and ready to go. We should be landing in the city of che...
Photos of Famous Cartoon Characters in Minimalist LEGO Form
German ad agency Jung von Matt created this brilliant series of photographs for a LEGO advertising campaign titled “Imagine”. The images show famous characters from children’s television shows in simplified LEGO form. Can you figure out each of the shows? Here are the answers (top to bottom): The Simpsons, Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street,...
Increase Productivity and Profits: Double Dipping On Your Investment–A Guest Blog Post By Steve Kalman
Good (Late) Afternoon Everybody, I have been pounding away at my keyboard for two solid days. Yes, I’m still working on my Photoshop World programs – which, BTW, are coming together really well. Then it hit me…. the blog! I missed ye...
The Photographer’s Pen Pal Promo Piece
One of the most important things I’ve learned during my ongoing adventure as a small-town, self-employed photographer is that nothing is more important than the relationships I’m building. So when I decided sometime last year that I was going to do a 2012 promo I wanted to create something that looked elegant, something that the...
Anatomy of the Ideal Google+ Profile
Sooner or later, Google is probably going to suck us all into its social network, Google+. That’s hardly breaking news at this point. Especially if you follow SEO trends, it’s pretty clear that Google puts a lot weight on ranking on its own products (read why here: “How Google Gets Personal & Why You Need...
Can You Still Use Etsy For Making Money With Your Photography?
If you’ve been online for any length of time, you know sites come and go. What people were using even just a few short months ago to market their businesses may not work any more. Many months ago I started looking at Etsy as a way to build up your brand as a fine art...
6 Tips to Ensure a Kickass Gallery Opening Night
Hey you – congrats! By now you’ve already put forth all the effort of researching and reaching out to galleries whose work is compatible with your own; you’ve sent a tight edit of your work, and drawn up the contract for an exhibition. Now the fun part of actually showing and selling your photography begins....
One Photographer’s Plan to Crush 2012
The 2012 Photo Business Plan Workbook has quickly become one of PhotoShelter’s most-downloaded guides. Nearly 20,000 photographers have accessed the workbook, and we’re guessing it’s because the topic is so universally important. Everyone wants to be better at business and we all want to know more smart steps to success. The workbook offers a comprehensive...
