Elias Rodriguez is your typical 10-year-old boy, except for the fact that he recently started his own photography business.
From the article:
“My mom bought this camera for herself and said I could use it any time I liked. That’s how it started off, to tell you the truth,” he said, rattling off the Nikon P100 specs like a pro. “I just thought I’d take photos for fun but I ended up with a business.”
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Natalie Sinisgalli, a 25-year-old Rochester Institute of Technology graduate runs a photography studio in Honeoye Falls, where she employs an office manager, hosts client meetings, edits images and orders prints. Her career has evolved from waiting tables and temp work a few years ago to owning her own business.
When viral campaigns work, they can be extremely powerful — but they don’t work all the time. Even professional marketers can struggle to get a viral campaign off the ground, and they often work best when you least expect them to. Click here for the full article, and be sure to join us over at Shuttermom University for more photography tips and photo business coaching. See you there!
Hi There! We are holding a membership drive over at Shuttermom University! If we can add 200 new members to S.U by the end of the day on Saturday, August 14th, then I’ll be giving away a Canon 7D SLR on the member’s side! So, spread the word and come join in the fun at www.ShuttermomUniversity.com. Just $29 gets you a full six month’s worth of photography inspiration and business coaching! See you there.
Hi There! A friend shared this video with me, and I thought it was so powerful that I couldn’t wait to share it with you. Are you to blame for holding yourself back? Maybe you’d like to open your own photo business, but are afraid. Maybe you’d like to really ramp up your marketing efforts, but make excuses for not finding time. Whatever it is, take a look at this video and prepare to be inspired! Here’s to that first step forward!
Hi There! I found this great article from Black Star Rising and wanted to share it with you. It talks about how you should befriend your competitors. Why? From the article:
That other photographers can be sources of referrals might come as a surprise to wedding photographers more used to seeing other professionals as competitors. But a photographer who works alone might only take 20 or 30 weddings a year and receive many more inquiries than that each year.
They might also receive those inquiries at inconvenient times, with potential clients hoping to book the same photographer for the same date.
That’s an opportunity for smart photographers to become sociable, to get to know other wedding photographers in their area — and their work — and to create a professional network in which support is provided and excess work is shared.
Kathy McBride, the owner of Pet Shotz animal photography, has created her own mobile pet photography business. From the article:
Kathy McBride has been traveling to residences and businesses alike for several months to photograph both pets and their people and finds “it is well received.”"Many people like the convenience of a home photoshoot, particularly if they want their pets included,” McBride said in a news release. “They are intrigued by the idea of a professional shoot right in the comfort of their own homes or businesses. They especially like the idea of staying home with their animals.”
Fusion videos are all the rage. Basically, photo fusion is when photos and video are combined to make a video. I love them. Here is another great behind-the-scenes video from the Bui Brothers. Enjoy the video, and be sure to stop by www.ShuttermomUniversity.com for more photography tips and photo biz coaching. See you there!
Hi There! Found this article and wanted to share. Read about how photographer Mary Kate McKenna is using the power of social media (especially Twitter and Facebook) to make friends in a new town and increase her photography business at the same time. From the article:
McKenna said she can track 100 percent of her business in Frederick back to her Twitter account. She tweets several times a day from her iPhone, posts weekly blog entries and regularly updates her business Facebook profile.
Hi There! I found this article focusing on how pin-up photography is gaining popularity among military wives and wanted to share it with you. Photographer Angelita Ballada is featured. From the article:
Boudoir photography harkens back to the pinup photos taken during the World War II era. The trend is popular in Fayetteville, Ballada said, among Army wives such as Bonnagio who have their photos taken in a tasteful but flirty fashion. Often, they’re gifts for their husbands who are deployed overseas.
“That’s actually 95 percent of everybody that comes to me,” Ballada said. “It doesn’t need to be sexy poses. It can be just natural. It’s all about how you portray yourself. You don’t need to wear lingerie to be have boudoir photography. You can wear a sexy dress and heels as long as its about yourself, about your body, about your beauty.”
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