Articles & Blog
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In Conversation with Cedric Terrell
2020-05-25 17:08:03 UTCLos Angeles based lifestyle and fashion photographer Cedric Terrell joins me for a beautiful conversation about finding your light, how to market yourself, and shooting during Covid-19 Cedric’s unique background in the military not only inspired his photography career but also informs how he is able to problem solve so…
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In Conversation with Martine Séverin
2020-05-13 16:50:53 UTCChicago based fashion and lifestyle photographer Martine Séverin joins me this week for an intimate interview about her journey from Haiti to Central Saint Martins to Chicago. Martine shares some of her best advice and talks about her Sony Alpha Female Grant, navigating quarantine as a photographer and parent, and…
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In Conversation with Shannon Van Horn
2020-05-01 20:59:00 UTCThis week I interviewed Los Angeles based celebrity makeup artist Shannon Van Horn. We talk about how photographers can prepare to work with a makeup artist on commercial shoots, how to build hair and makeup time in to your shoot schedules, best practices for test shoots, virtual makeup artistry, how…
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In Conversation with Inti St. Clair
2020-04-26 23:49:04 UTCThis week I interviewed the very talented commercial lifestyle photographer Inti St. Clair. We talk about surviving economic downturns, marketing during a pandemic, test shooting your way to a dream assignment, and the changing landscape of diversity in advertising among other hot topics. Inti also shares some of her all…
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Your Clients Want To Hear From You
2020-04-03 21:41:32 UTCI recorded a podcast to chat a little bit about what I am hearing from photographers, creatives, art buyers, and photography associations as most of us are working (or not working) from home - Many businesses are still operating and looking for new image content. - It’s a great time…
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Interview with Website and SEO Specialist, Jessica Shepard
2020-04-01 17:42:00 UTCListen to my interview with website builder and SEO wiz, Jessica Shepard. Jessica is sharing her best tips for maintaining a great photography website Here are our main takeaways from Jessica: - Make sure your website is easy to navigate- Functional on phones and tablets- Clearly state where you are…
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Socially Distanced Business Tasks for Photographers
2020-03-29 18:26:00 UTCAs I am writing this, we are in the thick of coronavirus isolation and many of my clients are not sure how to move forward with their businesses. Some of you are still working and some of you are at a standstill. Some of you are feeling excited about the…
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Top website and SEO tips for photographers with Jessica Shepard
2020-03-28 17:31:00 UTCFor my April photography marketing strategy guide I interviewed website designer, builder and SEO expert, Jessica Shepard In this interview, Jessica gives us her top tips for building photography websites, advice on how to make your page titles and descriptions search engine friendly, information on how often to update your…
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Financial Resources and Emotional Support for Photographers & Creatives
2020-03-19 14:23:46 UTCThis is an ongoing list of resources for creatives during the 2020 pandemic. If you have anything to add, please email me. Photography specific initiatives: NIKON: Free streaming classes from Nikon School Online SONY: $100 Million Global Relief Fund LEICA: #StayHomeWithLeica complimentary online programs Financial Support: ASMP Donor’s Circle Grant:…
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How To Love Marketing When You Hate Marketing, Part 3
2020-03-12 14:52:00 UTCThis is part 3 of how to transform your marketing strategy so that it not only gets you more work, but it feels good to work on your business. Listen to the podcast here. Watch the video here. If you missed Part 1, you can catch it here and you…