You can be quite successful by most conventional measurements simply by applying this Norman Vincent Peale inspired success formula with persistence: Decide exactly what it is you want. Make it a primary goal.Make it big. Make it important. Establish a series of yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily objectives to achieve that goal. Fight the urge [...]
What do you do when you lack self-confidence…my advice, with a little help from Mr.Peale…
May 15, 2013
A Million Dollars In Free Publicity For Your Studio
May 13, 2013
Would you like a million dollars worth of free advertising in print, radio and TV for your photography studio? It’s easy, all you need to do is tap into one of the very best marketing strategies available- publicity. Publicity is great because it’s free, it’s believable and is by far more effective than any other [...]
One Day Hands On Fairy Portrait Workshop June 2, 2013 in Toronto
May 10, 2013
ANNOUNCING…. June 2, 2013 Fairy Portraits One Day HANDS -ON Workshop Join us and we’ll give complete A -Z blueprints for photographing fairy portraits as part of your photography business. In this intensive hands on one day workshop I will go through each of steps you need to master in order to grow this profitable [...]
The number one principle of design for photography studios….
May 9, 2013
Friends…. Last night we had a webinar with Tana Lemay on the elements of design. In this webinar I decided to take a unique and entertaining approach. I put the call out to have members who were struggling with their studio reception area to send in some images of their studios and Tana would give [...]
Talent Is Over Rated
May 6, 2013
Talent Is Over Rated “I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.” ~Albert Einstein~ Some photographers have the erroneous belief that talent, photographic talent, is an innate, programmed in their DNA, born-with skill set. A ‘gift’, so to speak. Truth is, greatness, talent, creative works, and just about all success’s are learned behaviors. It [...]
There’s a consistent, almost predictable behavior pattern with many photographers who are successful.
May 1, 2013
There’s a consistent, almost predictable behavior pattern with many photographers who are successful. I’ve noticed this many years ago. I also noticed it in myself, and have attributed this set of behaviors to my own success. These behaviors I can almost guarantee, will propel you to stratospheric heights. Then why don’t most apply and take [...]
Photoshop tutorials from the trenches….
April 29, 2013
A general photoshop workflow video from my studio. Many photographers struggle with the amount of time they spend in front of their monitors constantly workflowing images. It doesn’t have to be that complicated. I created my workflow approach based on time saving strategies. Below, a “real” time video of a fairy portrait. Start to finish [...]
The Enchanted Forest Portrait Session
April 20, 2013
Here’s a great session idea that just about every parent loves. All you need is a few props and a little girl aged three to eight. We create these in our studio and I can vouch that moms (and the young girls too!) go gaga over these. They are one of the easiest images to [...]
Learning is tough…
April 20, 2013
“No matter how difficult your situation is right now, there has been someone, somewhere, in worse circumstances than you are in, that was able to overcome their Inner Demons and go on to achieve the same – or even greater goals – than the ones you are pursuing right now. Therefore, you must never, ever, [...]
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April 18, 2013
