The more you shoot, the more you edit. The more you edit, the less money you make. Many of the photographers I know have a love/hate relationship with editing their work. The truth is, for many photographers, editing and processing images is one of the most burdensome aspects of their photography. It’s not uncommon for
Archives for March 2010
Jay Goldman on Client Relationships
Tune in as Los Angeles photographer Jay Goldman walks you through the experience that his clients receive before, after and during the wedding. WPPI Interview with Jay Goldman (Client Relationships) from Pictage Films on Vimeo. We couldn’t resist adding some behind the scenes footage on this one. Thank you Jay for the laugh! If you
Tips and Tricks for Children’s Portrait Session
I have been photographing kids for close to 7 years now. With each year that passes, my love for photographing children grows stronger. Believe me, when I first started though, my photoshoots with children felt completely out of control and I felt totally worn out because the kiddos were literally running circles around me. I
Your Wedding Photography Business with The Youngrens
In this video shot at WPPI, San Diego PUG Leaders Jeff and Erin Youngren share their background as a photography business, their tips and tricks of a wedding day, and how their love for people has impacted their business and Pictage User Group.
Photoshop Tutorial- Part 2 – White Point and More Levels!
Hey Pictagers! I’m back again! For those of you that didn’t get a chance to read my last post, Part 1 of this tutorial, we have been talking about levels, what they mean and how to use them. One thing I realized after writing Part 1 is that even though I talked about the white
SEO with Wade Holloway
This next WPPI video features SEO expert Wade Holloway as he explains the basics of SEO. He also talks about some common misconceptions that photographers have when trying to implement SEO tactics on their blogs and websites. Thank you Wade for being such a great guest! SEO with Wade Holloway from Pictage Films on Vimeo.
Have You Thought About Your Business Cards Lately?
So I wanted to take a quick moment to address something fundamental …. yet WPPI proved how many miss it, your business card. Your business card is an extension of your brand and should reflect your style and preferences. But more importantly, it needs to give all of your contact information. It needs to have
How I am Making the Transition from Shoot and Burn
“That means I’m a photographer right?” Let’s go through the check list… Camera – check Artistic flare – (so they tell me) check Love of photography – check Desire to capture memories, moments and freeze love in time so it can be revisited again and again – check and check That means I’m a photographer
Photography business chat with Mike Adrian
We’re so happy with and thankful for the video content that we got while at WPPI this past week and can’t wait to share them all with you! This first interview is with Mike Adrian, Hawaii based Wedding Photographer and Hawaii PUG Leader. In this interview he talks about how he has grown his business
Your Clients Don’t Care About What You Care About
They care about: their wedding, their future, their first home, their first child, paying for dinner for 200 people, whether their dress will fit, whether the cake will look like they imagined it would. They care about whether people will like the centerpieces, if they’re going to cry when they see each other. They care