Spread the love, join a PUG. Pictage User Groups are designed to facilitate communication and education among professional photographers on a regional level around the nation. There are over 55 PUGs located across the United States and in Canada. PUG meetings are open to both Pictage and non-Pictage members and are a great resource for professional photographers to network and grow. In our attempt to get photographers connected to local PUGs, we are featuring Pictage User Group Spotlights. In each spotlight post we will get to know the PUG through the PUG leader. We would like you to meet Brian Friedman of B-Freed Photography, Pictage User Group (PUG) leader in New York City. Hear from Brian himself, what he loves about being a photographer and what his
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Pictage Podcast with Mike Larson
In today’s podcast episode, Sara talks with Mike Larson about his experiences as a world traveling speaker and photographer. Through this podcast Mike shares valuable insight into the lives and practices of photographers around the world and what similarities these photographers share with photographers in the United States. Mike has recently been traveling to different Pictage User Groups all over the nation, and in this unique podcast he shares some of the main points from his PUG talk that will get you excited for his visit to a city near you. For up to date information on the Mike Larson PUG Tour (such as dates he has visited and will be visiting soon) visit the Mike Larson PUG Tour tab at the top of this page.
Pictage Podcast with Grant Oakes
In today’s podcast episode, Sara talks with Grant Oakes about his specific approach for reaching the high-end market without the need of a physical studio space. He also provides practical tips for growing your business, and also outlines various strategies for building your online presence and enhancing the presentation of your work. Listen below and make sure to leave Grant some comment love! Powered by Podbean.com
Pictage User Group Spotlight- Central NY
Share the love, join a PUG. Pictage User Groups are designed to facilitate communication and education among professional photographers on a regional level around the nation. There are over 55 PUGs located across the United States and in Canada. PUG meetings are open to both Pictage and non-Pictage members and are a great resource for professional photographers to network and grow. In our attempt to get photographers connected to local PUGs, we are featuring Pictage User Group Spotlights. In each spotlight post we will get to know the PUG through the PUG leader. We would like you to meet Alice Patterson of Alice G. Patterson Photography, Pictage User Group (PUG) leader in Central New York. Hear from Alice herself, what she loves about being a photographer and what
Pictage Podcast – Jared Bauman
We’re excited to bring you episode #47 of the Pictage podcast. Hosted by Sara France, this episode features an enlightening conversation with San Diego-based photographer Jared Bauman. Jared is getting married next month and he shares his observations from a client perspective, providing some valuable insights. Sara also explores such topics as Jared’s growing educational outreach, and how he’s helping photographers across the country reach $100k+ annual profits on their photography businesses. You can listen to all the Pictage Podcast episodes via the player to the right, as well as by sorting through the “Podcasts” category here on the blog. And, to subscibe to the podcast in iTunes and listen on your iPod, follow these simple steps: 1. Open iTunes 2. Click “Advanced” tab in top toolbar 3.
Pictage User Group Spotlight- Long Beach
Share the love, join a PUG. Pictage User Groups are designed to facilitate communication and education among professional photographers on a regional level around the nation. There are over 55 PUGs located across the United States and in Canada. PUG meetings are open to both Pictage and non-Pictage members and are a great resource for professional photographers to network and grow. In our attempt to get photographers connected to local PUGs, we are beginning Pictage User Group Spotlights. In each spotlight post we will get to know the PUG through the PUG leader. We would like you to meet Christine Lee Smith of CLS Photography, Pictage User Group (PUG) leader in Long Beach, California. Hear from Christine herself, what she loves about being a photographer and
Holga 101: Tips and Tricks
I have three main guidelines I try to live by when my Holga is by my side: Don’t be afraid to break all the rules No expectations, leads to amazing creations Be bold, be brazen, and let go I will admit that I am not an expert when it comes to the Holga and its mysterious ways. However, I have had some extraordinary good luck in the last 2 years and have bonded with each and every Holga I have. You will hear repeatedly that every Holga is very different — that statement could not be more accurate! While this can lead to many moments of wanting to pull your hair out, or you may find yourself wanting to throw the camera on down a
Getting off the Dock in 365
If you haven’t seen Day 1 of my 365 project, then the title of this post probably doesn’t make much sense, allow me to explain. The ‘Dock’ is a metaphor for the ‘sidelines’ of whatever career you are wanting to jump head first into, for me that career is photography. Zack Aries, a talented photographer and One Light instructor from Atlanta Georgia, wrote several blog posts about a photographer, who went by the alias of B, in July of this year that was stuck on the ‘Dock’. ‘B’ was a part-time shooter with a full time day job and family to balance around his love for photography, but was ready to throw in the towel since his skill level stayed stagnant for the past year.
Partner Con Speaker Spotlight
I guess you could say that I accidentally became a wedding photographer. In 1977 a couple of my friends were getting married and since I was a decent amateur photographer I volunteered to shoot heir weddings. Word spread and before long I was doing about 5-6 per year fro friends and relatives. Fast forward to 1993, I came to a crossroads in my career. I was getting rather tired of working the weddings instead of attending them and told my wife I was going to quit doing them. She told me to purse it more seriously instead of just passively. I mulled that thought over for a while and thought, “why not?”. I started investing in seminars, equipment and advertising and within a few years
Speaker Spotlight
Greetings from an accidental storm chaser: As you know, I have been traveling, teaching the Lightroom Workflow Workshops over the last few weeks and I just finished one in Houston, Texas today (Thursday, October 29th). I planned my workshop tour to coincide with Pictage Partner Conference, in New Orleans. But, with a few days to myself, I thought I would swing up to visit my family in Shreveport, Louisiana. Have you seen the weather lately? An absolute nightmare of a storm has spread itself directly up my path with tornados touching down all over Shreveport. So, while my family hunkers down in a closet amidst storm sirens, and with road closures everywhere, I am left half way between Houston and Shreveport in a Best Wester