If you wonder why nobody sees your social media posts, it isn’t because you’re doing something wrong. It’s because social media promotion is a rigged game. Social media sites are rich with people who have the potential to like what you’re doing. It’s very tempting to want to promote your photos or business on social…
Developing Relationships is a Great Way to Boost Your Photography Skills Photography doesn’t have to be a lonely experience. Developing relationships is one of the soft skills in photography that most people never mention, but it may impact your results more than you know. Technical skills and creativity are necessary and wonderful. Making your ideas…
You Don’t Need a Photography Degree When I was in high school, I planned on getting a photography degree. It was all I thought about. I even narrowed my options down to two schools. Brooks Institute, which sadly closed last year after 70 years of education was at the top of my list. That’s because…
Unsolicited Photo Critiques and Online Etiquette I came across a post in a Facebook photography group recently asking for comments on a blog post. The topic said “Photographers Should be Criticized.” The notion in the post and in the Facebook discussion that followed is pretty simple. If you post something online, he feels you’re subjecting your work for…
Our 5 Tips to Improve Your Social Media Engagement Chasing followers on social media is a lame strategy. What you need to do instead is improve your social media engagement. It’s better to have a smaller number of followers who are really interested in you than to have tons of followers who aren’t really paying…
Why You Should Celebrate Your Success as a Photographer Let’s just cut to the chase as to why you should celebrate your success. It changes perceptions. Yours. Your teammates on your crew. The people who follow you. The people who may hire you. Celebrating your success does a number of things for you and the…