You are Photographing for Women. You are selling to Women. You are Marketing to Women. Even if the Boys come into the shoot it’s predominately a Women’s ‘Shopping Market’ This is NOT a sexist statement this is a fact. It doesn’t matter if you are a Female or Male photographer you too need to know […]
The only thing getting in the way of pricing yourself to make money is YOU. Your average sale is a direct reflection of whether you value your work and believe in what you do. The most important thing to learn is to price yourself FOR YOURSELF. You need to say it, believe it, and value […]
I can’t tell you enough how important it is to know the ins and outs of the legality of your business. Rachel Brenke, or “The Lawtog” is your ultimate resource. During law school, Rachel was already doing photography on the side for her friends and family and she decided to make it a business to […]
One of the questions I am asked the most is how do I make my v-flats and polyboards for my backdrops. I have been using v-flats and polyboards as my backdrops in my studio for 26 years. I love them because they photograph beautifully, they are lightweight, and they are inexpensive to make. V-flats and […]
You are unconsciously pushing clients away when you don’t believe in your work. When you pitch your product and your price, any self-doubt you feel shows up and dissuades your buyer. In this clip from Pitch Your Work to Sell, Sue Bryce talks about discouraging sales from simply thinking pessimistically and coaches you on how […]
(Nikki and I shot together on Saturday, we discussed the Mentors on creativeLIVE Startup Portrait and how a few people commented that “Yeah but, the Mentors were privileged” and NIKKI HIT THE ROOF The perception you see when you are struggling is that it’s easy for everyone else but not for you. This is the […]
True Story: 12 Years ago a business coach asked me “Who is your demographic” I thought about it and answered “Female 18 – 80” he laughed, I didn’t. End of Story My demographic is female, that does not mean I do not shoot husband and sons, it just means this is my marketing demographic. That’s […]
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10 THINGS I’VE BEEN LEARNING BY ASSISTING SUE The recent few months have been huge changing months in my life. I feel like I’m pushing the restart button on my computer, and it’s only reopening the dream pages on my tabs. In 5 months I went from teaching music during the day and devouring all […]
I would like to feature you on The Portrait System instagram. The Portrait System Featuring a global network of Professional Portrait Photographers I set up this IG account to share Portrait Photographers around the world that are in my network. HOW: First follow ThePortraitSystem instagram Second: go to the image you want to share […]