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Seasoning your images
I just learned something new! Maybe the way I like my images to look is not necessarily the way the client wants them to look. Weird right? I shot with a model last week and the shoot went great. She … Continue reading
Oh crap, where is my phone?
I went out the other day and left my phone at home by accident. I don’t know how it happened, but it did and it made for an eye opening experience. My phone (or smart device as some people call … Continue reading
Personal vs. business equipment
What? Now I have to buy a set of lenses for business and personal use? No, but I do recommend having a point and shoot or a classic camera that you only use for personal work. Carry it with you … Continue reading
Getting through slow periods
I’m in one now. Fortunately, I knew it was coming because historically, I am slow in January and I have gotten used to it. It’s part of being self-unemployed. There are a handful of ways to get on the fast … Continue reading
Hi, my name is…
Do you have an elevator speech prepared? An elevator speech is not really a speech at all but rather a couple of sentences describing what you do and who you do it for. Pretty simple right? You should be able … Continue reading
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Shooting personal work
When you are surfing late at night and you come across the site of a commercial photographer who looks interesting, where do you click first? In the galleries section, they may have entire galleries on mountains, ferrets, ice cream or … Continue reading
Photographer portraits
Self portraits or portraits of you as a photographer, when used correctly are great. They give the person hiring you the chance to see what you look like and to put a face to a name when talking on the … Continue reading
Do something good for your career!
Join a trade association. I know, this sounds way to simple of a tip to be any good, but it is something that will help your career. No matter what you do for a living, whether it is creative, administrative … Continue reading
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I’m not a freelancer!
I know it’s not a big deal, but I take issue with being called a freelancer. It happens all the time, and it goes something like this: “So what do you do for a living?” Well, I am a professional … Continue reading
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Being self-unemployed
This is the first entry of my new blog called selfunemployed.biz. It would have been a .com or .net but they are both being cyber-squatted upon and so are not available and besides, .biz, while certainly not one of … Continue reading
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