Shooting Family Portraits for Large Prints with Blair Phillips
It’s easy for families to become disconnected and completely lose the importance of family portraits. Your sell can be greatly impacted by the relationship they have within the home.
It’s easy for families to become disconnected and completely lose the importance of family portraits. Your sell can be greatly impacted by the relationship they have within the home.
How is it possible that one of our studio’s major income earners, the family mini session, isn’t even represented on our website? Visit us online, and the only families you’ll see are extremely young ones—newlyweds.
Family photography is far from our primary genre at Salvatore Cincotta Photography. In fact, until a recent shift in our portrait model, we offered these types of sessions only to past clients (brides or high school seniors).
The concept of “being true to you” can be confusing to photographers and artists, especially ones just starting out.
This week, I’m in Nashville filming and teaching. As I was deciding on my topic for this month’s article, I couldn’t help but think about the musicians and that this town is just flowing with creatives.
When we started building our photography business 12 years ago, the market was completely different. I remember assuming that once you were established, you never had to worry about making a living. That was then and this is now.
Do you see the world in black and white? No one does. So why does black-and-white photography stir up such an emotional response?
As photographers/creatives, we have a habit of thinking very small. We see the world through our cameras. This is a great strategy when the world we live in is about creating art, but it’s a horrible strategy when we are trying to create, run and sustain a successful business.
I’ve contributed to every issue of Shutter Magazine, and not once have I resorted to a rant, at least not here in print. Well, it’s time to share some of my top pet peeves. I’ve got one goal: to get you to realize the mistakes I see so many of you making, and help you turn them into assets!
It’s probably the best definition of entrepreneur I’ve ever read. The meme is a hilarious yet insightful commentary about those of us crazy enough to pursue our dreams as business owners: