by Damien | Mar 11, 2009 | Business, Wedding
Marketing is one area of a photography business that isn’t easy to grasp. Other tasks like taking pictures, making albums, doing sales, generating invoices and filling in tax returns are all tangible activities that deliver predictable results. Marketing however is a...
by Damien | Mar 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday, Marko & I were in wunderbar Munchen and on Wednesday we were in Frankfurt. Excellent hospitality and precision organisation were provided by our hosts Romona and Philipp of Keepsakes. These pictures here were taken on the Pentax K200D camera at ISO...
by Damien | Mar 1, 2009 | Business, Flash, Location
It came to me in a flash. My mind was on a roll while we were brainstorming the next wave of picture opportunities for portrait photographers. Then I remembered back to 1998 when Julie and I shot a ballroom dancing competition at Osmington Bay holiday park. It was an...
by Damien | Mar 1, 2009 | Business, News
Once a year at ‘Focus’ we get the chance to meet many thousands of photographers face to face. We listen to their successes and try to understand their needs. The Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham was smaller this year with some major exhibitors absent....
by Damien | Feb 18, 2009 | Business, Studio
My message today is ‘Get ready to reap the benefits of the upturn’. If a lack of portrait bookings at this early stage in the season is worrying you, it’s time to… step back and look at the bigger picture. You can look at this 18 month period as a downturn blip...
