When Rich Johnson and I bit the bullet and opened a new studio in The Altamonte Mall, we decided to put a spin on the photography studio business model. If you're in the photography industry you know a lot of photographers
Models, especially aspiring models, have it pretty tough. They have to deal with fake agencies and casting calls, internet scams, creeper photographers, no budget "fashion shows", and a slew of other time-wasters that hold them back. This article is going to cover one of the biggest
Setting prices is a constant struggle for photographers. Since photography is a creative service, the pricing in this market differs wildly, seemingly with neither rhyme nor reason. It gets even more confusing once you start doing research on photography pricing. On one hand, you'll find some photographers willing to shoot weddings for
A lot of photographers out there debate what it means to be a "professional" photographer. Is it the amount of money you make? Is it that being a photographer is your full time job? Is it the quality of your work, or the price tag attached to your gear? It's time to
Donald Trump visited Orlando today for one of his campaign rallies, so Rich Johnson and I went over there to take photos of the attendees and the people protesting it. Our plan was to take character shots of both sides, and it proved more difficult
When image sharing became a thing online most photographers starting watermarking their photos in some way. This is a trend that has continued, and almost every local photographer out there plasters their name/company somewhere on the photo. They even do it
I know a lot of people like myself who work freelance for advertising agencies, or they work at agencies as employees. Over the years I've worked with many agencies, and after witnessing their management practices, I think it's about time someone talked about them. For some
This can be a tough decision to make, so we've come up with our top five topics to consider if you're thinking about opening a photography studio. In a digital world, a lot can be said about
Because of the tools that exist today, the photography industry is much different than it used to be. Altering photos has always been a thing, but since it used to be a more time consuming and involved process it wasn't the
Photography isn't always about the photos. You could take the most amazing photo on the planet, but if people don't think you're a legit photographer, they still won't hire you. Over the years
Professional photographers have had to deal with a lot, especially when they've been in this business for a decade or more. Because of this, we've come up with workaround phrases that
I'm a member of a local photography Facebook page here in Orlando, and today I saw this graphic:
So Rich and I are ramping up our social Media efforts. Over the post couple of years our updates have been strong in some places, but pathetic in others. I mean, we've posted to our Facebook page twice in the last three months, and that's not good. The thing is that its been hard getting around to it in the beginning months of
Two weeks ago Richard Johnson and I signed a lease to our new studio. This is a big thing for us, and has been a long time coming. Rich and I met 8 years ago at a networking event for weddings, and as we handed each other our wedding portfolios we announced our hatred of being wedding photographers and videographers, and we've been thick as thieves ever since.
Today is National Philanthropy Day! Today above all other days people will be asking you to donate. People tend to hesitate when it comes to monetary donations cause lets face it money is tight. Being a creative I find my self in a unique position to offer something more. Sure I could afford $10 or even donate blood ( all very important ), but what if I could create something that would raise hundreds if not thousands for a group or individual in need?
I find this story difficult to talk about or even brag about because I don’t want to take the attention away from the people who need it. But I think if I share this experience it might inspire others to offer their highly valuable talents to others and make a bigger impact than you could even imagine.
About 4 months ago I saw a post on facebook by Melissa Wiggins the mother of Cannon who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. She went on to describe an idea she had for a t-shirt that would help spread the word about the lack of funding and medical advancements in childhood cancers (read the disgusting facts here). I could have liked the post, maybe even shared it and felt like I did my part. Instead I thought I would offer my talents and design the shirt. I reached out to Melissa made a few suggestions and I was soon contacted by Melissa’s friend Ashley who was helping the family.
We soon connected on the phone, and as a team we created a t-shirt that has sold over 1500 units raising well over $15,000 to directly benefit Cannon while opening eyes and raising awareness for other children fighting this way to common disease. We used a crowd-funding t-shirt site called Teespring to sell the shirts. This made it so there was ZERO out of pocket cost and risk for the family.
Lets break it down real quick. I charge my design clients $75 per hr for design. Cannon’s shirt took me a total of 3 hrs from design, edits, and launch. I could have donated $225 dollars to the Wiggins and they would have been beyond appreciative, but instead I took it a step further, aimed a bit high and raised more than any of us ever expected.
The point of this way to long post is that you can make a difference no matter what your talent is. There are people who could benefit from your skills with very little effort.
Thank you for reading and if you would like to find out more about Cannon please visit his page and spread the word!