A few days ago I was asked if I would help out with graduating students of the photography program at OCAD. There would be five of us real-life working photographers in on that day and over the course of a couple of hours, we would have twenty minutes each with six students. In that twenty […]
BUSINESS
That Juicy Middle Bit
I have been thinking a lot lately about the middle part of things. That juicy middle bit. The place between forming an idea for something and the final result of the creation/moving forward of said idea. The middle part where everything actually happens. Sometimes the boring place. And always the necessary place. I am currently […]
Embrace Fear
Have you ever not succeeded at something in life because you let fear get in the way? I am going to guess the answer is yes. And that it is yes for nearly every human. Fear is a funny thing. It’s like our constant companion whispering in our ear. I am not talented enough… I […]
Simplify Your Business
I have just returned from holidays. Two glorious weeks tromping around Mexico – from the city to the jungle and everywhere in between. It was awesome to say the least (but more about that later). If you run your own business or if you are your own business, you know how stressful it can […]
Observations From Yesterday
I had a pretty big day yesterday photographing for one of my favourite clients. There were two events and in between them, I raced home to download photos and to send a couple key images to the clients. Woo-weee! There were a lot of people involved in the running of the events and a […]
Every Client is Not Your Client
The title of this post says it all and I believe that this is something that needs to be reinforced. Every client is not your client. I see issues relating to this basically on a daily basis on my nerd photography forums. Photographers complaining about clients. (And I mean, complaining about EVERYTHING about them!) Complaining […]
Surviving Wedding Season Madness
The busiest month of the wedding season is nearly done. I am seeing daily Facebook posts in my feed from photographers. “Only a couple more left!” “Anyone have any good outsourcing companies? I’m in over my head here.” “No, I don’t have your photos ready yet from your wedding that was two weeks ago.” Awww, […]
My Wedding Photography Workflow
If you work in the wedding industry like me, you are likely getting to that point in the season where a breakdown is just waiting on the cusp of every moment. When September comes people are always telling me “You must be less busy now that the summer is over!” but the truth is, […]
Sharing is Caring
I hope that you all had a great long weekend. Mine was the perfect mix of work and fun. I photographed a big wedding on Saturday and for the rest of the weekend, I shut down all work-related things and gave myself actual real time off. I ate breakfast in bed and read about […]
Fuji Wins my Heart with the Fujifilm X100T
I have a new baby in my life and I cannot stop thinking about it. Okay, so that may be a slight boost but seriously, I am in love with the Fujifilm X100T camera that we picked up about a month ago. As the madness of wedding and holiday portrait season was winding down, I […]