How To Take Better Photos For Your Social Media Accounts
How many times have you opened your phone today? How many of those times have you viewed social media? Social media is a big part of our lives. As much as we hate to admit it, we all look at…
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Are You Really Who You Say You Are?
There’s nothing worse than ordering your food and asking for no onions to find those little chopped up bulbs have made their way into your mouth. No this is not an anti onion campaign (or is it?), this is relative…
How to Interact With Couples and Capture Genuine Moments
Hi all! I’m Olivia of August Muse Images. I’m a Pacific Northwest wedding photographer based in the Portland area. I was so honored to be asked to guest blog here and spent a lot of time going back and forth…
Ways to Get Your Phone Ringing – Part III
Are you ready to generate more business by having an arsenal of tools in their approach to marketing a photography business? In this final installment, I complete my final tips on ways you can get your phone ringing. In case you missed…
The Top 10 Secret Referral Sources You Need To Know
Competition. It is one of those aspects of business that for some of us make the hairs on the back of our neck stand up. It may not be one of your favorite things to think about when running your…
Work Life Balance Has To Be Whatever Works For You
Life never happens the way we think it should. We are often faced with things that had never occurred to us until it actually happens to us. As a full-time wedding photographer, the main bulk of my work is done…
Photographers, Have You Heard Of The “Co-opetiton” Method?
“Everyone you meet knows something you don’t know but need to know. Learn from them.” – C.G. Jung One of my favorite things about the wedding photography industry is embodied in the Carl Jung quote above. Every single person that…
5 Ways To Attract More Corporate Clients
Part and parcel of running a photography business are the ups and downs. The good months, the better months, and the straight bad months. Dealing with and anticipating the ebbs and flows the best we can, and getting those all important…
Create Your Own Lightroom Style With DVLOP
Lightroom presets have been around for quite a long time. It helps us emulate our favorite photographers, and it speeds up our workflow. While it was nice and exciting in the beginning, it’s gotten to be quite stale. The photos…
Tips and Tricks On How To Use Off-Camera Flashes
Ah, golden hour… You sweet, fickle, sliver of time. If you’re even remotely interested in photography, chances are you’re well acquainted with “golden hour” – the hour or so of soft, warm, low-hanging light just after sunrise or just before…
