One of the most frequented questions I receive while talking about my business is how to become a better photographer. The people I talk to usually tell me they just purchased a new digital camera and always leave the setting on auto. I tell them that in order to improve the quality of your images [...]
Oregon’s Net-aware Photographer
I just found an interview I gave 17 years ago when Lois and I lived in Beaverton, Oregon. I was the VP of Sales and Marketing for a company called 900 Support. We did telephone support for Netware, how old is that? Anyway check it out. InfoWorld 1993
Find Your Vision
What Sam Walton can teach us about vertical marketing in today’s economy. These ideas apply to the small business owner, the middle manager and those who are looking to upgrade their employment situation. Sam Walton, the founder of WalMart and Sam’s Club, looked at his business in a very unique manner. His driving mantra was [...]
7 Concepts Corporate America Taught me about Running a Small Business
I have had the opportunity to work for large corporations in the high tech industry for the better part of my adult life. The companies I worked for provided products and services to the likes of Dell Computer, Adobe Systems, Norton Systems, Hewett Packard and others. The experiences I gained from interactions with high level [...]
Computer Crashes and Burns
Well, not completely crashed, but it was smoking for awhile. The fear of a complete computer failure has made me somewhat paranoid over the years. I make my living as a Family and Event Photographer in Portland Oregon and I cannot afford to have a computer failure of any kind. And since I have been [...]
How it all began
Nearly every photo shoot I’m on, someone will invariably ask me “how did you become a photographer?” or “have you been a photographer long?” And every time they ask that kind of question I find myself at a loss for words. Not that I don’t have anything to say, heavens, I can talk extemporaneously for [...]
Dash Improvement for 2010
A few months ago I attended a seminar on how to improve your photography business put on by Mitche Graf who was a high end photographer for many years. The seminar was excellent, and I was able to take many great ideas away, but the thing that struck me the most was the last slide [...]
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