Photo Biz

Introducing ProofPress, A WordPress Photo Proofing Cart

This is a guest post by Iurie Vlasov, a Marketing professional at Vitriol Consult LLC specializing in SEO and Innovative web-marketing. On August 23, the world of photographers was touched by a piece of news that created quite some buzz – a totally new and innovative proofing system was to be released in October – [...]

Please Don’t Just Give Your Clients The CD or DVD!

This is a guest post by Alethea Cheng Fitzpatrick, NYC based architect, interior designer, photographer AND mom! Alethea has her own business, alethea cheng fitzpatrick photography. I hear photographers talking about digital images all the time. I’ve noticed that portrait photographers tend to be the ones bemoaning the fact that their clients “just want the [...]

Get Better Seo By Finding & Using Long Tail Keywords

This is a guest post by Zach Prez who offers 1-on-1 coaching and SEO workshops. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Everyone knows choosing the right keywords begins the SEO process (or at least you know now). After all, search engine optimization means optimizing keywords so you can rank for them. In this post I’ll [...]

Photographers – Don’t Use Email Marketing To Market!

This is a guest post by Dean Levitt, Mad Mimi‘s Chief of Culture. Based in Brooklyn, Dean spends altogether too much time thinking about email, people, music and hanging out in the park. I’ve always been a huge fan of poetry, especially the sonnets of Edna St. Vincent Millay. I think that the “aha!” moment [...]

Short Guide For Photographers | Start Right Or Start Over

This guest post is by Livingston, New Jersey photographer Chelo Keys. If you’re a part-timer working hard to be taken seriously, save yourself from some of the mistakes I’ve made. It’s no secret that part-time and emerging photographers have to work hard to shake off the “weekend warrior” label. First, it’s hard to be taken [...]

The Risks & Rewards Of Pursuing Photography

Today’s guest post is by Nick Franklin, a photographer and student from Huntsville, Alabama. Follow him on Twitter. Risk and reward is the mantra of business. How many risks and rewards does a person have to take to be a professional photographer in this market? What are you willing to lose for chasing a dream? [...]

How Can Photographers Become Go-Givers?

This is a guest post by Alicia Candelora, a wedding photographer based in Connecticut. I was raised in a family where we were taught from a young age that you should give and share with others as much as humanly possible. As the eldest of three, that principle is not always something I liked following. [...]