Doug Levy is a New England wedding photographer and a good friend who knows his way around off-camera lighting. In fact, the first few times I ran into him were at the Inspire Photo Retreats where he taught a packed room of eager photographers the art of using off-camera lighting at wedding receptions. Subsequently, he conducted his own lighting workshop, which I attended.

Listen to our conversation about Doug's start in the business and what he looks forward to the most at Inspire Photo Retreats.

Doug will be back to teach at Inspire Photo Retreats, which will be held this time in Portland, Maine, from February 9th through February 11th.

Here is a sample of Doug‘s work:

Here is a list of other speakers who will also be presenting.

Register for this amazing conference here and now.

Michael Howard, a wedding photographer based in Nashville, Tennessee founded Musea, an online proofing solution for busy photographers.

Instead of establishing the same old basic business model that tonline proofing systems have followed, where a photographer pays the host a monthly sum and also surrenders a portion of the sales profits as commission, Michael chose to dedicate 2% of the 16% commission he receives towards Water.org. Plus, he eliminated monthly fees!

Among the topics Michael and I covered when we recently spoke were his intentions to start Musea, the new offering called Musea Lab and lastly the intimate conference he calls Musea Gathering that will take place from February 22nd through February 25th in San Francisco.

Want to learn more about how Musea is serving serious photographers like you? Listen to the many podcast interviews Michael has conducted with industry leaders.

MUSEA Gatherings are for those photographers that want to bring more intimacy into their work. Weddings and portraiture photography trends currently put much of the focus on amazing locations and the people are often interchangeable. Gatherings take a different approach by encouraging photographers to find vulnerability, connection and humanity in those we document.

PLEASE NOTE: For the next 24 hours, you can apply to win a seat at the Musea Gathering. Enter the scholarship giveaway now!

I've always been a full-time photographer. Like you, I've created list after list in an attempt to streamline my business workflow. What needs to be done first, second, third and so on. In fact, what sub-tasks need to be done?

Quite frequently, the intention was good, but the action was lacking. So, I've ended up derailing my workflow and then played catchup with myself. It's a self-defeating proposition that Leeann Marie, a wedding photographer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sees all too often in the photo industry.

Leeann is a wonderful photographer but what makes her successful is how efficient she is with her business. She has created systems and processes for every part of her workflow. Leeann credits her background in industrial engineering for creating these systems for her business. For several years now, she has coached and set photographers up with their ShootQ accounts.

We recently spoke on the eve of her webinar, 15 Secrets For Automated Systems:

Want to know how to streamline your photography business? I suggest you learn from the best. Sign up for this free webinar now. Leeann will be leading and ShootDotEdit will be hosting it on June 11th. I can't wait to continue learning from Leeann!

Don Giannatti coincidentally also wrote a blog post about creating systems that you should check out.

Younes Bounhar and Amanda Large of Double Space Photography are architectural photographers based in Ottawa, Canada. In a short span of time, since they launched only a couple of years ago, they have photographed for a great many clients in Canada and beyond. It's rather easy to see how and why.

I knew nothing about architectural photographers or architectural photography. I recall a time when I was asked to photograph the interior of a home for sale and I remember sweating bullets. When Younes and I connected on Twitter, now several years back, I knew I wanted to interview him for Tiffinbox at some point because I was intrigued about what he does for his clients. But his busy schedule (he and his wife Amanda are on the go all the time) prevented us from nailing a specific date down. During a few recent exchanges on Twitter, I asked him again if he could commit to a date and this time he said he had a window of about a week when he could sit down and talk about architectural photography, working with his wife, Amanda, and traveling the world.

So here is that chat with Younes. Give it a listen, and check out the images he and Amanda have produced for architect clients around the globe.

Like architectural photographers Younes and Amanda, are you passionate about photographing just one subject and knocking it out of the park? What genre of photography is it? Sound off below!