Spencer Lum is no stranger to Tiffinbox, as he was the 2nd Annual Tiffinbox Award winner. As the principal photographer at 5 West Studios, a Brooklyn, NY based wedding photography business and the blogger behind Ground Glass, Lum is a highly sought after speaker and presenter. He will be at forthcoming Inspire Photo Retreats, in Portland, Maine from February 9 – 11th, 2015.

We sat down to chat about his 2014 presentation (which I missed!) and then explored what he will be speaking about at the 2015 event.

If you are still on the fence, please take a look at all the speakers who will be coming to Portland. I believe speakers like Ashley & Rich and others have one mission: to inspire you to do your best work in the near year. Everybody needs that kind of motivation year-in-and-year-out. If you agree, I expect to see you at Inspire Photo Retreats in 2015! Register today.

Next up in the Inspire Interviews series is Arielle Doneson, a film and digital hybrid shooter sought after worldwide for her luminous fine art approach to weddings. Come back and check it out or subscribe to TiffinboxTV.

For the last three years, I've announced and honored three truly amazing photographers who are also remarkable teachers. The previous Tiffinbox Award winners are: David duChemin, Spencer Lum and Jamie Swanson.

This year is no different. I've followed and learned from Jenika McDavitt's wonderful blog, Psychology for Photographers, as have thousands of you. Her blog posts are one reason I chose her to win this year's Annual Tiffinbox Award. If you don't know about her blog, I urge you to go check it out now. Yes, right now.

Ok, now that you are back … I have to tell you the other reasons Jenika rocks it hard in this tough business.

She has distinguished herself by creating two amazing resources for photographers – Irresistible Words (for those of us who dread writing copy for our websites or blogs) and From Portfolio to Profit Engine: How to Build an Absolutely Irresistible Photography Website (Jenika walks you through the very best way to set up your website to make it useful and attractive for your clients). Jenika has bundled them both so you can buy them together.

When I conveyed my desire to honor her, Jenika immediately offered to give all of you something special in return. I truly love her generosity. So, starting at 12 pm today through 11.59 am on Monday, August 25th, you can save $30 by using the following code: TBOX30. Just click the affiliate links in this post please.

The one other resource that made me money right away was Jenika's “How Clients Make Decisions about Money” – I highly recommend this free resource because it gives you the ability to put her advice into action very quickly to see whether or not the changes make a difference. Trust me when I tell you, that when I presented my clients with a new pricing guide based on Jenika's recommendation, my numbers went up! She not only shows you how, but tells you why her advice works.

Here are some of my favorite blog posts by Jenika on her website, Psychology for Photographers:

How To Get Anyone To Keep Reading

7 Non-Money Reasons To Price Your Photography Profitably

The 7-Minute Website Writing Makeover

How To Get People To Hire YOU, Even If You Charge More

And, there are so many more articles on her site that one day I told Jenika that I could spend a few weeks just reading her blog. As I said, Jenika's teaching is useful, timely and wholly result-oriented.

I guarantee you will get something out of her website that makes absolute sense to you and your photography business. Go ahead and bookmark Psychology for Photographers today!