All-Day Weddings in Six Hours with Blair Phillips

There are generally two types of photographers: those who shoot weddings and those who no longer shoot weddings. Those who no longer shoot weddings rarely have nice things to say about them. This is generally due to poor planning on the photographer’s part.

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Building Blocks: Pricing with Skip Cohen

Most photographers are right-brain artists. The right side of your brain is known as being responsible for creativity, while the left side is analytical. An accountant would typically be a strong left-brainer, while a jazz musician a right-brainer.

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What to Say to a Client Who’s Always Right with Phillip Blume

Lift your eyes up away from these words for a moment, stare straight ahead and say, “No.” Say it out loud. Say it like you mean it. Seriously. Wherever you are right now—reading online, in an airplane or sitting comfortably inside a Barnes & Noble with Shutter Magazine in one hand and a latte in the other—give “no” a try.

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Bridal Boudoir with Melanie Anderson

I am a portrait and commercial photographer, and while I do photograph several weddings a year, I am very selective. I need to be excited about the wedding experience, and generate revenue without having to invest an entire day photographing a wedding.

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