So...one of the things I do is small schools and team photos. I am a one woman shop. These endeavors don't make me a ton of money. It's a lot of work up front with no promise of who will order what and if you'll make a profit or barely break even and pay yourself … Continue reading Small Business Life
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AI Statement
None of my work - none of these blog posts, my resume, increasingly unhinged cover letters, even my linkedin profile - uses ai. I'm working to put together some sort of official statement on that. Like I have a diversity statement on my homepage that I have gotten multiple positive comments from. I want to … Continue reading AI Statement
TOO MANY IDEAS!
I had an interaction yesterday at my job at the frame shop with a gallery in San Francisco. They represent photographers - some fabulous current artists and a whole slew of others as the gallery has been open since the 70s. It got me thinking as many of the artists had catalogues of their work … Continue reading TOO MANY IDEAS!
Thoughts on a photography career. That’s not over…yet.
As always, as a neurodivergent perimenopausal women trying to make a living without working in a cubicle ever again, I struggle with EVERYTHING. Imposter syndrome is rife in a world where I run my business by my gut and not how "they" think a small photography business is "supposed" to work. Because I do things … Continue reading Thoughts on a photography career. That’s not over…yet.
The inevitable
aaaand...i went down a rabbit hole looking up prices for mitzvah photographers in the area while waiting for pics to upload from today's shoot from my camera to my computer. and don't get me started on the number of photographers who don't even put pricing on their websites yeah. some of these people are charging … Continue reading The inevitable
A tiny pivot
As I've been contemplating things and how I want this business to progress, I think I want to do less events* and more portraits. Like family portraits, but also just portrait portraits. Seniors, kids, headshots, theatrical headshots...Also? I want to focus more on families and clients who aren't "normal." Which means the people that are … Continue reading A tiny pivot
April!!
Apparently I'm really good at monthly posts. Hm. No problem there. I have been thinking this month about what kind of photography I do more of. I have plenty of families, which I love, don't get me wrong there! And a fair amount of headshots which are fun in that I can work on my … Continue reading April!!
Well, Hello!
If you're seeing this, chances are you're snooping around my sparkly new-ish website via my email blast that went out this afternoon. Hi! There's been some changes this year so far. For starters, I'm doing all my invoicing via square. SO much easier to keep up with than my multi-paged color-coded spreadsheets. You can still … Continue reading Well, Hello!
Identifying my ideal clients: A List
people who HATE having their picture taken (raises my own hand in shame...er, solidarity)people who value photography but don't have the time or emotional bandwidth to be concerned about some social media worthy Pinterest perfect outcome - they just want nice pics to document this phase of life and don't care if their outfits are … Continue reading Identifying my ideal clients: A List
Updated Pricing Update
For the folks following this blog with baited breath waiting to find out what my 2022 prices would be, you might have seen a month ago when I posted my updated price list! I was so excited! I was going to make actual money this year and maybe be able to have some leftover after … Continue reading Updated Pricing Update