by successfulbob | photography, photography education, success education
Week one. Really good intentions. Two or three posts for my blog as I promised to do each week. Yeah success! Week two. Procrastination. One post. Avoidance. Not sure what to write about.
Week three. I’ll get to it tomorrow or the next day…
“Oh, Sh%$!! It’s been two months since my last post… Again.” Sound familiar??
Okay, how to break the cycle?? I found an answer.
I came across this girl named Jenika who claims a web site called ‘Psychology for Photographers’ that will help in creating web site posts with interesting content that pulls clients in. And, it won’t be hard to do.
“HA!” is what I said.
Then she pulled me, a skeptic, in. In a very short time of poking around on her blog. I liked her info enough to lay out some cash, and now I like it even more. Here’s a link to learn about ‘Irresistible Words’ An amazingly helpful way to learn to create content.
Here’s the deal. I came in late to share this with you so you only have until November 6 to get this ‘Irresistible Words’ course for only $119 bucks. After November 6 it’s $249 and word is it will never be available for $119 again.
But, even if you read this on the 7th of November or later it’s still worth the $249 and I encourage you to get it anyway. You will be shocked at how well this stuff works. She gives you 30 days to try it out. If it’s not your cup of tea – she refunds your money. So what’s to loose??
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by successfulbob | Lumix GX7, Lumix Lounge, photography education
I went to visit the Sedona Airport for a WW II USO show put on to promote the Sedona Wine Fest. It was very well put together. WW II planes including a B 25 were on display and Sedona’s local songstresses Shondra Jepperson, Jeanie Carroll and Susannah Martin played the stage dressed for the part with WW II uniforms. They sounded wonderful. Other characters like Rosie the Riveter, a Detective, Jane Mansfield and others from the era were played by local Sedona actors and it was a blast. You can see images from the fun here. In the dialog box add your email. The password is 092013 The BW tone you see on some of the photos is a tweaked preset on the Lumix GX7.
Here’s a sequence I made with Shondra using the 10 fps burst mode with a preset tweaked to black and white on my Lumix GX7 then turned into sepia and animated gif. The animated gif was created in Photoshop using images imported into the timeline.
That girl can swing!
(you might have to wait a little bit for this to download)
And a little feedback from Shondra…
“Hey Bob!!
This is HYSTERICAL!!! VERY cool how you captured this.
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO Much for taking photos of all of us!! Can hardly wait to see the rest of them!
BIG Hugs,” Shondra
I donated my time shooting and processing these images and video in support of the event…
by successfulbob | marketing, photography, photography education
While in classes at Summer Session at the Doubletree Hilton hotel in Oakbrook, IL we had a serious look at how to get your photography business name out through marketing… without spending a bunch of hard earned dollars. This portion of the class was about three hours and covered info like networking, business card design, price lists and press releases among other tips and tricks. Here’s some of the feedback from students –
“Bob, The class went very well. I don’t think I’ve had a more concise and effective marketing session. What you do is not incorporate marketing into your workflow and lifestyle so it does not overwhelm..it just is. I like that a lot”. Eric Wojtkun
“Bob, Fine arts photo training from you is not for the faint of heart as your class is kind of like drinking from a fire hydrant (in a good a way). What’s clear is you know art, photography and the business thereof. Thanks for inspiring me. Thanks for sharing. Regards,” Cortez A. Carter
“Bob, If I were to summarize what I got of today’s course in one sentence. ‘ In a one day session Bob Coates delivered a high level view of how his businesses work along with a “deep dive” into his process and vision of creating photographic fine art.’ I am very glad that I chose to attend this session of SCU Summer School. It helps re-enforce my feeling that I know I can be successful in the world of fine art photography. It reminded my of some of my weak points in my business plan and firmed up my resolve.” Bob Fairbairn
All in all it was a solid class and I enjoyed seeing the ‘lights go on’ in student’s eyes as they saw things they could put to use in their businesses.
by successfulbob | marketing, photography
Welcome to Successful-Photographer! Bob Coates’ blog on photography marketing and business for photographers. This will be a place of sharing ideas for making yours a stronger photography business. Ideas will be presented for getting your name in front of people in your community in a positive fashion, pricing your work for profit, improving your photography skills and creating images beyond the capability of someone who ‘owns a great camera’.
Some posts will be thought provoking. Some on technical issues. Some on fun ideas. All will be aimed at sharing information to help you become a better artist and business person. Feedback is encouraged and welcome. I look forward to sharing lots of photography marketing with you.
