Any professional photographer should ideally have a professionally taken picture. Being a semi-whimsical spirit, I always change my Twitter or Facebook (new fan page) profiles frequently. Most of the time with images taken with my iPhone. After weeks of left-brained marketing work, I

Last Friday, Greg Bumatay invited me to speak at Cypress College amongst some of industry’s greats. I was very flattered. I do not speak publicly very often. One of my greatest fears is an empty room. Some supporters promised to come to calm my nerves – thanks Julie, Rob,

I will be speaking about “Understanding Your Target Audience” at Cypress College this Friday. As a marketing consultant, after having a clear objective, understanding one’s clients is probably the next most crucial step. This presentation is catered for photographers

I love cappuccinos, sidewalk cafes, Paris (France), baguettes and Kimberlee and Marissa! xo Rather than enjoying each of them separately, The Boudoir Divas bunched them all together in a Parisian boudoir workshop. I would totally sign up except that it’s not easy to book boudoir

If there was a competition at WPPI for not the prettiest booth, I would win hand’s down! I’m just glad that they still let me do my thang. PROMISE – next year it’s going to be wicked. I have some insane, never done before, type ideas. For those who missed out,

My girlfriend, Julie, is a substitute teacher. She recently taught at a high school where one kid really caught her attention. He was carrying a Nikon DSLR with a matching Nikon bag full of lenses; this was abnormal for a high school student’s budget. “That’s a nice

Peace of mind is a luxury. Some believe that ignorance is bliss. To a certain extent, that statement holds true. According to Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths, suffering is caused by craving. And craving only increases as we are exposed to new realms of materialism. Take the followi

Yesterday was my first SmugMug presentation! Peter Garr was the gracious leader who invited me to speak. It was the second time I used this presentation; first time was at SD Photog Shootout. As I was weaving through the attendees, Anastasia asked if I was going to cover pricing and p

It was a frigid morning. Weeks have passed since I had a warm meal. After scaling the snowy white mountain tops of Mt. Versace, I finally arrived at Gucci – holy temple of coolness. I was greeted with hospitality. Despite not speaking Prada, we communicated effectively with hand

Even though I spent hours reading, what a pleasure it was to sift through the many entries! It was very difficult to deliberate. I did want to iterate some items: this full registration pass is only for one person; not a couple this full registration pass does not include air fare, ho