Well, shoot! I’ve been crazy busy. Hardly enough time to think let alone get caught up, here, on the blog. My apologies for leaving you hanging. Being extra busy the last couple months has lead to some scheduling conflicts when booking shoots, so I thought this was a good opportunity to talk about them here [...]
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Chase Jarvis and Zack Arias Talk Shop
I just finished watching and participating in a livestream webcast over at Chase Jarvis’ blog. Not sure yet if there will be a link for a replay, so check at his site. You can search #cjlive in Twitter to see the live banter during the show. Zack Arias is in Seattle to do his creativeLive [...]
Don’t Text and Drive and Photo Assist
Last week, I had the honor and privilege to work on a shoot with some outstanding men and women troopers from the MN State Patrol. We did two evening shoots in support of their Don’t Text and Drive campaign. We had a lot of fun, but the message behind our efforts was obviously serious, and [...]
A Photo Assistant Talks With The Photo Marketing Mentor
For many aspiring photographers getting a job assisting a established professional photographer is the first step towards making that dream a reality. For some, assisting has become the main source of income and it’s not always because they couldn’t make it on their own; many elect to remain an assistant as a conscious choice. If you’re curious about how to break into the world of photo assisting then you’ll want to join me and my guest Professional Photo Assistant Tim Olsen. Tim publishes one of the few blogs exclusively devoted to the subject at http://aphotoassistant.com/
Photo Assistants And Renting Gear: Why Gear Rental Shops Are Your Best Friend
The relationship between the photo assistant, and the photo rental store can, and should be, a special one. Photo assistants are a very key element to the rental store getting new and additional business from photographers. And, when a photographer from out of town calls to book you and then asks if you know a [...]
New Post at HMAb
The Whole Nine Yards: Better to be looking at it than for it. Another great new post from my friends Heather and Kendra, over at Heather Morton, Art buyer/blog about new assistants getting and finding work, from the perspective of a full-time first assistant working exclusively with one photographer. Definitely, check it out!
