Not long ago, I was contacted by a potential client to shoot her wedding day. After talking on the phone for a while, I was really optimistic about capturing her wedding and getting to know her and her fiancé more. The initial phone consultation went great with a lot of talking about photography ideas, the...
Category Archives: Business A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by Inside Edition. They had read an article about me and my senior portraits in the Austin American Statesmen. What intrigued them was the fact that I’ve had clients pay as much as up to $5,000 for senior portraits in the past. Keep in mind, senior portraits...  As many of you remember, I’ve been spending a lot of time over at Canvas Press Pro. We’ve been busy developing ways to take care of professional photographers like you, so you can increase sales and actually enjoy running your business. With that being said, the topic of sales is being discussed a lot these...  Ok, so probably not the “deliver” you had in mind. I just had to throw that in there since the birth of our son is several days away. Hence, why the posts have been few and far between over the past several months. However, even though the term “deliver” can have a several meanings, the...  Many times, I get new photographers struggling with the same problem. Pricing. So, I thought I’d share with you something I wrote in response to a frustrated photog who was being hounded by the budget bride: “Hey Dustin, I’ve heard a lot of great things about your ability to run a profitable photography business (several,... I wanted to share with everyone a new product that Collages.net is offering, their photo standouts! Check them out! Collagesnet Standouts from Dustin Meyer on Vimeo. http://collages.net. Professional Wedding and Portrait photographer Dustin Meyer gives a shoutout to Collages.net’s new product, Wall Standouts. Cheers!  You love taking photographs. You love making your clients laugh as you snap their portrait. You also feel your heart burst when your clients cry over your images. So why can’t you get them to buy anything? In the beginning, I was just as frustrated as many of you. I would sit up on the... |
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