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...
Tag 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... Recently, I received an email from one of my students from WPPI about Facebook. With her permission, I’m posting her question and my response about Facebook Fan Pages: Renee: Hi Dustin, I have a question regarding business/facebook page. A page was initially set up thru a personal page of one of our former employees (owners...  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...  You heard right, it’s that time of year to get registered for one of the biggest and most enjoyable photography conventions of the year! WPPI in Las Vegas is one of the best places to learn and grow your photography business while networking and making friends across the globe. As the year before, I’ll be...  My good friend Kevin Casey, CEO of Collages.net, and I occasionally have brainstorms over the phone about new product and service ideas for Collages.net customers. One day, we were chatting on our iPhones as both of us were driving in our cars, states away from each other. We came up with some really great ideas, but alas...  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,... |
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