This week on the show I’m starting a mini-series on filmmakers who have had success creating personal film projects. In my post from yesterday, I mentioned how projects like these can be both financially and spiritually/personally profitable. Over the next few weeks I’ll have some of the contestants of Vimeo and Canon’s “Beyond the Still” […]
Archives for March 2011
Do You Have Systems in Place to Close the Deal?
Yesterday I was in a local UPS Store getting information about their box services. The manager I met with was a young guy, but really on the ball. Polite. Courteous. Informative. Didn’t give me a hard sell. I wasn’t ready to commit right then and there but told him I’d call back. He copied my […]
Personal and Pro Bono Projects Can Prove Profitable
Can you say that title ten times fast?! When you earn a living as a photographer or filmmaker, it’s easy to get into the trap of feeling like unless you’re getting paid for a gig, you won’t do a gig. I speak from experience because I know at times that’s how I feel. But the […]
Simple Sells
This weekend I was in Nashville, TN to film the Hope, Faith and Photos for a Cure event. I took the time to meet with my friend Jeremy Cowart. Jeremy’s gotten much acclaim for his meteoric rise as a celebrity photographer (that is, a photographer who photographs celebrities). We were talking shop and he was […]
It’s Okay to Take a Wrong Turn Every Now and Then
This weekend I was on my way to a friend’s house after a very long drive. I printed a Google maps to a nearby restaurant where I had a pre-scheduled meeting, but I didn’t print a map directly to my friend’s house. I had been to this friend’s house before, so I figured I would […]