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And You Consider Yourself a Photographer?

I read this post yesterday by Scott Bourne of the PhotoFocus Blog. I loved it for so many reasons. So as I often do with posts I enjoy, I shared it on Twitter and Facebook. The response was great and I know that it is easy to miss information on those platforms, so I wanted…

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10 Tips for Becoming a School Portraiture Photographer

The Business of School Portraiture By Courtney DeLaura The pre-school and school portrait business, in general, is typically a scary subject for portrait photographers—very much a photographic area that many wouldn’t dare consider. Visions of cattle call-like lines of children, little black combs and ugly backdrops flash before your eyes. I know, because those are…

Help for Photographers: Blog More, Blog Now

Blog More, Blog Now By Shuva Rahim Blogging is part of marketing for many photographers. While starting a blog can be relatively easy, many find it overwhelming or just don’t feel like they have the time for it. So why even blog? The main reason photographers blog is to gain exposure. Blogging can help improve…

Are you doing what you love?

I am sitting here waiting on word that the credit card system is integrated and that I can test my site and go live.  I know I said you might not hear from me until then. But I missed you. And I was just thinking… I love what I do. I am grateful that I…

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How to Price Wedding Photography {A Free Guide}

If you shoot weddings or want to get into wedding photography, this free pricing guide will teach you how to make money doing what you “love.” Learn how to sell, market and price your images, albums and time.

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Working with Nonprofit Organizations to Promote Yourself

Thank you to Shuva Rahim, our guest blogger today, who is the owner of Accent Photographics. Shuva focuses on lifestyle images of children, families and weddings in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. She has worked with the March of Dimes, American Heart Association, and is currently doing a photo charity in partnership with the Children’s…

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2 Free Photographer Marketing MP3s

A while back, I wrote about the LIVE photographers’ marketing telesummit.  Sarah Petty and I were speaking on the phone a few weeks ago and she agreed to share a long excerpt of 2 MP3 recordings from the event with MCP fans. Click here to listen to Sarah Petty discuss branding. Click here to listen…

The Word is Photos NOT Photo’s

I am the last person, according to my husband, who should be giving a punctuation lesson.  One of his biggest pet peeves is apostrophe errors.  It has started rubbing off on me. As a result today’s quick tip is a lesson in apostrophes. An apostrophe does not mean “warning – an ‘s’ is coming.”  It…

Where do you want to be 5-10 years from now?

If you can answer the questions, “what do you want to be doing in 5 years?” or “where do you want your business to be in 10 years?” then you and I have little in common, at least as it relates to planning my business and my life. Prior to my life as a Photoshop…

Over 300 Incredible Photography Tips from MCP Fans

Photography Tips: 300 Ideas to Help Your Photography Here are photographers favorite photography tips (in the order they were submitted) from the MCP Facebook Page.  You may love some and disagree with others, but these are the things that work for this select group of photographers. If I missed any while moving them over here,…

Invest in Your Logo & Branding: Learn From My Mistakes

Up till now, the biggest regret I have as far as my business is that I did not invest in branding, a logo, and marketing material when I was starting MCP Actions. MCP Actions was born as a spin off of my product photography and photo editing business Multiple Choices Photography, LLC.  MCP Actions eventually…

5,000 Friend Limit on Facebook: How Can a Social Networking Site Limit Friends?

5,000 Friend Limit on Facebook.  I heard the rumors… Turns out they were true. Have you ever been told, “You have too many friends?” Or how about “No more friends for you!” Well today was my 1st time.  One day shy of 38 years of age, I was told I had too many friends and…

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Confidence: A Crutial Component to Business Success

Joyce Smith, the amazing photographer, writer and owner of WordSmith is here today to share with MCP readers about how confidence plays a huge role in building a successful photography business (or really any business). She is sharing an excerpt from her “How to Sell” guide. Watch the blog tomorrow for a chance to win…

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How To Price Portrait Photography To Make Money

This article on “how to price your photography” is one of the MOST POPULAR ever written for the MCP Blog. Once you read this you will see why it has hundreds of comments, thousands of Facebook shares, and sparks interest and controversy. You will also learn how to make more money as a photographer.

6 Ways to Prevent Theft of Images from Your Customers

Have you wondered how you can prevent my clients from printing the digital files I share on my website or blog? I get multiple emails about this every week. Here are 6 ways to prevent theft of your images from your customers plus pros/cons of each. Reduce the resolution and size of the images –…

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FREE Master Photographers’ Marketing Series

What do Dane Sanders, David Ziser, Kevin Kubota, Vicki Taufer, Lori Nordstrom, John Hartman, Kent and Sarah Smith, Rod Evans, Edward Zemba, Sarah Petty, Jen Hillenga, Tim and Beverly Walden, Allison and Jeff Rogers, Kia Boudurant, Julie Klaasmeyer, Marilyn Sholin – all have in common?  They are incredible photographers and amazing business minds. To have…

KISS – and not the mushy kind… A Quick Lesson for Everyone…

I cannot remember where I first hear about KISS.  But it was probably somewhere between my 1st kiss and now… As wikipedia explains “KISS stands for ‘Keep it Short and Simple,’ or the more recent and disparaging ‘Keep it Simple, Stupid.’” For our purposes here, it can mean both… My 2 recent experiences… Analysts try and…

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MCP’s Camera Bag: Equipment and Pictures from Past to Present

As a follow up to last weeks post on “how expensive equipment alone does not make a great photographer,” most people were in agreement that just because you have expensive gear does not make you a better photographer.  Once you learn the fundamentals and build up experience, better equipment can further enrich your photos. Basically…

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How We Remember What We See by Guest Blogger Paul Ernest

The Order of Cognition: How We Remember Logos First let’s define cognition: Cognition is the scientific term for “the process of thought.” Its usage varies in different ways in accord with different disciplines: For example, in psychology and cognitive science it refers to an information processing view of an individual’s psychological functions. Why is this…

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SEO – How to Design Your Landing Page for Maximum Results

This is part of out Search Engine Optimization Series by Shannon Steffens. This is continued from Sunday’s post here. The previous article talked about your title and your meta keywords. Remember “keyword stuffing” this is the term Google uses when you use too many keywords or descriptors for your web site, well this is going…

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SEO – Don’t Be a Keyword Stuffer

This is part of out Search Engine Optimization Series by Shannon Steffens. I am back talking about SEO. Today I am going to talk about your landing page. This is the page of your website you see when you type in www.yoursite.com. This is THE important page of your website. So not only do you…

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