Category Archives: Business
The Wedding Photography Market Is Dying – Good
I heard a report on the radio recently that 1,000 people are leaving Ireland every week. A large share of them are young, single people setting off to find work and opportunities that Ireland’s crippled economy can no longer offer … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Professional Photography, Wedding Photography
Moving Pictures
I think landscape photographers are borderline certifiable. Well, maybe not all of them, but Peter Cox and Neil McShane definitely are in my opinion. I’m confident that this is an accurate assessment having filmed them over a 24 hour period … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Circle of Confusion, Other photographers, Videos
Never Not Work Again – The Infinity Realization
Sitting in the gargantuan departure area at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport with time to kill, I reflected on my trip to Holland. There were good bits. And there were not so good bits. Thing is, you can learn from both in … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Marketing, Motherland, Professional Photography
The International Outlook
Things are happening thick and fast at the moment. It stresses me out a bit. In fact, it stresses me out a lot. Long hours for little immediate return. It makes me grumpy, tense, and distracted. It also brings with … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Motherland
The Weeks Ahead
This has been my busiest January. I sensed it would be. Nevertheless the volume of pre-existing work fortified with some unforeseen commissions has hit me like a freight train and left me reeling. And it will keep on trundling over … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Circle of Confusion, On Assignment, Wedding Photography
Three Words On Day One
Chris Brogan has a great exercise that helps you achieve your ambitions in the year ahead. Choose three words to live by. For 2011, my first word is “Plan”. It might have been “Discipline”, but I think that is covered … Continue reading
What Is The Point Of Wedding Photography? – Part 2: The State We’re In
Photographers have attached themselves almost indelibly to weddings. This raises two questions that I’d like to explore here. 1) How did this happen? 2) Is there a negative consequence? The answer to the first question is fairly simple: habit. Once … Continue reading
Jasmine Star Is A Threat To Our Way Of Life – Part 2
Part 1 of this set of articles brought lots of people along to read and resulted in a great string of comments. A big thank you to everyone who left behind their thoughts. So, faced with the rise of talented, … Continue reading
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Jasmine Star Is A Threat To Our Way Of Life – Part 1
If that headline doesn’t pique your interest, you may need to check your pulse. The same applies if you don’t know who Jasmine Star is – especially if you photograph weddings for a living. Honestly, where have you been? In … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Wedding Photography
