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How to Sell Fine Art Photography (with Romy Owens @ OKC SMUG)

Our February OKC SMUG meeting featured local fine art photographer Romy Owens, teaching us about how to create, market, price, and sell fine art photography. Romy is an incredibly accomplished and well-networked fine artist – you know, the rare kind … Continue reading

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HGTV’s Showhouse Showdown Part 1: Behind-the-Scenes / Before-After Images (OKC Architectural Photographer)

Last year, I had the great opportunity of shooting a two-day architectural, portrait, and documentary photography assignment for HGTV! The network filmed an episode of “Showhouse Showdown” in Edmond, OK. The embargo period for those images expired, so I can … Continue reading

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2011 Wrap-Up #5: Outtake Reel

Outtakes are so much more fun and interesting than a lineup of my most perfect images from 2011! So, enjoy this list of things that went wrong this year…but that made for some of my favorite images and happiest memories! … Continue reading

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2011 Wrap-Up #4: Why Photo Blogging Isn’t Really About Photography

Clients often report finding my blog before my website in their internet searches. Search engines love new content, so churning out regular, key-word rich blog posts bumps me up in search results. Blogging pays, literally. Being aware of that, blogging … Continue reading

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2011 Wrap-Up #3: Major Business Milestones (Photography Business Tips)

While learning things the hard way in 2011, I also had some great successes and reached some major milestones in my business. Here are a few, with some tips about how to do the same for yourself, if you’d like: Doubled … Continue reading

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Commercial Client Workflow: Images Delivered in 24 Hours or Less

Unlike private portrait commissions which can be planned months in advance, commercial photography jobs generally pop up without much notice, and clients are generally operating under extremely tight deadlines. Case in point: for the Cox Communications TV spot, I got a … Continue reading

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Oklahoma City SMUG: Color Management with Trawick Images

Last night, the OKC SMUG met at my house again, which we haven’t done since our first two meetings! This time, we welcomed Robert Trawick of Trawick Images as our guest speaker. Robert led us through the basics of color management, … Continue reading

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Online Marketing: Simple Ways to Save Time and Dominate Your Brand

Social media and online marketing is vital for small businesses – it’s free advertising! It takes time to build an effective online infrastructure, but it is worth it! Doing so pays off. Literally. The Goal of Online Marketing Two words: … Continue reading

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How To Deliver Images to Portrait Clients in Less Than 2 Days

One of the ways I set myself apart from other photographers is by posting clients’ images within 1-2 days of each shoot, for both commercial and portrait clients. In order to do this, I continually hone my workflow. I use … Continue reading

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Oklahoma City SMUG: Low-Light Shooting Tutorial in Paseo District

Last night, the Oklahoma City SMUG met in the Paseo District to practice low-light shooting. Those that arrived early enough also peeked inside Visions in the Paseo, a photography-only gallery currently showing works by Greg Davis, one of my personal … Continue reading

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