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6 Ways You Can Improve Your Business in Only 1 Hour
After looking at several photographers websites and Instagram profiles, I noticed several areas where people are falling short and missing opportunities to connect with...
Why watermarking your images for social media is a bad idea
Photographers love to tag their work before posting them online. However, they will come back to haunt you and bite you in the ass!...
3 Tips For How to be a Successful Professional Photographer
In today's video I wanted to share with you 3 key strategies for building a successful photography business. While I am coming at this...
Studio Tour: John Gress’s New Chicago Portait Photogray Studio
Come along as I give a tour of my new studio! I am really excited to get to work in this vintage loft space...
How I overcame major challenges and setbacks to become a successful commercial photographer
When I was 14 year's old I wanted to be a lawyer or a naval officer and then I borrowed my mom's camera and...
WPPI 2021: Speaking and attending this year’s convention in Las Vegas
In this VLOG I take you along with me to this year's convention in Las Vegas, including taking you behind-the-scenes and introducing you to...
Member Exclusive: Moving Studios – Tour my vacant photography studio and learn how I plan to set it up!
For most of my career I have had a live/work space, but after buying a house I was forced to look for a stand...
How to start making money as a photographer
Today's video gives an over view on how photographers can start building their business and making money with their camera.
The 10 things I thought I knew about photography, but I was wrong
You are unauthorized to view this page. Please login or visit the Academy home page for more information. Monthly memberships start at only $16,...
A “quick” solution when applying for federal COVID-19 aid
There are plenty of reviews that will teach you how to use the Quickbooks. I just wanted to take this opportunity to share with...
How I made it through the Great Recession as a photographer
During the 2008-2010 Great Recession, 50% of my business disappeared and to fill the time I practiced my lighting by working with aspiring models,...
Commercial Photography: Bidding and working with clients
A friend recently asked me how to bid on commercial jobs. This video will cover the entire process of working with commercial clients from...
