I Got Scammed

Early in my career I got scammed by a client who hired me to photograph an event for his company, and then never paid me. His company eventually disappeared and two decades passed until I came across him again. He had relocated, launched a new company and was on the...

Your Watermarks Suck

The last time I dared talk about photographers using watermarks, I got a few (okay, a lot) of angry messages. But I hope this time you hear me out on why watermarking your photos is a futile effort that only satiates ego and does nothing to actually help your brand or...

Getting Fired by Clients

By default we only want to share our wins and successes. The fear is that if we are open and honest about projects that don’t go well or client experiences that are not stellar that it will somehow reflect negatively upon us. The truth is, when we only share the...