Top Lies Clients Tell Photographers

Every photographer has heard them — the promises of “more work coming soon,” the classic “we’ll pay you in exposure,” or the dreaded “this will only take an hour.” In this episode of the Beyond the Image Podcast, host James...

Land Your NEXT Client

We recently had a workshop at The Hive Studios on career growth and it got me thinking about how I’ve personally grown my photography business and built a portfolio of clients. Over the last 20 years I’ve gone through two major phases of business...

I Lost A Job (But Did Everything Right)

I just lost a proposal for a video project. The client contacted me and had a pretty lengthly list of requirements and specs for the assignment, all of which we were able to accomodate and a very competitive price. However, the client responded to say we were about...

Are Photo Bookings Down?

Bookings for photographers, videographers, and other creative professionals are dropping—and it’s not just you feeling the pinch. From shrinking marketing budgets to rising inflation, tighter interest rates, and oversaturation in the market, the data shows a...