Shameless Promotion
I received the most flattering and thorough review of my book. It is all I had hoped for in a review and clearly Dr. Roach read my book cover to…
You Are Entitled To As Much As You Make Yourself Worth
"You are entitled to as much as you make yourself worth." Douglas Kirkland spoke these words at an APA event I attended in the early 80's. Right then and there…
Contracts Tell A Story
My final 2009 entry is about how I think about and use contracts. I was a member of APA (Advertising Photographers of America) for many years and the contract format…
Invoice & Get Paid
From 1989-1991 I taught a class covering professional business practices for artists at ACCD. An important area covered was on developing an invoice that wouldn't stall as it moved through the clients'…
Group Portraits and all that Schtick
So yesterday I photographed the 600+ people who work for Disney Animation Studios in Burbank. As some of you know, I was one of the main outside photographers doing business…
Time & Flexibility & Patience
In the past when a client issue, vendor problem or business opportunity made its way onto my radar, I wanted to resolve the issue, problem or opportunity immediately if not…