I’m amazed when I see what is rolling out for our business but also our friends too!
Dane’s book, Fast Track Photographer, is ready to order!
Sara’s GoBee products have officially launched!
Our DVDs and 101 Kits are selling every day, and we continue to receive the most wonderful emails of how much people are learning from these products. The Chicago Workshop in November only has a few spots left!
Plus, we have some exciting new “top secret” projects in progress!
The question that often follows is “How do we do we manage to diversify our business and still run a successful wedding photography studio?” Because yes, we still love shooting weddings. And yet, any one of these projects are their own full time business in itself.
One of the secrets I have found to being a successful small business owner is in a single phrase. “A small business owner is often a jack of all trade but a master of none.” Being a “jack of all trades” is the secret pitfall to avoid. But how do you avoid being the jack of all trades and master of none?…What do I even mean by any of this?
During an interview in March at WPPI, Dane, Sara and myself all realized each of us had huge things happening in our businesses and there was one particular BIG REASON we could credit our successes to! The video below explains how we all stepped out of being a “jack of all trades”.
Check it out! This will hopefully inspire and challenge you (while making you laugh too–we got to keep it real right!! :))
p.s. I also want to introduce another talented photographer who you will meet in this video. His name is Marc Weisberg. Check out his portfolio and blog–beautiful!!
it the top secret thing a workshop in georgia?!?!?!?!!
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abbey
Hooray for Dane! I can’t wait to get my hands on his book.
Photography is BIG business now a days its not just about taking good pictures anymore. Its great that there is that opportunity to capitalize through products, workshop, etc… Its not just good for the seller its good for the industry as a whole. I for one am sooo excited to be a part of this revolution! Even though im not the one bringing in the bank, I am super excited for all the sucess that’s going on right now!
Can’t wait to here about your “top secret” brillant new path!
Hahahahahahaaa! The out takes on the video cracked me up… Great stuff!
Loved the outtakes…and the Chicago Workshop cover with the picture of a gorgeous California beach. LOL! No beaches *that* pretty on Lake Michigan, especially in November!!
I checked out Marc’s website – his work is so great! I love his multi-image sets. I’m going to keep lurking on his blog to see all his beautiful work.
AND…must now add Dane’s book to the wishlist along with the DVDs and maybe a 101 kit or 3. I’m quickly running out of money! ๐
Thank you MeRa for telling us about shootdotedit. I LOVE photographing weddings – I hate sitting in front of the computer editing images. Besides, I’m not really that good at the editing. I am finishing my last wedding then all future wedding editing goes to the pros and I get my life back.
Jennifer
PS Looking forward to Dane’s book too…
Some day when I have enough volume and can bring myself to charge more money. I am still seeing everything in a really wierd shade of sepia today after trying to edit all my pictures from last night to make em purdy!
Ahhhh, I havent gotten a second all day to sit down and watch that video, and now that I have, I was laughing out loud – your outtake at the end was priceless!!!
fabulous video…i hope that one day i can go from “doing it all”…to passing things off….but right now i HAVE to do it all! hahaahah i’m webmaster, accountant, photographer and post-editor! lol ๐
thanks mera!!!
p.s. we are about to use one of your videos in our life team so that folks can understand their cameras better. I’m excited because i have not seen it yet, so i’m just going on blind faith from what i learned at yall’s lil workshop – that these folks will understand their shutters & apertures by the time they leave! lol We are mtg july 27th…and it can’t come fast enough!!!!!!!!!! EEK!!!! *happy dances*
and yes, i’m now full time!!!! i was laid off last monday….and now, i’m moving forward full speed ahead in home and business! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awww…you are so pretty. ๐