Comments on: Free Photo Workshop On Increasing Sales and Managing Your Time

By: Chris_Hoffmann

Chris_Hoffmann — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:25:00 +0000

Well put Patrick. Unfortunately, most hobbyists don’t understand that logic. It’s not really about the “perfect” shot…. More so, about selling yourself and pleasing the client. In regard to wedding/portrait photography.

By: Peter Kremzar

Peter Kremzar — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:50:00 +0000

The photography business is more about marketing and less photography. You can be the best photographer on the world but you won’t earn a cent if nobody knows for you. The guys you mentioned especially David Hobby are good in marketing. And that’s it about their photography.

By: Patrick Hall

Patrick Hall — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:32:00 +0000

I’ve def given clients images less sharp than that one appears. Was I happy about it? No. But at some point you realize that not every photo from a wedding is going to be printed and sometimes just the memory of that moment is enough to warrant giving it to the client.

I respect your opinion Simon, but I know for myself, if I didn’t “stoop down to the level of my clients” then I would probably working a 40 hour day job I despised. For me personally, I’d rather have normal every day clients that know little about technical photography who book me and allow me to have 5 days a week off than have to commit to working all week as someone else’s employee. With those 5 days off I can do whatever I want like book commercial clients or start Fstoppers.

I understand where you are coming from but I believe anyone can build a wedding business that caters towards the clients without completely undermining the integrity of the photographer.

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:49:00 +0000

Check again. In featured work, the VERY FIRST picture of an african-american woman leaning on a wall… her eyes are not sharp… at least not sharp enough to give this to a client IMO.

I would give you the direct links but the gallery format prevents me from doing this.

Edit: I can’t really take your word for it…since it’s your wife. I get it, but you can’t tell me you are objective in this. ;)

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:46:00 +0000

I recently made a few portraits for newly weds, and they couldn’t tell the difference between a missed and a good one.

I’ll never work with that kind of client. Ever. Again.

If to “make it” a photographer has to stoop down to the level of the customer, id’say we are all in trouble.

Go read Zack Arias blog post… its enlightning…

By: Steve Lackey

Steve Lackey — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:03:00 +0000

I have had the unique luxury of working with Tamara to explore how to improve sales and overall business process and I truly think anyone interested in increasing success in their business would be remiss to pass on an opportunity to hear firsthand how she approaches this sales.

Also, honestly, it’s simply inaccurate to post that her images are blurry.

By: Patrick Hall

Patrick Hall — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:26:00 +0000

one of the very first lessons I learned early is the quality of your photographs rarely distinguishes you from your competition in the eyes of your potential clients. The average client cannot distinguish between a good photograph and a great photograph. Your business sense is what is going to determine if you are successful or not and Tamara is one of the best out there. Try to look at your business and images through the eyes of your clients and not through the eyes of a photographer :)

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:07:00 +0000

wow. I’d suggest reading zack arias latest post on those kind of seminars….

I glanced at her portfolio and there is nothing there that sets her appart IMO…. I’d rather learn from Hobby, Arias, Lawrence than this….

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:07:00 +0000

and most her shots are blurry….