Hey Photogs! We all struggle to find the right balance in life; do I want to make a lot of money, but not have much of a life outside of work? Or can I find the balance between work and my personal needs? Mike talks with Tim Alison about finding that harmony in your life and what you can do to find happiness and still be able to pay the bills.

Lora Skelton from Not Your Mama's Photography joins me this week to talk about a brilliant marketing tactic that you can do this week to start bringing in clients. From there we go on to answer all of the usual Q&A Friday questions that are all about marketing this week. If you need some help finding new clients, this is the episode for you.

And it's part 1! We had too much awesomeness to fit into one episode. So tune in next week for the conclusion!

Hey Photogs! This week Mike sits down with his friend Nina after they did a fashion shoot for her new collection. This is their debriefing from the experience to tell you all about what it's like to do a fashion shoot and how you can work with another creative to really produce some great projects.

Lora Skelton from Not Your Mama's Photography joins me this week to talk about a brilliant marketing tactic that you can do this week to start bringing in clients. From there we go on to answer all of the usual Q&A Friday questions that are all about marketing this week. If you need some help finding new clients, this is the episode for you.

And it's part 1! We had too much awesomeness to fit into one episode. So tune in next week for the conclusion!

Hey Photogs! So, you haven't been getting enough business recently and you don't know what to do. You know you need to change something, but what and how? Mike goes over five questions you should ask yourself to help improve your business during those tough times with Velia Dance.

Hey Photogs! Mike answers questions submitted by the Facebook group, Photogs Unite!, every Mondays at 5:00pm PST. This week, Mike talks about shooting weddings, personal v. professional Facebook pages, shooting raw v. jpeg, and editing your photos.

Hey Photogs! Mike is doing a solo episode this week, talking about cold, warm, and hot traffic. What is it? How do we navigate the different traffics? And what are some ways to have our clients trust us, to ultimately book us?

Hey Photogs! Mike answers questions submitted by the Facebook group, Photogs Unite!, every Mondays at 5:00pm PST. This week, Mike talks about renting space for a shoot, marketing yourself in fundraisers, and licensing your photos.

Hey Photogs! Mike talks with Lynda West about creating live videos to help expand your brand and reach more clients. While we love to show some of our photos as part of an advertising campaign, Facebook and other social media platforms tend to favor videos over static pictures. Doing live videos will not only help you beat the algorithm and be featured more by Facebook, but also will put a face to the person behind the camera, for clients who want to know their potential photographer before they hire them.

Hey Photogs! Mike answers questions submitted by the Facebook group, Photogs Unite!, every Mondays at 5:00pm PST. This week, Mike talks about presales, comparing costs between Facebook v. Instagram ads, and shooting in abandon places (along with some fire safety talk!)