When you take a new photo and want to share it with the world, what is the best online platform that will give you the most views? The answer is highly arguable and dependent on a wide variety of factors, but I conducted an informal (yet measurable) experiment recently to find out. A couple days
One of the things I struggle with while working from home is coming up with healthy snacks to consume during the day. Actually, it's easier than working at my previous desk jobs where the companies I worked for often had hordes of tempting packaged treats to choose from. I can't even begin to recount how
One of the most important steps in starting a photography business is to apply for a business license. You need this license to legally make money from photography, and also to open a business bank account. This article tells you about the business license and certificates that you need for your photography business. Also make
Among the harder parts of starting a company (or any organization for that matter) is coming up with a name and slogan. My side company, Gemini Connect, was lucky to have both decided upon relatively quickly. The story behind the name was quite simple. Martin and I agreed that one of the things we have
Many freelancers and self employed folk suffer from working too much and never taking enough breaks. As my fall trip to Hawaii draws to a close, I decided to give myself a half day off to unplug and enjoy the great outdoors. My last trip to Oahu in May included a long hike up the
I'm probably one of few people who actually LOVES packing for travel. I find packing to be like a massive puzzle, and I love the process of laying my stuff out, trying to figure out what will fit in what bags. I also love going to Goodwill or REI garage sales and picking up heavily
It was a sweltering hot day in Hawaii, yet it was actually near-picture perfect weather for the 8th annual Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Festival to take place. I admit, I had never attended an outdoor food festival in Hawaii until today, but this fest was probably my favorite I've ever been to! A large reason
Fanny packs are a thing of the 80's, right? As a child of the 80's and 90's, that's always what my impression of fanny packs and belt packs were, especially pertaining to photography. I'd see other professional photographers running around with them and would giggle to myself. Little did I know that I'd one day
Almost exactly one year ago, I was boarding an airplane for a warm, tropical destination. Although I'd been a part-time freelancer for a couple of years, I had finally gotten the cahones to quit my day job and begin life as a full time self employed freelancer. My destination was Orlando, Florida for my first
This past Friday, I was in a panic. I'd finally gotten around to reading some of the many emails that had piled up in my inbox over the past week, and was frantic to reply back to people. "What if they needed the answer immediately?" "What if I missed out on a big opportunity?" The
