Ever wonder how you can get more followers on Instagram? Interaction on Instagram is something that even professional photographers struggle with. But as the photography industry evolves, it's more important than ever before to have a steady presence on Instagram. Here are a few simple tips that helped me more than double my followers in
My Monthly Highlights series and blog as a whole have been on a bit of a hiatus lately, and for that, I sincerely apologize. So many life events (more on those below) have been happening that I hadn't even realized the last Monthly Highlights blog was published in July. As a result, this is a
Hard to believe we're nearly halfway though March already! After compiling my monthly statistics and metrics for February, it was pretty obvious in terms of the numbers that there weren't huge differences between January and February, other than a pretty big uptick in photo shoots. The beginning of the year is typically the slowest period of
Three years old. That's how old my self-employment business turned this past September, and I couldn't be more shocked. When I left the 9-5 desk job world in September 2012, I never imagined I'd make it this far. I had a rough sketch of a business plan to make it as a self-employed creative, but
Can you believe that December is already upon us? November flew by entirely too quick, but as I put together my monthly recap summary, I was truly shocked by something: In November, I did significantly fewer photo shoots than October and my busy summer months, and yet my income for the month was the second
Photo shoots on the beach. Editing photos poolside. Jet setting to new shoot locations at a moment's notice. Not gonna lie, this can be the real life of a freelance photographer, or at least the life that is perceived. What isn't so obvious is how these photographers got to where they are today. In an
If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that I have a serious addiction to travel. I feel like I've been on the go for most of this year, particularly the entire summer when there wasn't a full month I spent at home. But for as much as I love jet setting,
If there's one thing that I still struggle with as a freelancer, it's keeping myself on a personal budget. In my mind, there are too many "what if" scenarios to really say for sure how much money will go where every month. I'd rather have the flexibility to take advantage of cool opportunities that come
I was initially going to begin this post by lamenting that June was a pretty slow month due to this week feeling low key and uneventful. It's certainly feeling that way lately, probably due to sunshine and 90 degree weather that makes you want to kick back with an ice cold drink and do nothing
