Articles in James Spencer
Starting your photography Business
I had a few people email in recently asking about general tips when it comes to starting your own photography business. A while a ago contributor James Spencer put together and wonderful series looking at exactly that.
Photography Training Review – SEO for Photographers by Kevin Mullins Photography
Anyone who has a web presence in this day and age who wants their site to appear well up the rankings upon a Google (or other search engine) search really needs to understand the concepts of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Training – an investment into improving your skills
This article is part of our Starting your own Photography business – Tips and Tricks from a working pro series from contributor James Spencer. Training – invest a decent amount of your budget in training and improving your skills.
Photography Training Review: Viewfinder Off Camera Flash workshop
I have been looking to brush up on my off camera flash skills for a little while and have been searching for the right workshop to re-ignite my passion in this area.
How do I get customers and get my name out there?
This article is part of our Starting your own Photography business – Tips and Tricks from a working pro series from contributor James Spencer.
This is a key subject area and again too big a topic to cover in just this blog entry, but key areas you can target to gain customers include
Search Engine Optimisation – Where do I start?
This article is part of our Starting your own Photography business – Tips and Tricks from a working pro series from contributor James Spencer. Once you have a website you then need to make sure it is appearing in search engine results for searches for keywords that you decide are key for your business.
Adapting McGillicuddy Multi-Modifier for Bowen’s lights
I have been trying for months since I started on the Mentor Me on Steroids (MMOS) programme with Damian McGillicuddy to re-create the exact lighting we create on the days. I have tried many beauty dishes including Bowen’s own version and also octagon soft boxes but still haven’t managed to get the contrast quite right in the final images.
Websites – I am a photographer not a web designer
This article is part of our Starting your own Photography business – Tips and Tricks from a working pro series from contributor James Spencer. The website, well this is again a huge topic area which is covered really comprehensively on this website in other posts, but the key things you will need for a website are
Damian McGillicuddy Light Modifier review
I have to say the beauty dish is very versatile and comes with all sort of fitments so it can be used as a soft box, beauty dish and also has various diffusers to help you get the effect you are looking for. It also is very mobile and fits easily back into the nice [...]
Building a portfolio of images and work
This article is part of our Starting your own Photography business – Tips and Tricks from a working pro series from contributor James Spencer. You need some nice portfolio images to start your business in all the relevant markets and services you offer.
