Wootness | the blog of christine walsh-newton
master photographer | photographic craftsman | certified professional photographer
Welcome to our first Thinkin’ Thursday. This is the day when we cut to the chase, put our feet up, sip on our favorite hot beverage and nosh on the topic du jour. Everybody always has questions about low res files, putting files on Facebook, watermarks and clients who cut them off, etc, etc, etc. …
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I was in the middle of writing this article about 6 hours ago, when I got a phone call that my 26-year-old son had collapsed at work. The squad had been called, and because the heart monitor showed an abnormality that indicated he was in the middle of having a heart attack, he was transported …
I’m the queen of obsessive-compulsive organization, so hold onto your hats! My way may seem like overkill, but I can guarantee you that you will never lose another file AND you will never forget WHERE in the workflow process you are with a client. When you first start into photography, you don’t realize how quickly …
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Oh, looky there, as of 10/08/11 at 6 PM the Wootsite scored an 81! If you read this article at a later date, the score will hopefully have increased as I continue to work on the site. (I’ve been through this process before and I’m quite pleased that we’re at an 81 after only 34 …
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I was perusing WTD this morning and found this strip that went along with today’s topic. Enjoy!
So, when we last talked, our little photographer “friend” had spent an entire wedding being in our way, holding things up, interfering and then posted hundred of photos on Facebook. (If you missed Part 1, please click HERE). So, now what? Well, now we backtrack and review what happened and what we, as photographers could …
Continue reading “You are NOT the hired photographer!… Part 2”
Guest blogger Nicole was hot on the latest WWW happenings when she forwarded me the below CraigsList advertisement (don’t try to read this photo – check the typed-out translation below): For those without their reading glasses handy, it says: Photographer Looking for People to Do Their Jobs without Pay (Atlanta) I am a photographer and …
Yup – I jumped on the Groupon bandwagon. Sort of. Last September I ran an ad for a 1 hour session and 3 digital files for a ridiculously low price. I already had a headshot special for 1 hour and 2 files, so I based the price on that and then discounted it 50%. Mistake …
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Oh yeah – here’s a cuss word you haven’t seen before….the simple truth of why this article warrants such language is because your fearless leader of Wootness!™, the woman who sticks you in a corner with a dunce hat on and isn’t afraid to rub your nose in your mistakes is a total freaking idiot! …
Every day on Facebook, I see a ton of those holier-than-thou you-suck-if-you-don’t-copy-and-paste-this-as-your-status stati. This one made me stop and think. Instead of metaphorically speaking, apply this concept to your pricing: If you’re not being treated with love and respect, check your price tag. Perhaps you have marked yourself down. It’s YOU who tells people what …
