Finding Direction

They’re all closing down

This past week I’ve been bombarded with messages from photographers in Australia wondering about the mass closure of some of the industry’s most established studios, agents and printers. If you’re elsewhere in the world, you’ve probably seen many companies like this close down in the last few years. I have to admit I don’t think

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Too many decisions?

Did you know that decision fatigue is a real thing? According to registered psychotherapist Natacha Dukehe the more decisions a person makes over the course of a day, the more physically, mentally and emotionally depleted they become. So it doesn’t surprise me that photographers often ask me what I think they should share on the

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3 things you should know about marketing to advertising creatives

There are three things you should know about marketing to advertising creatives. 1. Email marketing is a proven effective way to build trust, stay top of mind and inspire ad creatives. It’s way more powerful than social media as you’re getting into their world and you’re driving the bus – choosing when and what to

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How to talk to creatives

Knowing your target market is one of the things I rant on about all the time so you can communicate with them in a way that’s not salesy. Coming from the advertising world I learnt ‘ad speak’ quite young, so it has always been a part of my vernacular. As a photographers agent I had

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My current obsession

This month I’m obsessing about Email marketing. It’s a subject that I could rant on about all day because it really is just another way to stay top of mind with key creatives and art producers you want to notice (and hire) you. Oh, and those elusive agents too. Writing Email blasts is so much

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Can you remember the first decent photography gig you got?

Can you remember the first decent paid photography gig you got? The one where you thought- OMG I’m really doing this! It might have been 30 years ago or 3 years ago but there’s a very strong chance it was inspired by something you created for yourself. And you shared it because, what the heck,

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Personal work is not this

If you watched the presentation last week with Billy Plummer you’ll have heard him talk about the difference between tests and personal work. (If not, you can still catch the replay here.) It’s well understood that tests are when you photograph to try out new gear, lighting and technique. But when you photograph with an

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