Copywriter Ray Edwards gives Praise to Mary

….why you should contact Mary for all your internet photography needs.

Also look for her new course …   The New Business of Photography

Jose’ Espana Talks about Mary

They even know about Mary in Guatemala!!

Frank Sousa of Traffic Geyser

She even made ME look sexy!

Tells how Mary’s Photography can help you with your products and marketing.

Bret Ridgway Speaker Fulfillment Services

Making a Visible Impact with Photography

Get in touch with small businesses in your local areas – and HELP THEM CONVERT VISITORS TO BUYERS!!

But what many are apparently unaware of is, a well crafted privacy policy can contribute to Read the rest of this entry »

Once in a while you may have clients who may prefer to not represent themselves on their website.  I am certain you have run into people during your career who are uncomfortable in front of a camera – and their photo show this discomfort.  So don’t pressure them.    Be prepared for this objection, with Stock Photography.

This is how I built up my stock photo portfolio.  I called friends, and asked Read the rest of this entry »

In my experience, and yours too I am sure – I have discovered

that taking photos for websites has more of a purpose than only

making a site more personalized.   

There can be as many varied reason for these specific photos – lots and lots

of photos - as there are subjects to photograph.   

I personally work a majority of my time with Online (Internet)

marketers, who have tested and proven the conversion Read the rest of this entry »

Before An Event 

1.  Terms negotiations with Promoter: Will you be pre-paid for your services?  Meaning, you will be paid one amount by the promoter, and will take photos of every person at the event that wants one taken. 

Or will it be on a prospective basis? Meaning that your earnings will be based on how many people you shoot on an individual basis. 

1.  Learn about the event you are shooting.  How will the guests be using the photos you take?  Will they want transparent backgrounds, or is there a theme that is appropriate.  Will you use a white background with props, or a greenscreen background?  
2. Plan your setup.  Where will you be located?  Make sure there are not huge Read the rest of this entry »

One of the things that separates great photographs from a friend or a neighbor with a digital camera trying to accommodate a friend ‘on the cheap’.  We, as professional photographers, know how to move the body so that it falls easily into the poses.  Our skill, our eye for the pose, our knowledge of how to properly use posing to increase exposure for marketing purposes.  THIS is what sets us far above the amateur shooter who wants to “feel like” a photographer. 

Our ability, as professional photographers out there perfecting our skills every day is what makes us valuable to our prospective clients.  We need to continue to grow, to be inventive in our photography and how we compose images.    Staying on top of current trends and new opportunities opens doors that we would otherwise not know existed.    

Learning what conversion rates are, why they are important – and relaying that to our clients in relation to using our photography on their websites, and in their marketing efforts, is what will set us apart – where there will BE no competition! 

When you have finished each course in this series, ‘ The New Business of Photography’ you will be prepared with the skills you need to expand your business locally.  Becoming the local expert – the only Photography Consultant who teaches their customers more than how to pose.  You will be teaching them how to Make More Money, as you add significantly to your own bottom line as well.