Posts Tagged ‘business’

I'm going to be interviewed live by the guys at KRE8insights.com on Tuesday, March 26 at 2PM CST. If you have any questions about blogging, running a business, shooting photos or video, make sure to log in and fire away. Go to the live site…

If you follow me on twitter, you'll sometimes see me post about Kiva but may not know what it is all about so today is a perfect day to get you started down your path to helping others. The planet5D team has 16 members now…

Our good friends over at NextWaveDV have launched their sequel to their very successful first production "Video Business 101: How to Make Money in Video Production" and the new one is "Video Business 202: Growing Your Business" Tony and NextWaveDV have been producing excellent training…

Last week I talked about the importance of focusing your business in one particular area, rather than trying to be all things to all people. So, if you shoot weddings, your website and all your promotional materials should be about weddings. If you’re a commercial…

[caption id="attachment_16617" align="alignright" width="338" caption="Specialist make more money precisely because they specialize. Photo (c) ThePhotoBin on Flickr"][/caption] I must admit, I always get a chuckle when I come across a webpage for a photographer and filmmaker and they say something like, "We specialize in weddings,…

There's a terrible condition that's spreading among filmmakers and videographers all over the world. I call it video creep, and if you suffer from it, chances are you could be hurting your business. [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"] What is video creep? What is�?video creep�?you ask?…

Last week I wrote about the benefits of a film and video career as an independent contractor (IC) vs. starting and growing a studio. The response was great. Thanks to all who commented on the post or in the Twitterverse. Today I want to follow…

There used to be a time when in order to start a video production business, you literally needed tens of thousands of dollars, years and years of experience, and the strength to lug around 30+ lb. cameras on you shoulder plus 15 lb. battery belt…

New HDSLR cameras (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II) as well as new playback devices like the iPad and digital picture frames are allowing people to think outside the traditional photography box. Several new ideas are popping up around the web but "moving portraits"…