By Betsy Finn on January 25, 2010
Gadgets, gizmos, and doodads all hold particular appeal for the technology-minded photographer. There’s always something new claiming to do something faster or more efficiently than the gadget you already have.
What’s worse — sometimes we forget to take a moment and see whether we actually need the gadget before putting it on the expense account.
How many [...]
Posted in Tech | Tagged equipment, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on January 18, 2010
What do you do with your business while you’re “waiting” to hand out your business cards? Hopefully you don’t have enough free time to build a Taj Mahal out of cards, but we all have time we use unproductively.
Sometimes when I get in that unproductive state of mind, it’s helpful for me to think “little” [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged what the duck
By Betsy Finn on January 4, 2010
Sometimes we keep searching for “the answer”, keep “waiting” for the solution.. when it’s actually right in front of us. Every day, we have decisions to make, decisions about when to work, when not to work, and where to draw the line between work and family life.
A favorite movie of mine is Shawshank Redemption. Andy [...]
Posted in General | Tagged productivity, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on December 28, 2009
Sometimes when your “to-do” list piles up, you might feel tempted to just get it done, and not care about the results. Maybe you’re even feeling crushed beneath the pressure.
This comic reminds me of a quote I heard a while back. After a bit of searching, I was finally able to dig it up to [...]
Posted in General | Tagged Editing, productivity, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on December 21, 2009
Sometimes the allure of an assignment can keep us from seeing the reality of the job. Is it really worth it to do a job for half price? What about for free? Would you pay someone to be allowed to do the job?
…wait, isn’t something wrong with this picture?
As professionals, we’re supposed to price ourselves [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Business, Sales, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on December 14, 2009
Just in case you haven’t heard it enough, let me say it one more time. There is no quick and easy way to get rich. The only way to become profitable is by working hard and applying yourself.
That being said, the internet is filled with many “ways to make money” — most of [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged email, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on December 7, 2009
So, is your email address hard to remember, or maybe easy to forget? I admit, I’ve had trouble explaining my website and email address to people sometimes. You’d think that saying, “betsysphotography dot com” would be easy enough to someone to hear and write down… but I’ve gotten phone calls from people who have interpreted [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged email, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on November 30, 2009
One of our fatal flaws, as artists, is that we want everyone to see all the wonderful pieces of art we’ve created. We forget that it’s sometimes more effective to only showcase our best work. Sometimes, showing too many images can be detrimental; especially if your website visitors have to wade through the [...]
Posted in Web | Tagged website, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on November 23, 2009
Let’s face it. People don’t read as much as they used to read. Newspapers are becoming antiquated, and one the internet users tend to skim for specific content and keywords rather than reading. If you actually take the time to read the second panel of text, it’s really quite interesting:
As Marshall McLuhan said, ‘the medium [...]
Posted in Web | Tagged blogging, website, what the duck
By Betsy Finn on November 16, 2009
As the old adage goes…
“sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
Well… it’s not exactly true. You might not get physically injured by words, but words can inflict a world of damage. Especially with the advent of casual communications like texts, email, and online forums. We want to be ourselves, [...]
Posted in Web | Tagged blogging, social networking, what the duck
Betsy is a Michigan-based portrait photographer, and a contributing writer for Professional Photographer. In college, Betsy majored in Business Management and Studio Art, giving her a unique viewpoint of the industry.
