QFR: How did you know when you were ready?

Melissa asks: This may be a silly question, but how did you know you were ready? Were there specific skills you worked on before applying? Are there specific training materials? Thank you NOTE: This question was in response to the article  “Set a Goal: Become Certified.”

Set a Goal: Become Certified

Continuing with today’s theme of professional organizations, I would like to encourage you to set the goal of becoming a Certified Professional Photographer. Yes, I know this is beginning to sound like I’m a PPA pusher and it’s true. I believe in the PPA system 100%! I would not be where I am right now …

State and Local Professional Organizations

As you are reading this, I am traveling across the state of Ohio to spend the day and evening with two different professional organizations. First up is the Board of Directors’ meeting for the Professional Photographers of Ohio in Columbus and then on to Kettering, where I will be speaking to the Professional Photographers of …

Studio & Business Bootcamp

Before you start rolling your eyes and muttering “I KNEW she’d get around to selling something!” – I want to make it perfectly clear that I do not make one cent from teaching this class. All fees are paid to the PPA and that’s where they stay. Twice a year, on a Monday, almost 100 …

Online Classes: BetterPhoto.com

The quest for education continues… I realize that sometimes it’s difficult to get the training and education we need. When I first started out, I was at my wit’s end trying to find classes. My local community college didn’t have any classes and I’d already taken the ones at the local adult education vocational school. …

Increase Productivity with Internet Blocking Software

Get the hell off Facebook. And Twitter. And LinkedIn. That’s right, everyone else is telling you how important social media marketing is and I’m telling you to stay the hell away. You wanna know why? Because you are not ready to market. You should be reading, studying and practicing your skills.