This week,
outback Queensland workshops and small town attitudes,
why Bruce knocked back the job offer,
Shelton discusses the frame as a compositional element,
looking for geometry in images,
the Tobruk Station Sydney meetup,
and Bruce’s blog.
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This week, Lee shares some absolutely priceless information on handling objections from your portrait clients.
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We found him!! Shelton is back!
A lengthy catch up on the last 4 months,
Bruce’s job offer,
and do you have what it takes to RUN a photography workshop?
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This week, Lee discusses how in order to find your customers, you must first have decided on what style of photography you plan to offer to your customers,
the importance of a plan of action for your business (short, medium and long term),
dates for the Instinctive Desires business workshops in both Melbourne and Sydney,
Your Enquiry Manager,
and Real Portraits, Real People.
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This week, Lee joins us to talk about just how important it is that you communicate clearly with your client prior to a shoot.
Make sure you know what they expect from the shoot.
Also, how to deal with it if things don’t go exactly to plan.
Also in this episode, I have a few promo codes to give away to iPad owners who are interested in trying out some of those fantastic ‘Photoshop scripts for iPad’ apps that Phillip Andrews was talking about a couple of episodes ago, and with the release of Google+, a timely reminder about just what rights you’re giving away when you post your images to any social networking site.
Google+ TOS:
“By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.”
“You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.”
“You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.”
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This week, the first in a new series of talks for Shutters Inc.
I’m joined by Lee Andrikopoulos from Instictive Desires.
Lee has a wealth of experience to share, concerning how photographers can be better BUSINESS people.
We all love taking great images, but without understanding the marketing side of things, our photographic services business can be a little disappointing.
Over the comming weeks and months, Lee will share some of the things he’s learned about how to get your business on par with your photography.
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Another year, another PMA trade show!
Over the weekend, I attended the PMA trade show in Sydney and spoke with some of the vendors who were in attendance.
This year, I made a point of trying to talk with some vendors who were not in the mainstream; the types of vendors who might have not received the same level of attention as the big, bright flashy stands of the industry’s major players.
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Happy Feet – Simon Harper
3:40
Instinctive Desires – Lee Andrikopolous
7:26
Nushots – Nathan Muller
9:55
Photomerchant – Derek Clapham and Kain Tietzel
18:26
GE Digital Cameras – Stewart Pickersgill
22:03
Professional Photographers Insurance Brokers – Stuart Marr
26:13
Heartfelt – Gavin Blue
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This week, we catch up with Phillip Andrews and hear about some of the exciting things his company is doing in the crossover space between photography and iPads,
plus we also catch up with Paul Curtis from the PMA to talk about what to expect from this year’s show, which happens next weekend at Sydney’s Darling Harbour Convention Centre. Don’t forget to pre-register to avoid the $20 entry fee.
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This week, just why has it been so long between drinks?
A couple of pieces of good news for Bruce this week.
My photos from the New England North West Tourism photoshoot in December have been published in the NRMA’s Open Road magazine!
And my image “Caloundra Blue” picked up a Bronze Award in the 2011 Epson International Photographic Pano Awards!
Book your flights to Sydney if you haven’t already, ’cause PMA is just around the corner!
Also, some audio from last weekends festivities in Melbourne for your listening pleasure!
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Sorry things have been so quiet around here of late… moving house is a big deal!
And truth be told, it’s an even bigger deal when you have an audio recording studio to dismantle as well!
Which brings me to today.
Cath, Max and I are now relocated to our new home just north of Sydney, and are loving it!
But reconstruction of my audio setup is going to take a little longer than I had originally anticipated.
All things being equal, I should have it plugged in, powered up and making some noise within 2-3 weeks.
And as soon as that happens, you can be sure that Shelton and I will be back on your <insert favorite brand of mp3 player here> in no time flat!
And for the first time in the 5 year history of Shutters Inc, Shelton sent ME an email last week asking when we were going to be recording next! It’s usually the other way round. 
So, bear with me people. SI will be back just as soon as I can manage it.
Cheers.
Bruce.
This week, a few listener e-mails regarding composition,
Shelton is of the opinion that there is really nothing new in photography,
we discuss the concept of ‘mass’ or ‘weight’ in images,
Shelton urges us to breathe (wow, thanks for the reminder, guru! ),
CPW are enjoying their new Elinchrom Quadra lights,
and a small request for everyone to make sure they have the correct e-mail address in their address books for contacting us. Thanks!
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This week, Bruce is doing the whole seachange thing and leaving Sydney,
Breaking Bad,
Shelton’s TV show idea,
part 2 of the series on composition,
a correction re: The Beatles (Thanks, Richard),
plus e-mail from Rob, Steve and Michael.
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Finally!
We’re back for 2011!
This week, a quick recap of the wedding Bruce shot in November,
the New England North West Tourism shoot with Paul Mercurio,
the Williams’ family holiday to Queensland,
Shelton’s Egypt tour has been put on hold indefinitely,
CPW has an exciting new e-magazine project in the works,
and Shelton commences a series of talks on composition, beginning with “fear” and how it can hamper our composition skills.
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This week, the final episode of SI for 2010!
Next week’s Outback NSW Tourism shoot with Paul Mercurio,
the workshop Bruce conducted for the Anglican Dioscese of Sydney,
cruising around New Zealand,
Rich Bancini wants us to cover composition,
Rakesh’s e-mail,
focus modes,
and the (count ‘em!) 2 end-of-year dinners!
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This week, Scott and Stacey’s wedding,
when commercial contracts go horribly wrong, and the angels who save your butt,
the CPW workshops in Perth,
composition,
and the new iPad magazine for photographers, DI-magazine.
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