So let me tell you a story.

About four years ago I was in an incredible High Level Mastermind program that included business owners and digital creators that were all making high 6 figure and 7 figures in their business.  This mastermind program was specifically for Digital...

Let's Talk About Product Images

When you photograph your product images you have three choices: 

1. Take a photo of someone holding the product. You see a hand, but not the person’s face.
2. Take a portrait. The person’s face with the product.
3. Only show the product....

Wait, are you sure?

For those of you who use social media actively and follow some of the so called "experts", you might be thinking, "Dorie, you have lost your mind."  But hear me out.

About 6 weeks ago I had a little reel about GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome - not the other kind...

Why I Hired a Photographer for My Own Branding Images

Well, the time had come.  After losing over 120 pounds I knew that I needed to schedule a photosession for myself in pretty short order.  Not because I hated the images that I had on my social media but because I felt like they no...

Using Robots to Write Your Content?

 Say what????

If you have seen the news or are following certain people on social media, you have seen all the latest news about AI.  That stands for Artificial Intelligence.  Mark Z. has been raving about it for years saying how AI is going...

I have had many features written about me in the past.  I have to say though, that this one is one of my favorites.  

Thank you Photobiz for this feature.

If you are a photographer and need a new or updated website, I cannot recommend Photobiz and their services enough.  I...

We see it everywhere. All the marketing messages that tell us to buy someone’s course so that you can attract the perfect client.  The promise that you will bring in all the people who will fill your schedule.  That we should stop “chasing” people who...

Let me ask you this, What image comes to your mind when you hear another photographer say that you need to hustle and grind to be a success? That you have to put in many hours a day, stay up late at night editing, miss time with your family? What is the visual you see with those statements???...

I think I am about to tell you a familiar story. One that I bet you will have more in common with than you think.

There once was a girl who got a nice camera as a gift. She was thrilled with this gift because it meant that she could now take really nice pictures of her adorable babies and post...

 I am not sure about where you live, but where I live there have been two companies that have infiltrated our industry. One offers in-home newborn photography and the other offers on location portrait sessions.  These companies promise extremely low cost ( one offers a price...

The subject of pricing among photographers is HUGE.  HUGE!!!  Why is this?  In  nutshell,   there is no shortage of so-called “experts” telling you how to price your products for success.  You could do a google search right now and pages and pages of...

We have all been there, we have ALL had prospects contact us that we decide for one reason or another, we do not want to work with them.  But how do we tell them that in a way that still leaves everyone happy?  Try using this template the next time you need to tell someone, "Thanks but...