Catching Up… and a bit on Customer Service

I came back from Wisconsin Dells on Saturday afternoon, and picked up right where I left off with work. So much so that by today it felt like I’d never left for vacation. (Sigh). I checked my blog and was puzzled why on a random day (and while out-of-town) that I didn’t post, my stats spiked. Then I remembered a guest post I wrote for Jodi Friedman of MCP Actions, which is a business-education site frequented by photographers of all levels. The post is about enhancing client experiences, and it was published on MCP Actions on June 10, (probably around the time we were playing our hundredth round of miniature golf).

You can click on the screen capture to read the whole thing.

Enjoy!

Shuva:-)

Featured on MCP Actions Blog

MCP Actions has changed how I do things with my photography. It is an educational blog many photographers look to when they want to learn about editing, workflow, marketing, technique through online tutorials, classes and of course blog posts. The MCP blog – which gets about 3,000 visitors a day – is run by Jodi Friedman out of Detroit. So when Jodi put out an inquiry on Facebook looking for guest bloggers I jumped at the chance.

I decided to write about how photographers can partner with nonprofits in helping promote their work. It’s definitely helped me in ways I wouldn’t have expected. You can go here to read the entire post or click on the screen captures below. Thank you, Jodi for giving me an opportunity to contribute!

Dana ~ Image Tree Photography

This post may be a bit out-dated, except I’m mailing Dana these images – today.

Dana is the artist behind Image Tree Photography in the St. Louis area. She and I met a few months ago on a photography forum geared for lifestyle children and family photographers. The forum – for us and the photographers who hang out there – is a constant source of information, feedback and comraderie. It soon became clear that Dana provided all three with grace and a sense of humor – and I really wanted to meet her in person.

So we arranged a get-together in Peoria one day in April. We talked about our work over lunch – from products to photo labs to logos – as well as ideas about marketing and the direction we wanted to take our work.

Of course, no get-together for photographers is complete without shooting each other (with cameras). And that’s just what we did on the Bradley University campus for a good chunk of the afternoon, along with Dana’s adorable daughter.

Since our visit, this talented photographer has been working on a new Website and blog which – like Dana – I’m sure will be one-of-a-kind.