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Tips & Craft A photographer talking with a client during a portrait session in soft window light
24 August 2026 · 6 min read

Directing People Who Hate Being Photographed

Almost every client tells you they are awkward in front of a camera. They are not wrong - they are just undirected. Here...

Tips & Craft A photographer's desk with a printed pricing sheet, a calculator and a camera in warm window light
10 August 2026 · 6 min read

Three Packages, Not a Price List: Pricing That Chooses For the Client

A price list asks the client to do arithmetic. Three packages ask them to make a choice. Here is how to build the three,...

Tips & Craft A photographer reviewing a finished client gallery on a laptop at a warm, sunlit desk
08 August 2026 · 5 min read

How to Deliver a Client Gallery Without the Back-and-Forth

Your client spends two hours with you on the shoot and two weeks with the gallery. Here is the handover process - cullin...