by Ryan Oakley | Jan 23, 2019 | Habits, Productivity
The Clear Habit Journal Review + Tips on How to Get the Most out of This Productivity Tool “You do not rise to the level of your goals – you fall to the level of your systems.” – James Clear, author of Atomic Habits and creator of the Clear...
by Ryan Oakley | Oct 27, 2018 | General Update
A Passioned Renewed: A Story About Going From Zero to Publishing a Photography Book in Less than a Year One year ago – August 2013, I dropped my Nikon dSLR and it smashed beyond repair. The sad thing was – I didn't really care. I mean, I knew it was about...
by Ryan Oakley | Oct 27, 2018 | General Update
The SmugMug Mullet: Business Photos up Front; Personal Photos in Back For those of us that use SmugMug for our business needs (complete with client galleries and portfolio pages) we're often left with the question about what to do with our personal photos. You want...
by Ryan Oakley | Oct 27, 2018 | General Update
Word of Mouth: The Most Powerful Marketing and Sales Tool for Part-Time Photographers Here's something I realized really early on in my photography business – I hate selling myself. Telling people “Hey, look at my work. Isn't it great?! You should hire me...
by Ryan Oakley | Oct 27, 2018 | General Update
12 Reasons Why You Need A Budget These questions might make you a bit uncomftorble. They did for me when I started thinking about them. I kept thinking… Of course I'm fully justified to talk about “budgets” on this photography blog because we're Of...
