Contest Ends on March 6th and the Winner will be announced on March 7th. Here’s the details. Step 1. You will need to have a Facebook account to enter the contest and you will need to click “Like” on our Fan Page. Step 2. Then you will need to submit your best “Fish Portrait” using the Fish prop we already gave you. If you need another copy of the prop…you can Download It Here! Step 3. Go to our...

I wanted to share another portrait that one of our new Digital Creation’s Club members created. She wrote me an email asking if I’d take a look at her first attempt. I was blown away. She did AWESOME! Here’s what she said: ======================== Hi Scott, I Joined about a month ago, after reading and watching all your lessons on the membership page (which took me about 2 1/2 weeks, mostly because I have 3 very young...

Update: If you already read the original post…scroll down to the bottom. New Digital Creation’s Member Doesn’t Mess Around! ========================================================== Original Post: I wanted to post a couple of new portrait ideas for you that will work well for Easter or Spring shoots. These were created for our Digital Creations Club as Digital Backgrounds and Props, but you could create similar shots...

In this video you’ll see that you don’t need a portrait studio to create professional portraits. Linda Dean Says: I have been dabbling in photography off and on for years. Reading from the internet, bought tons of books, started but didn’t complete a well known distance learning course, but have never found anything hit home more than this has in just two videos. Thanks so...

The other day I was reading an interesting thread on our NPB Private Forum about getting new clients and being FRUSTRATED. The common thing being said was “I tried this one technique and it was a Big Flop”. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this from Photography Business Owners. We as humans want results….NOW! We think if we try something once and it doesn’t work, than it doesn’t work. We expect...

It’s finally here! Our very first publication of some of our Digital Creations that we’ve created over the past 2 years for our NPB club. We’ve included over 100 images in this Creative Guide using NPB Digital Backgrounds and props that helped create these Amazing Portraits. (Right click and “Save As” to your computer) Click Here to Download! - - *NOTE: If for some reason you can’t view the guide from...

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This is a follow up post to the video I did the other day titled “How To Deal With Negative Feedback From Clients”. First let me say, thanks for all the comments and feedback everyone posted. It just goes to show that we all experience negative feedback…usually one time or another, but we need to learn how to channel it. Today’s video I wanted to talk about Deadlines and the power of using them in your business. I...

If you’ve ever received an email, phone call, letter or any negative comment from a client or potential client…You’re Not Alone! The thing is, you can receive 100 great responses or feedback from people, but the 1 negative message seems to take control over your thoughts a lot more than the positive ones. Trust me…I know this from experience and it has happened to me too! Actually…that’s what motivated me...

Usually marketing and lighting questions are the top subject from our NPB subscribers and students. So…our first NewPortraitBiz podcast for 2011 is going to talk about these and answer two questions that were sent in via email. Question #1 - I can’t get people to pay higher prices for more services. Why? Short Answer: This is where I use the ipad example of how a strong “Desire”  is a huge driver for your marketing...

The invention of Digital Photography opens up an entirely new landscape for photographers. Using film, made it hard for the average photographer to manipulate and improve the photo from what you see is what you get. Digital photography technology, gives beginners and pro photographers the ability to completely change the game. Mundane settings can be exchanged for dynamic settings that enhance the final picture tremendously. In...

I wanted to share a few of our new Digital Backgrounds and Props we created for Valentine’s Day with all of our NPB Blog readers. I know how hard it is sometimes to be creative and I thought these new portraits we just created could inspire you. We received a lot of emails from our Digital Creations Club members asking us to create some new themes for Valentine’s Day. That’s basically what they pay us to do…be...