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Hey Girl, Nice Shot
blog.heygirlniceshot.com
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It takes more than a nice camera to become a professional photographer. Follow along as I learn the ropes.
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It is a Francypants Kind of Day

Over the years Ive been so lucky to meet so many wonderful fun photographers at various workshops and conferences. And Kelli France surely stands out for her exuberance and infectious smile. Being ...

01 aug 11

The Daily Savvy Steal for Frugal Photographers

Is there a spy cam in my house? Because if there is Im pretty sure my friend Marsha is on the other side of it! A few months back I had the idea to start a site that had a working title "frugal...

01 aug 11

The Most Wonderful Time...And I dont mean back to school (plus, save $$)

Here in Houston it is 100 degrees daily and youth football starts today. School starts in three week and it is hard to imagine that the Christmas portrait season is just around the corner. This tim...

01 aug 11

Email Marketing: Setting Up MailChimp

Ive been a big fan of email marketing for a long time. Yes, our in-boxes are crammed with offers and promotions but it continues to be an effective method for connecting with clients past and future...

11 may 11

Risky Writing: 40 Pages of Change

Fifteen years ago I walked into a small classroom at the University at Albany for an expository writing class. I looked around at my fellow students (no doubt mostly English majors like myself) and ...

04 may 11

Turn the Music Off

Yesterday I was looking up information on the website for our local youth football program.  I wanted to find out when the next registration day was and make sure I get my son registered before ...

02 may 11

What Are New Clients Worth to You?

When deciding on any kind of marketing effort, one thing you need to to is consider how you measure the success of the that campaign. It might be a Google Adwords campaign, a Facebook campaign, or e...

28 apr 11

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

First, a confession...My last paid portrait session was in December. And I took on a VERY limited number of portrait sessions last fall. Instead I referred past clients and new contacts to a handf...

13 apr 11

Photographers Kick Start: Advanced Training

So excited to announce that today I launched my new product on Photographers Kick Start - the Advanced Training Materials. These materials provide the framework to allow a phtoographers to offer p...

08 apr 11

Featured Sponsor: Go {4} Pro

A few years ago I received an email from a fan of Hey Girl, Nice Shot letting me know she was inspired to create her own blog about the trials and tribulations of starting a photography business. We...

07 apr 11

Featured Sponsor: Photography Blogsites

Just the other day I was talking about making sure you had a non-flash alternative if you have a Flash website for viewing on phones such as iPhones, and iPads. More and more Internet browsing is be...

07 apr 11

Featured Sponsor: Photography Web Marketing Guide

I know it can be overwhelming to work in this web 2.0 world and know where to put your time and effort. Blogging, Facebook, Twitter - how can you use these tools and more to put your best face forwa...

06 apr 11

Featured Sponsor: Robin Long Newborn Workshops & Posing Guide

I think newborn sessions may be my favorite kind. I love getting to snuggle those new babies (without having to have a new one myself), listening to those little newborn sounds, and capturing babies...

05 apr 11

Working for Good - and a Van for Dan

The first time I blogged about Jamie Schultz was in June of 2007. In many ways I feel like we grew up "together" online as our businesses grew and changed. Over the last 4 years Ive recomme...

04 apr 11

Loosing an Opportunity - Missing an "i

When I have a few minutes, like many busy moms, I might check out Facebook updates and email on my iPhone. So when a friend posts a message on Facebook or I get an email with a link, Im frequently o...

04 apr 11

Tuning Out

(part of a series on how I changed my life in 2011 for the better) Last year I felt very out of balance. I felt like a chicken with my head cut off. I was running around like a maniac most of the t...

01 apr 11

MCP Action: Fusion Actions

Today MCP Actions released a new set of actions called MCP Fusion Actions designed to take the time out of your editing. Jodi was kind enough to send me a preview version of the actions to test out ...

01 mar 11

The Hot Super Bowl Commercial: What To Take Away

Im sitting here watching the Superbowl and like many of us, watching it more for the commercials than the actual game. This year one of the most talked about commercials pre-game was the Volkswagon ...

07 feb 11

Win Free Mentoring with Kelli France

Last year when I spoke at the Workshop on the Waterfront, I wasnt sure what it would be like being on the other side of the table. What would the other speakers be like? I didnt have to wait long to...

07 feb 11

The Photographer Has No Shoes

You know how the cobblers children have no shoes? The cobbler is so busy with customer work he has no time to make shoes for his children? Well, that can happen to photograper too. Usually we are ...

01 dec 10

Black Friday Steals and Deals for Photographers: The Savvy Photographer

If you have not already checked out the Savvy Store now is a great time because they are offering a discount good through November 30th to celebrate Thanksgiving weekend! Why not get ready for the n...

26 nov 10

Black Friday Steals and Deals for Photographers: MCP Actions

MCP Actions The MCP Actions site offers great photoshop tutorials and actions you can purchase. MCP Actions has some news you may be interested in - if you plan on buying their products this weekend!...

25 nov 10

Black Friday Steals and Deals for Photographers: Francypants Designs

Kelli France was one of the other speakers at the Workshop on the Waterfront hosted by The Savvy Photographer last March and I absolutely fell in love with her. She spoke on marketing and branding f...

25 nov 10

Black Friday Steals and Deals for Photographers: SEO for Photographers

Below is a guest blog post by Zach Prez, developer of the Photographers SEO ebook and other training. I have blogged about these tools in the past and continue to get lots of leads from the search e...

23 nov 10

Black Friday Steals and Deals for Photographers: PKS Training

This module is designed to provide you materials to start offering a Beginners Photography class to your clients. These class materials are designed to be used for in-person classes and are not lice...

23 nov 10

Photographers Kick Start - Updating Directory

Ive been so busy between portrait sessions, my part time job, and my household, that Ive hard hardly any time to think about anything else. However, Im transitioning to doing more work helping small...

09 sep 10

Automated Online Backups with LiveDrive

A while back I asked my husband to write a blog post about how I back up my files using an online service called livedrive.com and I wanted to revisit this because theyve added some functionality! My...

30 aug 10

SEO For Photographers - Updated Results

Earlier this week I had an email in my inbox from a company in India offering to do search engine optimization for my website. They claimed that I wasn't ranking for my keywords and they could ...

30 aug 10

Holiday Cards & Gifts for the DIY Photographer

Not to be outdone by those who take the outsourcing approach, for many photographers the option of offering custom high quality press-printed cards and other photo gifts is a way to draw families in ...

26 aug 10

Tiny Prints & Minted: Outsourcing Holiday Photo Cards for Photographers

Ive never been a big fan of making my own holiday cards for my clients. I know the arguments: it is great marketing, you get to have your name on the back, blah. To be honest, I feel like it is too...

26 aug 10

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