I was reading Digital Pro Talk today, and came across a couple of things of note. First up, David pointed out a series of 50 photoshop tutorials at Smashing Magazine. I don’t have time to look at them right now, but I looked over the topic list, and they seem pretty great.

David also had a post a couple of days ago on presenting your images to clients. This was very interesting. He has posted other thoughts on the idea, and I am starting to come around. Before I started into photography, it seemed to me that photographers would want to meet with you to up sell the heck out of you. Some still do, but the way David approaches this appears genuinely with his clients needs/wishes in mind. Yes, he has a product to sell, but the customer has a desire to get beautiful memories. That is why he was contacted in the first place.

The senior photo’s I took of Gavin could have benefited from this. I didn’t sell any pictures at all. I talked to his mom about a few options, but never heard from her. I think next time I will try to take more time to whittle down the selects, and look at how they are presented.