Before You Do Your Taxes
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The only thing that hurts more than paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax. Thomas Dewar by Skip Cohen ​ I run this post almost every year about this time, and it's ALWAYS relevant. So many of you are part-time photographers or relatively new business owners. There are things you've invested in for your career that are forgotten in the last-minute dash to get your taxes done! ​Too many of you don't pay enough attention to the financial side of your business.   It's NOT rocket science! When looking at the cost of doing business, you need to remember all the things ..read more
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Creativity to the Max in Publishing and Photography
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2d ago
I am a part of all that I have met. Alfred Lord Tennyson ​by Skip Cohen I've used the quote above a lot, but usually when talking about somebody who's been a major influence in our lives, and has become a part of us. Well, this is a similar reference, but in this case, it applies to things that influence our creativity—ideas that come from everyday products and events in our lives. The year is 2006, and George Varanakis, then VP of Sales for Rangefinder Publishing, had an idea. He came into my office at Rangefinder and simply said, "Why couldn't we do this?" He held up a copy of Men's Healt ..read more
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On Being Your Authentic Self...
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by Skip Cohen ​When I first started Sunday Morning Reflections, it was a way for me to step away from marketing and business and get personal. The series gave me a chance to express something I was feeling that had nothing to do with photography but everything to do with life. As I've written before, Sheila and I started a tradition years ago of reading something motivational out loud to each other every morning at breakfast. We each have a book we've chosen that focuses on some daily thought that gets us energized for the day ahead. While some of you may think it's hokey, it works lik ..read more
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"Why?" with Shawn Black
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1w ago
by Skip Cohen In the spring of 2016, I was teaching a class at Shutterfest, and nobody knew who Mary Ellen Mark was! I couldn't do anything about new photographers, not knowing who the icons of the past were. Still, I wanted to do something to help everybody recognize the work of the contemporary movers and shakers in imaging. We did over 130+ mini-podcasts featuring a favorite image of some of the most respected artists in photography. I stopped the series to take a break in 2021 and recently decided to bring it back. "Why?" is about great artists and their favorite images. Each featured ..read more
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A Great Friendship and Memories to Match
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1968 vs 2016 by Skip Cohen ​As usual, my mind is miles away from business and marketing on Sunday mornings, especially on St. Patrick's Day. At 7:00 am, I picked up the phone and called my college roommate, Rich. For one of the few times over all these years, I was the first to call! For fifty-six years, we've had a tradition of seeing who'd be the first to remind the other what we were doing in 1968. It was St. Patrick's Day, and Rich and I decided to celebrate. Neither of us had ever been drunk before, and true to the stupidity of most first-year college students, we felt we were ready fo ..read more
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It's Graduation Season - Are You Ready?
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My Senior Headshot ​by Skip Cohen It's graduation season, and I'm always amazed by what kids graduating today have for their senior portrait versus when I was a kid. (This is where Scott Bourne would make a crack about Matthew Brady doing my senior shot!) Every senior headshot was the same: black and white and boring. There was no capture of anyone's personality, and it was not something you'd share except with wallet-size photos. But the excitement of graduating and starting a new chapter in your life was the same. Well, today, whether you're a full-time senior photographer or po ..read more
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Creating a Life Well-Lived
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3w ago
Lucy and Belle, as I was trying to write this morning's post. by Skip Cohen ​It's Sunday morning, and Reflections is rarely about business and marketing. It's always more personal and, hopefully, something that makes a point you can relate to. As I started to write, Lucy and Belle came in looking for a bit of lovin'. They waited for me to stop typing as if they could talk and say, "Hey, Dad, how about us?" It's their usual routine, but this morning, it hit me about how it's the little things that often make the most significant difference. Then I remembered an inspirational reading fro ..read more
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Creating Another Aspect of Added Value
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3w ago
by Skip Cohen Last week I shared a post and video about Marathon's Bella Album line. At a time when everybody is working hard to make their work unique and create excitement with their clients, it's a perfect solution to exceeding expectations. Well, here's one more: book publishing. Again, you're looking to set yourself apart from your competitors with presentations that are different.  I'm a big fan of books, whether one-of-a-kind or dozens of copies. I've done several over the years for my wife and each time they exceeded expectations. One of the skills most of you possess is sto ..read more
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Building Blocks for 2024 - Part VI: Giving Back
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Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth! Muhammad Ali by Skip Cohen ​February is about to close, giving you only a month to build a stronger foundation for the new year. And with Easter coming early this year, you really have even less time. This is the sixth installment in this year's building block series. It's also the easiest for you to accomplish: Community Involvement. You're looking for the community to be good to you, so you better make damn sure you're good to your community! From local nonprofits to national programs, it doesn't matter if they're photo-c ..read more
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Without Change There Would Be No Butterflies
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by Skip Cohen It's Marketing Monday, and I usually post something about business and marketing, but things don't always go as planned.  While outside with the pups this morning, I discovered a Monarch chrysalis ready to hatch. They start out green and almost entirely opaque. As they get closer to emerging, the chrysalis becomes clear, and you can see the Monarch's wings tightly folded inside. I grabbed a Platypod, an extra light, a few accessories for setup, and my phone.   ​Expecting the butterfly to emerge "any minute" turned out to be almost three hours. Then, the p ..read more
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