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News from ShootProof, the online photo proofing website, and other resources to help professional photographers focus on what matters most. They makes online galleries, contracts, & invoices for pro photographers.
ShootProof Blog
2y ago
ShootProof photographers now have a one-click portal for their clients to design photo gifts, simplifying the process of creating tangible keepsakes for their special moments.
Atlanta, GA (October 19, 2021) – Designed with the creator in mind, ShootProof has launched Print Store, which enables professional photographers to continue to guide their clients’ photo journey from digital to photo gifts like pillows, blankets, canvas and mugs to printed photos, framed prints, cards, and more. The seamless interface with Print Store unlocks new revenue streams for hundreds of thousands of sma ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
With a few quick clicks, empower your clients to make select photos private—all from the comfort and security of their ShootProof gallery!
Enable your client to manage their own photos in ShootProof
We photographers know the truth: our clients are gorgeous and their moments are perfect!
But sometimes a client may not 100% love a photo in their ShootProof gallery.
They may even ask you to remove it. (Cue sad face!)
Don’t spend precious time tweaking a gallery for an insecure client. Instead, empower your client to control which images are visible to their gallery visitors!
Here’s how it works ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
Show your clients how to see, share, and shop their ShootProof gallery with a FREE video tour. (Or learn to customize your own!)
Clients LOVE an easy shopping experience
We think ShootProof Galleries are already pretty darn easy to use. Now, make your clients’ gallery experience even better with a gorgeous gallery tour!
There are two gallery tour videos to choose from, and each narrated video shows your clients how to:
explore and experience a ShootProof Gallery
select Favorites
view pricing
purchase photo prints, digitals, and other photography products
download free digital files (optional ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
Can you be a successful photographer and keep your day job? Mike Glatzer says YES! Learn to launch a profitable photography business without sacrificing your primary career.
Mike Glatzer Talks Part-Time Photography—and Why it’s 100% Valid
Feat. Mike Glatzer
Episode #65 show notes
Today, I’m talking to Mike Glatzer, a portrait photographer who helps creatives and brands tell their stories. Mike joins us to discuss why it’s okay to keep your full-time “day job” and do photography part-time.
A full-time biomedical engineer and part-time photographer, Mike doesn’t have any desire to quit either jo ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
Stop letting clients (and exes!) break your heart. Teach people how to treat you! (We’ll show you how.)
We teach people how to treat us through our actions AND our inactions.
Back in my late twenties, I dated a guy that I really liked. He was nice, fun, funny, and we had a great time on dates. Then all of a sudden: he ghosted me. It was baffling!
A few weeks later, he resurfaced, with major apologies. What did I do? I said it was okay, and I let him back into my life. We repeated this unhealthy, infuriating cycle three or four times.
I hate admitting this now, but he was treating me like ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
Be a visual storyteller! Photographers Kirsten Lewis and Tyler Wirken divulge their powerful storytelling techniques in episode #64 of the Find Your Focus podcast.
How to Tell an Impactful Story Through Your Images
Feat. Kirsten Lewis and Tyler Wirken
Episode #64 show notes
Photographs may be still and silent, but they can still tell stories. Our guests today, Kirsten Lewis and Tyler Wirken, have their photographic storytelling techniques honed to a finely-tuned art.
The special bond between the two creatives blossomed during a mentorship program and changed their lives for the better—bot ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
Learn how to become a volunteer Special Olympics photographer. Meet amazing athletes, document incredible stories, and change your world for the better!
How Marco Catini became a Special Olympics volunteer photographer (and you can, too!)
Today, Marco Catini is a New Jersey-based volunteer Special Olympics photographer with a powerful portfolio of images made at the U.S. Games in Seattle and the 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi.
For Marco, volunteer photography is a powerful medium for connecting people and immortalizing meaningful moments—the moments that matter most.
“I learned a lot abou ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
Learn how to find, book, and WOW your ideal clients! Elopement photographer Ara Roselani reveals her successful approach in episode #63 of the Find Your Focus podcast.
How to Find Your Ideal Clients (Hint: Client Experience is Key)
Feat. Ara Roselani, Aralani Photography
Episode #63 show notes
From hobbyist landscape photographer to professional wedding photographer, our guest on today’s show has a ton of valuable knowledge to share around transforming your career, holding onto your passion, and finding your ideal clients.
Ara has two branches of her wedding photography business: one which foc ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
Find out how to be a professional photographer in France. Create a business, build a website, and get clients with Rachael Laporte, an American in Paris.
An American in Paris: How I run my photography business in France
I’ve made many mistakes along the way, and setting up a business in another country has been far from easy. But all the paperwork, Google translations, and frustrating conversations with accountants were worth it to work my dream job, a professional photographer in Paris, France.
Quitting my day job
It was a beautiful Sunday evening in mid-August, and my French husband and I ha ..read more
ShootProof Blog
3y ago
In episode #62 of Find Your Focus, photographer Vanessa Renae explores the planning techniques that can help you avoid major mistakes.
Avoiding Beginner Mistakes: What You Should Know Before Starting Your Business
Feat. Vanessa Renae
Episode 62 show notes
Today’s episode is about mistakes the mistakes all photographers are prone to make—and how to avoid them! We speak with Vanessa Renae about the start of her wedding photography business, her work as an educator, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Our host, Logan Fahey, chimes in with some of her own early missteps.
Listeners can exp ..read more