Thank you @Ina Jalil for your guidance in the Marketing Course. From that I identified that markets were a good opportunity for me to expand my reach and potential opportunities. I set up my stall based on the instructions given to us during the week which was to allow people to access stalls from the footpath behind the stalls (it's Melbourne, even if it says it's gonna be clear it might not be). But I think next time I'll just make the call to have the set up be accessible from the one side (it ended up being a STUNNING day!). My goal from today was to have 3 purchases (either on the day, or from enquiries as a result of meeting me today) and I feel like I'm on track for that. I've had 1 that was even discussing colour schemes, locations, framing options, who to include etc (AND got the wife's approval!) and another that got the boyfriends approval, confirmed leash on is fine and selected a location based on the photos I had up on display. Also, I clearly need to print my photo of Bones (the one at the back) huge coz apparently THAT is my show stopper based on today's feedback 🤣

Hi all, I have a market coming up in December so I'm getting everything that needs to be printed organised and I feel like I'd like some feedback on the visuals. 1. Which cover image works best? 2. Is it too much on the inside to show all awarded images? Or should I add a broader variety? Thank you in advance!

I used the template Ina gave us, used all my phone photos and made sure to order it with plenty of time to spare in case there were any printing delays coming into the Christmas season. I'm so happy with this! Only problem is I'll need to stand on a stool or chair to actually pin it up... Unless I can learn enough coordination to pin, lift THEN stick the pole in the hole! Please don't check the site linked to the QR code... It's not READY yet 😅

It's that time of the week again and I would love to hear your wins this week whether big or small, and it'll hopefully inspire others too!! For me I ran a dog photography workshop in Sydney today and it went well, the weather turned out great and it was lots of fun! Another win was last weekend i had close to $15k sale from 4 clients. So not too bad!! Share your wins below :)

In August I had a client inquiry for our US holiday weekend, Thanksgiving. We had a great discussion, I went through pricing and products and he was on board. He never paid the invoice. But there was a lot of time before the November holiday. Another client popped up in September for the holiday weekend. I informed him via email and text that there was another client interested and he didn’t respond. So I booked the second client. He finally responded 3 weeks later and said that he got the messages, understood the date was gone and requested Dec 5. Same story. I sent the invoice, he never paid, Simone else inquired, I informed him, no response, I booked the new client, and he responded a month later that he understood and is now asking for January. In his email he states that work is busy, “but you know how that is”. Here’s my gut reaction: I shall ghost him! It is Halloween over here so, there is that 🤣🤣🤣. Or to respond from my adult side and instruct him that while many of my clients are busy, and I do understand busy work schedules, I also prefer to work with people that respect me as a professional, do not take me for granted, and communicate in a timely fashion. Seriously, this is very rude and I feel it is disrespectful behavior to another professional. My professional side says to inform him I am not available to be his photographer and leave it at that. If I hear anything back, especially if it he is asking, “why not”, “when can you do it?” Is to ignore him at this point. The location is more than an hour from my home. The invoice reflected a travel fee. But at this point, he’s sending signals that he is an unreliable, rude, and a disrespectful client and will be a problem. I would like to hear your opinions on this toad.