Zombie High Fashion

High Fashion is a billion dollar business, and a serious one to boot.  Heidi Klum from Project Runways always says on the show “One day you are in, the next day you’re out” well this is true about this industry.  We learned a long time ago that you should never turn down a client, even […]

Why Family, Friends, Favors and Business Don’t Always Mix

Normally you’d expect to read about photography, strictly photography on our blog, but today we’re going to touch upon something different – the business.  The staff that you hire, the clients you serve.  In this day and age, the hiring process has changed just as much as the delivery of products and services.  We used to […]

Why it is important to have memories on your wall, not on CD or DVD

In photographic circles and forums, I have seen that some photographers are giving their work to clients on a CD or DVD (depending on the type of photo-shoot it is), while others are staunchly against final products as digital files.  Maybe it’s OK, depending on the type of photography that you provide, but are we […]

Recent Trip To The New York International Auto Show

On April 16-18, both myself and Camille were tasked to cover the New York International Auto Show.  On those days we were privileged before the general public to see a lot of the experimental cars and the new 2015 lineups that are coming stateside within the next couple of months. At the show we were […]

Facebook New Ad Changes

Over the course of the last several years Facebook has made changes to its UI (User Interface).  Some of these changes are good where some are/were bad but just like other social media platforms, as it grows so does the need for the UI and again Facebook is making another change. This time around there […]

Recent Fashion Shoot With New Models

While testing out our favorite new studio location we had a chance to work with a couple new models, and one of our favorite beauties, to create some high fashion looks.  Nervous but eager, they had told us that they had never been in a photo shoot like this one before.  We were So what […]

Happy Valentines Day!

So Valentines Day is coming up! A day of love, candy, flowers, dinner, and more! However do we really know the true meaning of this holiday? Well Wikipedia defines it as a holiday that is both religious and commercial.  Where he in North America we celebrate the commercial portion of this holiday by giving gifts to […]

A Photographer’s Guide to Blogging and Content Marketing in 2014

What do you blog about?  Do you talk about trends in your industry?  New services you’re offering?   Current events or upcoming promotions?  Changes in SEO have had a major impact on content marketing, and there are some critical, new do’s and don’ts when it comes to staying ahead of the curve and maximizing your blog’s […]

New Year’s Resolutions from a Photographer’s Perspective

During the holidays Camille and I were thinking about what the coming new year holds for our studio, as well as for us as individuals.  We’re all guilty (myself included) of breaking some of our New Year’s resolutions.  Each year we see articles showing the percentages of people who broke their resolutions within a week, a […]

Happy Holidays!!!!

We here at Studio MAP wanted to wish you all a happy holidays and an very blessed new year! Be safe and have fun this holiday time! Spend it with love ones and great friends.  Be sure to watch all of your favorite shows and also for those that have week of rest off, enjoy […]