Like most people’s introduction to the world wide web, Elizabeth McCravy’s digital legacy starts with MySpace, and is now a Showit website designer. At first, she was just a regular participant in this media phenomenon. But then her innate creativity got the best of her. Elizabeth used her MySpace page not just as a way […]

She didn’t dream of being a photographer. Yes, she had always been artistic, but it didn’t even occur to Courtney Aaron that photography could be anything but editorial. That was almost a decade and a half ago. Now Courtney has been building a successful wedding and portrait photography business for 12 years. Over the years, […]

Vacationing whenever you want, PJs all day, meetings at Starbucks instead of in stuffy board rooms – the life of a creative entrepreneur can sound like paradise to any aspiring small business owner. However, anyone who has stepped into the role, knows these perks come with their own sets of demands. The Creative Service Calling […]

The Wedding Photographer's Checklist for a Productive Off-Season As the busy wedding season comes to an end and your to-do list starts to dwindle, it is time to take a deep breath – you made it to the off-season! And although your shooting schedule might not be as packed during the slower months of the […]

Because you can’t reschedule a wedding as the photographer. If you have the joy of being your own boss, you should be able to shoot when you want and where you want, right? But when Kaitlin of Kaitlin Noel Photography started shooting more weddings, she realized she had to confront her fear of shooting in […]

Though the concept might have been lost on your teenage self, as an adult you have a complete understanding that to be successful you have to work hard. You know showing up to take a test you didn’t study for is a recoverable offense. However, showing up for a photo shoot where you have not […]