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How to Leave a Google Review and Google Rating For a Business
Easy steps to leave positive reviews for the businesses you love.
Why Are Photographers So Expensive?
Learn about the true cost of your photos, what's involved and how to work with your photographer on pricing.
I Thought I was Too Old
Are older generations resistant to shifts in technology? Or just the way technology impacts our mental health?
Do I OWN THE COPYRIGHT TO MY PHOTOS?
What is image licensing? Tips and a brief overview of why usage contracts are essential and what rights clients have.
Personal Branding: What It Is, How to Find Yours, and Why It Matters
What is a personal brand? Get tips on how to discover your personal brand and more effectively connect with your target audiences.
Professional Photos for Savvy REal Estate Agents
See how real estate agent headshots and personal brand images elevated Sammie’s professional look and feel.
7 Tips on Hiring a Photographer for Your Website
When building your website, how do you know which photographer is best for you? Learn how to vet a website photographer and avoid common mistakes.
11 Tips to Prepare for Your Family Photo Session
Tips for your family photo session, including outfit ideas and working with young children.
Men: How to Prepare for Your Headshot
What to wear, suggestions on lighting and tone, and other tips for men seeking a headshot or business portrait.
Exiting Survival, Entering Trauma
Reflections on exiting survival mode from traumatic events and into PTSD and how you can support those around you working through trauma recovery.
Why Photographers Don’t Deliver RAW Image Files
Are photographers just being jerks? Or is there more to the story of why RAW files aren’t distributed willy-nilly?
Story Recommendation: The Tinder Swindler
When is a dating opportunity too good to be true? Dive into my story recommendation: The Tinder Swindler, on Netflix.
How a Hallmark Diary On a Warm Day in Michigan Inspired My Business
This is the story of a Hallmark diary, a camera, and a little girl with big dreams.
How to Prepare for a Video Interview
Learn how to prepare for your video interview, calm your nerves and speak eloquently to get the best possible outcome.
Magic, Free Will, Mayhem, and One Big Imagination: An Interview with Fiction Author, Edward Allen Karr
How does someone who designs space flight experiments in use on the Space Station bring his otherworldly imagination to life? By telling stories. Learn more about fiction writer and published author, Edward Allen Karr in this feature interview.
How “Goosebumps” Affirmed an Occupational Therapist's Career Calling Helping Immigrants & Refugees
“I think of my grandmothers. They both experienced forced displacement around my age.”
5 Things That Will Happen when you Assert Your Boundaries
Understand the emotional challenges, backlash or overcorrection that can come with setting and sticking to your boundaries.