John Harrison Landscape photographer, winner of the Aperture Nature Photography
Workshop contest

This Show Written & Produced by Michael A. Garcia

This broadcast features John Harrison, a photo enthusiast and Silicon Valley marketing professional located in Sunnyvale, California. I first saw his work displayed in Rok Bistro. He will tell you how to get your work displayed, what you should display, & how to markets and sell prints, postcards and note cards.

John takes many of his landscape photos in and around Northern
California locales including San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey Bay, Big
Sur and Yosemite.

John's interest in photography started with a Kodak Instamatic Camera
when he was just a kid. John followed the footsteps of his father and
grandfather who were photography enthusiasts complete with darkrooms.

John was recently selected as one of the winners in the 2nd Aperture Nature Photography Workshop Contest. The same photo, "Nature's Firefall", a picture of a Sunset in winter of Horsetail falls off of El Capitan, Yosemite in Winter 2007 has been selected by the North America Nature Photographers Association to be in its members showcase for 2009, one of only 100 images out of the 5000 that were submitted by nature photographers. This is nature's version of the old Fire Falls where they pushed burning embers over Glacier Point

Ike Royer-His Legacy Lives on, & Top Shooting & Marketing Tips

This Show Written & Produced by Howard Lipin

On this broadcast we pay tribute to the life and legacy of Ike Royer, whom passed-away earlier this year, and to his many contributions to photography. In the 1970’s Ike was most responsible for bringing Oriental Seagull black and white photo paper to the America, the paper made famous by Ansel Adams, Bret Weston and many others. We’ll be joined by Ike’s son, Mathieu Royer, and Patrick Dellibovi, Senior Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at Freestyle Photographic Supplies, where Ike was instrumental in forming and was the chairman of the Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals, a group of photographers and printers from around the world. Members of the advisory board, Michelle Bates, Gene Nocon, and Elizabeth Opalenik will also visit. Michelle is the author of Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity, Gene is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, the inventor of the Nocon Photographic Timer, as well as an author of photography books, and Elizabeth is the author of Poetic Grace, and has had her work shown at over 60 exhibitions internationally and in museum gallery and private collections throughout the world.

After we pay tribute to Ike, we’ll have some of the top shooting, marketing and selling tips. After all, making money from your photography should be fun too.

Nyght Falcon presents digital workflow made easy and Sondra Ayers and Jerry Deck present defining your vision of success and developing a plan to achieve it.

This Show Written & Produced by
Michael A. Garcia

Check this show out featuring Nyght Falcon, award winning photographer who works throughout the United States and aboard. Working exclusively in digital RAW mode, Falcon has developed for processing digital images and is able to produce photographs with exceptional detail and technical quality. He will tell you how by using DxO software makes his workflow easy and saves time.

After Falcon, Sondra Ayers and Jerry Deck owners of POWER Consulting based in Plant City, Florida are dedicated to helping photographers define their vision of success and develop a plan to achieve it. They will share information about designing marketing plans for client service and sales, branding, goal setting, motivational guidance and action planning.  Over the past 19 years, they have conducted more than 350 seminars for Wedding Portrait Photographers International, Professional Photographers of America Marketing and Management Conference and National Convention, Photo Expo in California, Photo Pro Expo in Washington, D.C., and the Canadian National Convention. They have also written 14 books on all aspects of the business and motivation. They also have a free “daily motivational email” series called “POWER Thoughts” to readers all over the world.

How to Succeed in a Bad Economy

This Show Written & Produced by
Howard Lipin

Come along as we visit the World of wedding and portrait photographer Brant Bender, and explore how he continues to be successful in a bad economy.

He's turned his training as a contributing photographer to numerous publications around America into a healthy business with his unique photojournalism style, and will share some of his secrets with you. Everything from simple shooting tips, to how he handles the business part of the relationship with his clients.

Also stopping by is David Carlson, the second photographer working with Brant on his weddings. Like Brant, David is a former photojournalist and also brings a special perspective to the weddings.

Robin Swanson QuickBooks for Photographer & Ruth Burke how to sell custom framing

This Show Written & Produced by Michael A. Garcia

Enjoy this show featuring Robin Swanson, a professional photographer and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She maintains a portrait and wedding business in La Canada, California and is the 2008/09 Treasurer of the Professional Photographers of California. As a Certified QuickBooks Professional Advisor, Robin will tell you how to use QuickBooks software to accurately account your business finances.

After Robin, Ruth Burke a professional art photographer and owner of The Seaside Gallery in Seabrook, Texas. Ruth's images have been featured in national magazines such as Texas Highways and Metropolitan Home. Ruth will talk about how letting your photo's leave with customers without being framed, you are losing money. She will also talk about selling custom framing and how it will bring in more money to your business. She will tell you about stacking two or three moldings together and when to use mats, why you should use mats that are acid-free and go over choosing glass selections correctly.