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Ready to begin making more money as a real estate photographer, especially when slow season hits? Here are some creative ways to keep revenue flowing.
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If you want to create powerful images that engage, you need to learn how to use juxtaposition.
Adventure photographer Kelsey Gray dives into the risks and rewards of capturing heart-pounding moments while climbing.
Learn how to sustainably and successfully manage your finances and grow your photography business with these crucial guidelines.
Being featured in the media, especially local, brings work to your doorstep and builds credibility for your business. Here’s how to get your work featured.
Discover how SmugMug's SEO updates led to a 140% increase in indexed pages and 31% more image-search impressions.
Protect your photos and your income. Customize sharing options, use watermarks, and set pricing to control how your images are used and distributed.
Education
Products, promotions, people—your photo-sales strategies should consider them all. This article, last in our 4-part series, is how we bring it all together.
Learn how to emphasize your products when viewed in the SmugMug lightbox. And learn the most impactful customizations to optimize for selling.
Elevate your brand with watermarks on SmugMug. Learn how to create, customize, and apply them to your photos for professional identity.
Are your sales slowing at markets, art fairs, and local galleries? You can reverse it to increase sales with these tips for figuring out what buyers want.
Creating a photography package that keeps you above a 50% margin, adds upsells, and books more clients is easy. Here’s how to do it.
Elevate your Lightroom game with tips from photography guru Matt Kloskowski. Learn efficient flagging and organizational tricks for a more streamlined workflow.
Inspiration
Mike Mezeul II, a nature photographer, shares tips: Look deeper for a compelling story, get uncomfortable for unique perspectives, and seize opportunities.
You don’t need to fly to Africa or the Amazon for unique landscape photos and wildlife, you can find them in your backyard. Here’s how.
Greg Benz shares some interesting "developments" made possible by the latest HDR tools inside Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
Unlock the secrets to Tim Miller's photography success. Learn about branding, audience targeting, and leveraging technology for your own business growth.
Optimize your wedding photography business with insights from seasoned pro Lee Morris. Learn how to enhance client satisfaction, save time, and boost revenue.
Mike "Sharky" James, Alastair Jolly, and Frederick Van Johnson discuss our favorites from Adobe Max 2023.
News
SmugMug’s latest improvements include a whole host of mobile app improvements and bug fixes for raw image editing, sharing, and QR code downloads.
The latest SmugMug updates bring the Collect feature, crash-free mobile apps, reliable auto-uploads, and fixes for iOS, Android, and desktop tools.
Capturing Volcán de Fuego's eruptions, photographer Mike Mezeul II explores the power of volatile landscapes in SmugMug's film "Where the Fire Is."
SmugMug's Source offers unlimited RAW photo storage and organization for photographers, emphasizing an all-in-one solution at a monthly cost starting at $3.
SmugMug Development Lab, improved security for your account, helping your site be discovered, and more! Learn what we were up to these past few months.
This month we focused on cross-platform UX, backend upgrades for better account/order management, mobile UI/UX improvements, and bug fixes for reliability.