Welcome to our new labor of love, The Bloom Collective. This Bloom Collective is unique in that is truly designed by our members, for our members. We have spent the last few months collaborating with our passionate community designing a project that although meant to strengthen each of us individually, it is also 100% built from within a supportive camaraderie. We whole heartedly believe that creativity and inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes and at us from all different directions. Here, we may all be on different stops on

Family photography sessions can be tricky business.  It’s a challenge to immediately make a connection to your subjects, make everyone feel comfortable, and then facilitate genuine interactions (that are hopefully happy!) in a one hour or so time span.  For me, I use games and prompts to help choreograph my sessions so that I have joyful and genuine candid images that are meaningful to clients and satisfy my artistic vision.   Below are five games and prompts I love to play during family sessions. · Pass the Tickle (for

Whether you are a new to the industry, or have been in business awhile, it's always good to have a marketing plan! Since most photographers are small and locally owned, a great place to start is right in your hometown with other like minded entrepreneurs. There are several ways to work with local establishments in your area. A few of these are, but not limited too; Doing a joint giveaway, having your artwork hung in a local establishment or hosting an event. When looking for places to partner with,

LEARNING TO CREATE A MEMORABLE SENIOR EXPERIENCE With BRITTNI SCHROEDER February 6th - February 17th, 2017 Registration now open Do you LOVE high school senior photography, but can’t book enough seniors? Are you wondering if you need a senior rep program, but don’t know where to start? Are you struggling with evoking real emotion with your seniors? Learn to find your target clients and build your business and brand in the senior photography industry. Learning to take amazing pictures is only part of running a successful senior business. Join Brittni and

via member Vannesh2 · 2016 was a great year to us, here were some of our all-time favorites from the blog last year. · It's not too late to gather your One Word for the year and if you're feeling challenged, here is how to choose One Word to define & guide your year ahead. · If you've got two and half spare minutes, you'll enjoy Master of Cameras, a short film documenting the man who has been repairing cameras for close to 60 years. · This DIY Balsa Happy Birthday Banner

If you haven’t heard of the Instagram Pod, you could be missing out on a great way to beat the IG algorithms while bringing a sense of community to some of your favorite photographers. So, what is the Instagram Pod? Basically a group who agrees to help each other out on Instagram by commenting and ‘liking’ each other’s images when they go live. This helps ‘beat’ the Instagram algorithms by showing that your post is ‘engaging’ and brings your image a bit higher on the hashtag posts as