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canerino
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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · What are your goals for next year?


I'm shooting fewer weddings next year, and none of them in a primary role with no editing, file management, culling required. So my goals are:

1) To enjoy much more family time on the weekends.
2) Take my family on a proper vacation.
3) Document my family life more.
4) Be a better friend.
5) Print 100 photos at 6x9 on exhibition fiber paper.
6) Fully support my wife's career.
7) Donate more (money and time) to charities.
8) Become credit card free (close) and save more money.
9) Begin work on my Master's degree.
10) Be kind.



Nov 14, 2014 at 02:20 PM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · What are your goals for next year?


You forgot to add this to your list:
- double the pay of my 2nd shooters

dhp_sf wrote:
a few goals are a given for pretty much every year:
- greater consistency
- update portfolio
- review/update pricing structure
- stop buying so much stuff

other goals:
- clean my room
- teach / maybe workshop / maybe take a workshop
- still need to work on slowing down a bit
- communicate better with my clients during a shoot
- remembering people's names better




Nov 14, 2014 at 02:21 PM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · What are your goals for next year?


Scott Mosher wrote:
You forgot to add this to your list:
- double the pay of my 2nd shooters



You left off from yours:

-Double my value as a second shooter



Nov 14, 2014 at 03:03 PM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · What are your goals for next year?


dhp_sf wrote:
You left off from yours:

-Double my value as a second shooter


Add to my list

-Steal second shooter gigs from Scott



Nov 14, 2014 at 03:13 PM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · What are your goals for next year?


Book 16 weddings.
Up my average net to $9k
Be happy.

Go back to shooting fashion/commercial.
Learn film making.
Work for Google.
Move to Hawaii
Stop shooting weddings.



Nov 14, 2014 at 03:28 PM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · What are your goals for next year?


GOALS FOR 2015

- Second shoot at least 10 more weddings than I did this year
- Finalize and streamline my website
- Use the forum to continue learning and improving
- Get back to shooting what made me fall in love with photography (Candids)
- Network with more people on the Forum
- Travel more
- Enjoy turning 25
- BECOME LESS DEPENDENT ON MY 9-5



Nov 14, 2014 at 03:34 PM
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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · What are your goals for next year?


So aim for 4 images per blog post next year

dhp_sf wrote:
You left off from yours:

-Double my value as a second shooter




Nov 14, 2014 at 03:38 PM
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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · What are your goals for next year?


This is what I mainly need to do...
"- Streamline my editing process more, both for me and my editing clients. If I edit faster, clients (mine and other photogs) get their images back faster, and I have more time for other stuff."



Nov 14, 2014 at 04:23 PM
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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · What are your goals for next year?


We hit our goal for weddings this year and exceeded our expectations for revenue. For next year we'd like to:

- Increase our per wedding average
- Reach more out of state couples having their weddings here
- Shoot a destination wedding (preferably abroad)
- Finish our gear upgrade
- Work film into our offerings
- Simplify our pricing and refresh our samples
- 2nd shoot a few weddings



Nov 14, 2014 at 06:01 PM
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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · What are your goals for next year?


I like my website and my simple blog layout, but I need a new logo that better represents who I am now.

I also plan to cap myself at about 20 weddings this year. I'm struggling with turning weddings down, knowing that if I've already turned down 10 potential weddings in 2 weeks, I could have potentially had 25-26 weddings booked for next year. I only need a little more than 30 to quit my day job and (hopefully) support my family - living cheaply, of course. But it's doable.

The cap is more for my sanity with the day job. And I'm learning to say no, but it's killing me. And I hate.

I think next year my main goal is to just be happy doing what I love, and supporting my family. I'm trying... but it isn't easy working as many hours as I do, and having very little time with said family.



Nov 17, 2014 at 10:44 AM
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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · What are your goals for next year?


Resolution for 2015 — no more photos of wedding guests using their personal tech — I'm going to create dream wedding coverage where guests (appear) to be engaged in the day's events.


Nov 17, 2014 at 11:19 AM
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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · What are your goals for next year?


Trying to keep it to a few things:

1. New Website - The old ones done a great job but it's long in the tooth now.
2. More accurate/pleasing colour. This is a gradual improvement thing, but something I'm working on.
3. Move to Fuji/Lighter cameras. I need to free myself from the ball and chain of too much gear.
4. Get a 24-ish focal length which I like and use it lots!



Nov 17, 2014 at 11:22 AM
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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · What are your goals for next year?


My plans for now and next year are...

-Spend less time in front of the computer and more time with my family
-Finish the new commercial site
-Shoot more commercial work
-Travel a bit more and capture more landscapes
-New camera + lenses
-Update my wedding site SEO (possibly a new site altogether)
-Drink less alcohol

Most of these are already heading in the right direction but I really want to push myself next year.

Wish me luck!



Nov 17, 2014 at 11:41 AM
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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · What are your goals for next year?


Turn 28 and stay out of jail.

More seriously. Organization is the big goal. Staying on top of orders, albums, etc. Getting editing done a bit quicker, etc.

From a business development standpoint, I want to grow my portrait side a bit more. Weddings, I am somewhat satisfied with, I have the clients I want, I have the bookings I want, some travel, some close, everything I really want to do is happening on that side. I plan on figure out a way to sell a bit more products, albums, prints, etc. I am hoping to have some in house ordering sessions.

From a personal standpoint, I have been considering some education of some sort for the future. I am not sure the route I want to take, but who knows. The higher education system has left such a bad taste in my mouth it's going to hard to go crawling back to them as I have some fundamental issues with it. Anywho, have a kid is up there on the priority list, gotta get wifey on board though.



Nov 17, 2014 at 12:16 PM
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