San Diego Pictage User Group Meeting

I had a great night last night!  As many of you know I used to be the PUG – Pictage User Group leader in Baltimore; hosting monthly meetings between other Pictage photographers to talk shop, what’s new with the best event image hosting site around and what’s new with each other.  

Well, last night was my first night attending the San Diego PUG and Jeff and Erin Youngren asked if I would speak about client consultations.  I was completely thrilled, flattered, and even a bit nervous.  I mean, I’m talking about how to handle initial consultations with potential clients with some really great photographers, most of whom I’d never met.  The pressure was definitely on (at least in my head).

I was lucky enough to meet up with Jeff and Erin back in August when I was first considering moving to San Diego, and am truly thankful that they have been so wonderful to me.  It was a great opportunity to meet everyone face to face, and an even better way to talk a bit about my work, and my approach to the business side of photography. 

I shared the floor with Heather Moreau of Vallentyne Photography who also shared her approach to meeting with and interviewing clients.  All in all it seemed to go incredibly smooth and as Jeff and Erin had suggested, had a truly conversational tone.  Of the over twenty photographers there, I didn’t see a single camera (myself included unless you consider the iPhone a camera) so I don’t have any images to share, but the December PUG is coming up, and I’m thinking there will be a lot of pictures and holiday cheer at that one!

Thanks to all the great photographers that came out to the PUG last night, listened and of course contributed.  I hope it was half as insightful for you as it was for me.