I get a lot of questions from photographers and love to help out whenever I can. I am indebted to a few photographers who answered my questions and helped me out in numerous ways when I first started my business. So I definitely enjoy doing the same and helping others out. There are a number of ways that I am available to do this.
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Find answers to common questions on the FAQs section of my resources for photographers. Also, check out the "for photographers" category on my blog for full posts on various topics of interest to photographers. If you don't find the answer to your question there, feel free to email me and you may hear the answer via a blog post in the future.
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If you live in the Phoenix area or are ever here for a visit, I love to go to lunch and meet new people. Email me and we'll set up a "date"--I'll answer all of your questions for the price of lunch -- yum :).
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If you'd like further help developing your photography or business, we can set up a mentoring session either in person, via Skype (super-cool, totally free video conferencing) or via old-fashioned telephone. I charge $150 for a one hour session and we can cover any topics you'd like. Email me links to your work and/or website and I'll give you some feedback. And I do take credit cards.
Click here for a few testimonials from those who have taken advantage of this service.
“Hey there Melissa, I just wanted to say thanks for meeting with me the other day – I learned more in that short period of time with you than I have from anyone else in multiple hours of time. Not to mention I enjoyed your company (and your WAY cute house!) Thanks for taking the time, and hopefully, maybe, possibly I’ll get to come to your workshop next year. I’m working on the hubs for a Christmas present as we speak. Happy holidays, and give a hug to Dixie for me!” -Nicki
“I highly recommend MJ's mentoring sessions via Skype. I had one with her a few months ago and it totally changed the way I thought about my business. She was open and honest with all of my questions and didn't watch the clock. I think I was more worried about going over than she was! It was great.” -Keith
“Melissa, I truly enjoyed our chat today. I appreciate the advice greatly. More than that, though, I appreciate your humility and the way that we could just hang out via skype. It's obvious that you haven't forgotten where you have come from and how hard it can be to get started in the photography business. I know there are multiple people in Alabama who admire you, but you can add me to the list!” -Camille
“Hello Melissa, thanks so much for the mentoring session today. You were great with keeping me focused as I whirred about on different subjects and you answered everything so perfectly. I will definitely take you up on so much of your advice. I really appreciate all your help with so many things, from the simple things like making the leap to manual, tips of what improvements to make with my flash work, how to make my images more crispy and how to lock in on focus. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge with me in our session today - it was so helpful and I can't wait to show you some of the results once I put them into action. And thanks also for your speedy follow up on all the links and info you said you would send - even before I could send you a thank you note! Speak to you on Skype again soon I hope!!” -Sacha
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