Just wanted to remind you guys how important it is to get out there and meet other photographers in your area. Join associations, clubs, Get-togethers, whatever. If you see someone shooting, go up and introduce yourself.
I've gotten so much help from people I've met in my area. Help with pricing, help with the local "in-crowd", help with keeping the appointment book full.
I met a guy at a Highland games last year and he helped me to get some newspaper credits.
I met a portrait artist at a mini-seminar last summer; who is now undergoing a mostly bed-bound pregnancy; and has sent me 7 portrait clients in the last 3 months because she scheduled them and now can't shoot them. *grin* The night I met her, I thought "what a pain in the ass, she's one of those talks-too-much people and that drives me crazy" but look how the contact worked out.
Keep chatting with others, and be willing to learn from them ... or teach them, remember it works both ways!
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