Febuary Speaker is Ed Faller

Degrees

BA in Cinema and Photography from the Southern Illinois University  Carbondale 1992

Master of Photography Degree from PPA 1999

 

Accomplishments

-Illinois Top Ten Photographer 6 out of the last 10 years -Seven total Fuji Masterpiece and Kodak Awards -APPI best wedding 3 years -Seven loan collection prints and 42 Par Excellence prints -Full time studio employee from 1992 to 2004 -Business opened in 2004 -Past President, Southern Illinois Art League

 

Outside the "New" Box

We can no longer merely think outside of the same box. That box is a constantly evolving entity.  It takes on a mind of its own. Some days it is narrow, others wide. There is one thing that is certain through all of the uncertainty, that we will always have to think outside of the box, no matter what shape it takes.

 

Ever wonder why some businesses succeed and some fail? Businesses that fail to evolve will no longer exist.  Photography, just like any other service business is built on an ever changing landscape.  We must learn to change and adapt.  At the end of the day, we are responsible for our own situation.

 

My view/background gives me a somewhat unique point of view.  Having spent the first 12 years of my career as an employee, and now the last 6 as an employer, I have seen both points of view.  I will be sharing a perspective that may be painful for some to hear, but eye opening to say the least. 

 

We will also be discussing different ways that you can continue to live and thrive in any economy through unique marketing and promotional ideas.  In addition to traditional methods, we are going to discuss the advantage to other avenues in photography that you may not think of.