The Philadelphia Photographer

Making a new portfolio to showcase my work has been on my to do list for far too long.  The final product was completed just in time for 2 days of meetings in New York via NYC Fotoworks at the end of October.  The idea is solely my own but thanks to Nicole Anderson of NA Book [...]

This month I was lucky enough to be selected as one of  Photoshelter‘s Featured Photographers.  This is a great way to get my work out their in front of photo buyers and ad agencies.  If you want to learn about what it takes to be featured, check out this page here. I have been using [...]

January saw the launch of a new blog (thephiladelphiaphotographer.com) and an email campaign which was sent out to 8,000 creatives.  I wanted to provide some insight to www.steveboylephoto.com about its monthly traffic.  Photoshelter offers a wealth of information on how to improve your web presence as well as understanding  your analyitics. Check out their learning section [...]

1. New Location – Currently in a stunning loft-style space in downtown Philadelphia.  The location functions as an office and mini studio as well as living quarters and home to many delicious meals. 2. First Employee – I hired my first employee / intern to help me around the office about 1 day per week.  I’ve [...]

When you travel you should always let the photo editors you work with know where you’re going.  You never know where an editor might need someone for an assignment.  I let the editors of ESPN RISE know that I would be in the Cape Cod/Boston/New England area to see if they had any location-specific assignments. [...]

So far so good, see the note below, which is from a client of STEVE BOYLE PHOTO Hi Steve, Wow, what a great holiday package you put together. This is far and away one of the most though out, usefully, branded packages I have ever received. So thank you. Absolutely everything in it is going [...]

STEVE BOYLE PHOTO recently received some finished products in the mail in which images were licensed for.  A movie poster, shown below, and a DVD cover for the independent documentary film Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot directed by Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch.  The film showcases the first Elite 24 game held at famed Rucker [...]

STEVE BOYLE PHOTO spent the weekend in New York City attending the expo.  The only real benefit besides some discounts on various products was meeting up with everyone that was in town.  I’d like to give a shout out and a thank you to some friends for making it a fun weekend.  For her floor, Jenica [...]

STEVE BOYLE PHOTO will be making a presentation entitled Big Media Job from Start to Finish at the Chester County Camera Club on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 7:30pm. I will be covering the entire process of a large production job, specifically the campaign for Vaseline Men’s Lotion and ESPN the Magazine, from beginning to end. See [...]

Read this story by PhotoShelter CEO Allen Murabayashi.  As harsh as it comes across it’s all true and accurate.  Think about this statement. The time & effort it takes an individual to build a $100k business and a $1 million business is the same. If you’re a sole proprietor and you’re working your ass off to [...]