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In the Spotlight: Clay Blackmore

10/11/2021

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by Skip Cohen

​I'm online virtually all day, every day. Now and then, somebody shares an image that's so stunning it deserves to be seen by more people. Often, I'm not even out in search of an image to share, but this one, especially when it came up full-screen on my monitor, just hit me!

Clay Blackmore is no stranger to SCU, or for that matter, many of you, especially if you're a wedding or portrait photographer. There's nothing Clay can't photograph, but it's his people work I've always loved the most. He shared the image above on Facebook yesterday.

Clay shared the following advice on his SCU faculty page when we first started this blog:

"More than ever, today's photographer needs a strong foundation in posing and lighting, along with a keen sense of business acumen to navigate a path to the better customers. When I was in Japan a few years ago I saw these signs about service that's so appropriate for the way we have to think about the business:
  • Build strong relationships and create customers for life.
  • Be responsive to the expressed and unexpressed wishes of every customer.
  • Look for opportunities to innovate and improve every customer's experience with you.
  • Resolve all customer problems quickly.
  • Never stop learning.​
It all boils down to service and hard work. Each image is something we want to be extremely proud of. We're building our business one relationship at a time through great service. It's the heart of any photographer's studio."

It's hard for me to believe Clay and I have been friends for over thirty years, first meeting after I joined Hasselblad. It's proof that time flies when you're having a good time. 

Check out more of Clay's work with a visit to his website and Facebook page. And if you see him scheduled to speak at an upcoming conference or in the Canon booth, run, don't walk to grab a seat!
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Clay Blackmore link
10/11/2021 06:57:53 pm

So Good! Thanks for picking this image out of the tens of thousands you must see each day! I just met the couple Saturday Morning, the day of the session. They live in New York and drove to the DC Area to see their family, and we found an hour in our busy weekend to meet and take some images together. With the cell phone our enemy, with immediate results, I always share a few retouched images the same day...her email back to me, "Wow! These are amazing! Thanks for sending a sneak peek. We had a great time. Looking forward to seeing the rest!" That's we work so hard, to get comments like these! And to get the comments from Skip is more icing on the cake! Thanks Everyone!

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Norma Grieve link
10/14/2021 11:40:09 am

Love the colours echoing throughout the image, the framing and the fun-interaction between the couple.
Point 3 - "Look for opportunities to innovate and improve..." together with Point 5 will keep you enthused and eager, not stagnating.

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