Photography Business Forum

I was approached by a parent about coming to their son's little league football games and taking some shots of him for them. They mentioned that other parents may be interested too. I wasn't sure on what to say for a price, but did say that if more parents we're involved, then...

I am an amateur photographer and while I may never reach a full professional level, I would still like to position myself well (plus understand the business/marketing side better). I have been working with computers for 10+ years, so the tech side of this is real easy for me to...

This concern arose recently when I was pitching a shoot concept directly to a potential client rather than having a company or agency approaching me with the idea. They really liked the concept and the mood board that I was presenting, but I got the impression that my prices...

I'm in the pre-production phase of doing a small shoot for a non-profit organization. I know in many cases photographers will require at least half payment of the overall bid or estimate before shooting, or at least half of the indicated expenses. This is a small, quick shoot...

Over the last 6 months I realize theres something really difficult working globally or working according to a type of business model.  I am based in Spain, have an image consultant in the US. Most of my business is still in Europe. Mostly Spain and The Netherlands. While...

I was speaking with an assistant recently who asked me if I could recommend a good Creative Consultant to help her with editing her portfolio to help her break into the business.  I got to thinking about it and realized that this seems to be a real growth industry.   When I...

You may firstly notice that I am hiding my identity.  I admit that it's a cowardly thing to do, but this topic makes me (and others I know) nervous.  The prospect of writing on this independent forum, albeit behind a mask, is refreshing to say the least- so here goes.... I am...

I've recently been looking more at different aspects of how our business appears to clients. Key questions for differentiation. These questions need clear answers: – the more you have, the more distinctive you will be seen to be Who?What?How?Where?When?Why?How Much? The...

That's the question....   how do you dress on assignment?  I consider everything I do a branding decision, including how I dress.  However, my "brand" isn't suit and tie.  My brand is hip shoes, designer jeans, cool shirt, etc.   I'm curious how much leniency there is in...

I found this article and while its for a design company, it matches the photography business 100%: http://weblog.muledesign.com/2011/04/getting_comfortable_with_contr.php The money quote is really: Be specific and confident about money. Clients are reassured when you deal with...

Despite most of my portrait work being editorial with either bands/musicians or businesses in the area, a local modeling agency contacted me and expressed interest in testing together.  Fashion/beauty is an area I'd like to expand into more, and I've done a few collaborative...

Hi Everyone, I am starting my business now "officially" (meaning license and all). I have created a website specifically for a "show"--I don't use this website for orders, only to ketch attention. I also have another website where I do take orders--this is my main website. ...

Through one of my contacts I received information on a local organization that is putting out a request for proposals. This one involves photography - possibly in various locations over the period of a month or two. I am attempting to gather more information - but it seems that...

I am aware in general of the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietor, LLC, and general corporations.  What I'm looking for is input on specific experiences or relevance that professionals have encountered that would lead a photographer to choose one variation over...

Every photographer who ever published a picture on the web probably can sing a song about this, the dreaded copyright violation. However, since this happens very often, its important to know when to react, when to ignore and when to make some money out of it. Over the years,...

OK This is my first question here after looking and reading all the valuable resources that is being shared in this forum. I am in the midst of going through my images with an eye to selling some as stock images. I am contemplating switching from Zenfolio to Photoshelter as...

Does anyone working in a corporate environment require in their contracts that a photo credit accompany any use of your images?  This would include a company's brochures, mag ads., web use, editorials, etc.  If so how do you convince a client to agree to that?  I have seen...

1 month ago, on December 8th, 2010 Shakodo was launched and to celebrate our first anniversary we decided to hold our first contest. As a show of appreciation for your loyalty and membership, we reached out to Think Tank Photo and were able to receive 3 bags as prizes to give...

I post this because I want to see how often you get such kind of enquiry that client don't really want to share you information but just want to know the Price.Client form Kuwait, No Company name, No Tel Number.--- email 2 (After I ask where / when / QTY / Details usage)---hii...

I never had access to such a big audience of photographers who are interested in the business side of photography and finally can ask a question I always was curious about:How long does it take you usually to get paid when you publish in a magazine?My personal experience is...