Photography Business Forum

I'm in the first stages of starting my photography business (building my portfolio, offering free sessions), and I was just wondering if anyone would be willing to share a copy of the model release form that they use?

I am somewhere between an amateur and semi-professional and have been asked to photograph a baptism inside of a church, followed by portraits of the family's children outside. She wants to use one of the photos for her Christmas card this year. I usually only do portraits,...

I'm a higher end portrait studio specializing in creating artistic portraits of clients...My session fees are between $99 and $250, depending on the time involved and the location of the shoot.  I have had a number of (primarily younger) clients ask for the files "digital...

About a week ago, Hubert Sumlin, a LEGENDARY musician who inspired and influenced Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and others passed away. About a year ago, I had the distinct privilidge of photographing Hubert's performance and spending time with him backstage. The...

i am putting together a proposal for a group of physicians that want shots of them at the hospital as well as at their residences. here are the exact details:

i am new to the "portrait" or "family" photography business. i want to know what is an average rate that i should be charging for a session and what the customer should expect when it is all done.  also, i am still confused as to worrying about copyright or retaining the...

I am an commercial and corporate portrait photographer. When it comes to pricing, I distinguish between small clients (companies with <20 employees) and big clients (>20 employees). For big clients i charge my day rate (only full and half days, no hour rate) and charge extra...

With most computer screens built for "landscape" orientation I was think that it's easier to fill up your potential clients screens and make a large visual impact.   Can this actually affect your sales?  Does it really make a difference?