Archive for the ‘business’ Category
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
At the core of the photography business, whether it's taking photographs or running the business end of things, my job is to be a problem-solver for the client. In order for me to solve their problems I need to ask questions. In this post I'll mention three questions I find ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Portrait and wedding photographers usually have a price list. Want to know how much something costs? It's there on the price list. Public relations photographers may charge by the hour. For commercial photographers it can get a bit more complicated because most every job is different. Sometimes it's hard to ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
What's involved in delivering professional photography? There are a core group of services we provide on most every job. I thought it might be interesting to show you what services we charge for on most every commercial photography job. This is the basic "skeleton" of charges. If stylists, props, rentals, ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
In high school I had a great class called "consumer decisions". In that class we learned all sorts of practical things including defining purchasing decisions as either "wants, needs or desires". Do you want, need or desire a new camera? When is it time to actually buy?
I've probably mentioned before ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Today’s business talk is about the photo community, a constantly growing, shifting entity that has similarities to years ago and many differences. This has been on my mind recently as I’ve watched photo labs and camera stores disappear from the local landscape.
Twenty five years ago I worked in a downtown ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Today I'd like to share a letter from a reader. Questions like this are always welcome and they give genuine purpose to what I hope to accomplish with prophotolife.com. This young man is the future of the profession...
Hi, my name is Matthew,
I'm 17 years old, and a Junior in ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Over the years I've heard amateur and part-time photographers refer to making "extra money" by shooting this or that. There are an increasing number of ways to earn income with photography now that digital technology has made the production and distribution of images more accessible. Whether it's a foray ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
The role of copyright and how it works is a mystery to many photographers. I can certainly understand why, especially with communication and digital image delivery constantly evolving. I'm not an expert on copyright but would really like to share my passion and basic understanding of the subject. When it ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Some photographers scream, some whisper with their images. As a commercial photographer in a midsized midwestern market I sometimes have to do both.
At the moment we're working with a local jeweler to create some new images for their website. The company's whole identity is about to be redone and the ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Okay, so photographers might not cash in like doctors or lawyers, but we wear shorts to the studio, play the music loud and take long lunches at the Sharonville Root Beer Stand (anyone for a Timmy Dog?) on days when it's nice and there's nothing scheduled. So how much ...
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