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 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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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
This is the final entry in this overview section of the business of professional photography, entry number fourteen. I hope that you've learned something in prior entries that will compel you to keep checking back with www.prophotolife.com.
We share something in common: a love of photography. When you want to make ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
If you've read all of the business responsibilities sections and are still with me then it's obvious you really want to be a professional photographer. There's no way around it, if you're going to survive (and thrive) in business then you have to understand how business works, whether you're ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Business Insurance
Everyone has an opinion on the value of insurance. Personally, I wouldn't work without business liability insurance. If you work in a studio it will be required. If you strictly work on location then you're taking chances without it. Take, for example, the wedding photographer:
* Will the venue (church, ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Who collects and pays the sales taxes?
Here's an important point: when something is subject to sales tax it is only taxed once and only the final person receiving the good or service pays the sales tax. I think of every sales transaction as a train and every step along the ...
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Sales taxes for photographers
Photographers find sales taxes particularly perplexing (and that's understandable). I can only hope to give an overview, please speak to a professional advisor or accountant to get specific answers for your state or locale because things are always changing. The short story is this: if you are ...
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