business of photography
Why The Non-Refundable Photography Deposit Is A Myth
Aug 22, 2014
Jeff Guyer
Advice below was inspired by the excellent post The Myth of the Non-Refundable Deposit by legalphotopro.com. About a year ago I received an email with some bad…
Why It Sucks To Be A Mid-Level Wedding Photographer
Jul 24, 2014
JP Danko
Most photographers have been there at some point in their career – wedding photography. Some of us move on to other things, like commercial photography. …
How to Tell Clients They Can’t Have the RAW Files
Jul 22, 2014
Jeff Guyer
It’s been a while since I’ve received “The E-Mail,” so I guess it shouldn’t have been that much of a surprise when it came today….
Automate your creative life with IFTTT Actions
Mar 24, 2014
Allen Mowery
We all love automation throughout our daily lives. Like, we LOVE automation…in everything. The less we have to actually do, the happier we tell ourselves…
How To Invoice Photography Clients For Your Time
Mar 13, 2014
JP Danko
Last week, we took a look at how much should photographers charge per hour. The next step is to explore how to actually invoice photography…
Meeting People Before You Shoot Them
Mar 10, 2014
Andreas Bergmann
So, today we’re going for another trip to the softer side of photography. Specifically we’re going to talk about portraiture, and the importance, benefits and…
Freelancers: Work For Free – The Reward Will Be Greater Than You Can Imagine
Nov 26, 2013
Udi Tirosh
We have shared quite a few articles on working for free. And usually we are not big advocates of that. Today we would like to…
Tips to Get Paid From Photography Use Requests
Oct 24, 2013
JP Danko
When David Hobby lets loose on a rant, it’s worth listening. I mean, he’s usually a pretty reserved guy, but in a recent post on…
How To Effectively Pitch to Photography Clients
Oct 18, 2013
JP Danko
There is a certain art form to a successful pitch. But it can be broken down into three basic steps. Disclaimer: Before you read this…
Internet Marketing For Photographers – Your Virtual Personality
Oct 10, 2013
JP Danko
It’s pretty obvious that internet marketing is critically important to a photography business. When I started my business, the argument was: Do you need a…