business of photography

    Lessons learned and tips for photographers after five years of freelancing
    Feb 8, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Being a freelancer has plenty of perks, but there are inevitable downsides to making freelance photography your only source of income. Photographer Jeff Rojas has…

    Fujifilm becomes Fuji Xerox in acquisition creating an $18 billion monster
    Feb 1, 2018 John Aldred

    Yes, the Japanese company, Fujifilm Holdings, which makes everything from cameras to makeup is acquiring Xerox in a $6.1 billion deal. The merger is reported…

    Shutterfly buys Lifetouch photography chain for $825,000,000
    Jan 31, 2018 John Aldred

    California-based online personalised photography product retailer, Shutterfly, is set to buy US photography company, Lifetouch. In a deal paying $825 million in cash, the focus…

    One Million Reasons Unsplash Is A Disaster

    One Million Reasons Unsplash Is A Disaster For Photographers & Designers
    Jan 26, 2018 JP Danko

    We recently featured an article by photographer Samuel Zeller touting the virtues of giving away photography on Unsplash for free: I’ve Been Sharing My Photography…

    Impatient Patience…Keeping The Momentum While Learning the Ropes
    Jan 19, 2018 Don Giannatti

    You know how you think about things around the edges, trying to formulate the thoughts into some kind of pattern that makes sense and can…

    Use your personality to stand out amongst the sea of photographers
    Jan 12, 2018 Dan Ginn

    Today, more than ever, everyone is a photographer. From your pocket phone to your full frames, cameras are so accessible and everyone is using them….

    You can pay the bills with exposure, and here are three ways to do it
    Jan 11, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    One of the phrases we often hear is “exposure doesn’t pay the bills.” So an offer to work for exposure makes most photographers fly off…

    Photographers! Do NOT Fake it till You Make It!
    Jan 7, 2018 Missy Mwac

    I see the posts. You see them, too. A session gone wrong because a photographer didn’t know want to do. And they didn’t know what…

    GoPro makes another job cut, laying off up to 300 people
    Jan 5, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    After a seemingly good start in 2017, GoPro seems to be struggling again. As the sources close to the company claim, GoPro is laying off 200…

    Start culling your photos for a more effective portfolio
    Dec 26, 2017 John Aldred

    One of the most common things I see today, especially from newer photographers is posting far too many images from a session online. We’ve all…