business of photography

    Surprisingly, This Method Is Still the Best Way to Market To Your Photography Audience

    Aug 20, 2015 Allen Mowery

    There are many books and countless online articles about marketing your photography business, each with their own thoughts and opinions.  Over recent years, the main…

    19 Signs You Are Treating Your Photography as a Hobby and Not a Business

    Aug 15, 2015 Bradford Rowley

    Often, the most difficult thing I see for individuals in our industry is making that scary leap from being an amateur photographer to a legitimate…

    Photographer Crafts Epic ‘About’ Page With a Single, Hilarious Image

    Aug 11, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Some people have all the fun…something I’ve never really ever been accused of.  But, that’s not the case for photographer and Yale MFA graduate Victoria Hely-Hutchinson.  In…

    6 Excuses Why You Don’t Improve In Photography And Why They Are Wrong

    Aug 11, 2015 Laya Gerlock

    There are always reasons to go watch some Simpsons or stare at Facebook. That little voice in your head will give you all of them…

    Scrubbing Bubbles and a Career in Photography

    Aug 5, 2015 Missy Mwac

    I marvel at toilet bowl cleaner commercials, especially those Scrubbing Bubbles. Remember those? They take one of the worst household chores and try to make…

    Why You Should Never ‘Hire’ a Photography Assistant For Free

    Aug 5, 2015 Allen Mowery

    There are countless discussions about working for free in the photo industry and many points both for and against the practice.  This is here is…

    How Credit Card Scam Targeting Wedding Photographers Work and How To Protect Yourself

    Aug 2, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Businesses beware! There’s a scam targeting wedding photographers It appears that there’s a credit card scam targeting wedding photographers making its way round the Internet….

    Getting Hired: 10 Tips from National Geographic, The Cut, Sports Illustrated & More

    Jul 30, 2015 Guest Author

    What are photo editors really looking for from professional photographers? And how can you make connections with potential clients and land gigs? In The Inspiration…

    I’m Sorry, but I MUST Disagree

    Jul 20, 2015 Missy Mwac

    I am not a female photographer. I am a photographer…who happens to be female. Together, in this industry, in the year 2015, we are simply…

    Photo Darwinism: Things Your Mother Never Told You

    Jul 14, 2015 Stanley Rowin

    They lost me at the “Cost of Doing Business” calculator. You know, the formula everyone starts you out with: Your overhead expenses + desired salary…