business of photography
Why I Don’t Answer My Phone Anymore (Also Why I Cancelled Voice Mail)
Jul 10, 2015
JP Danko
If you’re a photography business owner, you know the feeling: Your phone rings, you drop everything and rush to grab your phone to take the…
Standing up for the concert photographer, by standing on his neck
Jul 5, 2015
Kevin Bergin
Earlier this week, the Washington City Paper made a stand against what it considered an unfair concert photography contract presented by the Foo Fighters with…
Washington Newspaper Won’t Photograph Foo Fighters’ Concert Due Swift-Like Contract; Will Buy Photos from Fans
Jul 3, 2015
Liron Samuels
The Foo Fighters will be performing in Washington this weekend with a triple celebration: the 4th of July, a 20th anniversary and coming back to…
Sony Banking on Its Image Sensors; Will Raise $4 Billion to Invest in Development and Production
Jul 1, 2015
Liron Samuels
Once known for its compact discs and Walkmans, Sony has suffered losses from its consumer goods in recent years. These losses, along with the success…
Major Irish Newspaper Didn’t Photograph Taylor Swift’s Dublin Concert Due to “Exceedingly Restrictive” Contract
Jun 30, 2015
Liron Samuels
It seems like Taylor Swift has had a spot reserved for her in the headlines lately. First it was positive press for standing up to…
Photographer Convinces Live Nation CEO to Change ‘Work For Free’ Photography Policy
Jun 29, 2015
Allen Mowery
Sometimes ranting about things works. On Friday, Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto posted a rant in which he expressed his frustration with Live Nation about their policy of…
Jason Seldon’s Response To Taylor Swift’s Agent
Jun 28, 2015
Jason Seldon
After my public response to Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple, I didn’t quite expect the phenomenal reaction it received. I knew it was provocative,…
Photography Business Brilliantly Responds To An Anti LGBT Cancellation
Jun 28, 2015
Udi Tirosh
With latest US events about LGBT marriage, I suspected there would be an impact on the photography business (after all, someone shoots all those weddings,…
5 Tips For Marketing Your Photography Business For Less Than $50
Jun 27, 2015
Allen Mowery
Self-employement can be great, but one of the worst parts about being in business for yourself is…well, being in business for yourself. So much more…
Women vs. Men
Jun 24, 2015
Missy Mwac
Men photographers…listen up, you need to be more like women. Women photographers…listen up, you need to be more like men. Men need to be in…