business of photography

An Open Letter to the Artist Support System

Feb 28, 2015 Jenna Martin

Support is a funny thing. As an artist, 96% of our career is spent dealing with rejection. Rejection from friends, family, other artists and even…



‘Bad Reviews’ Extortion Scams Targeting Photographers and How To Deal With Them

Feb 25, 2015 Eden Bao

There is a new “bad reviews” blackmail scam that has been targeting many of my colleagues including myself. The scam is not just targeting newborn…



Canon Set To Take Over Video Surveillance Industry With A $2.8 Billion Purchase

Feb 16, 2015 Liron Samuels

Eager to strengthen its market share in the growing industry, the Japanese giant has made an offer to buy all shares of Swedish network video…



How ‘Do What You Love’ Can Be A Realistic Career Option

Feb 16, 2015 Jenna Martin

To quote a recent article I read titled “Do What You Love” Is Horrible Advice: “It’s easy to confuse a hobby or interest for a…



Profitable Wedding Photography – How To Make Money and Out Compete Budget Vendors

Feb 12, 2015 JP Danko

Photographers love to hate weddings.  On one hand, wedding photography can be a nice hit of cash.  On the other, wedding photography is often more…



5 Photographers Chat ‘Working For Free’

Feb 3, 2015 Udi Tirosh

‘Working for free’ is a charged topic for creatives and for photographers specifically. One side of the discussion claims that getting your name out there, getting…



Why “Do What You Love” Career Advice Leads To “I Live In A Van Down By the River” For Creative Professionals

Jan 22, 2015 JP Danko

I have been thinking a lot recently about the direction that I want to take my photography business, and this week I came across two…



Album Cover Fee Story Followup – An Open Letter From The Photographer

Jan 21, 2015 Udi Tirosh

UPDATE: this story is now under trial, you can read the latest update here. A few days ago we covered a story about a couple…



Couple Pays for Wedding Photographer, Then Asked For Additional ‘Album Cover’ Fees

Jan 17, 2015 Udi Tirosh

UPDATE: This story went under trial, which has now ended. Polito won and The court ordered the Moldovans to pay Polito $1.08 million. you can…



Is Live Sports Photography Really Photography?

Jan 8, 2015 JP Danko

What about concert photography?  Fashion show photography?  Paparazzi? Red carpet event photography?  Or pretty much any circumstance where there are multiple photographers taking the same…