business of photography
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…
Some Hard Truth And Encouraging Words For The Beginner Photographers
Jan 4, 2015
Udi Tirosh
A lot of time when you start at something you feel that you suck at it. And there is a good chance that you are…
How To Use A Business Card Book To Keep Track Of Gobos And Gels
Dec 22, 2014
Udi Tirosh
Some ideas are simple. Simple to the point of how didn’t I came up with this… Such is this clever repurposing that Eric Krügl gave his…
Julian Richards Explains Why He Closed A Successful Photo Rep Agency: ‘Photographers are undergoing self-inflicted castration’
Nov 18, 2014
Udi Tirosh
There are many times we write about how the photography market is changing. How photographers are perceived to bringing less value to projects and how…
Open Letter To Client re: “Job Killer” Quoted Rate
Nov 18, 2014
Tom Meyer
Hello Potential Client, Regarding your last email in which you said: “… if they (your client) saw the $700/ $1400 a day fee for the…
How To Become A Pro Photographer In Four Steps
Nov 10, 2014
Udi Tirosh
With the rise of digital cameras it is becoming increasingly easy to become a photographer. It is not enough to own the gear for the…
Wedding Photography Prices: ON or OFF Your Website?
Nov 9, 2014
Matt Haines
It’s the age-old question, should a wedding photographer put his/her prices on the website, or leave them off? I’ve asked myself this, and seen many…
Some Sweet Advice On Dealing With (Online) Criticism
Oct 29, 2014
Udi Tirosh
Have you ever come back from the most incredible shoot of your life only to get a person go down on you? Have you ever…