business of photography

How to Tell Clients They Can’t Have the RAW Files

Jul 22, 2014 Jeff Guyer

It’s been a while since I’ve received “The E-Mail,” so I guess it shouldn’t have been that much of a surprise when it came today….



The Business of Photography: Why It’s Important to Know What We’re Talking About

Jun 27, 2014 Jeff Guyer

In photography, as in life in general, it’s important to know what you’re talking about. You and I could get together for beers and spend…



The Harsh Truth About The Connection Between The Cost Of Your Gear And Your Value As A Photographer

Jun 19, 2014 Udi Tirosh

Posts that illustrate the cost of running a photography business and deriving an hourly (or a daily) rate from it are becoming somewhat of a…



What Else Happens When the Photographer Becomes the Client

Jun 3, 2014 Jeff Guyer

“What Happens When the Photographer Becomes the Client” appeared here on DIY Photography in January. “You only have one job,” she said. “Hire the photographer.”…



The 28 Photojournalists Unexpectedly Laid Off By the Chicago Sun-Times: One Year Later

May 30, 2014 Maaz Khan

Last year, the Chicago Sun-Times made the controversial decision to let go twenty-right of its photojournalists while making changes to their staff. Now that one…



Amazon Teams Up with Blurb to Start Selling Self-Published Photo Books

Apr 21, 2014 Maaz Khan

For quite some time now, Amazon‘s given people the choice to self-publish their writing onto the Kindle Store. But in what seems like a partnership…



How to Find Your Photographic Niche

Mar 28, 2014 Jeff Guyer

I’m told I give good advice. In my previous life as a lawyer, people were even known to pay a considerable amount of money for…



Automate your creative life with IFTTT Actions

Mar 24, 2014 Allen Mowery

We all love automation throughout our daily lives. Like, we LOVE automation…in everything. The less we have to actually do, the happier we tell ourselves…



More Bad News for Nikon as China Orders the Company to Stop Selling the D600

Mar 17, 2014 Maaz Khan

The Nikon D600 has to be a curse; it’s been causing too much trouble and more bad news is still coming in for the DSLR…



How To Invoice Photography Clients For Your Time

Mar 13, 2014 JP Danko

Last week, we took a look at how much should photographers charge per hour.  The next step is to explore how to actually invoice photography…