Professional Documents
Culture Documents
30 Things You Should Know To Help You Start A Photography Business
30 Things You Should Know To Help You Start A Photography Business
If you are going to invest in a Kasia Zachwieja/ JʼAton photo: Gina Milicia
photography
course/workshop do some serious research first.
Itʼs a huge investment so find out who the teachers are. Are they
industry professionals that are going to be teaching you relevant
styles and techniques?
When you are looking for an internship itʼs often easier to offer your
services on a casual daily basis or weekends or even nights rather
than trying to find someone who will commit to a long-term
internship.
Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times trying to invent the light bulb
and after the 10,000th time; he succeed
13. Having a full time or part time job while you build your
business is a great idea
15. Every time you are rejected means you are one step closer
to success
It took me many, many years to work out that this rejection is never
personal. It often just comes down to potluck if you meet with
someone on the same day they happen to have an assignment that
suits you.
I was shooting models tests all weekend and bringing them into the
Be grateful for all the praise your family and friends will always give
your work but remember they will always love everything you do and
may find it difficult to point out any faults.
If you want people to take you seriously then you should take your
appearance seriously.
Never sign a contract before reading the fine print. If you donʼt
understand it then find someone who does.
Aim towards outsourcing all the things that take you away from
earning money for your business like book keeping and web design.
Your time would be better-spent blogging or marketing.
Share your work, support other artists whose work you love and be
Name and number and file every shoot in a consistent way. If youʼve
ever spent hours looking for an image or even worse lost files you
will understand the importance of this point.
Keep one hard drive on location and another off site. Hard drives
fail. Protect your files.
Work with a variety of different Hair and Make Up artists and Stylists
till you find the ones that compliment your shooting style.
A RAW image file contains all the original data that the camera
censor captured.
A JPEG is a compressed file that only retains about half the data of
a RAW file.
Give image the best possible chance from the start. No excuses.
Just shoot RAW.
27. Never store your memory cards in your back pocket and
donʼt shoot an entire job on one card
Pockets get holes in them and cards fail. I found out the hard way.
28. Be quiet
If you depend on your creativity for your living, then your most
valuable piece of equipment is your mind. Taking time out everyday
is a great way to do this and
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.” -Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe
I started out with a basic SLR camera and a cheap zoom I borrowed
from my brother. I photographed only in daylight for the first 2 years
because I could not afford flash gear and worked hand held
because I also could not afford a tripod.
There will never be a time when you are 100% ready. There will
always be something missing. Just start. Today.
You can buy one for $19.99 or grab the whole bundle for only
$49.99 (save 38%) from any of the links above.