The Photography Business Is Not Dead Yet

Are you a member of any online photography forums or pro photographer groups? If so then you might want to check out some of the ongoing (and quite active) discussions happening out there about the general state of the photo business. I will bet that you’ll discover some hot topics in there about the notion that “the photography industry is becoming extinct” or that every hard-working professional photographer is doomed to failure.

Do you, like many other pro photographers who are facing challenges in their business, lie awake at night worrying over how the professional photography industry will have changed when you get out of bed in the morning? Are you in fear of how you and your photography studio can evolve to cater to the changing market’s wants and needs?

You’re not alone – a lot of other photographers are quite worried that their clients will stop paying the fees they need to charge, or that other self-proclaimed professional photographers are too keen to provide their services for ridiculously low prices, with the risk of then putting you out of business.

The question is, what do you think? Is the photography industry becoming less attractive as a viable business?

Read more and post your thoughts at: “Failed Photography Business? Is Photography Dying As A Profession?“

Six Photography Business Tips To Fix Pricing Headaches

In a recent photographer’s coaching session, the photographer asked a question, which I hear more often than any other: “What business tips can you give to help me create a price list I can live with? When I set out on the path to become a professional photographer, I had no idea that pricing would cause me so many problems!”

It’s a reasonable assumption that the subject of pricing our photography is the source of many difficulties for professional photographers. Like trying to read in the dark, headaches are very likely if we can’t see where we’re going wrong when it comes to developing a workable price list…

Becoming A Professional Photographer

The road to becoming a professional photographer is both challenging and simple all at once! With not very many obstacles to getting started, almost anyone can start up a photography business with only a nominal financial commitment, however the results of neglecting the business and marketing aspects can come at a high personal price. A lot of professional photographers don’t find the amount of success they were looking for in their business because they didn’t completely understand the true worth of solid business knowledge above photography their skills.

This is a short starter guide on how to become a professional photographer while retaining your sanity!

The Top 6 Rookie Professional Photographer Mistakes

As something of an interesting experiment, I asked my Twitter followers to answer the question: “What are the top business errors by ‘rookie’ photographers?” Within just a few minutes I had several great responses, and thought they would make a great article.

It’s one thing to be a good photographer, but quite another to be the owner of a successful photography studio. In fact, I’ve seen very many technically amazing photographers suffer through tough times, while watching others who seem less deserving go right on by…

Thoughts About Pricing For The Professional Photographer

Pricing… you can’t run a business as a professional photographer for too long without becoming caught up in the problems of pricing your work (well, you might, perhaps, but you would find it hard to make any money). Then there’s the question of, not only what fees to charge, but also how to educate your clients about your price list without them running away or thinking you’re attempting to pressurize them…