the bottom line

This is the final entry in this overview section of the business of professional photography, entry number fourteen. I hope that you’ve learned something in prior entries that will compel you to keep checking back with www.prophotolife.com.

We share something in common: a love of photography. When you want to make a living with photography that means you seek to combine business and pleasure. What could be better? Or, at times, more difficult?

Early in a career, photographers are married to each image. We have a very personal relationship with what we produce and, as a result, it can be hard to attach prices to what we do. Creating a business out of our own imagery isn’t particularly instinctual or easy for most of us.

That’s why it’s important to understand the business of photography. My studio (Daylight Photo) stresses proper communication and understanding with clients. In knowledge, there is power. When the day of a photo shoot arrives we know we’ve done the proper preparation, talked over expectations and now we are free to create photographs the client will enjoy. It’s great to feel in control. That’s really what being a professional is all about.

I hope you will take control of your professional photography career starting now. Set goals and learn each day. Hopefully this blog will provide a valuable resource in your own personal journey.

If you want to be a professional photographer, go be a professional photographer.