my story: magazine / editorial photography
Submitting photos to magazines Have you ever wanted to see your images published as a photo story in a magazine? A key to getting photos published is understanding your chosen subject and market. Today I’d like to share some tips…
combining photo and video services
Last week a reader asked if Daylight Photo was doing much in the way of video production. Quite a bit, actually. I don’t mention video services a whole lot because, after all, this is a photography blog and my first…
photography and the economy, part 2: the profession
Let’s kick this one off with an email from my friend Paul D’Andrea. Paul is an accomplished photographer who still works his day job while earning freelance photo income. I think he shares a perspective with many readers and it’s…
photography and the economy, part 1: the hobby
The current financial crisis is the elephant in the room, so let’s acknowledge it and take a look. I’m taking the lead from 1001 Noisy Cameras and their recent post entitled Opinion: The financial markets and photographers. I like to…
business: wedding photographers working together
A few days ago I came across this 30 second video of images from Southern California wedding photographer Ira Lippke (subscribers view video here): Ira Lippke Studios from Wedding Life Photography on Vimeo. Though I’m not a wedding photographer the…
choices: starting a business on $2000
Surrounded by nine computers, fifteen strobes and more light stands than you can shake a tripod at, I’ve been daydreaming. The dreams have been about what it would take to create a “bare minimum” photo business. Sometimes you grow a…
“how much for a print?”
Wal*Mart advises us to “Save Money, Live Better”. As consumers we strive to save money but as sellers we need to sell at an amount fair to all. How much should you charge for your work? Okay, here’s the short…
River Imaging photo co-op
It‘s Wednesday already, a day when we usually talk business. A couple weeks ago I mentioned possibly “downsizing“ my photo studio, Daylight Photo. Since then I‘ve received some wonderful input on the subject. Faithful readers Jan Klier and Juan Bonilla…
the photo show must go on
Today I was thinking of a photo shoot I once did for a top manufacturer of motocross (motorcycle) clothing. They paid me to attend a race and photograph their star rider in racing action wearing brand new gear they were…
revising business goals
Most every Wednesday for the past few months we’ve discussed business topics here on prophotolife. How to start a business, negotiate with clients and how to find a niche have been popular subjects. As these topics are discussed it has…
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