Comments on: Portrait Photography Tips; The Ideal Home Business

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:37:43 +0000

While there is a degree of truth in what is said in the above article. I tend to want to spend proper time with each sitting and create something that my client is going to say WOW and pay me $75.00 for one 8×10 and and feel they got a bargain. This allows me to not have to see 20 people a day while giving them W**MART pricing to stay afloat. Bottom line is if your good you can make a living but if your great and can market yourself you can make a fortune…

By: Gary C

Gary C — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:56:00 +0000

Incredible! So simple but brilliant.

I’ve loved my photography for quite some time now and this is, without doubt, the most fantastic thing I’ve read in relation to taking my photography to new heights and starting my own business.

After reading this the first time I decided to try some of the techniques explained and, by god, it works!! It really does.

Thank you so much for this. I can now expand my creativity while knowing I’ve got the basic ’salable’ points covered.

Gary C

By: Renaissance

Renaissance — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:42:45 +0000

All of this information is very thorough and what I really needed today. I was taken aback today when I was delivering a CD of digital images to a friend that I recently shot at a Sparks games so it was a live performance shoot, and she was thrown off by the invoice which was a 3 in 1 form for an estimate, confirmation, or invoice of an assignment. It also had terms and conditions that went along with it. From what I had already studied about the business of photography I had wrote some things on the invoice that was not agreeable with her, so I wanted to come back to the drawing table and rethink what I was actually doing. Because I gave her the Cd of the digital images she thought she was buying the images from me and that she owned the images, but to my understanding the photographer owns whatever work they produce and have to copyright whatever work they produce. I thought that I was doing the right thing by stating in the invoice that she could use the photo for marketing, promotion, internet and personal uses, but she was not comfortable with that and wanted to use them for whatever she wanted, which I have not problem with, but I truly need clarity on how my photos can be used by a client. She said that she never received a form like this before and that she had shot with very famous photographers and they always just hand over the Cd of digital images. But what if she wants to use my images to merchandise herself?? Don’t photographers get paid for merchandised images?? I hope all of this is clear and that I can get some clarity on this subject. I need to know, should I only use a model releases with everyone that I shoot? What about invoices or basic contracts, or agreements??

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:25:27 +0000

I hardly ever respond to articles or such. But I must comment on this one. All summed up in a nice little article is a lot of great information here. This is good stuff you dont find in the average tutorial or tip article. This is “real world” advice. Goes to show that what counts is your basic stuff usually overlooked. Thanks, Tracy

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:49:08 +0000

Wow.
This has been the most useful document I have ever read online about making money as a photographer. I think it is important to know that art is nice, but body positioning is what makes money.

Gordon