5 Signs You’re Ready To Turn Pro As A Photographer
You’re finally ready to turn pro. Congratulations! Are you ready? Do you know what to expect? You’ll be banking your entire livelihood on your skills as a photographer … or so you think. Being a good photographer is a small piece of a larger professional puzzle. Our list is by no means a complete list, […]
A Client’s Budget – Working With Limitations & Demands
Editor’s note: Working with a prospective client doesn’t just begin and end with discussing your price. To understand your numbers, you also need look at how a budget is divided into negotiable and non-negotiable item as those affect your price as well. Craig Ferguson walks you through what matters. The phone rings or an email arrives […]
Work Life Balance For Photographers
If you’re like many photographers, you became a working photographer because you had a passion for the craft and thought it would be a good way to earn a living. And really, how hard can it be? You’re living the exotic life of supermodels, stunning locations and lots of very expensive, cool toys. Then reality […]
What Skateboarding Taught Me About Style And Business
You don’t just wake up one day and decide you are going to do this. Yep, that’s me, trying not to break myself, enjoying every minute of it. I had one obsession as a kid … to master my skateboard. It took me places I never dreamed imaginable, and in turn taught me that practice, […]
Get Out Of Your Own Way So You Can Make Money
As a current or aspiring photography business owner pursuing your passion, you’ve got tons of little things to worry about. At the top of your list should be revenue, or in simpler terms – cash! And cash is not a little thing … it’s a big thing! So … you do everything you can to […]
The Step-By-Step Guide To Photography Style (Part 2)
Welcome back to Part 2 of “The Step-By-Step Guide To Photography Style”. If you need a refresher on what we’ve already covered, you can read Part 1 here. At the end of that article, I assigned you homework to collect 20-30 of your favorite photographs and either print them or put them into a Lightroom […]