business of photography

The dark side of making money with your photography

Feb 29, 2024 Dunja Djudjic

If you’re a hobbyist thinking of turning your love for photography into a business, it comes with a set of advantages and challenges. While it…

10 questions to ask yourself when you aren’t getting photo gigs

Jan 26, 2024 Don Giannatti

It’s a tough market out there. I mean, really tough. Perhaps it is the most competitive and strangely challenging market we have ever seen in…

How to make money from photography in 2024

Jan 16, 2024 Roman Fox

In my experience, there are only two main ways one can make money from a camera. The first is a traditional freelance path, and the…

How deleting social media led to my best year in photo business yet

Jan 15, 2024 Brenda Bergreen

I deleted my social media from my phone and our business had the best financial year yet. I deleted my email app too. Prior to…

A complete guide for pricing your photography

Jan 8, 2024 Natasha Martinez & Mark Maryanovich

One of the essential aspects of doing photography for a living is pricing it correctly. So, it’s time to look at our pricing. Pricing? You…

Make 2024 your best year as a photographer with these tips

Jan 3, 2024 Alex Baker

It’s a brand new year, and all of us are thinking carefully about what this means for us personally and professionally. If you’re like me,…

How not to make easy money as a photographer

Dec 14, 2023 Alex Baker

Ah, those classic ‘how I earned ten grand a month as a photographer by doing this’ tutorials that seem to be everywhere. That’s why I’m…

Everything you need to know about the photographer-agent relationship

Dec 5, 2023 Bill Cramer and Sonia Klug

For many young photographers, signing with an agent means that they’ve arrived. It’s validation that the dream of a photography career has become a reality and that they have a business partner who can deliver a steady stream of assignments, so they can fully devote themselves to a life of creativity. But before you get too excited, let’s consider how the photographer-agent dream matches up with reality.

How much should you charge for photography?

Nov 21, 2023 Alex Baker

How much should I charge for *fill in the blank* type of photography? This question gets asked so many times around the internet that you’d…

Expert advice: How important is a photographer’s location to their career?

Nov 16, 2023 Sonia Klug

While photographers hone their skills, brand their services, and optimize their marketing to be more successful, another factor can have as much of an impact as all of the above: their home base. A photographer’s location can also dictate the kind of clients and jobs a photographer can access.