Articles about Business Practices for Photography

Read more photographic Articles about Business Practices for Photography and photographers. Articles provided by Professional Imagemaker magazine, a publication for photographers who are members of the Societies.

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Making it Work Stuart McIntyre LSWPP
Stuart McIntyre has been running his GP Studio for almost 10 years now And he’ll be celebrating his first decade in business by explaining in his Convention seminar how to survive and flourish
How to be S.M.A.R.T. with Your Goals
Tracey Harper shares her dreams
How to Sell Your Photographic Studio
With a lifetime of experience at the top Dave Newman fswpp ponders on a few questions and answers in a very positive vein – look up and pay attention all those who joined Saga more years ago than they care to admit!
Gin and Tonic for Mr MacRae please!
The shot itself is simple to produce, and would look good in any photographer’s portfolio. Control of exposure is essential; the main light comes from the left, with a second head backlighting the glass.
Making More Money out of your Work
As with most things photographic, within a few months Gary had bought a zoom lens, together with a wider-angle lens in a promotional offer (nothing new in this world) and started to take very nice pictures of their two daughters – always willing subjects for a bag of sweets!
Why Everything Now Just Clicks For Charlie
Churchill described Russia as ‘a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’. In a different age he might have used the same phrase about Charlie Kaufman too.
Time Served
Lisa Beaney was the first winner of Mark Cleghorn’s Apprentice along with Anna Oakden. They have recently finished serving their time with Mark and here Lisa tells her story of this and other milestones in her varied career. Lisa and Anna’s successor has recently been chosen.
Building Foundations Dreaming BIG
With the chilly autumn weather upon us, many families are too busy with their kids returning to school, catching up on prewinter yardwork, and in Canada, Thanksgiving road trips to visit relatives for the holiday weekend. For a lot of folks, it’s simply too early to think about family photos for Christmas.
Fellowship Panel Sergio Muscat FSICIP
Sergio Muscat is thirty-two. And he’s one of the youngest photographers ever to gain a Fellowship from The Societies. These pages show why. Malta-based Sergio won plaudits from the panel for his stunning body of work – a four-year-long labour of love.
Sof ie Louca & Paul Kariolides
Sofie Louca was born in Hertfordshire in 1970. She has been a professional photographer for eight years and presently lives in Limassol, Cyprus. She won the Annabel William’s Photographer of the Year award in 2009. Photographer, Paul Karaolides is a native of Cyprus and married Sofie in 1991. They now run Amorphia Photography from Limassol but spend a lot of time on their travels, photographing for commissions and destination weddings.
Copyright Primer
The article will hopefully give you an idea about how to prevent abuse in the first place. There is a plain man’s guide to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 which, along with some amendments to bring the UK into line with the European Union, is the current law.
Lifetime Connections: Clients For Life
One of the most rewarding aspects of my photography career is the lifetime connection with so many clients. You will note I refer to them as clients, not customers. Customers come and go and any relationship with them is casual. A client is someone we develop a long-time relationship with and it goes well beyond money.
Building a Business Across The Pond
Angelique Duffield talks about her encounters and work across the pond
The ideal viewing room
Increase your portrait sales by having a designated room to sell your portraits
North Facing
“All too often in this game you just don’t know where your next cheque is coming from” – Danny North, music photographer."
McVirn Etienne: What’s in a name?
A good friend lent me his Canon AE-1 Program, which at the time was one of the most popular amateur cameras ever brought to market. Of course, I had no clue how to use it so I picked up a copy of Practical Photography magazine and just read and re-read.
Ian Shipley, His Cowshed and Some Violent Veg
Ian Shipley (45) started out as a DJ when he left school. His parents bought him an Olympus OM10 for his 18th birthday (he’s still got it today) – and from there began his lifelong love affair with the lens.
Promoting Your Business
As we gradually see the recession fade, now is the time to really gear up our advertising and promotional programmes
Accountant or Bookkeeper
When embarking on setting oneself up in business there are many key factors to tale into consideration. Often we are focused on our photographic intent, however attention has to be paid to running the business.

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