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Is Editorial Stock Photography For You? 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Are you just starting out (or starting over) in editorial stock photography? What should you focus on? Where do you start? That answer is easy. Start with your heart. Start by photographing subject...
Start at the Top 19 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Interested in lucrative commercial assignments? You can drum up your own profitable gigs if you learn “the right way” to do it. Tom Carroll long ago figured out that success in the stock photography...
5 Tips for Starting a Photography Business 12 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Thinking about starting a photography business? Congratulations! It takes a lot of time and effort to get to the point where you can make money off of photography. Dedication is one thing that small b...
When It Comes to the Internet, We’ve Come a Short Way 5 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
For the last decade or so, photo researchers and editors and individual stock photographers have been experiencing the improved search and purchase capabilities of the Internet. Electronic photo buyin...
How to Get Bookings Off a Bridal Show 29 Jul 2013 | 09:35 pm
When Susie and I examined our options for jump-starting a wedding photography business, there really wasn’t a lot of help out there. All the available advice was about leveraging the clients you alre...
Moments of Serendipity in Lisbon 22 Jul 2013 | 04:44 pm
One of my “passions” is photographing weddings. Although I am not a wedding photographer, somehow over the years, accidently showing up at strangers’ weddings and making a few photographs has grown on...
Is Stock Photography Dead? Of Course Not. 15 Jul 2013 | 03:24 pm
The brilliant yellow colors of the aspen trees in Colorado, the high school game that was won at the sound of the buzzer, the family pets’ visit to the veterinarian. No, these weren’t microstock photo...
Who Will Steal Your Images? 8 Jul 2013 | 03:46 pm
Many veteran photographers who have dozens and dozens of photographs published each year are finding that the public is stealing those images and not paying for them. More importantly, those photograp...
Presenting Religion through Photography 1 Jul 2013 | 03:30 pm
Recently I completed work on a yearlong project. When I undertook the photography essay I did not realize the extent of the time and consideration that would be demanded to complete it. After months ...
What to Do When Your Customer Wants It Cheap? 24 Jun 2013 | 03:24 pm
How do you deal with a customer who seems to want to do it all on the cheap? First, you need to determine how cheap you’re willing to work. In this edition of Ask the Photo Business Coach, we talk abo...
