Blink, and January is almost over already. Set yourself up for success in the new year with these four ways to kickstart your photography business and get ready for the year ahead. There’s something about refreshing your goals and intentions for the year ahead. Even if last year didn’t go
One of the most common questions of new photographers is how to price their work and skillset. It’s something I struggled setting early on, and until recently, it was something that made me anxious whenever talking with new clients. After all, even though photography work is coming back, the COVID-19
Pricing our fine art photography can cause many of us to stop dead in our tracks before moving on. Once you get past that fear of pricing and you’ve made the decision to sell your work online, then what? After you’ve decided which images you want to sell, you’ll need
This is a question that is probably marinating in a lot of people’s minds, potential clients or otherwise. Surely, there are many pro photographers who have probably encountered this question more often than they’d like. If that sounds like you, we have just the video for the next time someone
Once you know what types of goods and services your photography business will be offering, you can develop a pricing structure for them. What do you need to consider when determining the price of your services? In this chapter, instructor Skip Cohen discusses things to consider when deciding upon your
“You’re worth more than you think.” Keep that mantra in mind when you’re trying to wrap your head around portrait photography pricing. While you may take your skills for granted, your clients typically do not. And it’s important to remind yourself that you’re running a business, so revenue is just
Get the show here or get it on iTunes — Please post a review on iTunes. In this episode, Skip Cohen and Chamira Young chat with photographer and marketing expert Sarah Petty about the biggest (and most common!) print order-killing mistakes so many photographers make! We cover these common print
The Weekly Wrap-Up features articles from this week on Photofocus. This week, Bryan Esler talks about pricing your photography, Vanelli shows us the best way to organize photos and Julie Powell introduces us to still life photography. Plus, Mykii Liu discusses the best resolution for your monitor and Bob Coates
I’ve heard it too many times. Nightmare stories around pricing — a client understood this, we never talked about that and on and on. While pricing is often hard to talk about with clients, it really shouldn’t be. When everything is clear, it either works for them, or it doesn’t.
We all know the phrase, “Keep it Simple, Stupid.” There’s no reason to go in-depth or overanalyze something when it can be done in a simple way. The same can be said about pricing your photography services. There’s a few key things to take into account when you’re thinking about
One of the biggest struggles I had when first starting my business was how to price my photography. And while there’s no easy answer, there is a recipe for success that I’ve followed for the past few years. 1) Your Time + Your Costs There’s more that goes into pricing
