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Preparing Digital Files in Photoshop for Print – Part 2: Strategies
Preparing Digital Files in Photoshop for Print If, after reading the post about potential risks of selling digital files to your customers, you feel pros outweigh the cons and that you it fits into your business model, you will want to minimize the risk of poor looking images. Read on to learn strategies in Photoshop…
Photographers! Should You Sell Digital Files? Part 1: The Risks
Should you sell digital files? More and more photographers are selling digital files, either in addition to prints, or instead of them. I’m not sure what happened first in this chicken-and-egg scenario – whether photographers began promoting digital files to gain market share; or customer demand forced photographers to begin to provide digital files. Either…
Six Way to Break into the Wedding Industry
Six Way to Break into the Wedding Industry Becoming a wedding photographer in today’s industry is hard not only by the efforts it takes to get into the industry, but by remaining noticed amongst the rest. There are so many wonderful parts of a wedding day. From telling a story to meeting fabulous people to…
14 Unusual Items That Will Make You A Better Portrait Photographer
14 Unusual Items That Will Make You A Better Portrait Photographer To perform a basic photo shoot all it takes is some creativity, a camera with a lens and a subject to shoot. Depending on preference and circumstance, the location is a controlled studio, a real world environment or a hybrid of some kind. Step…
How to Price Your Photography – Q&A with Alicia Caine {Easy as Pie}
Here is a transcript from the 1 hour Live Text Chat on the MCP Actions Facebook Page with Alicia Caine from Served Up Fresh {Easy as Pie} – pricing for photographers You will see the question a participant asked, and then the answer from Alicia (AC). We hope to do another LIVE chat with her…
5 Ways to Successfully Cope with Holiday Portrait Sessions
5 Ways to Successfully Cope with Holiday Portrait Sessions The holidays are a busy time for everyone, but I had no idea how busy my third holiday season as a photographer would be. If you do not prepare and think ahead, you may get worn down. So as I wrap up this final month of…
End of the Year Tax Preparation for Photographers
End of the Year Tax Preparation for Photographers It’s that time of year again…and no, I’m not referring to all that Christmas shopping you need to get done. It’s the time of year to make sure you get all your business records in order so tax-time isn’t as stressful as it has been in the…
Play the MCP Name Your Price Game for Photographers
Play the MCP “NAME YOUR PRICE GAME” for Photographers If you are a professional photographer, please enjoy playing this game. If you are looking at your prices and wonder if they are on the high end or low end, you will want to check out the game. And if you are just starting your business,…
4 Ways to Compete With Mall and Discount Photography Studio Prices
4 Ways to Compete With Mall and Discount Store Photography Studio Prices Written by guest blogger, Viki Reed, of Viki Reed Photography, a former employee at A Mall Photography Studio Someone saw your website, or was referred by one of your old clients. They want to know: your rates and what packages you offer. How…
25+ Ways Photographers Can Respond to “Your Prices are Too High!”
25+ Ways Photographers Can Respond to “Your Prices are Too High!” Every business, including professional photographers, probably has heard a prospect or customer complain “your prices are TOO HIGH” or “that’s more than I want to spend.” It is easy to quickly get frustrated, angry and even defensive. If you respond with “they are not”…
Professional Photographer Interview: Laura Novak
I am excited to bring you a close up look at professional photographer, Laura Novak. She has built a successful photography business the past 10 years and has expanded to owning 2 portrait studios with 8 photographers. Laura is inspiring and full of helpful ideas and tips for new and experienced photographers. Please read and…
Why Discounting Your Photography is Bad For Your Business
Why Discounting Your Photography is Bad For Your Business I see a lot of people panic, wake up one day, and say, “I am gonna have a half price sale because I need business. I need cash flow. I need the phone to be ringing.” What happens when you discount and especially deep discount is…
Free Information Guide Template for Photographers
Free Information Guide Template for Photographers Sharing and communicating with your potential customers is very important. Marketing materials you use are often the first impression and sometimes the final or last impression you can make. HUGE thank yous to October Smith of October Dawn Photography for sharing this amazing, fully customizable template for photographers. She…
6 Tips on Balancing Life as a Mom and Professional Photographer
Tips on Balancing Life as a Mom and Professional Photographer Have you ever wanted to pull your hair out from the stress of juggling a career, kids, family life, and more? Here are a few tips for keeping it all together: Set aside work hours: Grethel suggests trying to keep “normal” business hours. Keep track…
Selling Yourself As A Professional Photographer, Part 2
Selling Yourself as a Professional Photographer, Part 2 (Make sure to check out part 1 from yesterday if you missed it) AFTER THE SESSION AND BEYOND Yesterday, we touched on what to do to prepare before the shoot, and what to do during the session. Now, the real work begins! Download those images and do…
Selling Yourself As A Professional Photographer, Part 1
Selling Yourself as a Professional Photographer, Part 1 Being a family/wedding/portrait photographer is about much, much more than buying a fancy schmancy camera and learning the exposure triangle. Let’s face it – in this economy, people are talking and walking with their wallets – what are you doing to make yourself stand out from the…
Photography: Scoring Vintage Items for Photoshoots (Even for Free!)
Vintage Items for Photoshoots: How to find these items for your photography? Whether you specialize in portraits for toddlers, teens or brides-to-be, adding vintage toys, clothing and props to your photo shoot can bring a glimmer to your subject eyes and something special to your overall session. But unless you have the free time to…
Representing Yourself as a Professional Photographer in Your Community
Representing Yourself as a Professional Photographer in Your Community I recently had the pleasure of giving a talk to a group of business professionals in my area. Even though this is a group I see on a regular basis, this talk was important because it was the only opportunity I had (in this case, during…
Tips for After Your First Portrait Portfolio Building Session: Part 2
Tips for After Your First Portrait Portfolio Building Session by Pamela Topping Yesterday I discussed 7 tips for your 1st portfolio building session. Today I will give you some more ideas on what to do after you photograph your 1st “big shoot.” 1. Learn from Your Photos Examining your images is the best way to…
How Photographers Can Respect Music Copyrights and Licensing Fees
How Photographers Can Respect Music Copyrights and Licensing Fees What if you stumbled upon a website when you were surfing the web and there was an amazing image of a beautiful little girl. It happens to be that the website is selling a service. But you look closer and you discover it is YOUR picture!…
Ask Deb ~ Answers to Your Photography Questions From a Professional Photographer
Have you ever wanted to ask a professional photographer your photography questions? Deb Schwedhelm will answer some questions posed on the MCP Facebook Page, in this installment of “Ask Deb.” If you have more questions, please leave them in the comment section for a future installment. How do you handle clients that want to see…
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