Category: Business

Tim Tadder answers the questions you didn’t know you needed to ask about the photography business

John Aldred

Everybody knows that all the most important business discussions are made on the golf course. Even if that gold course is sometimes just a back yard putting green. This is exactly the setting used for RGG EDU’s series of shorts with world renowned sports & commercial photographer Tim Tadder. In the videos, Tim talks about […]

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The biggest mistakes made by new and aspiring models

John Aldred

While geared more toward those on the other side of the camera, I thought this video I ran across over the weekend was worth sharing. It was posted to YouTube a while ago now, but in it, modelling scout Trudi Tapscott talks about some of the biggest mistakes that new and aspiring models make when starting […]

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Old Fashioned Bank Accounts Cost Your Business Time And Money – Why Not Use PayPal Instead?

JP Danko

I have been using PayPal for almost all my business transactions for years now – however, I recently had to (briefly) open an old fashioned business bank account for a special project I was working on. I was amazed at how expensive and useless a regular business bank account is compared to PayPal! There were […]

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The Most Common Photography Website Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Rose Clearfield

Your website is your single most important online asset for marketing your photography business. A poorly functioning website can negate all of your other online marketing efforts, driving away potential clients and leaving existing clients wondering whether or not they should hire you again. The following website problems are common but easy to fix. Making […]

Snappr is a new photographer client matchmaking startup that wants to put photographers out of business

John Aldred

I don’t know why so many photographers seem to be obsessed with racing to the bottom. But, for those that are, new Australian startup “Snappr” wants to help you win. Or, lose, depending on your perspective. That’s the thing about racing to the bottom. Even if you win, you lose, because you’re not making any kind of sustainable […]

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Confessions of a newbie – Business advice I wish I’d known

Jenna Martin

I have to admit, when I first started my photography business I didn’t think it was going to be that difficult. I thought I’d get a camera, take some photos, put some stuff out on Facebook and people would start hiring me. They would give me money, I would give them photos – done deal! […]

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My wedding photo went viral, and this is what I learned

Aaro Keipi

One morning last December, I woke up and noticed that a dream of mine came true: I had taken a picture that went viral. A picture I took at a friend’s wedding had been shared by UNILAD on Facebook with the caption “Best wedding photo ever.” It had over 300,000 likes and was gaining hundreds by the minute. Unfortunately, they also added […]

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