The Photo Life
The Photo Life Blog and Dispatches explore topics that are important to you as business owners, while recognizing that your desire to create is as vital as your desire to learn. The Photo Life is your resource, when you can’t find the answers you need, let us know. We will do our best to find them for you.
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Profitable Photography Business Models
Would love to see content that explores the different photography business models that exist (studio vs. boutique vs. associates, portraits vs. weddings vs. specialties) and talk through the pros and cons of each, and what it takes to make each one a flexible and profitable business in the long term.
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30 votes
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30 votes
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Photography teachers vs. poseurs - the Jesh de Rox phenomenon
The industry is fed up with bullsh!t seminars and workshops put on by talentless hacks. Has it gone too far? Can we get back to being taught by TRUE teachers?
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Facebook and the power of "like"
This piece of content would explore the benefits of using facebook to market your business. The main area discussed would be how extensive the "like" button is and how such things as facebook notes, social search and creating a unique "call to action" on your page & blog can turn into more business for you.
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Finding and Defining Your Brand
a description of what a brand is, why it's important to have one, and how to have a unique brand that is uniquely you and use it for the good of your business
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The Future of Albums: What Hapens When Album Mfg.'s are no longer "To The Trade Only"?
Currently, only photographers (or similar pros) can use services like Leather Craftsmen, Sequoia, Couture, Cypress, (maybe I'm wrong on a few). This is great for photographers, but likely un-sustainable. What happens when Blurb does an album product, and anyone can take their images there? Let's assume all photographers will ultimately cave to the pressure to sell our high res images.
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New Media: How devices like iPad, iPhone, and others can be leveraged to build business
What creative ideas can we share on how to leverage devices like iPad, iPhone, and others to build business, market our studio, show our work, etc.
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