http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/ Daily discussion of photography business issues & photography websites. Marketing and sales tips for smart photographers, plus a dose of inspiration from the PhotoShelter team. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18930 Janine Lazur Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:46:58 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18930 fabulous post esp b/c it's applicable to fields beyond photography fabulous post esp b/c it’s applicable to fields beyond photography

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18929 Lori Calhoun Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:35:26 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18929 Love it! Love it!

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18928 Hunter Harrison Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:38:22 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18928 Thanks for the kind words about my work and including Hunter Photographic in this article. I definitely agree with point #1 - having an obvious specialty is important. Sure I can take kids photos, but I don't want to. So I don't show that work on my site, or I bury it in the "personal" section. Thanks for the kind words about my work and including Hunter Photographic in this article. I definitely agree with point #1 – having an obvious specialty is important. Sure I can take kids photos, but I don’t want to. So I don’t show that work on my site, or I bury it in the “personal” section.

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18927 aheneghana Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:08:51 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18927 Useful article for photographers. Ever since joining there seems some new aspect to learn each day. aheneghana.photoshelter.com Useful article for photographers. Ever since joining there seems some new aspect to learn each day. aheneghana.photoshelter.com

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18926 Joseph Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:54:10 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18926 Excellent advice. I recently increased my pricing and found that the quality of my leads were much better, more reliable, and less of a headache. Excellent advice. I recently increased my pricing and found that the quality of my leads were much better, more reliable, and less of a headache.

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18925 33photo Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:14:16 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18925 Possibly the est post ever. Reminded me of the things my personal coach told me some years ago. She is now gone but her wisdom lingers on. Thanks Grover for making me remember her and sharing all this knowledge and insight. M Possibly the est post ever. Reminded me of the things my personal coach told me some years ago. She is now gone but her wisdom lingers on. Thanks Grover for making me remember her and sharing all this knowledge and insight. M

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18924 Allison Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:43:31 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18924 Thank you for these tips - this is an aspect of turning my love of photography into a business that I have been wrestling with. For years, I have given away my skills simply because I love to shoot, but now that I am trying to carve out time for a photography business (while working a full-time day-job and still maintaining a personal life...) I have been learning the hard way that taking on every possible job or project is a quick route to burnout. There simply isn't enough time in the day to spend it on work that does not inspire and motivate me to work harder. Along these lines I am discovering that I really would prefer certain types of clients, rather than taking on anyone who asks. Your point about personal-projects is helpful too - the type of work I'd like to pursue is not currently well-represented in my portfolio, and to that end I have several self-assigned projects in the works, to explore whether or not my interest in some different styles of photography might be a good fit with potential clients. I won't know until I try! One thing you didn't mention - learn to love this process! Taking photography from a hobby of several decades to a fully-fledged profession is a process of evolution and self-scrutiny - it's so far been an adventure I wouldn't trade for anything. Looking forward to what comes next too! Thank you for these tips – this is an aspect of turning my love of photography into a business that I have been wrestling with. For years, I have given away my skills simply because I love to shoot, but now that I am trying to carve out time for a photography business (while working a full-time day-job and still maintaining a personal life…) I have been learning the hard way that taking on every possible job or project is a quick route to burnout. There simply isn’t enough time in the day to spend it on work that does not inspire and motivate me to work harder. Along these lines I am discovering that I really would prefer certain types of clients, rather than taking on anyone who asks. Your point about personal-projects is helpful too – the type of work I’d like to pursue is not currently well-represented in my portfolio, and to that end I have several self-assigned projects in the works, to explore whether or not my interest in some different styles of photography might be a good fit with potential clients. I won’t know until I try! One thing you didn’t mention – learn to love this process! Taking photography from a hobby of several decades to a fully-fledged profession is a process of evolution and self-scrutiny – it’s so far been an adventure I wouldn’t trade for anything. Looking forward to what comes next too!

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18923 monsterphotoiso Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:57:02 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18923 As usual good tips. As usual good tips.

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18922 Trudy Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:56:33 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2011/03/the-5-things-all-photographers-want-and-the-1-thin/#comment-18922 This post is absolutely brilliant. I had to read it twice. This post is absolutely brilliant. I had to read it twice.

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