I am trying to Start My own Photography business and the hardest part so far is coming up with a name. My name is Taylor Loy. So i thought maybe some of the following. Please help me choose one or eliminate a few. THANK YOU:

-Taylor Loy Photography
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-Loy Media Photography

-Taylor Visual Photography

-Loy visual photography

-Loy digital photography

I shoot a range from Portraits to landscape, wildlife

And the winner is… Taylor Loy Photography. Not hard at all.

Hi Everyone, I am starting a photography business that will help people build digital scrapbooks/storybooks and canvases from their digital photos. My website has photo templates and embellishments to compliment their photos and make it easy to transform their pictures into a pieces of art. Where I’m stuck tho is I can’t think of anything catchy or meaningful to use as my business name. I’d need it for an internet domain name and blog so it can’t be anything that’s already taken. My initial thoughts were something like Picture Perfect Designs or anything that is like a play on words having something to do with pictures or photography. Here is my consultant site as it stands, feel free to look and maybe get some inspiration for a great name. http://www.heritagemakers.com/505718
Thanks for your help in advance.

Ah yes, heritagemakers, the 20% consultants. You may want to try a better company like The Photo Touch http://www.thephototouch.com. Contact them for more info on the consulting program they are launching. Flat out a better product from real pros and they have more product than heritagemakers.

My Hobby Is Photography. I would like to start my own Digital Photographic Business to make an income. From picture taking to software, to editing and attend seminaries. I also want to start my own Digital Photography Training school. Where do I start?

Well, what type of photography do you want to do?

Fashion, weddings, family portraits, stock photography, corporate shots, real-estate … the list goes on and on.

First things first. Sit down and do a proper business plan.

1- Objectives
2- Start-up Summary / Requierments
3- Product / Service offering
4- Market Analysis
5- Strategy
6- Financial Plan

You need to figure out what you are trying to achieve, what you need to start, what you’ll be offering, what the competition and demand in your area is like, how you’ll market yourself and how you’ll manage not to go bankrupt.

Now you seem to have spread yourself out … you want to do photography, training, speaking at public events … focus on one thing as your primary service offering and then see if you can add other things afterwards … if you don’t have enough focus, you’ll fail at everything.

For example, I focus on weddings and tentively branch out to maternity and corporate shots … my next addition will be stock but I’m in no hurry. My main focus is Weddings for now.

I live in the Elgin, IL area and really want to break into photography and start my own business. Im looking for a program to learn digital photography at a school no online but the only thing I can find is a Bachelors which is 3-4 years or noncredit classes which are pointless… Anyone know of anywhere or have any ideas other than Harrington College of Design???

The College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn has an excellent photography department. One of the instructors lives in Elgin, so the drive can’t be too bad.

If you know anyone who has a current Mac computer, you
can use IWeb to create a website showing your recent
photographs. Set up an .mac account [$99 per year] and
publish your IWeb webpage(s).

Acquire from Vistaprint.com a colorful business card
by selecting from their many templates a suitable one
that meets your needs. Make sure to list the URL of
your website along with a telephone answering device.
Do not place your home address or anything personal
such as a cellphone on this businesscard. Then when
you receive the finished business card, pass it around
to various churches, temples and the like to solicit
business.

When you receive a major photography assignment, visit
your local professional camera store and "rent" the
necessary camera equipment to fulfill this assignment.
When starting out, you don’t want to tie your money up
with a piece of camera equipment which because of ever
changing technology "becomes obsolete." Remember, that
90% of professional photographer are not "buying"
camera equipment continually which can easily become
outdated; instead, they merely "rent or lease" the
camera equipment for set period of time; thereby
keeping their money for other expenses. Even though
you may have your heart set on an SLR and film, you
may have to give up that concept for the moment, since
digital photography offers the most economic method of
photo reproduction. Digital imagery is easy to edit on
a computer and the print quality is often far superior
to regular film-generated prints.

You want to buy an "essential/basic" DSLR system which
has an all-around affordable accessory lenses, then
consider the award winning Pentax KD series beginning
with the Pentax K100D 6.1 mp DSLR with "image
stabilization" built into the camera body. "Image
stabilization" is essential for allowing you to take
telephoto pictures at weddings, parties, while on the
go and you don’t have to drag along a tripod to steady
your camera. Unfortunately, Canon and Nikon have
chosen to install their "vibration reduction" devices
into very expensive auxiliary lenses. But getting back
to the Pentax K100D which comes in a starter kit
consisting of two Pentax lenses: a 18-55 mm. normal
lens and a 50-200 mm. telephoto which sells for $650
at samys.com. Again, the Pentax K100D starter kit runs
circles around the D40 Nikon!

For digital print processing, find a private
professional film processing lab who can handle all
your client’s print orders. And with a resale license,
you will be qualified for considerable "professional"
discounts on lab fees. A search on the Google and
Yahoo for wholesale photo albums will connect you with
various distributors who, again, you can sign on as a
photography studio and get a dealer’s pricing for any
number of albums, guest books, etc.

Instead of renting a studio, take people pictures at
local parks and beaches and for indoor shots, go to
the client’s residence or office to set up a photo
shooting environment which consists of a set of
lights, reflective screens, background drapery, etc.

Good luck!

I’m wanting to start my own photography business. I start taking classes in about 5 months and I want to purchase a good camera before I begin. My price range is cheaper than $2,500.00 but can be up to that amount. I would really like to hear from photographers who are experienced and can give me good advise. I’ve been thinking about getting the Canon EOS 50D Black 15.1 MP Digital SLR. Is this a good camera? any specific Lens anyone recommends to go with it? Any help I can get I will much appreciate.
To Bob, looks like someone doesn’t know how to read. I START SCHOOL IN 5 MONTHS. but i need to get equipment first so i’m wanting advice. This is a long term goal. So next time you want to try and criticize maybe you should read the question.
To the person defending Bob. All I wanted was a little advise. If so many people are asking these questions then skip them and move on to another. Alot of you " top contributors" just have to comment on everything to bring your little points up. this is why I hate asking a questions cause I will always get these people that have no answers at all they just feel the need to say something. If your not wanting to help just please move on to the next question.

Got to ask this.

Why on earth do you think you can start a photographic business if you have absolutely no idea about photography???

My budget is 10000 rs. and I want to buy Digital Camera and Deskjet colour photo printer whose cartages are refilled.

Dear Sir

Thats great news.

If you wish to know what camera to buy try the camera section of answers.

For my Digital Photography class, we have to make a poster with a flyer, business card, envelope, and postcard for a business. If you were doing this, what business would you do? A restaurant? A pet adoption center? I need some ideas, so anything helps thanks

Wedding photography

I’d like to let people know I’m a student and that I’m providing affordable digital photography. Any ideas for what to put on the business cards ? I will use a photo that I took as the background.

I would definitely recommend getting a toll free number (like 1-800 or 1-888). It will greatly increase your call volume because they make your business look more professional. If you’re interested in getting a toll free number it’s best to do a little research on the subject first. There are a lot of companies out there; some are good and some are total scams. You’re going to want to look into ownership of your number. This means going with a company that allows you to keep your number for as long as you, or your business, need it. This also means no contracts as well as the ability to port, or transfer, your number at any time. In my experience the top providers of the most basic service plans would be Opex or www.TollFreeNumber.org. If you’re looking for a more complex system with extensions or other features www.VirtualTelecenter.com has that covered with some of the industry’s lowest rates. If you’re just starting out the basic plan should work fine until you feel the need to upgrade. I hope this helps.

Trying to come up with a creative name for my photography business. Does this metaphor jive?

How’s to try and define the metaphor within the context of its usage.