Digital Photography Business?
I’m extremely interested in getting into Digital Photography. I live in a sort of small town and I don’t really know how to get started. I have a Nikon L100 and I love that camera! I would love to possibly start my own portrait studio or something like that. But how could I get started and get myself promoted around town? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
One way is get some of your friends and take portraits of them and use the best picture on a flier and as bussiness to put it in there store and have bussiness cards also. Make sure you know how to do good portriats. A few bad pictures can hurt your start up. Also go to your church and do there church direcory and do it for free to the church. help chairitys out and for free things for them and you will be seen doing it and that can get your name out there. put a ad in the newspaper, just do what you need to to let people know you are out there and you are good they will find you. Get in the yellow pages also.
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June 28th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
One way is get some of your friends and take portraits of them and use the best picture on a flier and as bussiness to put it in there store and have bussiness cards also. Make sure you know how to do good portriats. A few bad pictures can hurt your start up. Also go to your church and do there church direcory and do it for free to the church. help chairitys out and for free things for them and you will be seen doing it and that can get your name out there. put a ad in the newspaper, just do what you need to to let people know you are out there and you are good they will find you. Get in the yellow pages also.
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been a professional photographer for over 17 years
June 29th, 2010 at 12:03 am
There is essentially no difference between film photography and digital as far as skill and product are concerned, at least in a portrait studio. Take photography and business classes in college. Intern with a working pro for a while. Learn the skills and the business basics first. Save up oodles of money to get the equipment to get started. The L100, while a nifty little camera, is not in any way professional grade (or even serious amateur.) So I think a "business" is still pretty far in your future. So begin preparing now, and good luck in the future.
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June 29th, 2010 at 12:47 am
First, save your money. What are you going to promote about yourself? Say you get a portrait job, something kinda high dollar? You going to shoot it with an L100?
I would wait on promoting yourself too much until you’re prepared financially to be able to really carry through on what you’re promoting. If people come to you in search of something you can provide, that’s great. I did senior portraits for a few years strictly on word of mouth. I didn’t advertise at all, just let my work do the talking. I got a few portrait jobs every year for the last 6 years or so. I’ll have more this summer. I bought a web photo business in the spring now that I’m equipped to do it. I can promote it legititmately.
Its not that you should give up, but make sure that you have the things you need to do what you’re telling people you’re going to do. An L100 is great to take family pics and maybe a few simple portraits, but you’ll have to gear up before you consider really making it a business. Its something to aspire to and work toward, just don’t bite off more than you can chew now. Once your name is out there with the wrong tag attached to it, you can’t take it back.
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June 29th, 2010 at 1:31 am
Your camera is way below par for you to start a photography business with.
Ok, maybe practise with friends and family, but thats all it will be, is practise.
At least that way you will get to know how to use your camera properly and to its fullest extent.
There is more to taking a picture than just having it set to auto and pressing the shutter.
The following groups on http://www.redbubble.com/art/featured (totally free) may be of interest to you.
http://www.redbubble.com/groups/the-compact-group-1-per-day
http://www.redbubble.com/groups/point-and-shooters
Hope this helps.
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