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A very good book using the input of working professionals well. I can thoroughly recommend it both to students and many professionals who would find it very useful in their business practice. --Terry Sims, FHEA Course Manager: Foundation Degree & HNC Photography, City & Islington College
By the end of reading Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I found it to be very informative, helpful and inspiring, with things that I have missed or did not fully understand before. It is presented clearly and written in easy to understand terminologies for anyone that are looking into a career of commercial or editorial photography, but the business discipline is universal to all. I think this book has enough information to get you off the starting line, and pointing you in the right directions, saving you a lot of time what and where you should go and do next. --Sunny Lau, Director and Photographer, www.forty-forty.com/
I was unsure of where to begin in setting up my own business before but after reading through Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I'm much more confident in knowing the steps I need to take. It's an extremely informative, easy to read book with varied topics covering all areas of starting up a business from the legal side of your career, financing and approaching companies/agencies to building your portfolio and marketing your business. The well-arranged chapters also make it effortless to jump to a particular section if need be. The inclusion of tips and quotes from working photographers adds depth to the book by giving genuine and up to date advice which I found to be very useful. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to make a career out of photography. --Siobhan Stewart, Photographer, www.siobhanstewart.com
By the end of reading Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I found it to be very informative, helpful and inspiring, with things that I have missed or did not fully understand before. It is presented clearly and written in easy to understand terminologies for anyone that are looking into a career of commercial or editorial photography, but the business discipline is universal to all. I think this book has enough information to get you off the starting line, and pointing you in the right directions, saving you a lot of time what and where you should go and do next. --Sunny Lau, Director and Photographer, www.forty-forty.com/
I was unsure of where to begin in setting up my own business before but after reading through Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I'm much more confident in knowing the steps I need to take. It's an extremely informative, easy to read book with varied topics covering all areas of starting up a business from the legal side of your career, financing and approaching companies/agencies to building your portfolio and marketing your business. The well-arranged chapters also make it effortless to jump to a particular section if need be. The inclusion of tips and quotes from working photographers adds depth to the book by giving genuine and up to date advice which I found to be very useful. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to make a career out of photography. --Siobhan Stewart, Photographer, www.siobhanstewart.com
By the end of reading Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I found it to be very informative, helpful and inspiring, with things that I have missed or did not fully understand before. It is presented clearly and written in easy to understand terminologies for anyone that are looking into a career of commercial or editorial photography, but the business discipline is universal to all. I think this book has enough information to get you off the starting line, and pointing you in the right directions, saving you a lot of time what and where you should go and do next. --Sunny Lau, Director and Photographer, www.forty-forty.com/
I was unsure of where to begin in setting up my own business before but after reading through Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I'm much more confident in knowing the steps I need to take. It's an extremely informative, easy to read book with varied topics covering all areas of starting up a business from the legal side of your career, financing and approaching companies/agencies to building your portfolio and marketing your business. The well-arranged chapters also make it effortless to jump to a particular section if need be. The inclusion of tips and quotes from working photographers adds depth to the book by giving genuine and up to date advice which I found to be very useful. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to make a career out of photography. --Siobhan Stewart, Photographer, www.siobhanstewart.com
By the end of reading Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I found it to be very informative, helpful and inspiring, with things that I have missed or did not fully understand before. It is presented clearly and written in easy to understand terminologies for anyone that are looking into a career of commercial or editorial photography, but the business discipline is universal to all. I think this book has enough information to get you off the starting line, and pointing you in the right directions, saving you a lot of time what and where you should go and do next. --Sunny Lau, Director and Photographer, www.forty-forty.com/
I was unsure of where to begin in setting up my own business before but after reading through Setting Up A Successful Photography Business I'm much more confident in knowing the steps I need to take. It's an extremely informative, easy to read book with varied topics covering all areas of starting up a business from the legal side of your career, financing and approaching companies/agencies to building your portfolio and marketing your business. The well-arranged chapters also make it effortless to jump to a particular section if need be. The inclusion of tips and quotes from working photographers adds depth to the book by giving genuine and up to date advice which I found to be very useful. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to make a career out of photography. --Siobhan Stewart, Photographer, www.siobhanstewart.com
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Setting Up a Successful Photography Business is a practical and essential handbook which covers everything you need to know to start your own photography business. Written by the owner of a successful photographic agency, it is packed full of helpful information and advice on all the essentials. These range from self-publicity, building a portfolio and setting up a website to terms and conditions of contracts and dealing with agents, business practice and finance, this book includes everything that a photographer needs to know to get their career off to a successful start. The book also contains useful templates for essential paperwork such as estimate forms, contracts and production sample templates - everything you need to help you get started, gathered from the experience of Lisa Pritchard over the last 20 years.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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An insightful guide into setting up and running a photography business.,
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This review is from: Setting Up a Successful Photography Business: How to be a Professional Photographer (Setting Up Guides) (Paperback)
I've read a lot of photography books in my time and I have to say firstly that it's a relief to see a British one produced, that provides practical references to British resources. I would also have to disagree with the first reviewer; I think it is obvious from the title that it is not aimed at successful professionals who've been in business for 10 years. From reading it, it is clearly aimed at (a) those considering setting up their business, (b) just started or are in the first 1-2 years of trading or (c) those considering making a change from other specialisms to commercial/editorial photography.I was a part-time professional for five years before becoming wholly self-employed in June 2011. I bought this book because adjusting to the changes of working 100% as a self-employed photographer has been a big challenge. The section on Marketing was very helpful in giving me some new resources to refer to and gave me comfort in confirming that what I was already doing was right. I enjoyed the sections where other photographers - such as Perou, David Slijper and Julia Boggio - talked about the things they have had to deal with on their way to becoming a successful businessperson. The templates and guides are very useful, as are the considerations you should make with regards to pricing, producing a shoot and copyright. I think this book has also come at a very opportune time and I would encourage any photographers - whatever early stage they are at - to read this book. There is a lot of pessimism about the future of photography and how money can't be earned from it. The message I get from Lisa's book is that it IS there, but you cannot expect to announce that you are photographer to 20 of your closest friends and expect to earn a living from it. If you decide to sell your images or photographic skill, then you need to become a businessperson, find out who would buy your work and have reasons why you are different or of value to your clients. Then you need to promote, promote and promote some more. It's hard work but this is what businesspeople in other sectors have been doing for years - more photographers need to do this too. Thanks Lisa on an excellent first book; I hope there are other books in the pipeline that cover specific areas - more detailed books on marketing and the legal side of photography would be particularly interesting.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Straightforward and useful,
This review is from: Setting Up a Successful Photography Business: How to be a Professional Photographer (Setting Up Guides) (Paperback)
As an A Level Photography teacher I was seeking a resource that offers vocational insights for students. I have found it a really useful and insightful point of reference. The photography courses I lead -as is usual with A Level Photography - come very much from an art-based context. This book is not concerned with areas such as developing creativity, observational skills, or composing effective images. It is a highly accessible reference book that offers practical vocational insights and advice from aspects such as marketing to legal obligations. No doubt it will be particularly valuable to Commercial Photography Degree students, however the advice is not exclusive but straightforward - best emphasised within the 'have you got what it takes' section - and open to all considering setting up a photography business. The underlying message is positive and for any of my students that express an interest in commercial photography it will be useful to point them to this book to gain further insights into the wider considerations of being a successful professional photographer.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Basic book for beginners,
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This review is from: Setting Up a Successful Photography Business: How to be a Professional Photographer (Setting Up Guides) (Paperback)
I came across Lisa Pritchard when reading the [...] "Ask an Agent" I thought her answers were incredibly insightful and useful. I learned that she had written a book and was curious to have a body of knowledge to consult. Before I start, this book is aimed at the UK market, but you should be able to extrapolate general needs to your own location.The indices with sample documents are useful. And probably about 10-15 other pages in the book are also useful. The rest of the book is a very odd balance between being aimed at a complete and total newcomer to photography (someone who maybe is trying to decide a course of study and needs an intro to what a "photographer" does) and being aimed at someone who, if they need to worry about carnets and location permits, has clearly gotten to the level that they don't need to consult a book. So I am really not sure at whom this book is aimed. To be sincere, I've found her columns and blog interaction to be infinitely more useful. What I will use this book for: general reminders on insurance coverage, what to look out for in contracts (basic caveats), and the info in the indices - templates for estimate forms, contracts and production sample templates. For someone not in the UK or in a place where this info isn't easy to find, the book is worth it for these items alone. All in all, I was a little underwhelmed, but will make the most of the purchase.
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