"I totally agree with Nathan. It is my opinion that we cheapen ourselves when we cheapen our value. Price what you do on value. Those who want value will seek you out. Who cares about the Craig's List cheapos,…"
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Ed commented on Brian Haferkamp's blog post Finding the path to profitability"Some common knowledge states that "Creativity, artistic and musical skills and photographic memories are part of the right cerebral cortex of the brain. Mathematic skills and easy work with numbers and words come from the left…"
nathan mccreery commented on Brian Haferkamp's blog post Finding the path to profitability"It isn't a case of me having faith in you. It's a case of you having faith in yourself and enough confidence to charge what your work is worth. That has always been a problem, only now it's exaggerated because of the…"
Kacy S commented on Brian Haferkamp's blog post Finding the path to profitability"Brian, your posting of this very topic is exactly what I NEED. I AM the newbie that's coming into the profession but certainly would like to be a proponent and not an opponent of the tenured photographers. I have always loved photography…"
nathan mccreery commented on Brian Haferkamp's blog post Finding the path to profitability"I have been a professional photographer for about 30 years and I have always been a proponent of charging what the work is worth, as much as possible. One of the big problems is that people entering the field don't particularly…"
Brian Haferkamp posted a blog postFinding the path to profitability
Are you trudging away at the daily grind of freelance photography only to find that you're not making any money? It could be that you're just getting caught in the conflict that is modern professional photography. So many amateur photographers have been able to get into the market with very little business experience. In order to hang onto their exclusive market shares, older pros have been reluctant to provide much information other than grumbling about how these new kids are not charging…See More
Brian Haferkamp replied to Elizabeth Osterloh's discussion Computers and Programs in the group Photography as a Business"It seems like you can make it with whatever computer system you feel comfortable with. If you look in this thread, no one uses the same system or software setup. Your ultimate system needs lots of RAM (4+ GB) and try to keep the hard drive as free…"
Brian Haferkamp replied to Agnieszka's discussion Business Training in the group Photography as a Business"Most photographers would tell you that their success is about 80% business management and 20% their photography. You have to have both, but when you start doing something for money it's a small business -- you have to treat it as such. This is…"
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Photography as a Business
For those who are business oriented in their photography whether it be portraiture, weddings, promotional work, stock photography, or documentary work.
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- About Me and My Photography Experience:
- Been shooting for about 15 years in both film and digital. I love film and wish I had more time and money to shoot it. I currently live in South Korea with my family.
I am the editor of the Photoblog Alliance, an international photo blog open to all photographers. The Alliance is a group photo blog that encourages contributors to choose their best images in an effort to promote their photography products, services, and individual photo blogs. If you would like to be involved in the project, follow a link on the RSS feed to the left or go to http://photoblogalliance.com. Look forward to seeing you there.
- My Photography Equipment:
- Nikon D40x
Pentax A2000
- Website:
- http://photoblogalliance.com
- Contact:
- Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/jbhaferkamp
Twitter - http://twitter.com/allphotoblogs
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- At 5:11pm on February 4, 2011,
Francesco said… - Hello Brian, thanks for adding me as a friend. you've got a nice piece of website btw. I was cruising around and I like its style.
- At 11:02am on February 4, 2011,
Christopher James Toft said… - just added some Portraits if you care to look, need some advice on them.. Thanks.
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Finding the path to profitability
Posted on February 8, 2011 at 12:25am 5 Comments 0 Likes
Are you trudging away at the daily grind of freelance photography only to find that you're not making any money? It could be that you're just getting caught in the conflict that is modern professional photography. So many amateur photographers…
Continue Welcome to my profile
Posted on February 3, 2011 at 4:28pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Welcome to my profile page. I'm glad you decided to stop by. Just wanted to highlight a few things about the page that you might be interested in.
I'll try to post some of my personal work on the site for all to see. I'm a little…
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Martina Rathgens left a comment for rob"I appreciate your comments Rob, thanks for taking the time and see you again soon.
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rob left a comment for Martina Rathgens"hi martina you have some great pieces of work
its cool to see an artists work and share the same hobby.
have a great day."
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