NFTs: A Guide for Photographers
What is an NFT? What does the sudden popularity of this new technology mean for photography and photographers? Let’s find out.
The Commercial Photography Market Is Growing. Make Sure You Keep Up!
The commercial photography market is set to grow substantially over the next decade. What does that mean for you?
How to Work With Makeup Artists: A Guide for Photographers
If you’re a photographer, makeup artists can play a crucial role, helping you to bring your ideas to life and achieve your creative visions. But you may also find collaborating with makeup artists a daunting or challenging prospect. Let’s take a look at some useful tips to help you get it right.
Working With Photographers: Tips for Makeup Artists
If you want to advance your career as a makeup artist, learning to collaborate successfully with photographers is essential.
The Value of Hiring a Photography Assistant
What many don’t realise is that the benefit of hiring a photographer’s assistant can far outweigh the costs. If you’re serious about improving your work and growing your photography business, hiring an assistant is one of the smartest investments you can make, and I’m going to explain why.
8 Tips to Help You Run a Successful Photography Business
Having been in business for nearly 30 years, I’ve learnt is that business is not complicated — running a successful photography business comes down to a few key points that if understood, make working through tough times a lot simpler. I outline my top eight tips for running a photography business here.
What You Need to Know About Working to a Photography Brief
For many professional photographers, working to a brief is nothing new. But for those just starting their professional journey, the concept of working to a brief might seem a little overwhelming and intimidating. What is a brief? What should you expect when receiving a brief? How do you plan and do you need to pre-shoot and test? All of these are important considerations…
A Professional Guide to Photographing Environmental Portraits
Environmental portraits are a great way for photographers to make money as they’re often in high demand by many businesses. While that may sound appealing, environmental portraits are not without their challenges. I’ve also put together this guide to outline some of the most common challenges you may face and explain how you can plan for a successful shoot next time you’re commissioned to shoot these artistic portraits.
Top 5 Photography Tips from Professional Photographers
Since we first launched our live talk shows, we’ve had numerous guests join us in the studio. Each of them have been incredibly generous with their knowledge, so we’ve collated some of the best advice from these pros.
7 Tactics You Can Use to Become a Professional Photographer
With over 20 years experience as a professional photographer myself, it’s safe to say I know a thing or two about what it takes to make it as a pro. To help you make a success of your own journey, I’ve broken down the seven key things you need to do to help increase your chances of success.
Photography Pricing Calculator
Determining what to charge for your photography can, at first, seem quite confusing. But once you understand how to work it all out, you’ll come to see it’s actually quite logical. If like me, you’d like to spend more time shooting and less time doing the maths, here’s a useful tool to help you keep track of the hours that need to be billed each week. Knowing this will really help you stay on track and adapt as your business grows.
Top 10 Photography FAQs
Whether you’re a new photographer just starting out or have a few years of experience to your name, chances are you’ll have found yourself asking similar questions. I answer the 10 most commonly asked photography questions here.
Photography Pricing: How Much to Charge for Your Photography
As someone who’s done it for over 20 years, trust me when I say running a successful photography business requires more than just talent. It requires hard work, dedication and business savvy. Knowing how much to charge for photography is just one of the hurdles you’ll have to overcome if you want to make it, but it can be challenging (especially for photographers just starting out) so I’ve outlined some important points to help guide you.
Making My Squarespace Website More Effective for Potential Customers
There are many website building solutions on the market, most of them operate in a similar way but I choose to use Squarespace for my portfolio website. Making these kinds of navigation and photo gallery updates are easy and there’s no need for a website developer.