Home Based Businesses 9
Specific Businesses you can start at home.
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How
to Start a Home-Based Photography Business
5th Edition (Home-Based Business Series)
by Kenn Oberrecht
Paperback: 256 pages ISBN: 0762738804
Globe Pequot; 5.00 edition (December 1, 2005) |
| From estimating your start-up
costs and setting up your darkroom to staying profitable once you're in business, this
comprehensive guide has it all for aspiring photography professionals. Whether you want to
earn your living as a portrait photographer, photojournalist, or product photographer - or
be the most versatile photographer in your community - this guide will put you on the path
to building your own home-based business. |
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Real
Business of Photography
by Richard Weisgrau
Paperback: 217 pages ISBN: 1581153503
Publisher: Allworth Press (April 1, 2004) |
| Drawing from decades of experience
as a working photographer and industry leader, the author defies popular business myths
and trend-driven behavior by providing a fresh, common-sense approach to running a
photography business. The essentials of running a photography business are covered, from
setting a strategic vision to managing finances. |
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Photographers
Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business: Everything you need to
know to run a successful photography business
by Vik Orenstein
Paperback: 320 pages ISBN: 1582972648
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (April 1, 2004) |
This guide is a major asset for:
Amateurs seeking a friendly overview of the business, Established photographers delving
into a new niche, Freelancers interested in selling stock, and Photographers starting
their own studio. Includes what it takes to build a successful photo business and delivers
sound, practical advice on such core topics as developing a marketing plan, building a
clientele, networking and maintaining creative fulfillment.
The book is an excellent companion to the business-focused introduction found in
Photographer's Market. |
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2005
Photographers Market (Photographer's Market)
by Donna Poehner
Paperback: 634 pages ISBN: 158297277X
Publisher: Writers Digest Books (November 5, 2004) |
| 2005 Photographer's Market
provides photographers with the key guidelines they need to sell their work and build a
career. This updated edition provides: 2000 listings covering every possible opportunity,
including magazines, stock agencies, ad firms, book publishers, newspapers, businesses and
galleries. This IS the essential market guide for aspiring and professional photographers
everywhere. |
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Portfolios
That Sell: Professional Techniques for Presenting and Marketing Your
Photographs
by Selina Oppenheim
Paperback: 144 pages ISBN: 0817455434
Publisher: Amphoto Books (June 1, 2003) |
| This book is written for
professional photographers, advising them on how to put together a portfolio of their work
that will get them work. The trick, she says, is to tailor the portfolio to the client. |
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Pricing
Photography: The Complete Guide to Assignment & Stock Prices
by Michal Heron, David MacTavish
Paperback: 155 pages ISBN: 1581152078
Watson-Guptill Publications; 3rd edition (Jan 1, 2002) |
| Pricing Photography is the
definitive guide to determining what your photography is worth and getting a fair price
for it. With fifty pages of clear, easy-to-read pricing charts for assignment and stock
photography, the authors have removed the cloak of mystery that surrounds pricing and
negotiating professional photography. |
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The
Photographer's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion
by Maria Piscopo
Paperback: 197 pages ISBN: 1581150962
Publisher: Allworth Press; 3rd edition (July 1, 2001) |
| Shows freelance photographers how
to plan and execute self-promotion campaigns that will help them sell more of their
photos: How to build a marketing plan incorporating self-promotion, advertising, direct
marketing, and public relations. How to find prospective clients and establish long-term
relationships with them. Pricing, negotiating, computers, and other important topics are
discussed, all in the context of developing an effective marketing plan. |
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SellPhotos.Com
by Rohn Engh
Paperback - 176 pages (January 2000)
Writers Digest Books; ISBN: 0898799449 |
| Photography is in the midst of a
revolution. Rohn Engh shows part-time and professional photographers how to compete with
the big agencies by using the Internet--the new frontier of stock photography sales--and
by determining how their images, both traditional and digital, are delivered and paid for.
A comprehensive guide, sellphotos.com covers everything for photographers from Internet
basics and the nature of the stock photography trade to building their own web sites and
operating their own business. |
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Wedding
Photography, 2nd Edition: Art, Business & Style (A Lark Photography Book)
by Steve Sint
Paperback: 224 pages ISBN: 1579905463
Publisher: A Lark Photography Book; 2nd edition (September 1, 2005) |
Loaded with good, practical tips
on posing the bride, taking candid photographs, and capturing the atmosphere, this is a
well-organized book with a fresh approach. Illustrated with exceptional photographs:
You'll find hundreds of outstanding and imaginative wedding photos from the most modest
ceremonies to the lavish celebrations of the rich and famous. Learn the secrets of what
made these photos special, including how to make great shots from unobtrusive angles, how
to transform mediocre work in the darkroom, how to select the situations that are right
for a particular wedding--everything you need to enjoy a prosperous business and launch
your dreams. |
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Digital
Wedding Photography
by Paul Gero
Paperback: 144 pages ISBN: 1592004717
Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade; 1st ed (Dec 9, 2004) |
| The book is an introduction to
wedding photography, and assumes the reader has some familiarity with cameras and
computers. Weddings offer limited opportunity for aspiring photographers to prove and
improve their skill. Preparation is everything and that's exactly what this book focuses
on. The material is presented in a step-by-step format, and includes selecting the correct
lenses and digital equipment, as well as the most appropriate digital imaging techniques. |
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