Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Turning Your Photography Hobby into a Business
Many a business guru will attest to the importance of following your passions when it comes to starting a business. If you love photography and have entertained the notion of turning your hobby into a side business, here are a few tips:
What is Your Specialty? Are you interested in shooting weddings, seniors or other portrait-related venues? Are you hoping to expand into commercial photography for real estate developers and similar interests? While you may want to do all of it, consider specializing in one niche arena until you have built up a reputation and client list. You can expand into new areas once you get your footing.
Get Notable: You’ll want to start brainstorming in a notebook to explore you ideas and possible obstacles to getting your business off the ground. Keep it with you and write down ideas as inspiration strikes. The written process can also help you uncover new avenues that may not reveal themselves otherwise.
Start Local: Think about who might be in need of your services? Many small businesses have digital cameras but not the discerning eye to create a compelling image for their brochures, websites and sales materials.
Sharpen Your Business Skills: A thriving photography business is as much about powerful marketing as it is about high quality photography. If you don’t feel you have the marketing and promotion savvy needed, enlist a partner or someone who can assist you in building the ‘business’ part of your new venture.
Be Social: Let your Facebook friends and Twitter followers know that you’re now open for business. You never know where a new lead will come from, and your friends may help you spread the word about your new gig.
Stop in Our Store: We’d love to help you with your new venture. Let us help you determine if you need any additional equipment or evaluate the camera and accessories you already own. For example, we have a wide range of high quality studio lighting.
http://www.promaster.com/lighting
Maybe we can help you spread the word as well!
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