I want to start up my own photography business any ideas?

Question

I.e taking wedding pictures and covering events

Answer 1

The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.

I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.

Associations may be a good avenue to explore as well. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links.

Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:

* Photographers Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business: Everything you need to know to run a successful photography business by Vik Orenstein
* Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images Paperback by Bert P. Krages
* How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business, 4th Paperback by Kenn Oberrecht
* Shooting & Selling Your Photos: The Complete Guide to Making Money With Your Photography by Jim Zuckerman

I also posted links to some free articles in the source box.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 2

Good luck.
With the invention of digital cameras and printing on computers, everybody and their dog wants to be a photographer nowadays. Where I live we have a college that turns out struggling wanna be photographers.
As already stated it's an over saturated market. There are Photographic companies going down the pan like there's no tomorrow.
You might be better of going into the Video movie business. (For weddings, Hen/Stag parties, music events, exhibitions, etc.)
Sorry to be so negative. But it's a fact of life.

Answer 3

If you will make a lot of money, buy a big house, send your kids to the best universities, and retire early to an island in the Bahamas, it would be. Hobbies are fun too though. I'm going to take up fortune telling. When I get good at it, I'll amend this answer.

Answer 4

First you have to know your goals for photography...
and I think you start knowing it, cause you said you was specific in saying Wedding and events pictures

so Did u take pictures for some of this events before, even if it was familly events? Cause you will need it for a portfolio.


You have to make external analysis like:

1- in you area, what other peers for you and how will be different from them?
2- You customers, do they have special things they search for in a photographer.. what is that?



For Internal like:

1- You have to make a good name for yourself, choose a unique name for your business which will be good with your goals & make a good logo for it.
2- You have to make a portoflio or a catalogue for your work, many pictures from different events, good qualities for the photos.
3-Make special offers and packages as you are a new business for customers to courage them to try your work.
4-Make a good marketing plan like (make business card for yourself, see familly and friends around you, tell them that you start your business, invite them for a tea break to see your works, see hotels, schools around you to deal for a good offer for them for photography.
5-Make a yahoo group or a link for your work, to let others see about your works online.
6- Make a good implementation plan or calendar, to can do this plans and ideas in basic steps.



All the best of luck for your business

Answer 5

buy a camera like a nikkon-a good flash- take some pictures-and begin to advertise within your community. Start with a grass roots operation and grow slowly. Try to get your photos in as many exhibits as you can and go from there.

Answer 6

I guess it depends on where you are, but I think that market is already very saturated. What about doing commercial photography for food & other retail products? Not very exciting, but there are probably more opportunities for work.

Answer 7

Look up a group called score. You will find them at your local centers. These are older people who have retired from all kind of fields. You might find a photographer in that group. Network with them, they should lead you to all the way in's of your new found lifestyle field.

Answer 8

i am a wedding photographer its quite stressfull you only get one chance see if you can do friends and family first build it from there most of my weddings come from word of mouth and other photographers i have a full time job to as weddings are not a regular income have been thinking of setting up on my own to its having the nerve i am getting on in age a bit now if i was younger i would definatley do it x go for it

Answer 9

Don't use a disposable camera! To be serious I think weddings would give a lot of stress. What if the photos don't turn out!

Answer 10

Buy a camera. jk! Theres more to it than you think. check out this book. "Small Time Operator" by Bernard B. Kamoroff,CPA Good luck