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Knowledge is power! Keep your business education in top form.
Learn from experts who share their business knowledge with ASMP. Make them your experts and benefit directly from their vast experience. ASMP publishes information and advice on all aspects of the business of publication photography. You can profit from the experience of others by tuning into this resource and applying its lessons to your own experience.
Digital Sources
Articles about technical standards, business practices and workflow developments that relate particularly to digital photography. Jump to the Digital Sources section.
Business Links
URLs for external sites that have useful content about the business of photography. Topic sections for small business, legal and tax info, and how to start a new business. Jump to the Business Links section.
Architectural Photography Checklist
The questions you need to ask before undertaking (or commissioning) an architectural shoot. Read the Checklist.
Pricing and Estimating Resources
Don't go it alone when trying to price your work. There are several programs and databases to help you develop a profitable, competitive quote for a job and justify it to the client.
Business Articles
A variety of articles on the business of publication photography that cover topics ranging from legal and marketing matters to the intricacies of doing business in the digital environment. Jump to the Business Article section.
Goods and services
URLs for suppliers with which ASMP has alliances. If you are considering buying from any of these companies, link through this page and let your purchase help ASMP too. Jump to the Goods and Services section.
ASMPproAdvice Listserv
ASMPproAdvice is a place where students and emerging photographers can discuss issues and seek answers to questions related to commercial photography from established, experienced working professionals. Only discussions relating to photography that appears in publications such as magazines, brochures, annual reports, advertisements or other printed materials including the World Wide Web are appropriate for this forum. The emphasis is on business practices and professional standards but discussion of technique and equipment is appropriate provided it is within the context of an assignment or starting a commercial photography business. This is not a forum for amateur photo concerns. This list is open to both ASMP members and non-members. To learn more about this group please visit ASMPproAdvice Listserv or to subscribe follow this link http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPproAdvice.
Speaking from Experience
A wealth of information comes from photographers discussing their daily experiences with each other in online forums and bulletin boards. The threads first appeared on APAnet. Read photographers experiences.
Members-only pages
These links require you to have an ASMP Membership. They include a variety of technical service providers, examples of legal boilerplate and the big Business Practices Book. Directory of members-only pages.