A photo collection can have great ongoing value. As photographers, we understand the historical, emotional and commercial value of images. But the long-term maintenance of a photo collection can also be a real liability. If you want to maximize the value and life of...
Our industry is clearly in a state of upheaval, so trend watching is an important part of long-term strategic planing. As the media landscape changes, the business models for hiring photographers also change. New skills, new clients and new services are all part of...
Building on my last Strictly Business blog post, I’ll elaborate a bit about the different layers that make up my independent publishing stack. You can think of these as the building blocks that we use to create our new media publishing company. There are a lot of...
Photographers have been able to thrive for nearly 100 years by providing photographic images to the marketplace. At the beginning, the creation of photographic image was so difficult, it required a dedicated specialist. Over that time, production has become easier,...
We all see that the photo business is changing, and that many people will need to adopt new strategies to build or maintain successful businesses. There are many factors to consider when developing this strategy, including skills, talents and what you like to do. I...
For the first 20 years of my career, I made photographs for clients, delivered those photographs, and sent an invoice. In some rare cases, I would add something beyond photography to the mix, but most of the work was straight photography. During that time I have...
