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Maria Piscopo  |  Nov 01, 2002  | 

For photographers, finding
new ideas for self-promotion is an ongoing business issue. In today's
competitive marketplace, you have to maintain a balance between what creative
ideas you plan and what you can really accomplish. To help you evaluate...

Maria Piscopo  |  Oct 01, 2002  | 

As many commercial photographers
will tell you, it has not been such a great year for business. Though
the consumer (wedding/portrait) shooter seems to be still building sales
and finding new clients, the commercial shooters have been looking for...

Maria Piscopo  |  Sep 01, 2002  | 

In the competitive business
of consumer photography, selling your personal style has always been the
way to improve sales and go to a higher level of pricing and clientele
for weddings and portraits. I get asked about this topic of "personal
st...

Maria Piscopo  |  Aug 01, 2002  | 

I really never know what to expect when I'm taking one of my classes on a field trip. I do know that I will be using the same portrait techniques outdoors that I use when I'm in a studio environment. I also know that the outdoor settings offer many more challenges and...

Maria Piscopo  |  Jul 01, 2002  |  First Published: Jun 01, 2002  | 

You are in the business of
photography to make money but often photographers do not know how to manage
their business to make a profit--or even where profit comes from! To help
you better manage your business to make a profit, we interviewedTom...

Maria Piscopo  |  Jun 01, 2002  | 

If all the trends and innovations
in the marketing and business of photography, one of the most exciting
is e-mail marketing. This can be considered as a supplement to your advertising
and direct mail and is a great way to reach current and prospectivec...

Maria Piscopo  |  May 01, 2002  | 

I am always asked these
same questions in my self-promotion seminars. Why is there a long-standing
prejudice against hiring a photographer who is also the writer of the
story? Is digital capture expected now for the photojournalist? How do
you...

Maria Piscopo  |  Mar 01, 2002  | 

In our continuing
series on getting started in photography, you will now learn how to develop,
write, and act on a "plan of action." Goal setting is not enough. Your
challenge is to go get your goals, not just set them!

Maria Piscopo  |  Feb 01, 2002  | 

For a photography business
to be profitable, there must be a client base that you can work with and
that has an interest in the type of work you do. Getting started or expanding
your business involves shooting a lot of images for these clients. The...

Maria Piscopo  |  Jan 01, 2002  | 

My popular request we will take the next few months and look at the basics of getting a photography business started (or restarted, as the case may be). This month we will discuss making the commitment to being in business and the financial and legal issues to get the business started. In...

Maria Piscopo  |  Nov 01, 2001  | 

Photography is about commerce.
There are photographers and photography clients. It's a two-party
system! To be commercially successful, no matter what you do as a photographer,
your challenge is to understand what...

Maria Piscopo  |  Sep 01, 2001  | 

The biggest
challenge to professional photographers today is the ability to create
images they enjoy making while earning money. By this, I mean profits,
not just sales. The need to get images of value to a client who will pay...

Maria Piscopo  |  Jun 01, 2001  | 

As a photo rep
and workshop instructor I have been collecting web sites that provide
me with information for both the business and the marketing of photography
services. In this column, I will share my current collection and att...

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