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We're just relaunching in January 2012 with a new angle. DSLR Blog will be about images and their stories (we also write about other topics on Photography too). We welcome submissions from any type of photographer - from baby portraits to gut-wrentching humanitarian photography to pure art. Read our submission guidelines.
Author Archives: DSLRBlog Editors
9 Steps to Start (or Jumpstart) Your Photography Business
If you’re an advanced enthusiast serious about making it as a pro, here are nine practical steps you can take to start the transition. These steps will help you break inertia, make your first sales, and establish a solid foundation on which to build. 1. Find your niche and start shooting in it. Most enthusiasts [...]
The Top 10 Best Photography Business Blogs
Since readers of this blog are obviously interested in what makes a successful photography business, I thought I’d share what I consider to be some of the best photography business blogs on the web. Of course, the DSLRBlog Photography Business Blog would make the list, as would the business section of Photocrati’s photography blog. But [...]
How to Price Assignments: Price High and Give Your Clients an Experience
Unlike my usual posts, this is an off-the-cuff post spurred by a recent experience with some clients. We did a shoot with a young lady, an equestrian, along with her horse. We worked hard to make it not just a photo shoot, but an experience. They loved it, and loved the photos, and never blinked [...]
Posted in Getting Assignments, Pricing
Tagged assignments, customer service, getting clients, Pricing
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Review of Photobiz Website Templates
Second article in a series on finding the best photography website templates for photographers. This series reviews the major template providers and gives photographers a more systematic basis for comparing and choosing. See also: The Best Photography Website Templates: Introducing a New Series ***UPDATE: Below I say that I ultimately chose Photobiz as my [...]
Do you need a portfolio?
Short answer: Yes, but not in the way you think. For most photographers, the word “portfolio” evokes images of a physical “portfolio” of images, often in a big black portfolio case, that represents who you are as a photographer. There are still a few situations when such classic portfolios are relevant—for example, if you are [...]
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Sharing a favorite photo – just for the heck of it
I was looking at this photo as a possible magazine submission the other day and thought – I should just share it. I love the contrast between traditional and modern. Contrasts: A dani man wears traditional body paint and decorations along with his sunglasses at the Baliem Festival. Held every August in the Papuan highlands, [...]