How To Make a By Taking Pictures

If you enjoy taking pictures and exercising your creativity, then setting up your own photography business may be for you. You could offer your services on a contract basis. Some areas of concentration to consider include weddings, architecture, portraits, and commercial, underwater, and graduation photography. You would bill for your services accordingly. Final work could be provided to clients digitally on disk or CD, regular photographic prints, or framed pictures. You could earn additional money for framing the pictures or placing the images on a CD.

SKILLS NEEDED

Photography skills are a must. Your clients will be looking for highly professional photography. Some knowledge of digital imaging to make enhancements to pictures, add customized phrases, and so on, would also be an asset.

COST TO START THIS BUSINESS

Initially you will have to pay for the design, development, and hosting of your Web site, computer hardware, computer software, a scanner, a CD burner, photographic equipment (e.g., a digital camera), and a printer. You will also need to purchase relevant packaging materials, blank CDs, and a variety of picture frames. If you currently have some of these items, your initial start-up costs will be considerably lower. Other costs that you will incur are related to the promotion of your Web site. Estimated cost is $6,000 to $8,000 to start.

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES NEEDED TO START

This business can be started by one individual and can be started as a part-time endeavor. INTERNATIONAL POTENTIAL This business will focus mainly on your immediate geographic region, as you will need to be able to travel to the appropriate locations to perform your services.

E-BUSINESS MODEL/PAYMENT PROCESSING METHOD

E-business level 1 would be appropriate for this type of business. You could have an online form so that people can request pricing and inquire about your availability. See Part 1 for more information.

IMPORTANT BUSINESS ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED

Your biggest challenge is making yourself visible to your target market. You will need to ensure that you implement and monitor appropriate online marketing techniques. If your area has relevant local sites, such as a coupon site, then you should consider participating. Although this discounts your services, it is an excellent way to attract business.

ONLINE MARKETING TECHNIQUES

• Include a Photo Gallery or a Virtual Postcard section on your site. Allow people to send sample images or virtual postcards to friends. The images used would be from your own work and would act to build credibility for your talent as well as to increase traffic to your site.

• Develop a viral marketing strategy where people can “Tell a Friend about This Site” via a link on your site. This will spread the word about your site and encourage others to visit.

• Develop a comprehensive link strategy. You want to generate as many links as possible from appropriate Web sites, directories, Web rings, and meta-indexes related to your target market. Ensure that you get listed in sites that target your local area as well as your area of expertise.

• Develop a sponsored listings campaign to bid on appropriate keyword phrases with the popular search engines.

• Ensure that you submit your site to the search engines and directories. For a more detailed description of these techniques, along with many other effective online marketing methods, I recommend the companion book 101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site. You can also find tons of free resources at http://www.susansweeney.com/resources.html.

ADDITIONAL INCOME

Other services you can offer to earn additional income include digital imaging, photo manipulation, and selling your own stock work on your site via CD, as screen savers, or as postcards. This can attract the large tourism market if your images pertain to historic sites or sites of interest in your area. You can provide custom framing services from your site as well. Gift certificates always provide an additional revenue source.

ONLINE EXAMPLES

World Photo Gallery http://www.webshots.com

The Webshots site is a place where photographers from around the world gather to exhibit their work, share their passion for photography, and learn from one another.

Colleen Dagnall Photography http://www.shooterbug.com

A corporate, wedding, lifestyle, and promotional photographer. Also offered is Web page design and photo manipulation

CONCLUSION 

starting a photography is not that hard you just need to have a camera for taking photo and you need resources to make your business a professional business once all tha is set then you are good to go. If this content was helpful please don't  forget to share thank you.