Asmp Professional Business Practices in Photography [Paperback]

American Society of Media Photographers (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; 5 edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0927629143
• ISBN-13: 978-0927629140
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,921,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A critical introduction to the market and reference book, February 13, 2001

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Matthew Allen Butkus - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asmp Professional Business Practices in Photography (Paperback)

In today's marketplace, it is critical that the fledgling professional photographer know how to survive. This book takes a pragmatic approach to a wide variety of topics that any professional photographer needs to understand. Frequently misunderstood concepts like copyrighting your work (and preserving copyright for future generations), writing contracts, setting client expectations, logistics for photo shoots, and stock photography market saturation are among a host of issues addressed. If you are entertaining even a glimmer of the notion of entering the world of professional photography, this book is necessary. It can save you A LOT of time, hassle, and tears shed. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

51 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book you can buy on the business of photography, August 22, 1998

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[e-mail] (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asmp Professional Business Practices in Photography (Paperback)

Photographers can be overwelmed by the sheer number of business books that don't quite fit the bill. They seem to be revisions from other industries. ASMP has done an incredibly valuable service to the industry with the publication of this book. It is informative without boring the reader, it has valid statistics that really help photographers, and it gives working photographers what they didn't get in school: a business education. Buy this book!