The Business of Studio Photography: How to Start and Run a Successful Photography Studio [Paperback]

Edward R. Lilley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1581156553 | ISBN-13: 978-1581156553 | Publication Date: January 6, 2009 | Edition: 1

The Business of Studio Photography is the complete one-stop guide to opening and running a successful photography studio.

The Business of Studio Photography is packed with proven strategies for starting a new studio or improving an existing one—and now this classic book has been thoroughly updated and revised for the new digital-imaging era. Expert advice on every aspect of running a studio is featured: location, financing, equipment, digital shooting, proofing, and ordering; marketing, Web advertising, public relations and self-promotion; pricing, negotiating with labs, selling to the wedding, portrait, school, commercial, and art photography markets; digital imaging, business plans, and more. Equipment checklists and sample business forms, plus full resource lists for websites, magazines, and books are included. 

Editorial Reviews

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"Offers serious instruction for managers starting new portrait [or] wedding photography studios." (Professional Photographer magazine )

About the Author

Edward R. Lilley has run a successful photography studio for more than 30 years. The former president of the New England chapter of the Professional Photographers of America, and a founder of Professional Photographers of Cape Cod, he lives in Harwich Port, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; 1 edition (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581156553
• ISBN-13: 978-1581156553
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #88 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Professional

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must' for any aspiring professional photographer, September 18, 2009

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This review is from: The Business of Studio Photography: How to Start and Run a Successful Photography Studio (Paperback)

The third updated edition of The Business of Studio Photography is a winner, telling how to start and run a successful photography studio. From basic client identification and marketing to them to organizing a studio and conducting different kinds of photography from weddings to portraits, this is a 'must' for any aspiring professional photographer and for business libraries catering to them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Favorite Books, September 21, 2010

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This review is from: The Business of Studio Photography: How to Start and Run a Successful Photography Studio (Paperback)

I love this book, and recommend it to everyone who is starting a photography business, whether home-based, location-only, or studio-based. It has some great advice that sometimes goes against all the photographic marketing gurus, but I think it's much more realistic in pricing and marketing than some of the other stuff out there! My favorite tidbit? Your goal as a new photographer should be shoot your first 100 clients, paid, free, however you do it, that should be your goal for experience! It's so true!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must have for any beginner photographer or studio, December 29, 2009

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This review is from: The Business of Studio Photography: How to Start and Run a Successful Photography Studio (Paperback)

I read here the recommendations for the early volume and I order this one long before printing date. Turns up that was the best thing I ever did. Am been taking photos now for a life time but its only recentlt I thought of taking it pro and this book has been the one to shown me the way. thank you