How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business (Paperback)

by Kenn Oberrecht (Author)

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Product Description
Do you love to take photographs? Do you tote your camera wherever you go? Now you can realize your dream of working from your home at something you'd enjoy - a home-based photography business. Author Kenn Oberrecht shares his experiences and down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based photography business, from estimating your start-up costs and outfitting your darkroom to staying profitable once you're in business. Use his handy worksheets, quizzes, and checklists as practical steps toward achieving your dream. Whether you want to earn your living as a portrait photographer, photojournalist, or product photographer - or be the most versatile photographer in your community - this guide will put you on the path to building your own home-based business. Learn all about honing your photography skills, working out of your home, buying the right computer equipment, pricing your services, getting paid and marketing your business on the Web.

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Do you love to take photographs? Do you tote your camera wherever you go? Now you can realize your dream of working from your home at something you'd enjoy - a home-based photography business. Author Kenn Oberrecht shares his experiences and down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based photography business, from estimating your start-up costs and outfitting your darkroom to staying profitable once you're in business. Use his handy worksheets, quizzes, and checklists as practical steps toward achieving your dream. Whether you want to earn your living as a portrait photographer, photojournalist, or product photographer - or be the most versatile photographer in your community - this guide will put you on the path to building your own home-based business. Learn all about honing your photography skills, working out of your home, buying the right computer equipment, pricing your services, getting paid and marketing your business on the Web. (7 x 10, 264 pages, profit-and-loss worksheet, cash-flow projection worksheet, sample invoice and statement, sample model release form, sample news release, production/sales/income report, extensive resource listing)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 3rd edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762705140
• ISBN-13: 978-0762705146
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #394,118 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible for a small photography business., September 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: HOW TO START A HOME-BASED PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I have read several books on starting and operating a small business. This is the only one I've found that covers the business of photography exclusively. It starts from scratch and guides the reader through every step, including an in-depth chapter on writing a business plan. It includes many samples of contracts and various business forms and even points you in the right direction to finding them. I would not have had the courage to strike out on my own if I had not read this book.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't bother, September 17, 2002

By A Customer

This book has little in specifics for a photography business. It does have lots of basic common sense advice about home businesses in general. For example, he tells you to check in the yellow pages to see who your competition will be. Also, you can get some of his information for free, such as the tax regulations from the IRS.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Organized & Written, November 25, 2001

By	Nancy Corliss (Williamsburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is well organized and written. It was a quick read and he covered everything in simple terms that even the budding pro could follow. My only complaint is that he spent a lot of time detailing bookkeeping & resource systems that are all done by hand and there was little advice on computer assistance. Also, he focused mostly on freelance stock photography (which is what most home-based photographers would be doing) but more info on studio work would have been helpful for me.