My wife is working on starting a home based Photography Business.?
The key behind the business is: she comes to you. She will bring her camera and other equipment and take the pictures in your home, or a park or other desired locations. We are located in the Midwest. My question is do you think this is a good idea and please offer suggestions as to what else she can offer or other advice on photography ?
We know this is not a new concept, but we have yet to find a photographer in our area that is doing this type of thing.
Sorry to say – this is nothing new. This is an option most photographer will offer. Don’t get me wrong but this is how most new photography business starts (because of the lack of studio space).
When you start you will be tempted to offer lower and lower price. Competing with price is a sure way to starve yourself. Compete by offering more and more service (for a price that you can live with). If you make too little money then you will go out of business too soon. Always give something that cost you little or nothing (in material) but has value to your client. I have Epson R1800 that I can create top quality prints. And enlargement can cost the client as much as $200. But if I want to sweeten the deal, I can throw in a enlargement (costing me just $5). But that’s not “free”. That’s money I could have made later (on after sale deal). What I would do is throw in a regular enlargement (8×10) then after the deal, I would offer upgrade to large 13×19 for few more $$$. That way I can make even more money than no sales. People love upgrades.
Don’t give away the high resolution image on disc. This is a common mistake. Give lower resolution (if you must) for 4×6 prints – or smaller.
It is better to include 5 or 10 small prints – than to give away the files. You are actually doing them a favor. Many family would walk away with the CD and then eventually never get around to printing them (you will be surprised as to how many people call back later and ask for duplicated because they scratched or lost the CD, etc.) Or worse get it printed at walmart and then blame you for poor prints.
But make them return for the higher resolution. Few months or years later, call them up and say that you are re-organizing your files. If they want re-prints, then this is the time (or they can buy the high-res image files for some large figure). Nobody want their children picture thrown out. And nobody wants to spend thousands of $$ per image files.
Go to the book store and get some books on the BUSINESS of photography (you’ll know it because they will have NO pictures – even though they are in the photography section.)
http://www.amazon.com/How-Start-Home-Based-Photography-Business/dp/0762738804/ref=sr_1_1/102-2906598-7484954?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185310054&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Photography-Focus-Profit-Tom-Zimberoff/dp/1581150598/ref=sr_1_6/102-2906598-7484954?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185310080&sr=8-6
Remember you are in BUSINESS and photography just happens to be service. If you think that just good photography will get your business running, you can close your business today. Many good photographer goes hungry because they are not good businessmen.
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I would suggest you stay away from wedding for a while. It is somebody’s once in a life time event. But visit Gary Fongs website and listen to his advice.
http://www.garyfong.com/
Good Luck.
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