This is THE most important article you should read. Are you charging money? Do you have a vendor’s license? Do you report photography income to the IRS (via your annual 1040) ? If you said “NO” three times, we’re good. If you said “YES” three times, we’re good. If you had a mix of answers, …
Author Archives: Christine
Ladies, learn to shake hands…
Maybe it’s just me and I’m a little weird, but I firmly believe in shaking hands. Firmly.
Wootness is: The best day EVER…
Monday, September 12, 2011 5 AM – After 5 hours of sleep, I get up and continue to work on a presentation I need to give in the evening. 8AM – Drive 2 hours to the board meeting of the Professional Photographers of Ohio. Arrive 25 minutes late. Stop in the restroom to check my …
Sole Proprietorship or LLC or S Corp ?
By request from Caroline: Can you please do an article on what type of entity to start with? I have emailed a few CPA’s, and my only response is, “Come to my office, and we will chat. It will costs about $500”. I just want a general what is best for a one woman photography …
Do not practice on paying clients!
OK – I’m on the soapbox, again, watch out! I briefly mentioned (see THIS article) that I would be addressing this issue in the future. The future has arrived. You are either in business or you are not. You should charge full price or you should pay to shoot. Do not, I repeat DO NOT …
QFR: How did you know when you were ready?
Melissa asks: This may be a silly question, but how did you know you were ready? Were there specific skills you worked on before applying? Are there specific training materials? Thank you NOTE: This question was in response to the article “Set a Goal: Become Certified.”
Where do you get the disks to give clients?
Victoria & Travis write: My question is where do you get the disk that you give to your clients? We don’t give away high resolution disc, only web quality, but we get the disk from the local office max, they are blank, and we write the customers name on it with a sharpie. Considering our …
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You can’t specialize in everything…
Real advertisement: I specialize in newborns, babies, children, families, senior photos, maternity, family gatherings, birthday parties and engagement sessions. Wouldn’t it have just been easier to say “I do everything but weddings.” ?
I am not making fun of you.
Well, it seems that my last article (You are not a lifestyle photographer) caused some hurt feelings. So let me explain something. I am not making fun of you.
You are not a lifestyle photographer…
OK, back to shedding light on the cold, hard truth and ticking off photographers everywhere…. Do you want to know what goes through a photographer’s brain when they see the term “lifestyle photographer” ? Too bad, I’m gonna tell you, anyway.