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Corporate Photography: Part Three

Rowena — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:31:22 +0000

Not all corporate photography takes place in an office. Sometimes the people may travel to your studio to see you or sometimes, they may even want something quite creative and will want to go outdoors and capture some interesting shots. Other times you may be hired by a company to take photosets for press events or [...]

Corporate Photography: Part Two

Rowena — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:23 +0000

Once you have found your first corporate clients, you will want to think about dealing with the photo shoot itself. Is it any different from most other shoots? Well in a sense it’s similar to portrait shoots except you are working in an unfamiliar environment and to a tight deadline. Therefore you must plan ahead and [...]

Corporate Photography: Part One

Rowena — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:27:49 +0000

Corporate Photography is an area that many professional photographers specialize in. This type of photography covers a few different areas but it is mainly focused on capturing images of businesses and their staff. Some people think that corporate photography is boring and repetitive because there is less of a need to be creative but in [...]

Selling your skills as a Baby and Pregnancy Photographer

Rowena — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:52:44 +0000

When you become a baby and pregnancy photographer, as well has having ideas and knowing how to deal with people you need to know the best way to promote your services. Babies are being born all the time and these days many women want to document their pregnancy and child in a set of beautiful photographs. [...]

Photography Challenges: Photographing a Pregnant Woman Part 2

Rowena — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:51:02 +0000

Photographing an expectant woman is not without its challenges. The truth is pregnant women can be emotional or feel discomfort during a photo-shoot and being kind and understanding will help your cause much more than being abrupt. Here are some more tips on how to get some great shots of a pregnant woman. 1. Being patient Working [...]

Photography Challenges: Photographing a Pregnant Woman

Rowena — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:49:18 +0000

Sooner or later, you may find yourself with an unexpected challenge that you have never thought about before, like photographing a pregnant woman. If you work in portraiture or in any type of photography that involves people, you will have to know what to do when dealing with a bump. When a woman wants to have [...]

The importance of building rapport with suppliers and contractors

Rowena — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:07:33 +0000

As a photographer, you will have to deal with not just colleagues and clients; you will also have to deal with external people who will help you run your business. This includes people who hire or supply your equipment, people you hire studio space from, people who print your photographs and frame them, people who [...]

The importance of building rapport with Colleagues

Rowena — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:06:24 +0000

Every Photographer at some point will need the support of his or her team. This could be your assistant or a technician, it could be a make up artist or a hairdresser, and it could be your models or your agent. Being someone that people want to work with, works in your favor because with [...]

The importance of building rapport with Customers and Clients.

Rowena — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:04:05 +0000

No matter what kind of photography you do, if you have to work with other people then it’s important to be able to build rapport with them. It could be your clients or your models, it could be your assistant or team – being someone that is professional and can be trusted is important to [...]

Photography Tips: Choosing an Assistant

Rowena — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:24:24 +0000

Nearly all photographers begin life as an assistant. When the time comes for you to choose your own assistant it can be exciting but is also a responsibility. An assistant works for practically free – there isn’t a wage expected generally speaking, unless you assist in a studio. You are expected to provide travel expenses [...]