If you are a photographer looking to open up a new profitable revenue stream or a school looking to raise funds for your theatre program, I can help. Photographers have a hard time with this market segment in the past because they haven't come out with a proven system that works every time.
Schools have found bringing in photographers to do their theatre photos, is usually more of a problem than it is worth. Here's what usually happens, a parent of a child in the drama dept. will usually volunteer to do the photos. The quality isn't that good, the photographer doesn't make any money, and when their kid graduates, they quit doing the photos. Pro photographers come in and try to make it all work out but no matter what they do, they just can't seems to make enough money at it to continue...so they quit too.
On top of not making money at it, novice theatre photographers usually have a very hard time working with theatre lighting. It can be very low light. The lighting on the stage is always uneven. Plus the lighting changes with the scene. And getting a good photo of everyone on stage is harder than it looks because some actors are only on stage for less than a minute.
My company, Show Biz Photo, solves all these problems. I provide quality photography and a money-making system that works every time it's tried.
If you are interested in learning about what I do, I'm willing to work with you. First off, IF YOU ARE A SCHOOL, I will come out to your school for a set fee. I will shoot your show and sell photos. Your school will get 100 percent of the profits. But more importantly, I will teach one teacher, one parent and one student exactly what I do to make money so that for every show you do in the future, you will make a good chunk of change to help pay for your script., costumes, set or whatever you need help with. This program will pay for itself over and over again.
IF YOU ARE A PHOTOGRAPHER looking to develop a new profitable market segment, we can do this two ways. One, just like the school program, you pay me a fee upfront and I'll come out and shoot the show. The local photographer keeps the profits and I will teach exactly what I do from photography to sales and everything in between.
The second option for photographers would be a seminar on theatrical photography hosted my Show Biz Photo. The next seminar will be in Jan./Feb. 2013 in sunny Scottsdale, AZ. I'm willing to take the seminar on the road if there is enough interest.
If you have an interest, please contact me at Dan@photographybusinessbuilder.com or showbizphoto@yahoo.com.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Top 5 Things My Photography Teacher Never Taught Me.
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| English: Hotel photographer and a hotel guest in an Hotel in Konaklı, Alanya, Turkey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
4. People will look to you to lead them. In a group setting, you are the photographer and people will look to you to take charge. Don't disappoint them.
3. The dangers of speculation. Decide how much you are willing to speculate with your photos and then don't change it no matter how much they beg you. Additional photos always need to be paid up front.
2. The value of continuous education. Since everyone seems to think they are a professional photographer these days, it is very important for a true professional to offer more and do more than others can't. Keep learning new photo techniques and new marketing skills.
1. You represent your business 24/7. It's nice to be able to put your life in various compartments. For example this is my work life and then my after work life. Unfortunately, as a photographer you have a very public profession where you deal with the vanity of subjects every day. Keep your image clean. I can tell you, I know of many so-called "fashion photographers" who are in the business just to meet a beautiful model. If you are a fashion photographer, always have other people around you when you work. Remember, your reputation is EVERYTHING.
Photo Scam
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| Wedding Dress For Happy Couple in Love (Photo credit: epSos.de) |
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Avoiding legal issues.
Just recently, a photography studio in New Mexico was successfully sewed because they refused to photograph a lesbian wedding. The couple who owned the studio were devout Christians and didn't feel comfortable doing the wedding so they said no. Here's the problem, this entire thing could a have been completely eliminated right from the start. The studio gave out way too much information. All they would have to do is say they were booked on that date. That's it. Done. But instead they felt they had to justify their decision to a potential client. Big mistake. You have the right to do business with whoever you want and for whatever reason you want. You just have to keep that reason to yourself. We live is such a legal society these days, anything you say, can and will be held against you. So watch what you say. For your own protection, stay off of political soapboxes.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Photo Tip of the Week
As photographers, we are creative people. We have ideas. To move forward on them, I've enclosed a quote from the late great, Jim Rohn.
Think about it, with the images we capture, we create miracles every day. It's just a matter of putting them into the proper vehicle that will take us where we want to go.
"So the first step is to imagine what is possible, the second is to have the faith to believe that what is possible is possible for you. And now the third step is that you go to work to make it real. You go to work to make it a hotel. You go to work to make it an enterprise. You go to work and make it good health. You go to work and make it an association. You go to work and make it a good marriage. You go to work and make it a movement. You make it tangible. You make it viable. You breathe life into it and then you construct it. That is such a unique and powerful ability for all of us human beings. Put this to work and start the miracle process today!"
Think about it, with the images we capture, we create miracles every day. It's just a matter of putting them into the proper vehicle that will take us where we want to go.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Wedding Photography Tip of the Day
To be competitive in the wedding photography market it takes a lot of creativity by the photographer. Not all photographers naturally are creative. Most are, but it's also something that can be learned. Create you own pose book by cutting out poses you like from wedding magazines or website screen prints. This will go a long ways towards helping you build your creative mind and come up with poses when you need them in the field. Also make sure you leave yourself enough time to get the shots you want. When you have your pre-wedding meeting with the bride and groom, negotiate for every bit of time you can get. Creativity takes time and in the hustle and bustle of a wedding day, time is your greatest enemy. Be creative but stick to the schedule and do the best you can with what time you have.
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