How to Open and Operate a Home-Based Photography Business - Softcover

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)

Kenn Oberrecht is the author of over two dozen books, and has written for such magazines as Modern Photography, Sports Illustrated, and The Writer. He has taught both photography and writing at the university level, and is currently a freelance photographer and writer working out of his home in Oregon.