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Growing your photography business

This guide is offered by Picfair, our #1 place to sell our photos. We hope this article will help you to grow your business in the new year.

If you need a compelling domain name, here are a few suggestions:

Below some great ideas:

Apertureshots.com
This domain name was used by a photo studio in the past. Great name and easy to remember.

Aperture.pictures
This is a called domain name, Meaning, the entire domain name is the website. No dot com or so to add to it. Very catchy and unusual.

Black and White themed domains
The following domain names are ideal for photographers, galleries, photo labs and printing companies
Monochrome.one
Monochrome.li
BlackAndWhite.li

Camerasutra.Art
A catchy domain name if you want to sell branded merchandise, prints or just showcase and sell your photographs.

MyndWorks.Art
The name MyndWorks comes from the Icelandic word Mynd, meaning Picture, Image, Imagination. A photo is the work of your imagination. The Top Domain Level ‘Art’ is self explanatory. Wonderful and unique domain name to showcase your art work.

Phottips.com
Great domain name for photographers to showcase their work, offering training classes and more

Rangefinder.one
Great domain name for photographers to showcase their work, offering training classes and more. Someone also suggested, that this domain name could be of interest of people in the Golfing industry. Not sure about that as I do not play golf.

Shutterspeed.One
Photography themed domain name. Easy to remember and a great domain name to showcase your services, portfolio or products.

Viewfinder.One
Photography themed domain name. Easy to remember and a great domain name to showcase your services, portfolio or products.

 

How To Be More Confident As A Photographer

I think most of us in creative fields can suffer from a lack of confidence in our own abilities. As a photographer and writer, everything I put out there is something I’ve ‘created‘ and, even as a seasoned pro, it can be hard to have faith in my work!

 

 

Modern Boudoir Contract Template 💋

We get it. You’re an artist. It’s painful to even think about something as mundane as a boudoir photography contract.

The truth is, though, that without a contract, you are putting your career and your art on the line.

You are vulnerable to all kinds of unforeseen situations. What if you encounter a client who wants to control you and micromanage your creativity? Or a client who sells your photos for profit? Or doesn’t pay you on time (or maybe even at all)?

We know you don’t like to think about these things, but it is reality. That’s the reason that many boudoir photographers contract the services of a lawyer to write up contracts to manage their client relationships.

However, as you can imagine, this puts a pretty significant dent in your budget. Not to mention, your bottom line.

So what do you do?

You could hire a lawyer and pass the cost on to your clients with higher prices. But unfortunately, if your prices are too high, your clients may decide to go elsewhere.

You could ask individual clients to share the cost of lawyer fees. But that’s a great way to tarnish your essential relationships with customers.

If only you could create legal contracts to protect your work…without the added cost of hiring a lawyer. Click here to get your MODERN BOUDOIR CONTRACT TEMPLATE.

Click here for Boudoir ideas

 

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How To Use a Light meter

I found this great article on how to use a light meter. I bought one for about 5US$ at a local Antique store. You can also come across great finds at local estate and garage sales. Happy hunting!
Looking for a Lightmeter? I found this on Amazon. 
  • Two dials Light Meter: one for ISO and aperture and another one for shutter speed allow settings to be made.
  • Accurate light measurement： The current exposure status is displayed by the indicator light. The left and right dials can modify the parameters, which resemble the Manual mode of camera.
  • Compact and lightWeights only 35g：Aluminum anodizing body , High quality metal with a weightof 35g . ( The battery is not included)
  • Cold shoe mount, compatible with various camera: Suitable for any model of camera, also can mesure by hand hold.
  • Double energy savingcontinuous metering for 60 hours: 1. 10 seconds without operationthe: The light will shut down automatically, and wake up by any touch; 2. 60 seconds without operationthe: the machine switch to sleep mode , click the metering buttonto awake.
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