Choose a Printer
Lesson 69 from: Launch a Successful Photography BusinessPhilip Ebiner, Will Carnahan
Choose a Printer
Lesson 69 from: Launch a Successful Photography BusinessPhilip Ebiner, Will Carnahan
Lessons
Chapter 1: Introduction to Starting a Photography Business
1Welcome
02:26 2Why Do You Want to Start a Photography Business
04:40 3What Kind of Photography Business Do You Want to Start
05:38 4Important Personal Note from Instructor Will
02:25 5Case Study Starting a Photography Business
07:43 6Quiz - Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Basics of Starting a Photography Business
Introduction to Basics of Starting a Photography Business
00:52 8Choose Your Business Name
05:29 9Choose Your Business Structure
06:12 10Register Your Business Name
01:47 11Get Your Federal Tax ID
01:39 12Get Your Business License
01:16 13Get Your Business Bank Account
02:16 14Register Your Online Accounts
02:17 15Branding Your Business
02:18 16Set Your Prices
12:56 17The Photography Gear You Need to Start a Business
03:42 18Case Study - Business Basics
24:42 19Case Study - Equipment
10:05 20Quiz - Chapter 2
Chapter 3: Get Your First Paying Clients
21Intro to Getting Your First Paying Clients
00:44 22You Need to Prove Yourself
01:30 23The Best Place to Find Your First Clients
02:36 24What to Charge for Your First Clients
02:44 25On Set - Partnering with Other Creatives
01:57 26On Set - Getting Work in a Competitive Environment
02:38 27Use Your First Shoot Wisely
01:20 28Case Study - Getting Your First Clients
07:55 29Quiz - Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Create Your Photography Business Website
30Introduction to Create Your Photography Business Website
01:05 31Why You Need a Website and Platform Options
04:30 32What Needs to Be On Your Website
07:32 33Design the Perfect Portfolio
03:17 34Case Study - Looking at Photography Websites
12:56 35Quiz - Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Expanding Your Online Presence
36Introduction to Expanding Your Online Presence
00:55 37Use Instagram to Grow Your Business
02:29 38Use Facebook to Grow Your Business
01:21 39Get Listed on Google
03:53 40Get Listed on Yelp
03:20 41Get Listed on Review Sites
04:06 42Using Craigslist to Get Work
03:01 43Case Study - Expanding Your Online Presence
13:16 44Quiz - Chapter 5
Chapter 6: The Photography Business Workflow
45Introduction to the Photography Business Workflow
00:54 46Step 1 - Meeting Your Client
03:32 47Step 2 - Booking Your Client
05:53 48Step 3 - The Shoot
02:28 49Step 4 - Editing Your Photos
06:34 50Step 5 - Delivering Your Photos
01:05 51Case Study - Business Workflow
15:54 52On Set - the Shoot
02:50 53On Set - Backdrop Placement
01:13 54On Set - Paper Backdrop Rolls
02:01 55On Set - The Back Light
00:46 56On Set - Interacting with Clients
04:58 57Quiz - Chapter 6
Chapter 7:Scaling Your Business with Better Infrastructure
58Intro to Business Infrastructure and Continued Growth
00:46 59Productivity Tools to Make Your More Efficient
06:21 60Get Business Insurance
03:55 61Accounting Tools & Tips
04:20 62Business Tax Tips
03:38 63Scaling Your Prices Up
02:56 64Use Conventions and Meet Ups to Grow Your Business
04:01 65Case Study - Business Growth
11:04 66Quiz - Chapter 7
Chapter 8: Selling Your Prints
67Intro to the Selling Prints Section
00:56 68Why Should You Sell Your Prints
02:18 69Choose a Printer
02:59 70How to Price Your Prints
05:33 71Selling Your Prints Online
08:06 72Selling Your Prints in Person
02:38 73Wrapping up This Section
01:26 74Quiz - Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Conclusion
75Tips for Personal and Creative Well Being
04:38 76Conclusion
01:45Final Quiz
77Final Quiz
Lesson Info
Choose a Printer
So you've decided you want to sell your prints, you've taken the photos, you have them edited, you're ready to go. You need to print them out now. Where do you print your photos out? There are three options that I found in printing photos. The first is doing it online. You can go to websites and order prints online. But it's really hard to kind of tell the quality. There's plenty of cool websites where you can upload your photo, they'll mail it to you or they'll mail it to the person that you bought it from you. Um And that's like a really quick and easy way to do it without having to deal with too many physical people. The problem with that is that you can't really tell the quality until you test it a few times. You may want to put some money into testing different sized prints on different types of paper for that specific printer. The second is going to a chain store, like a Costco or a big brand pharmacy, has a print shop. Uh And just printing there, their quality is not as good but...
they will be very inexpensive and when you start to mark up your photos and sell them for a higher cost. Or if you're printing out a ton of photos and you're selling them out of market, that might be the best way to go. Again. The quality may not be as good depending on the type of big sort of story you're going to. Um But you can get them for a cheaper price and they may be good enough for the size that you're printing. My favorite thing is to go to a real photo print store now that's usually attached to a photo shop or it's built out on its own like an old one hour photo lab that's still doing digital prints. And typically with those you can go in with a USB stick. Upload your photo or you can actually email it to them or they'll have an online site where you can upload your photo and then go to the store to pick up your actual print. These I found are the best because you'll get to meet the printers. They'll start to understand your style, will know the type of print that you're that you're really going for. And your color spectrum. It's really good to know that the printer that's printing is going to be true to your screen or you'll start to learn how their printer prints based on the photo that you're doing if you typically have a darker photo and your print is coming out lighter. You'll start to know to make your photo even darker to adjust for their printer. You'll start they'll start to understand what types of settings that you may like and you can talk to them and work with them to kind of get samples from them. That's the best place to start printing your photo in my opinion. And it's going to be the most professional quality and you will probably be the most expensive. But then that's when you start to mark up your prices and we'll talk more about that and how much you should be selling your prints for soon. Also a professional print shop will also help you find a custom framer or you're gonna have to find a frame on your own. And again this is gonna start to add into all the cost value of your printing. So decide what size you want to sell, decide what paper you want to use and go ahead and get it printed. You'll then have to take that size and put it in a frame if you're selling the framed photo or if you're just selling a regular printed photo. And to tell you right now you can sell a framed photo for a lot more than just a flimsy print.
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