Why do some photographers succeed when others fail? It's often because the successful ones know the Photography Business Basics...
Written with a friendly, conversational tone Photography Business Basics offers easy to read, practical advice using an innovative work-back plan that logically deconstructs a mountain of activities into manageable actions.
You'll learn how to:
Photography Business Basics is a resource for emerging, mid-career, and experienced photographers of all specialties interested in starting or making their own freelance business the best it can be.
Award-winning Photographer Mark Maryanovich has captured an impressive variety of artists including Chris Cornell, Billy F Gibbons, Bob Rock, Chad Kroeger, Elliott Smith, and Henry Rollins.
His photographs appear as album covers and artwork for companies such as Sony, Universal, EMI, Warner Chappell Music, and Mark has been nominated four times and received two Canadian Country Music Awards for Recording Package of the Year.
Mark's commercial Clients include Gibson Guitars and Peavey Electronics, and his work has been published in Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines. Mark had the honor of providing the author photo for Model Woman: Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty by Robert Lacey (best-selling biographer and historical consultant on the award-winning Netflix series The Crown); book cover Images for the legendary Randy Bachman's autobiography Vinyl Tap Stories; and Matt Sorum's autobiography Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'N' Roll Stories from the Drummer of Guns N' Roses, The Cult and Velvet Revolver.
Mark has been recognized by the prestigious Photo Review magazine competition with his selection as a prominent entry, and by the California art community, with his placement as a finalist in the Images from a Glass Eye International Juried Photography Show, and honorable mention in the American Icon Art Competition. Because of his work in this genre, the esteemed Annenberg Space for Photography selected Mark to be part of their slideshow exhibition Country: Portraits of an American Sound, which celebrates the pioneers, poets, and icons of country music.
Mark's Images stand out from the masses with a unique quality, a quality created by a unique style of shooting, an experience that captures the raw essence and beauty of his subjects.
Currently, Mark is excited to be working on The ART of GIVING with cocreator Matt Sorum. Purely a project fueled by passion, The ART of GIVING exists to create awareness for the charitable causes championed by the world's most iconic artists.
"Photography Business Basics is a book that would have helped me greatly as a young photographer. I learned how to be an artist first, which was fine, but I struggled with the business end of photography. Many wasted years! As I was going through this book I thought to myself that business instruction is so lacking in our industry. Look through hundreds of photography YouTube videos, for example, and you will find that only a few even touch on the business end of things. This needs to change, which is why Natasha and Mark's invaluable book is perfectly timed. Our industry is advancing and shifting rapidly, and my advice is to use this book as a solid foundation. Good business practices will help you get paid for doing the thing you love to do!" -Mark Hemmings, Photographer, Educator, Author of iPhone Photography For Dummies and Android Smartphone Photography For Dummies
"It's a no-brainer for any photographer new to business. Incredible book, I do mean that. It's well written, it's easy to digest and easy to read...It goes into the basic details you need to run a successful business. The whole book is a very, very worthwhile investment." -Andrew Hellmich, PhotoBizX Podcast
"Photography Business Basics is packed with helpful tips for both new photographers and seasoned photographers wanting to turn their passion into a profit. As a CPA, I especially enjoyed the pricing chapter that dives deep into the thought process of pricing photography services and products as well as setting up bookkeeping organization and how that plays a role in everything." -Amy Northard, The Accountants for Creatives(R)