| A simple home based portrait studio can be started | | | | newspapers. They sponsor photo contests and they |
| for little money and could be your ticket to living a | | | | do direct mail. They hold portrait parties and canvass |
| lifestyle most people only dream about! Think about it. | | | | public and private schools, dance studios, pre-schools |
| What other business can be started for such a low | | | | along with offering to shoot portrait fund raisers for |
| investment in tools (camera, lights, background and | | | | clubs, churches and other non profit organizations. |
| props) and produce almost instant profits of $500 to | | | | They put up websites to showcase their best images. |
| $1,000 per day? | | | | They send out a monthly newsletter to anyone who |
| A thousand dollars per weekend is not very difficult to | | | | has expressed an interest in their business and they |
| achieve once you know the secret of how to drum up | | | | attend seminars or workshops to better their skills |
| business. Many portrait photographers earn over | | | | every chance they get. |
| $1,000 per day working part time hours and it's not as | | | | It's a fact that many great photographers just like |
| hard to do as you may think. Many amateur | | | | many great artists; often fail in business because they |
| photographers often consistently produce images far | | | | fail to drum up clients. They know how to capture |
| superior to those taken by the big national portrait | | | | beautiful expressions and create very artistic prints but |
| studios but feel they can't compete on price or afford | | | | they do not know how to market a photography |
| to advertise for business. | | | | business. They love photography and will practice their |
| If you want to make your living as a self-employed | | | | craft to sharpen their picture taking skills but fail to |
| portrait photographer all you need to get started | | | | make any real money because they neglect to learn |
| making money is a 35mm film or digital camera and | | | | how to effectively market their photographic skills. |
| one good strobe light. You can set up a portable | | | | Many great photographers end up working for |
| portrait studio in the comfort of your own living room | | | | someone else's studio. They'll just keep clicking away |
| or take your camera and lights on location to your | | | | working for peanuts while dreaming of a better |
| customer's home. Because you won't have the high | | | | lifestyle that a home based studio of their own can |
| overhead expenses that most of your competitors do | | | | produce. All a photographer really needs to live his or |
| you'll be able to offer your clients fair prices and still | | | | hers dream and enjoy a better lifestyle earning full time |
| make really good part time or full time income. | | | | pay working part time hours is to invest in some tools |
| Here is what most professional photographers do to | | | | of the trade and learn how to inexpensively market |
| get business. They print up and distribute their business | | | | and sell their home based photo studio. Creating |
| cards and brochures. They put up portrait displays in | | | | saleable portraits of people and pets is not rocket |
| shopping malls and restaurants. | | | | science. It's not that hard to learn provided you are |
| They advertise in the yellow pages and local | | | | passionate about photography and marketing. |