The Business of Photography

Operating a digital photography business is no small task. Our experts cover all the issues related to the business of photography from copyright issues to studio concerns, here.

5 Tips For Avoiding The Rights Grab Get exposure for your work without losing ownership of it Read the terms and conditions of just about any contract, website and even some venues, and it’s almost inevitable that you’ll find some form of the "rights grab." Even doing something as seemingly innocuous as posting images on social media can result in a "rights grab."  Read More...

Vision To Visuals: Feed The Models! Jane Gennaro’s extraordinary project to highlight the bizarre and troubling state of today’s fashion models These opening lines from “Feed the Models!” a monologue performed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” by artist Jane Gennaro, are the genesis of her solo exhibition that Duggal helped launch at the World Monuments Fund Gallery in New York City last month.  Read More...

Misinformation: Camera Tech Some healthy competition is good for business Recently, RED Digital Cinema’s mercurial CEO Jim Jannard took to the RED forums to respond to a post asking if the company would ever go “head to head” with the DSLR market.  Read More...

Trademark Yourself Part II Picking up where our May/June article left off, DPP delves into acquiring, registering and protecting your business trademark In the first part of this article, which you can find on the DPP website, www.digitalphotopro.com, we addressed some of the key reasons why a photographer should make use of trademarks and how to use and clear that trademark  Read More...

Vision To Visuals: Preserving Image Quality Staying true to the originals through successive generations or reproduction I’ve written a fair amount in this column about the rich experience of working with artists who donate their works for charities.  Read More...

DPP Solutions: Now Showing: Your Masterpiece Choose the right service for getting your video out into the world where prospective clients can see it When photography first collided with digital technology, photographers suddenly had a new learning curve to ascend.  Read More...

Trademark Yourself: Part 1 The key to protecting business goodwill Ask just about any photographer what area of law protects his or her business, and the answer you’re likely to hear is “copyright.”   Read More...

Vision To Visuals: Artistry And Philanthropy Artist Elizabeth Jordan and sustainable fundraising Among some of the most powerful ideas that are shaping the zeitgeist of today, social responsibility, conscious capitalism, social entrepreneurship and global citizenship are at the top.  Read More...

A Still Pro Gets Started In HD Video Award-winning still photographer Mark Edward Harris takes us on his journey to becoming proficient with HD video More than ever, I’ve found diversification to be the name of the game. Having more irons in more fires increases opportunities.  Read More...

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