1 to 1 Photography Business Mentoring
for graduates and others starting out in the photography industry
I have mentored over 30 people since 2009 to help them establish the creative, technical and business skills for working as a freelance photographer. Being a photography graduate is only half way along the journey of making a living in the photography industry. You must also have a vision of what your brand is, know how to package and price your offering, promote it, satisfy your clients and get paid! Along with this, it is important to stay fresh, keep learning and balance your work and non-work life to stay physically and mentally healthy, motivated, happy and creative.
Having been in business as a self employed photographer since 2005 and with a previous career in marketing and sales, I have lots of experience of putting this into practice. My photography business has been my only source of income since 2005 and it has paid the bills and much more every month since then. I work with local, regional and national brands, providing high quality commercial photography, also shoot landscape photography and have past experience of weddings and family photography.
The photography business mentoring is tailored to your personal experience and career / business aims; everyone is different and the sessions can be applied to everything from a wedding photographer a landscape “tog” or to a corporate photography business. I have real-life experience and success in all of the topics I help with.
I also have several trusted partner business contacts which can provide services you may need when embarking on a photography business career, anything from web-design to accounts.
Topics which you can pick from are as follows:
- Your creative vision (establishing direction based on you and your values)
- Setting and reviewing goals and objectives.
- Understanding your strengths and weaknesses and how they change and evolve.
- Review of creative skills (understaning light, composition, tone, colour, timing and context).
- Review of technical skills (foundation principals of photography and applying them creatively).
- Workflow, post production and distribution.
- Practical tuiton on any of the above.
- How commissioned work differs from personal or uni work.
- Understanding a brief.
- Understanding of branding – business or personal and establishing your own brand style.
- Researching your market, competition and opportunities.
- Packaging and pricing.
- Marketing planning.
- Website and SEO.
- Social media & PR.
- Collaborating.
- Enjoying your work and your client business relationships.
- Sales process (without being pushy!)
- Finance, book-keeping and accounts.
- Networking (formal or informal).
- Continual Professional Development (CPD).
- Time management and prioritising.
- Legal, H&S, insurance
- Work life balance (staying fresh and healthy).
- Personal projects.
- Q&A discussion sessions – ask anything you like!
Our initial meeting (face to face at Buckfastleigh or on Zoom, teams, etc) will establish what you as an individual will need in terms of mentoring subjects.
During this initial session we will put together a plan of modules for your photography business mentoring.
Prices:
- Initial 2 hour discussion session (no obligation to go further) £95.00
- Package of 6 x 2-3 hour mentoring sessions* £995.00
- Package of 12 x 2-3 hour mentoring sessions* £1,995.00
- * include messaging advice between sessions.
- Full payment in advance of each package
I like to make all sessions relaxed, open minded, stimilating and inspiring and please remember, I’m a photographer / creative guy not a boring businessy type!
At the end of each session you’ll have new objectives to take away to work on and develop and the process is done at your own pace as we all have different pulls and commitments on our time.
Thanks for stopping by this page and feel free to Contact me to discuss photography business mentoring which could change your life! I’m always happy to chat without any obligation or pressure.
