RESOURCES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS

The Business of Photography

• Agency Access: Customized mailing lists for creatives at magazines and ad agencies.
• Cost of Living Calculator
• EP Copyright Information
• EP Digital Manifesto
• EP Estimator
• FotoQuote
• Outreach EP
• Photographers Index: Online stock photo pricing calculator.
• Picture Licensing Universal System
• Pickerell Services
• Sample Forms and Paperwork
• TOPA Portable Power Guidelines (pdf, 28K)
• TOPA Pro Photographers Insurance Overview (pdf, 124K)

Business Articles

• NPPA Best Practices: How can we most effectively interact with our clients? Communicating with common contracts, terms, and workflows benefits all professional photographers. Learn how other photographers' practices affect your business.
• Communicate a Better Value to your clients: A series on improving customer service.
• Working With an assignment photographer: Help educate your buyers on what to expect when working with a professional.

Copyright

• Editorial Photo Copyright Page
• ASMP Copyright Page
• Peter Krogh's copyright page
• Photo Attorney Blog from Carolyn Wright

Professional Photography Associations

• ASMP
• Editorial Photographers
• NPPA
• SportsShooter: Everything you ever wanted to know about sports photography.

Digital Photography Information and Education

• ASMP Digital Standards Project: Digital photo standards.
• Cleaning Digital Sensors: Guide to cleaning your digital cameras sensor.
• DAM: Digital Asset Management by Peter Krogh
• Digital Dog: A good site for photoshop training and tutorials.
• Digital Photography Review: Digital imaging news and in depth camera reviews.
• D-65: Workflow for digital photographers - "Workflow, not workslow"
• Fred Miranda: Fred is the creator of Photoshop actions used by pros around the world.
• Imaging Resource: A top notch resource for everything digital.
• Interpolate This: Articles and tutorials on the best way to uprez your digital images.
• Luminous-Landscape: Invaluable basic digital imaging tutorials.
• Pixel Genius: Products and services for the photographic and digital industries.
• Rob Galbraith: Rob's site is the site for up to the minute digital imaging information.
• Shoot Smarter: Misc. articles on color management and digital processing.
• TOPA Portable Power Guidelines (pdf, 28K)
• UPDIG: Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines

Photography Blogs

• The Digital Journalist: A web magazine for the Photojournalists in the Digital Age.
• John Harrington's Photo Business Blog: Occasional Musings and News About the Business of Being a Photographer
• A Photo Editor - A Blog by Rob Haggert: Industry insights from the ex-PE at Outside and MenŐs Journal.

Photography Technique and Specialization

• Dave Black Photography: Articles on photo techniques and business accumen.