Photo Amigo wrote: One thing I didn't think about is how best to get the photos to my client.
garyrhook wrote:
Photo Amigo wrote: One thing I didn't think about is how best to get the photos to my client.
Um, cart -> horse.
You have the following options:You can mail or hand delivery prints or media, or make digital files available online for download.
- Delivery of prints
- Delivery of digital images on media of CD/DVD
- Delivery of digital images on media of USB drive (thumb/flash drive)
- Delivery of digital images on via Google Drive/Dropbox/similar
- Delivery of digital images on through a private area on your website
The question is really: what kind of photographer do you want to be? Are you trying to grow a business, or just pump out images and move on (shoot & burn)?
IMNSHO (in my not-so-humble opinion) if you are serious about creating a business, then youI make my digital products available to the customer forever. I mail prints for my dance studio customers, but portrait work is more high-touch.
- need a website for your portfolio
- that also provides private galleries for your clients
- you're registered as a business in your state
- you collect and report sales taxes as appropriate
- you report your income on your tax return
- you think about liability and equipment insurance
garyrhook wrote:
Photo Amigo wrote: One thing I didn't think about is how best to get the photos to my client.
Um, cart -> horse.
You have the following options:You can mail or hand delivery prints or media, or make digital files available online for download.
- Delivery of prints
- Delivery of digital images on media of CD/DVD
- Delivery of digital images on media of USB drive (thumb/flash drive)
- Delivery of digital images on via Google Drive/Dropbox/similar
- Delivery of digital images on through a private area on your website
The question is really: what kind of photographer do you want to be? Are you trying to grow a business, or just pump out images and move on (shoot & burn)?
IMNSHO (in my not-so-humble opinion) if you are serious about creating a business, then youI make my digital products available to the customer forever. I mail prints for my dance studio customers, but portrait work is more high-touch.
- need a website for your portfolio
- that also provides private galleries for your clients
- you're registered as a business in your state
- you collect and report sales taxes as appropriate
- you report your income on your tax return
- you think about liability and equipment insurance
Photo Amigo wrote: Thank you. Really, thank you for taking the time to type all that out!
We all have to learn, and starting a business requires a lot of new information that many of us don't have. I was lucky to find someone that had a business, and asked lots of questions. Find a local meetup that is attended by pros and find one that would like to be helpful.Sorry for my ignorance, but I'm very new to much of this and learning as I go. So website that does what you mentioned, any idea how much does something like that cost to set up?
So speaking of taxes, I live in San Diego and get down to Mexico very often. I have been doing work for free in both places. But like I said earlier, I have just taken my first paid gig, which was in San Diego. Now regarding taxes, if my business was established here in San Diego, do I have to report income made while in Mexico?
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