Wait a minute, you thought you were a photographer? Nope. You will have to start thinking of yourself as a business owner/sales & marketing manager and editor instead. Most of the work you’ll be doing (90%) is actually marketing to land new clients. Maybe 2% of your time will be shooting. The other 8% will be spent behind the computer doing edits. This is the reality of being a photographer in Vancouver (or anywhere). Oh, and don’t forget all the admin stuff – proposal writing, invoicing, estimating, bookkeeping, payroll, taxes, insurance, licensing…it’s ok, this is why you’re getting up at 5 from now on!
In future blog posts, we’ll be doing a deep dive into the nuances of each item above and everything that comes with creating a photography business from the ground up. Stay tuned! For other blogs, click here. If you accidentally stumbled across this page because you were looking to book a photographer in Vancouver read this to see if we might be a good fit for your project!