Advertising Photography: A Straightforward Guide to a Complex Industry - Softcover

Lesko, Lou; Lane, Bobbi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598634062 ISBN 13: 9781598634068

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR, 2007

Synopsis

If you are an aspiring or professional photographer looking to break into advertising, "Advertising Photography: A Straightforward Guide to a Complex Industry" will provide you with an honest and uncensored look at this highly competitive and lucrative business. While working in the advertising photography industry can be glamorous and financially rewarding, it can also be intimidating and difficult to break into, requiring networking savvy, financial know-how, and marketing and business skills on top of photographic talent. Advertising Photography strips away the glitz and presents a candid and complete picture with solid advice to newcomers. You'll learn how to get your business started, including writing a business strategy, successfully negotiating a bid, what to expect during the shoot, post production and delivery tips, and how to properly invoice your clients. The book explores several business management styles supported by the real-world experiences of veteran advertising photographers, illustrated with stunning full-color images of the work that got them where they are today. By examining the methods and strategies used by those who have already made it in the industry, you'll learn smart business practices to apply to your own work, giving you time to focus on the creative aspects of your craft, which is what will ultimately lead you to a successful advertising photography career. Learn from the experiences--good and bad--of those who have been there! -Practical how-to tips, information, and examples from each of the top genres -Learn how to get your business started, including writing a business strategy, licensing and copyright information, creating branding for websites and portfolios, insurance and legal issues, and more -Essential industry resources for estimating and invoicing software, professional organizations, marketing services, and creative consultants

About this title

From the Author:

If you have a keen grasp of the obvious you've gathered that the book is about the advertising photography industry. But not from a pedantic do-these-things-to-become-successful perspective. I write about many of the stupid things that I did that you shouldn't do. There is no correct way to become a successful photographer, but there are all kinds of things you can do to tank yourself. Also featured is the work of twelve other successful photographers and their stories about how they got into, and succeeded in this fabulous business.

About the Author:

Lou Lesko started shooting fashion photography in San Francisco in 1984 when he was 19 years old, and he has also worked as a successful photojournalist and commercial director. He is currently the managing editor at the National Geographic Assignment Blog. Lou is one of the founders of PhotoCine News and the founder and chief chaos master at Blinkbid Software, business software for creative professionals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1598634062
• ISBN 13: 9781598634068
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256