Keith Cooper looks at what he means when he calls himself a professional photographer. Are there too many photographers, should professional photography be a regulated profession? (11m)...
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Marketing your professional photography business - Videos: What to say to stand out from the crowd (15m 14s) and five key principles of marketing your business (10m 40s)...
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Professional photography as a changing business - Two videos: Changing your skills, and learning new ones (10m 30s) and changing your business models over time (5m 40s)...
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Professional photography as a profitable business - Why your photo skills, without proper marketing, count very little towards your business success (9m 50s)...
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Professional photography as a business - The importance of choosing what what sorts of work not to do and how it helps you plan your future business (12m 40s)...
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Keith looks a the whole process of making a black & white landscape print, from stopping to admire the view, taking some photos, editing and processing them through to paper choices & printing (32m 16s)...
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Standing out from the crowd - why specialise & differentiate your photography business from the rest. What helps your business profitability and is it a big enough niche. Does Keith need a new hat? (9m 20s)...
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Should you print your own photos on your own printer or use a commercial photo lab? Keith looks at some of the costs and benefits, both financial and for your photographic skills (9m 10s)...
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Keith looks at why what personally matters to you about your photography is largely irrelevant for most people who might buy your prints. Why it helps to find someone whose opinions you can trust and why different print types might appeal to potential buyers. Sometimes...
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Keith looks at why making larger prints needs much more attention to your photography and image editing, and why it's not just printing on bigger sheets of paper. How we see prints and their detail at different sizes and how it affects what compositions may...
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