As a freelancer, it is up to you to ensure all invoices, meetings, reminders, bills and more are paid, sent, and scheduled. This on top of shooting, location scouting, editing and delivering your final projects can add up to a lot of daily to-dos that often go undone. To help you keep your business organized […]
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Fujifilm is Raising Film Prices by 30%+ Starting April 2019
Fujifilm issued a statement earlier today announcing a “worldwide price revision” for their films and photographic papers. Minimum increase of 30% for Color Negative Film, Color Reversal Film, Quick Snap, and Control Strips Minimum increase of “a double-digit percentage” for all photographic paper Price increase effective from April 1, 2019 onward Fujifilm cites rising costs […]
Continue readingSaving Money on Tech When You’re Freelancing
Cover Photo by Artem Bali There are a lot of things that are taken for granted when you’re an employee. You sit down at your desk and you’ve got an email address, a phone, a workstation – and so on. When you make the switch to freelancing, it becomes painfully obvious that this kind of […]
Continue readingKiller Mistakes to Avoid When Freelancing
Freelancers can be a proud bunch – I should know, I am one; and often, I won’t even tell my life partner if I screw something up or end up kicking myself for losing a client. When the buck stops with you, it can difficult to hold your hands up and say you got it […]
Continue readingHow to Avoid Getting Paid Late as a Freelancer
Cover image background photo credit: Artem Bali There’s nothing more frustrating than finishing a freelance photography project, on-time, to your client’s satisfaction, and then waiting for the payment. Unfortunately, late payments are a common pain point for today’s independent contractor. Since we depend on a steady flow of clients and income to survive, not getting […]
Continue readingTransitioning from Employee to Freelancer: How to Work on Your Own
Startup freelancer image via Pixabay Working on your own might sound like a simple idea; you take all of your best habits from your time being employed and make them happen in the comfort of your own home, right? Well, as many of the most successful freelancers will tell you – it’s often not quite […]
Continue readingA Review of Myles Little’s “1% Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality”
In a constantly changing world, life seems to move by in a flash and people are beginning to miss certain things going on in their societies because of the surplus of people, data, and things to consume. We are in a state of evolution with millions in poverty and 1% of the population holding more […]
Continue reading5 Ways to Organize your Photography Business
Like many other creative professionals, photographers often tend to be so focused on improving their craft that they neglect the business side of things. But even though it will initially require some extra time and effort, getting properly organized will help things run more smoothly and can even allow you to spend more time doing […]
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