Professional Practice:

Working Freelance

Lecturer: Tim Kovar

Business Studies, aka Working as a Freelancer, aka Working in Photography.......

This is primarily a discussion and seminar class. You'll have to come to class, contribute, and make presentations. Look at your photography and ask yourself:

 

 

 

...would anyone pay me money for this?

 

 

 

Module Requirements

A few interesting links...

back to nowWhichway.com

Guide to Writing a Business Plan

Editorial Photog-the key to Longevity

 

Class meets Wednesdays, 2pm to 4pm

We will determine syllabus by discussion in class relative to your own experience and the goals you set for your career.

 

1) March 25- Working in Photography, or Recontextualizing all this college stuff

2) April 1- What is a Business Plan and Why do I Need One?

3) April 22-Visiting Lecturer: Lorna Fitzsimons

4) April 29-Jobs, Pricing, and Negotiating

5) May 6- Photography is the easy part

6) May 13- How to sell yourself

(this outline syllabus in no way constitutes a contract between the lecturer and the students or institute. It is provided merely as a guide to the necessary learning outcomes for the module as defined in the course document.)

Daly-crochet

As an individual shot, not much to notice.
What is it worth?
How about 30 shots from an exhibition?

crochet by Dot Daly,
from an exhibition in the Lab, January 2009.

found on editorialphoto.com:

"You can’t eat exposure."

Andrew Buchanan
www.subtlelightphoto.com

 

More interesting comments at:

Editorial Photo.com-Things I learned in business...

What the course handbook says:

Element 2:

*Working as a professional image-maker, communication skills;

*Researching, preparing and writing of project proposal;

*Methods of presenting work, developing content and methodology for effective presentations;

*Genres of professional practice, marketing and self-promotion.

*Negotiating and pricing;

*Professional ethics.

and there are a few other things we might consider, so bring your ideas and experience to class...

 

 

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