Running A Home Based Photography Business

Are you ready to run a successful home based photography business? Do you love photographing your family and friends, and would love the possibility of turning it into a full time career?

As a photographer with over 18 years of experience, I understand how rewarding it can be to make a full time career out of something that brings joy to your clients’ lives.

Whether you want to focus your photography on commercial, portrait, photojournalist, or sports photographer, operating from your home has many rewards.

1. Having a home based photography business doesn’t necessarily you meet your clients at your home. If you focus on weddings, you will photograph your clients at the location of their weddings. If you focus on commercial photography, you may photograph your clients’ products at their offices or warehouses. You establish the type of photography you perform, and how you will photography your clients.

2. Having an office at home means you can work your own hours. If you are a disciplined worker, this can be a wonderful thing. I love working a few hours in the morning, spending time outside in the afternoon, and working again late in the evening. I love being able to work on a project in my spare time if something is due to a client, without having to go into the office. I love being available anytime I’m needed for my family.

But keep in mind this is a business. You still have to treat it like a business, and find the time to get your work completed. You can’t have family dropping by anytime – because you’re home. You can’t have friends dropping off the kids every afternoon – because you’re home. Your home based photography business will only survive if you work at it like a business.

3. If simplicity is a desire for your lifestyle, this is an incredible solution. It’s a lot of fun being able to support your family on the income you earn from this business, and be able to have a 30 second commute.

If you are considering this opportunity for you future, I invite you to spend some time on VirtualPhotographyStudio.com, dedicated to helping people become successful with their photography businesses.

Lori Osterberg owned and operated a high-end wedding photography business for over 18 years, and was one of the premier studios to have an online portfolio in the 1990’s. She understands the nuances of creating a successful studio, and how to build an online presence that will allow you to photograph anywhere in the world. Now she helps photography studios market their businesses, and helps create online tools to help photographers achieve success. Visit her site and sign up for her free ezine at www.VirtualPhotographyStudio.com