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Work Smarter Not Harder – Pricing Your Work
by Cradoc Bagshaw If you are closing the majority of the estimates you submit, perhaps you are not charging enough and are leaving money on the table. A good gauge to determine if you are charging enough is if 20-40% of the estimates you submit don't get...
The Importance of Image Copyright Protection
Image Copyright Protection With a busy schedule, the last thing you may have time for is registering your images with the copyright office. But image copyright protection is something you might want to put at the top of your to-do list. Copyright...
The Importance of Tracking Image Licenses
Tracking Image Licenses by Cradoc Bagshaw In the middle of the last recession, I asked my friend, photography consultant Mary Virginia Swanson, how her clients were doing in the depressed economy. She shared there’s a group of photographers who typically...
Get Images Seen Online – The Importance of Photo Keywording
By Cradoc Bagshaw Recently I talked with photographer Ron Watts about his stock shooting and his image keywording problems. Ron and I have known each other since the 1980's. We met in Los Angeles at the Westlight photo agency, while we were both in town on...
Assignment Photography Price Guide
The fotoQuote® assignment photography price guide section is rich with information about business practices, assignment pricing, creative fees, pricing strategies, and negotiation tips from nationally successful photographers. You’ll find help and tips for...
Quick Advice on how to Grow Your Photography Business
Free SNAPSHOT mini tutorials for Photographers Grow your photography business! Do you want a place where you can get branding, marketing and productivity advice specifically created for pro photographers? Then check out the Snapshot tutorial series that Andrea of...
Be Successful Doing What You Love
It’s a New Year – Time to Scale Up As we step forward into 2019, many photographers - small business owners and solopreneurs - are looking for new ways to become more productive and efficient. They’re looking for ways to run their business more effectively and to find...
Get Ready To Grow Your Photography Business in 2019!
If you want to get more clients as a photographer you have to market yourself and put yourself out there to grow your photography business. And, not just randomly, you need a written marketing plan with goals to reach and action steps to take. Showing your...
Apple OS 10.14.x Mojave
Wondering "Are Cradoc fotoSoftware programs compatible with Mojave?" We're happy to confirm that all Cradoc fotoSoftware programs for professional freelance photographers are compatible with all MAC OS including the newest - Mojave! Cradoc fotoSoftware...
Negotiation – Image Uniqueness
By Cradoc Bagshaw One of the keys to negotiation - image uniqueness. When I first wrote fotoQuote in the early 90’s word was that stock was dead. There were a lot of changes happening in the photo industry as things shifted to digital. No one knew what the...