
238: Adam Taylor - Licensing 101 : How to Make Money with your Photos
02/16/21 • 78 min
Adam Taylor spent years as one of the top BMX photographers in the country before changing career paths to Real Estate and architecture photography. Adam found that he could grow his earnings by licensing the photos he took of high-end homes, to the cabinet, faucet, tile, and furniture manufacturers. Today Adam breaks down how to adopt the licensing mindset and start making more with your images in this interview.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- How Adam got started in photography
- What shooting BMX taught him about being a better business later in life
- What is licensing
- How to license your photos
- Who to license your photos to
- The differences between a real estate image and one you would shoot for a brand to license
- What gear you need for real estate photography
Resources:
Download your free copy of
46 Creative Photo Ideas to Get You Out of a Rut
at https://creativeimageideas.com/
Sign up for your free CloudSpot Account today at www.DeliverPhotos.com
Connect with Raymond!
- Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group
- Get your Photo Questions Answered on the show - https://beginnerphotopod.com/qa
- Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/
Thanks for listening & keep shooting!
Adam Taylor spent years as one of the top BMX photographers in the country before changing career paths to Real Estate and architecture photography. Adam found that he could grow his earnings by licensing the photos he took of high-end homes, to the cabinet, faucet, tile, and furniture manufacturers. Today Adam breaks down how to adopt the licensing mindset and start making more with your images in this interview.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- How Adam got started in photography
- What shooting BMX taught him about being a better business later in life
- What is licensing
- How to license your photos
- Who to license your photos to
- The differences between a real estate image and one you would shoot for a brand to license
- What gear you need for real estate photography
Resources:
Download your free copy of
46 Creative Photo Ideas to Get You Out of a Rut
at https://creativeimageideas.com/
Sign up for your free CloudSpot Account today at www.DeliverPhotos.com
Connect with Raymond!
- Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group
- Get your Photo Questions Answered on the show - https://beginnerphotopod.com/qa
- Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/
Thanks for listening & keep shooting!
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Resources:
- Kim’s Website
- Find Kim on Instagram
- Join the Beginner Photography Podcast Facebook Group!
- Learn Flash in a Flash!
Download your free copy of
46 Creative Photo Ideas to Get You Out of a Rut
at https://creativeimageideas.com/
Sign up for your free CloudSpot Account today at www.DeliverPhotos.com
Connect with Raymond!
- Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group
- Get your Photo Questions Answered on the show - https://beginnerphotopod.com/qa
- Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/
Thanks for listening & keep shooting!
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239: Bryan Caporicci - New to Photography? Here's What to Focus On First
Bryan Caporicci is an award-winning wedding and portrait photographer based out of Fonthill, Canada. In 2014, he was awarded his Masters of Photographic Arts (MPA) designation by the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC), making him one of the youngest Canadian photographers to receive this level of achievement.
Bryan is the host of the Business of Photography Podcast with over 2 million downloads. He teaches at workshops across North America, including industry-leading conventions and conferences such as WPPI, Shutterfest and Canada Photo Convention. Bryan is also the CEO and Founder of Sprout Studio.
In today’s interview, Bryan talks about the key aspects of photography to focus on when just getting started.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- What is Clubhouse for photographers
- Who Bryan is and how he got started in photography
- His earliest struggles and how he overcame them
- How to avoid overwhelm when just learning photography
- What Bryan hopes to achieve by shooting film for personal work
Premium Members Also Learn:
- What to focus on now to build a business foundation
- How to leverage local relationships to build bookings
- The 3 most important pillars of stating a photo business
- The paradox of the growing heap and how it will help you better understand bookings
Resources:
- Bryan Caporicci Wedding Photography
- The Business of Photography Podcast
- Sprout Studio - All in one studio management for photographers
Standout Quotes:
- "It was my marketing skills, just the fact that I looked at what I did as an entrepreneur...that's what got me to where I was". - [Bryan]
- "Take it a step at a time, I think that's probably the biggest mistake that I see photographers make, especially in those early days". - [Bryan]
- "That's when you become a good wedding photographer when you can look at things and go beyond the technical". - [Bryan]
- "Every overnight success is an overnight success 10 years in the making". - [Bryan]
- "The future is cheap if you pay for it now". - [Raymond]
- "Everyone wants success, no one wants to put in the work that success requires". - [Bryan]
- "Whatever gear you have, is all that you need right now". - [Bryan]
Key Takeaways:
- "Clubhouse" is an audio-only social media tool, that allows people to connect either as photographers or with other professionals
- Bryan shares he has always had a passion for the business side of photography.
- His experience knowing that most photographers aren't well equipped on the business side motivated the founding of Sprout Studios to offer strategies and tools to help pho
Download your free copy of
46 Creative Photo Ideas to Get You Out of a Rut
at https://creativeimageideas.com/
Sign up for your free CloudSpot Account today at www.DeliverPhotos.com
Connect with Raymond!
- Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group
- Get your Photo Questions Answered on the show - https://beginnerphotopod.com/qa
- Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/
Thanks for listening & keep shooting!
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