Best photography business courses?

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  1. mrlulhahhah

    mrlulhahhah Silver IV

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    Looking for what everyone's favorites are. Looking for something that covers all facets, particularly branding and marketing and sales of photography and/or sessions.
     
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    This would depend on what type of photography business you are trying to go after.
    Since you mention "sessions" then I'm assuming you are after portrait studio business and not commercial/product business.

    If that is the case I suggest you check out what Sue Bryce - The Portrait Masters are doing for branding/marketing.
    https://p-v.club/threads/the-portrait-masters-sell-your-work.14757/
     
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    Slr lounge buisness Masterclass
     
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    mrlulhahhah Silver IV

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    Nice, thanks. Yeah, I want to get better at the whole "brand" thing. I don't really get what they mean by "brand". When I see a company like WIR, I'm thinking like that. Like irl I see just the photographer's watermark and they say they're "branded" but to m that's not really branding.
     
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    It always depends on what is your photography niche is.

    Sue Bryce is good at portrait business.
    Sal Cincotta, good in wedding businesses, also SLR Lounge (Pye Jirsa).
    Lindsay Adler has a sharp business sense in Fashion photography.
    Mike Kelley is great in opening my view with his Architecture marketing style to different customers' level.

    But overall, I always recommend Karl Taylor. But please ignore his set of expensive camera gears, it will intimidate you at first (Hasselblad, Broncolor, etc).
    He has a set of interviews with pro photographers from different genres, and also dedicated business section materials. Do check on him, and you will thank me.
     
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    Monte Isom(I spelled the name wrong it is a fstoppers course for commercial) Any recommendations for fine art or commercial?
     
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    Jai Long released the Six Figures Business Map yesterday! im dying for that course! but too expensive!
     
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    I'm following the SLR_Lounge tutorial on business right now, it covers many things and can be combined with their technical ones.
    I didn't try the Sue Bryce but a friend does and loves them !
     
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    anyone found this course? thanks
     
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    I do like Sue's videos but alot of them she doesn't half waffle on and on without getting to the point
     
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