If you followed my blog last week, I was trying to decide if I wanted to start a business or not. We I believe that I have decided to go ahead and start the Photography business while having a full time job and full time student and just adding an internship during the summer to that. Well there is going to be a lot of things that I need to do to start this business. One of the most expensive and time consuming things about photography is the equipment. First off there is Photoshop. Now there are competing brands that are not Adobe, and while they are fine for some people, I am wanting to get Photoshop. To see the price for Photoshop click here. Next comes the lights and reflectors that are needed when taking pictures of people. When you are in a studio setting you need a light source that makes the light in the image consistent. When working with nature you sometime only have the sun to work with. When that happens you get reflectors. Sometimes when you are starting up a business like I am doing you have to put some money down on but you can find some good buys on ebay.com. That is what I am doing looking for my lighting through ebay.
Before you can actually begin selling your services you must first register your name through the Missouri Secretary of State's office as well as get a tax Id from the federal and state levels. In my town you must also get a county and city business license.
Next you have to design you paper work, charges for the service and prints, design receipts and create a way to keep track of the money you make for taxes. This is where it is good to have a friend that is good with accounting.
After all that is said and done then you can start charging people for the services that you have done. If you all want to check out my work go to facebook and search for ZMD Designs. If you like the type of work I do like my facebook page and let me know on this blog post also.
Have a good Easter weekend all!
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