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Business of Commercial Food Photography

Andrew Scrivani

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Business of Commercial Food Photography

Andrew Scrivani

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1 Class Introduction Duration:11:30
2 How To Get Work As A Food Photographer Duration:03:56
3 Understanding Your Skill Level and Your Market Duration:06:31
4 How To Grow Your Business Duration:02:38
5 Opportunities In Commercial Food Photography Duration:20:50
6 How Do You Market Yourself Duration:18:55
7 The Importance of Attitude and Communication Duration:13:26
8 Understanding Insurance Responsibilities and Liability Duration:15:46
9 Understanding Taxes and Accounting Duration:09:57
10 The Importance of Representation and How To Get It Duration:22:06
11 File Management and Protection Duration:05:19
12 Understanding Stock Photography as a Business Duration:11:20
13 Contracts: The Law and Your Rights Duration:14:05
14 Negotiating with Clients: 10 Questions you Need to Ask–Part 1 Duration:28:54
15 Negotiating with Clients: 10 Questions you Need to Ask–Part 2 Duration:21:28
16 Negotiating and Talking Money with Clients Duration:16:32
17 Who are the Players in Commercial Food Photography Duration:21:44
18 How to Manage Client Expectations Duration:11:58
19 Real Life Client Interview: Art of the Pie Cookbook Duration:31:33
20 How to Assemble a Team Duration:07:42
21 The Production Team Duration:17:53
22 On Set Support Duration:17:45
23 Editors and Post Production Duration:11:58
24 Introduction to the Live Shoot Duration:07:25
25 Live Shoot: Plate #1 Duration:20:47
26 Live Shoot: Plate #2 Duration:17:08
27 Live Shoot: Plate #3 Duration:13:30
28 Live Shoot: Plate #4 Duration:18:59
29 What Expenses are Associated with a Shoot Duration:08:57
30 How to Calculate your Rate Duration:32:02
31 What is Usage? Duration:12:04
32 How to Anticipate Expenses Duration:06:04
33 Calculating Price based on Rates, Usage and Expenses Duration:11:33
34 Where do You Go Next? Duration:07:25
35 Continuing Education and Research Duration:15:58
36 How to Get your Work Out There and Get Noticed Duration:16:52
37 Treatments and Final Wrap-Up Duration:12:51

Class Description

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Being confident in your photography is only the start of growing your success as a food photographer. Knowing how to pitch yourself to clients, communicate with vendors, and set yourself apart from a populated market are just some of the business techniques that are essential in seeing you profit from your work. Andrew Scrivani joins CreativeLive to help you take your photography and business to a place where you can start making it a successful career. He’ll cover: 
  • How to get work in the Food Photography Industry 
  • How to promote and network yourself to grow your client list 
  • Techniques on communicating with your vendors and clients on set and off 
Make your photography work for you and make money while shooting what you love.  

Reviews

SaberShots
 

I highly recommend this course! Andrew is an engaging and thoroughly knowledgable teacher. This class is less about how to photograph food - although there are some terrific tips - and more about the "nuts and bolts" or rather, "bread and butter" of running a successful business. A lot of the information is relevant to business in general, but the specific tips about food photography are especially exciting to implement! I found the hands-on portion during the morning of day 2 especially helpful in assimilating the general or more abstract ideas covered in day 1, which laid a fantastic foundation. 5 stars!

Delaney Brown
 

Andrew is not only a funny, incredibly entertaining person, he's a seriously great teacher. Being in the live studio audience for this class was such a treat. I was able to learn a lot of the nitty gritty lived-in details of what it takes to be a successful food photographer. Things that are hard to come by in books and online! I would highly recommend this class for anyone who wants to take their passion to the next step: making a living.

Amy Vaughn
 

While I'm not quite ready to focus my business on food photography, this class gave me a much clearer idea of what options and challenges there are in the food photography industry. Andrew covered everything from what jobs might be like when starting out on a tight budget to what options open up as the photographer becomes more experienced and successful. I already did my own internet research about the food photography business before the class, but this was more comprehensive and easy to understand in a short amount of time. Now I feel more confident about setting my business goals, who to look for to collaborate with on projects and eventually the kinds of clients I'd like to work with. He also gave many tips that are immediately applicable in my current photography business that isn't yet focused on food.