The idea of owning a home based business sounds rewarding and fascinating to many people who often think about starting a home based business venture. In fact, starting a home based business is a great idea for the average person to make extra income or even turn into a full time work at home venture. This business idea delves into a Family Portrait Business which uses basic photography skills along with a high end digital camera.
Photography Business: Family Portraits
Photography experience plus the right equipment is mandatory. Plus, a home-based studio to take portraits. And, of course a digital camera is a necessary part of this business idea. Digital photograph quality has improved dramatically over the last few years. Now picture quality surpasses the quality of the old professional standard 35MM.
Photography Business Up-close
Many believe a digital camera is a step above the 35MM. The main reason is because wasting money on endless rolls of film is a thing of the past. All the photographer needs is a few memory cards (a device that stores pictures) and a high end digital camera. And of course the photographer no longer has to send film away to a photo processing plant. The photographer simply downloads the pictures off the digital camera or memory card to their computer and selects the pictures they want to print.
If the photographer plans to specialize in family portraits, a high end digital camera with higher mega-pixels is needed so they might easily enlarge the photographs to 8 x 10 inches. The higher the mega--pixel the better the resolution and quality of the prints.
Photography Business: Getting Started
Offer to take family portraits at private home-based studio, download pictures to a computer and print out various sizes to distribute to customers.
Cost
Varies according to the equipment the photographer already owns or might purchase. Plus, the cost of establishing a photography studio in the home. Cost will increase if the photographer opts to rent or lease a studio in a business complex.
Equipment
Computer, digital camera software, editing software, and high end digital camera, at least 6 mega-pixels. The higher the mega pixels the better the picture resolution. A good quality basic digital camera at 6 mega-pixels or more is available for less than $200.00. A few accessories such as a tripod for the digital camera, extra memory cards, zoom lenses, portrait lenses should be sufficient.
Skills
Computer skills, photography skills or training, artistic eye. Like working with people.
Income:
This varies widely across the country. And the income is based on how aggressively the owner markets the business in the community.
Best Customers
People in the surrounding community, friends, neighbors, family.
Advertising
Satisfied customers will gladly spread the word about the photography business to friends, family, and neighbors. This is the best advertising for a small home based business.
Use the tips here to start a home based business with a digital camera and check out the following resources.
Resources: Home Based Business Disadvantages
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