These tutorials and forms cover the photography business basics with in-depth guides and samples.
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Affiliated Sites
Affiliated Sites
Business Resources
Strictly Business Blog
Our blog has daily posts by ASMP educators offering insights and tips for the professional photographer.
Educational Videos
Tired of reading? Listen to these instructional videos covering skills and tools necessary for running a photography business.
ASMP Books
ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography, 7th edition, is the definitive photography business resource. Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook is the definitive guide for digital imaging. Member discounts available.
Pricing Guides
Pricing your photography services is an art in itself. Use these resources to find the answers on determining and negotiating your fees.
Business Management Software
Business software designed specifically for the independent photographer.
Business and Legal FAQ
Victor Perlman, ASMP Legal Counsel, answers the questions most commonly asked about business and legal issues related to photography.
Mentor Programs
The ASMP Foundation is the major founding sponsor of the Young Photographers Alliance (YPA) Mentor Program
dpBestflow
Practical workflows and best practices for preserving digital images along with their color, quality and metadata.
Sponsored Resources
Educational resources provided by corporate sponsors of ASMP, offering you a convenient way to access information relevant to professional photographers.
PLUS
The Picture Licensing Universal System—a cooperative, multi-industry initiative—is a three part system that clearly defines and categorizes image usage around the world, from granting and acquiring licenses to tracking and managing them well into the future.
UPDIG
The Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines clarify issues affecting accurate reproduction and management of digital images. These standards are use used worldwide by photographers, designers, printers, and image distributors.
