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Business Photography Course in Palmerston North

The Business Photography Course is about pricing, clients and running the work as a business, and Palmerston North's biggest buyers, a university, research institutes, defence and a hospital, all buy photography formally and expect a supplier who can quote and invoice like one.

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What You'll Learn

  • Module 1: Photography Foundations
  • Module 2: Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom For Business
  • Module 3: Running A Small Photography Business
  • Module 4: Client Management & Contracts
  • Module 5: Creating Inspired Images
  • Module 6: Marketing & Social Media
  • Module 7: The History & Context of Photography
  • Module 8: Advanced Technique & Specialisation
  • Module 9: Pricing For Profit
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Practising in Palmerston North

Running a photography business in Palmerston North

Palmerston North's photography buyers are institutions and farms. Massey University, the research organisations, the hospital and the defence bases commission photography on a regular cycle through communications and procurement teams: a brief, a quote with clear licensing, sometimes a supplier panel, and an invoice a finance team will pay on time. The course's pricing and contracts modules map directly onto that, and the licensing module matters because research and university imagery is reused for years.

The agricultural market works differently: rural suppliers, the Feilding sale yards and the Field Days exhibitors buy on relationship and reliability, and a photographer who turns up on time in the mud gets recommended. The student market is a third kind: high volume, low price, and won on convenience and social media, which the course's marketing module covers.

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What Our Students Say

“I found the course very informative and really enjoyed how I could do each module at my own pace. Deb was very responsive and provided valuable and encouraging feedback. I especially liked how detailed the Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom modules were and the video resources. The course has definitely given me a solid foundation to build upon and I realise I am heading in the right direction with photography.”

Kylie

“I've just completed a photography course through learning online, the help I got was amazing and the course was extremely good. I learnt so much from this course and I would highly recommend going through them if your looking for a course to study from home.”

Samantha D'Silva

“I have just completed my Professional Photography course. Deb was my tutor and she was very helpful and quick to respond. The course information was very easy to understand and 'the work at your own pace' curriculum was super helpful being a Mum of 2.”

Gabby

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