Hello everyone,

im making a school business paper and i asking for a wee bit of help.:Grin:

-as a photographer, what particular area of photography that is still untapped/potential,business wise? is it feasible?is the market going to buy the services you offer?

-what is the difference between the international and local market(philippines) in of terms photography as a business.

-what are trends in the business of photography


thanks in advance.

question 1: I have no idea

question 2: Ang alam ko sa canada, you need to have a license to be considered a pro photog. Not sure though, lets wait for the others.

question 3: Trend is microstock and DIY, imo

You might want to interview people from the industry (with experience!) like Harvey Chua http://www.adphoto.com.ph/business

Hello everyone,

im making a school business paper and i asking for a wee bit of help.:Grin:

-as a photographer, what particular area of photography that is still untapped/potential,business wise? is it feasible?is the market going to buy the services you offer?

-what is the difference between the international and local market(philippines) in of terms photography as a business.

-what are trends in the business of photography


thanks in advance.

I'd like to help answer your questions but my internet connection is iffy - sometimes it just disappears. The other day, I wrote a long reply and when I clicked to preview it, my computer said I had no internet connection, and I lost what I carefully composed to the blackhole in cyberspace. Waaaaah! Arrrgh!

I've also started drafting my replies on Word first, but that means I have no sense of urgency in writing them. So maybe you can call me and we can have a bit of conversation on the business of photography. Our landline is 8316117.

You could also check out my blog on www.adphoto.com.ph/business but the articles I have written may not directly answer your questions.

By the way, we are in advertising photography and we have been in the business for almost 34 years. I also give talks on the business of photography, while my husband gives talks and demos on photography itself.

hello mrs.chua,

thank you for the very kind offer. i will call you when i get home. im a student of photography from csb and we are tasked to do a business plan and i thought this is the perfect avenue to ask question.
i've already read your blog and even though its not related to the subject im researching at the moment its very informative and i think it will come handy in the future.
may i inquire when are you going to give talk/s about the runnings of business of photography? in photoworld?

again thank you very much!

hello mrs.chua,

thank you for the very kind offer. i will call you when i get home. im a student of photography from csb and we are tasked to do a business plan and i thought this is the perfect avenue to ask question.
i've already read your blog and even though its not related to the subject im researching at the moment its very informative and i think it will come handy in the future.
may i inquire when are you going to give talk/s about the runnings of business of photography? in photoworld?

again thank you very much!

We're having an open house in the studio for Photoworld delegates. If you are one, you'll hear about it. My husband, John, will do a special effects demo, and IF there is time or interest, then I'm available to answer questions about the business of photography. I'll pm you my landline at home.

Hello everyone,

im making a school business paper and i asking for a wee bit of help.:Grin:

-as a photographer, what particular area of photography that is still untapped/potential,business wise? is it feasible?is the market going to buy the services you offer?

-what is the difference between the international and local market(philippines) in of terms photography as a business.

-what are trends in the business of photography


thanks in advance.

I always believe that if you looked hard enough, you will find things that other people have not seen. Same with photography. Since you can use photography for or on just about anything - there must be other untapped business potentials out there.

There are two approaches to this. We could sit down and try to think of as many photography businesses as possible. That should be a lot of fun. The other way, is to have a survey of what people need in terms of photographs, or photography service and try to supply that. I just read about a digital asset management service in Thailand - they store/archive your images, make them searchable and downloadable, etc. That's something I wish were here. I'm sure there are many other possibilities.

As for differences between international and Philippine markets, please try to specify which country you would like to compare Philippine photography markets with. It would also help to know which sector - wedding, adveritising, portraits, photojournalism, travel, sports etc. you would like analyzed. :)