Business for photographers

The nay-sayers

‘Things aren’t what they used to be’ ‘We used to get better fees 10 years ago than we do now’ ‘It’s not worth the effort- no one appreciates photographers any more’ Sound familiar? These are quotes from many older jaded photographers I met in 1996 when I decided to start repping photographers in New Zealand.

4 steps to win the heart of a photo rep

A few weeks ago I received an Email from a photographer: ‘I have to know, Christina. Why didn’t you ever rep me?’ OMG. This poor photographer had been hanging onto my ‘rejection’ for 10 years. Holy moly. Admittedly his dog had just died, he was having a few stiff drinks and he was feeling VERY