its actually not hard to turn a profit, TRR, and i think you should change your verbiage to be more encouraging. its hard to get the things in place to turn a profit. as long as you keep saying how difficult it is, no one is gonna see how easy it really is to up the pricing (as long as the quality of the work is there). i think you\'re trying to help but making the task seem more daunting than it really is. i don\'t have a business degree but i certainly pull a nice profit - it doesn\'t take a rocket scientist to make sure numbers end up higher than zero.
CHARGE MORE THAN YOU SPEND AND YOU WILL MAKE MONEY. This ends up being about 3500 minimum per wedding.
mastering the art of photography is infinitely harder and more time consuming than running a profitable business, because it\'s a lifelong process. anyone who can\'t acknowledge that isn\'t a photographer (if you\'ve never had the urge to shoot photos unless there is payment involved, this probably doesn\'t make much sense to you). there are tried and trued ways to make money, but not to make great art.
