The Real Reason Talented Photographers Can't Pay Their Bills (And What to Do About It)

The Real Reason Talented Photographers Can't Pay Their Bills (And What to Do About It)

I watched my parents run a photography business for most of my childhood. They were genuinely gifted. Clients loved them. Referrals came in steadily. And yet money was always tight, always a source of quiet stress at the dinner table. It took me years of running my own portrait studio in Miami to understand why: they were excellent photographers and mediocre business owners, and in the photography industry, that combination will drain you slowly.