Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Long Does It Take to be Successful?

Beate Chelette

Beate Chelette is the PhotoBizCoach and dedicated to educating photography professionals about the business behind the art of photography so that the next generation of photography industry professionals can be successful. She is an International speaker and teaches the photography business through the PhotoBiz Intensive, an online course. Beate became a multimillionaire when she sold her stock photography licensing company to Corbis that is owned privately by the world’s most successful entrepreneur, Bill Gates. Chelette’s experience is impressive and includes a BA in photography, being a Photo Editor at German Elle, a producer and rep and she ran a global stock syndication. During her career she worked with some of the world’s biggest names in photography such as Lord Snowdon, Helmut Newton, Tim Street Porter, George Hurrell and Gilles Bensimon and has a client list that includes such staples as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Mervyn’s, Levi’s, Wrangler, Glidden Paint, Coldwell Banker and many more. “Your photography is only as good as the business behind it.” ~ Beate Chelette Follow Beate on her blog and on Twitter and Facebook.

Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Long Does It Take to be Successful?

February 1 | By Beate Chelette | Posted in Business of Photography, Video Blog Posts | Print This Post

In this edition of Ask the Photo Business Coach, I break down what you need to do (and how long it takes) to make it in the photography industry. Take a look at the steps I lay out in this video.

6 Responses to “Ask the Photo Business Coach: How Long Does It Take to be Successful?”

Rich Gastwirt said:
February 6th, 2012 at 1:27 pm

The amount of time it takes to be successful is directly proportional to how loosely you're willing to define "success"
Rich Gastwirt said:
February 6th, 2012 at 1:29 pm

Directly related would have been more accurate than directly proportional, in my other comment
Mario Babiera said:
February 17th, 2012 at 1:54 pm

I've doing commercial photography for 16 years now. When I started, it used to be that one needs to be a "generalist" to enter the market. Today, it has changed a lot, that ad agencies are now looking at one's specialization. I am torn between Food and People (in general). Is it really possible to "specialize" in both? I'm trying decide whether to get one and drop the other. Or take on both. What is your take on this?
carley herman said:
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:32 am

I am an aspiring fashion photographer. I think to be a good one, besides being connected to get yourself bookings in the right places, you need competitive prices and service, always be one up on your competitors, have the general fundementals of a good photographer such as a good eye for angles, creativity etc.
Patrice said:
March 29th, 2012 at 1:40 pm

I cannot say enough about this Group , it is wonderful and I thank you Beate for having it and taking care , that we are informed and can connect with each other in a very simple way . In the brief hours of connecting with you , I have met and chatted with some of the nicest people in the business .

With Much Gratitude ,
Patrice
PaulK said:
June 20th, 2012 at 8:26 pm

Thank you Beate for sharing you expertise with us. It is incredibly helpful for me.
Thank you,
Paul

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