Today, being a professional photographer is about much more than the ability to make a technically perfect image, and photographers need to use many other skills that go beyond the production of a photograph. What are the relationships between photographer and clients really like? How should you prepare for a special effects shoot? What steps should you take to protect your equipment while shooting on location? In Photographers at Work, photographer and best-selling author Martin Evening examines these issues and much more, offering advice to help you succeed in an ever-changing-and challenging-field. Answers to these questions will give you the practical information and guidance you need to make it as a photographer in the creative fields of editorial, design, or advertising.

Introduction Choosing a career as a photographer Learning from mistakes. Shoot what you know (Know your subject matter and developing a style) How good are you, really? 10,000 hours experience (how experience builds the more you shoot) Matt Wreford profile (perspective of a relative newcomer) Business skills The essential business skills every photographer needs to know Where photography and business meet Developing good production skills. What's the day rate? The true cost of running a business The client's perspective Paying attention to the details Cashflow crises and how to avoid them Dodgy deals Employment and insurance It's your copyright Mike Laye profile (discussing career as an arts photographer and copyright) Working with clients How to find them, how to work with them, how to keep them Who do you want to work for? Communications agencies: advertising and design PR companies Editorial Direct clients Book publishing Record companies Picture libraries Getting noticed Building contacts Networking Awards and building on success Self-analysis and editing your portfolio Getting Technical From F stops to Photoshop Camera systems Medium format systems Digital SLRs Shooting video Should you rent or buy? Digital training Computer software Image editing Image management Business software Reliance on technology (and when to upgrade). Jeff Schewe profile (discussing digital technology) Photographing People Working with models, celebrities and people on the street Street photography Working with models Finding models Booking models Planning a model shoot schedule Shooting tips Working with child models The celebrity interview Privacy issues Julian Calder profile (portraits) Eric Richmond profile (portraits, performing arts and dance photography) Stuart Weston profile (studio fashion) Photographing on Location Travels with your camera Planning ahead (Google Earth and other Internet resources + apps) Keeping it simple Equipping for location (camera equipment and more) Officialdom and legal issues Location services. Marc Schlossman profile (reportage photography) Thomas Fahey profile (fashion location photography) Keeping safe Teamwork Preparing for the unpredictable Peter Andreas profile (architectural photography) Peter Hince profile (advertising and underwater photography) In the Studio Equipment, costs and alternatives Owning and running a studio Equipping a studio The hidden costs Craig Robertson profile (food photography) Bob Marchant profile (special effects liquids photography) The hire studio alternative A portable studio Beyond the studio (retouching and special effects) Carl Lyttle Profile (combining photography and 3D) Fine art Exploring the art market How do you become an artist? Printing your work Outlets for selling art Charlie Waite profile (landscape photography) Karena Perronet-Miller profile (India reportage photography)