You hit the nail on head with that one. That is exactly how something like this has to work. Know it well.

Thank you for your thoughts and you are both right. Oh how well I know you are both right.

Thanks!

Thought about that. They are a thorn in my side always trying to steal my business. May have to give that a try. A close photographer friend of mine does my schools individual pictures and I do the sports. It is a good working relationship and friendship. Lifetouch wants it all. There are other sports photography businesses along the front range that do just that, maby they are interested.


Thanks for the idea.

A one man business is the only way to go. I spent 40 + plus years the other way. Enjoy this a whole lot more.

Had a younger associate I was training and was going to buy the business after 1 year of training, but after she kept putting me of to buy it, 4 years and she decided it was to much work and backed out of the offer.

I net a good living out of it.

It's all personal contact business that I have built. No contracts. It would have to be a transition.


So I've pretty much done all that you have mentioned, but I appreciate the advise. Everyone now days wants everything for nothing. Wish it was still film and not digital. Digital takes the knowhow out of it and everyone wants to be a photographer.

Yes I am the owner and no I do not have any employees.

Thank you, Good info.

I have a photography business in Colorado for the past 45 + years. I do a great business in doing sports team photos and individuals, plus families, seniors, etc. I am about ready to retire. Any one know where to advertise for potential buyers? I have built the sports part of the business for the last 40 years and just hate to let it go to just whomever. Its a niche that's hard to break into. Just the sports is about a $80,000 business, not counting any portrait business that I can handle. It's been a fun ride, I mean when you can make a living at what your love to do, it's the best of all worlds. I'm 72 and this old body is starting to say it's time to slow down.

Any ideas, let me know.

People buy Lexus, Mercedes, etc. because there is advertising that pushes their quality. What has happened to Kodak, PPofA, Canon, Nikon, etc. advertising the benefits of hiring a pro compared to doing it yourself. Dollars and cents. More money in selling everyone a product than to promote the ones that use the high end product. Where are the companies that use to promote professional photography? We have to attempt to toot our own horn and try to make a difference. Had a client that I did a 1 year portrait of their child and then that child became a Senior and they had the new up and coming photographer (and already gone) do their Sr. Picture (not portrait). Told me they hung the new picture (not portrait) next to the 17 year old portrait I did & there was no comparison in the quality of the print as the new one already looked faded compared to my 17 year old one. They learned the lesson of quality but sad that to much of that happens today in photography and us quality people are being pushed out of the business because no one is helping us toot our horn and my tooting seems to go to deaf ears. Want a good quality car, buy a Mercedes. Want a portrait that will last a lifetime, hire a professional! And just like the Mercedes, a professional that will be here tomorrow and years to come.

Yup no matter how you say it I have been going there for 45 years and still at it as my main living.

You can bet the farm that they are related. The larger the opening of the lens (f/2.8) the less depth of field and the smaller the opening (f/16) the more depth of field. The closer you are to the subject, the less depth and the farther away the more depth. The wider angle lenses the more depth of field. Telephoto lens, the less depth of field. As said before, read and shoot, practice, practice, practice, learn, learn, learn. Nothing like the school of hard knox.

In the same compartment in a verticle position and it is flat but round and small and is in a clip you pull out. I didn't know it was there either.

The 7D has 2 batteries?

Can't find it in the forum?

Print this out and put it where you see it everyday: "Am I running my business or is my business running me!" Set some "me" time. When people call and want an appointment during your "Me" time, simply say "your are booked at that time, is there another time that will work?" you will be amazed how they have another time that will work into your schedule. As far as my clients ever know I am never on "Me (vacation, whatever)" time. If they want that time, I am on location, attending a seminar to learn, whatever, but never "Me". The peception becomes you are very busy so you must be worth changing their schedule to meet yours. Works for me.

Try shooting 125th to 250th and bump up your ISO to what ever it takes to shoot around f/8 to f/16 and that will get you better depth of field and should still stop the motion and keeping the ISO down will keep the noise down.