Photoshelter's Photo Business Boot Camp, Week 2 (Avoiding Business mistakes all photog's make.)

The video I found most interesting was "Avoiding business mistakes all photographers make. This video was interesting to me for many reasons; the first and most important thing I got from the video was that many photographers who are just starting out price themselves way too low. This is something I feel I am unfortunately guilty of doing. I have been charging what I thought was a good deal, and would help me book more clients; to my surprise a lot of people still thought $50 for an hour to two hour session with 15-20 edited images on a disc (with a print release) was still too much to pay! This amazes me because close to if not every day I see other photographers posting mini session fees that are sometimes double what I've been charging, and they're booking like crazy. I guess it just all depends on the clientele that are actually seeing your posts. Thankfully I've been doing a lot more research, and figuring out what I should actually be charging for my work. The other main thing I learned from this video was how important is really is to be insured yourself, and having your business and gear insured. Thinking about all of the things that could go wrong during a photo shoot gives me nightmares, I've realized that I really need to look into getting myself insured even if I'm only doing a few shoots here and there.