These questions are not personal to the photographer, when sending the questions I will adapt them to fit the photographer. Eg- ‘Do you feel the demand for commercial/advertisement photography has increased, decreased demand or stayed the same since the start of your career’
- Do you feel that demand for the area you work in have increased, decreased or stayed the same in terms of demand, since the start of your career?
- Why do you think they have changed/not changed demand / Or is there any particular reason why it may/not changed demand?
- Were you in this industry from the beginning of your working life/career? If not what path lead you to where you are now? (e.g, education, change of life plans, assisting lead to photographer etc.) / OR could word it like.. Has the areas you were interested in changed since you started professional work?
- Have you ever thought of taking your business/career in a different direction? If so, what direction?
- Where do you see your self and your business in 5 years?
- Have you worked with other photographers, or collaborated with other creative professionals? If not, is it something you see your self doing in the future?
- Do you have other work income streams? If so please specify?
- Do you do any personal projects along side work for clients? Please expand on your answer to why you may or may not do any personal projects alongside client work.
- How do you find your clients? ( not sure if i need to expand on this Q?)
- How do you market your self/your business? (social media etc)
- Is marketing important to you, do you think it is a key part in your business?
- What platforms do you use the most/find most useful?
- How much time do you approximately spend marketing in a normal week?
- What strategies do you employ to maximise opportunity?
Isobel Percy 