4 Essentials for Starting a Food Photography Business

Learn all about pricing in our free mini course: https://thebiteshot.com/introduction-... Read the blog post with some additional details about tips for starting your business: https://thebiteshot.com/4-essentials-... Artificial Light gear recommendations: https://thebiteshot.com/artificial-li... Playlist of previous videos I've shared about business:    • How to Find Clients for Food Photography   Tips for Registering Your Business For more info by US state: [https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/la...] Canada: [https://canadabusiness.ca/government/...](https://canadabusiness.ca/government/...) Australia: [https://register.business.gov.au/](https://register.business.gov.au/) UK: [https://www.gov.uk/set-up-business](https://www.gov.uk/set-up-business) 0:00 Introduction 0:03 Joanie Simon Commercial Food Photographer 0:38 The business side of food photography. 1:36 Register your business properly. 2:37 Setup a business bank account. 3:17 You need an EIN to setup a business bank account in the United States. 7:45 Don't forget liability insurance. 7:54 Renting a studio requires insurance 8:23 Consider all the ways you can protect your business 13:46 Special discount code! Link in the description 14:19 Taking care of your bookkeeping 14:41 Having a professional take care of bookkeeping is worth the investment. Find more food photography resources at https://thebiteshot.com Sign up for Joanie’s weekly food photography tips at https://thebiteshot.com/subscribe/ Want to get started with Artificial Lighting? Check out our FREE mini course, to help you Pick Your Perfect Light at https://thebiteshot.com/pick-your-per... For a full listing of all my gear see https://thebiteshot.com/food-photogra... Love a free workshop? We've got one coming up! Sign up here: https://thebiteshot.com/food-photogra... Rather be reading? My latest book, Picture Perfect Food is at https://thebiteshot.com/picture-perfe... Please note that most of the links to products we share are affiliate links and we will earn a commission if you purchase through those links. We use all of these products and recommend them because we believe in them. Thank you for supporting the businesses who support us!