Starting a photography business can be overwhelming- nevermind opening and outfitting an entire studio as well! You need to buy all your camera gear: camera bodies (dslr or mirrorless, or even film?), camera lenses, lighting equipment (flashes, strobes, modifiers, triggers, and then accessories like white balance meters, flash gels), furniture and ecor for your studio, props, outfits, and then the software to be able to manage and even automate your business. The lists below are some of my favorite products I’ve purchased for my photography business and studio over the years to help you get a head start on where to look.
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- Studio Furniture & Decor
- Studio Technology
- Lighting Equipment
- Software & Websites
- Education
- Client Closet
Studio Furniture & Decor
Studio Technology
Lighting Equipment
Software & Websites
Cloudways web hosting (I use them myself and recommend them to everyone, fast, affordable, good support)
Kadence WordPress Theme: Again, I use it myself and even sell child themes for it. Blazing fast and lightweight, very easy to use.
Kadence WordPress Blocks: The blocks are the best part of Kadence, and the plugin lets you use them with your existing theme
Summerlyn Studios: this is my WordPress developer business! Kadence child themes, block packs, new site builds, and more
Dubsado: My favorite CRM hands down. Automate your business, create templates, integrate with Quickbooks!
Cloudspot: I love Cloudspot for client galleries. They let you have multiple sharable galleries per album, so you can share different images with different people with just one album, or keep clients with multiple session photos all in one spot! They also allow you to link a video, and the ability to sell through labs or self fulfill.
Education
Cloudways web hosting (I use them myself and recommend them to everyone, fast, affordable, good support)
Fuel Your Photos SEO Course: Their free resources are excellent but the course is unparalleled in helping photographers with SEO
Client Closet
Want to see where I buy all the outfits my clients wear? I wrote a whole post on that!
