Business Practices of Photography

Course Description

A business course for photographers. Students will learn practical and essential business skills such as marketing, self-promotion strategies, networking, pricing, and taxes.

Prerequisites/corequisites/advisories

None

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Assess various photography career options
Describe photography markets and evaluate marketing tools to develop self-promotional products
Summarize legal issues that pertain to photography projects
Evaluate funding sources for photography projects

Class Meetings

This course does not have live class meetings and is conducted entirely via Canvas.

Course Web Site

Students will use the Canvas Learning Management system [for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, sharing resources, and viewing grades]. I can help with the course material and with some Canvas issues. But, if you need help uploading an assignment or with the mechanics of Canvas, Canvas help is the number to call.

For 24/7 help with Canvas click on the Help Link within the Global Navigation Menu to the left of this screen.

Textbooks

The Freelance Photographer’s Guide to Success: Business EssentialsLinks to an external site.
**The above linked textbook is NEW and DIFFERENT from the one listed in the course catalog. Please do NOT buy The Legal Guide for the Visual Artist.

Instructor Information

Instructor: Liam Clickenger

Please contact me through the Canvas Inbox. I'll respond to your messages within 48 hours.

Instructional Site

Instructor Contact

William "Liam" Clickenger

Email: kclickenger@ccsf.edu
CCSF Phone: (415) 239-3422
Office Hours: 15 min Zoom meetings, by appointment
- Tuesdays 9a - 12p, 1p - 4p
- Thursdays 9a - 12p
- Other days/times by special request. Please contact me.
Office Location: Zoom
To schedule a 1:1 Zoom meeting with me, visit the CityZoom link in the left side navigation menu
I will respond to all course email within 48 hours Monday-Saturday, exclusive of school holidays. Once the course begins, please use Canvas "Inbox".

Communication Plan

I will respond to your messages within 48 hours (Monday-Sat) excluding holidays or if you are notified otherwise.
Your work will be reviewed and I will comment on it within 72 hours of the due date unless you are informed otherwise. Please note that you will receive private comments on your discussion posts, your course journal entries, and your project and final exams. Your weekly quizzes also contain feedback for your own self-assessment.
Office hours are by appointment.

Building Community

The heart of this class is participation. We're all here to learn and come away from the class with knowledge we didn't have before, so please take advantage of the opportunities we have throughout the semester. We learn from each other, from our varied experiences, from our different world views. I look forward to participating in classes and discussions with you.

Instructor Announcements

I will post announcements on the “Instructor Announcements” page in Canvas throughout the semester. Canvas notifies students according to their preferred Notification Preferences (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as soon as the instructor creates an Announcement.

This course follows a module structure. Click on Modules in the Course Navigation Menu on the left for an overview. If it is not visible, click on the Canvas course navigation icon which has three blue horizontal lines. icon in the upper left corner to expand the Course Navigation Menu.

If you are using the Canvas app, click Back and then select Modules.

Helpful Resources

How to use the Canvas Inbox?

How to view the Course Modules?