"Is there a place to ask the interviewees for some advice for those starting, or thinking of starting, from the business side? I recall one interview touching on this, and we could simply 'follow the interviewee's tracks", but it might be nice to flat out ask:

"If you could give one peice of advice for someone starting a pet photography business, what would it be - what one thing is important enough to make a difference for them starting out?"

Hey Duane,

Thank you for the thoughts and kind words. I would like to do more interviews with pet photographers. So far, the only interview I have is with Ken. While it is a very good interview, it was one of my older ones, and I don't think quite as indepth as my current interviews.

I want to ask the questions you are asking - it just requires a benefactor, LOL. I get the impression that pet photographers are still an under-represented group on the web. There are tons of people who photograph THEIR pets...and lots of wedding and portrait photographers who add pet photography on the side, but very few who see it as a large part of their business. I recently sent a soliciation to Ms. Amanda Jones, who has a lot of really good work on her site.

The problem is that I see pet photography as really two different business models that are both dealt with. The first is the actual client work and advertising. The second is well covered in our current interviews (i.e. the stock photography market..different subject matter, same means to an end).

If you guys have folks that you like who are doing this professionally, I will gladly approach them.

James