A photographer profile that gets inquiries: best work, prices and service area
- Group your best work by type of shoot, and include at least one set showing a single client's shoot from start to finish.
- List prices with the starting price plus shooting time, number of edited photos, originals and extra costs, in the same format.
- Portrait photos in your portfolio need the consent of the client who commissioned the shoot.
Clients don't read photographer profiles for long. They check the mood from a few photos, look at prices and where you work, and decide whether to get in touch. Organise your profile in that order and you'll get more inquiries that fit and fewer that don't.
1. Group your best work by type
- Separate types of shoot — Mixing weddings, couples, families, profiles and products in one place makes it hard for clients to find photos like their own shoot.
- The first photo matters most — Lists show only the first photo. Lead with your best shot of the kind of work you most want.
- One full set — Showing 15–30 photos from one shoot in order lets clients picture what they'll actually receive.
- Add the conditions — Noting the type of place (outdoor or indoor), time of day and season for each photo gives clients with similar conditions the confidence to get in touch.
2. Describe your style in words
Everyone calls their work ‘aesthetic snaps’. Describe your style by light (natural or artificial), colour (bright white tones or deep film tones) and direction (posed or natural moments), and you'll match the words clients search for.
3. Prices in the same format
| Item | Example |
|---|---|
| Package name | Couple snaps, basic |
| Price | From ₩○○○,000 (VAT included or excluded) |
| Shooting time | 1 hour 30 minutes, 2 outfits |
| What's included | 25 edited photos · all originals |
| Delivery | Edited photos within 3 weeks of the shoot |
| Extra costs | Location rental, travel outside Seoul, weekend surcharge |
What clients compare is covered in how to read a snap shoot price list. Photographers who fill in every item have the edge in comparisons.
4. Service area and languages
- Home area — List it by city and district, along with where you'll travel and how travel fees are calculated.
- Shoots abroad — List the countries and cities you can shoot in, and the dates if your stay is fixed. For travel announcements, see how to write a travel shoot announcement.
- Languages — List the languages you can run a shoot in. It helps to separate ‘greetings only’ from ‘can give directions during the shoot’.
5. Consent for portfolio photos
Even when you own the copyright, you can't freely use portrait photos taken on commission. Korea's Copyright Act Article 35(4) provides that commissioned portraits and similar photographic works may not be used without the consent of the person who commissioned them. Photos showing faces are also personal information. Get separate consent for posting in your portfolio and on social media when the client books, and don't post photos of clients who haven't agreed. Splitting the scope (portfolio site only, including social media, excluding advertising and so on) makes it easier for clients too.
ROKE's ‘Creator registration’ asks for your field, the countries and areas you work in, the languages you can work in, your portfolio link and your rates. Prepare them in the order above and registration goes quickly.
Based on Korea's Copyright Act Article 35(4) and consultation cases from the Korea Copyright Commission. For individual cases, consult the Korea Copyright Commission or a professional.
