{"id":17834,"date":"2026-01-14T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipwongphotography.com\/?page_id=17834"},"modified":"2026-01-15T23:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:51:46","slug":"business-the-current-and-future-starting-point","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phillipwongphotography.com\/?page_id=17834","title":{"rendered":"Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;357435&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-211870\">\u00a0The Business of Photography<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-211870\">A Current and Future Starting Point<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;586351&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-211870 font-214661\">Phillip Wong Photography<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-211870 font-214661\">Business<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;150895&#8243;]<span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As technology advances in our world, whether we agree or disagree, whether we like it or not, our markets become dispersed, and diverse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An older model of &#8220;commerce&#8221; was that customers (and clients) had to see what you offered (or sought you out, by word of mouth). That meant &#8220;brick and mortar&#8221; offices and stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As we moved from letters, to faxes, to emails, to social media and e-commerce. The patterns of interaction changed, and as we develop artificial intelligence, and 3D modeling, WE have to change how we perceive audiences and communications. or, like dinosaurs, die.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Although Phillip Wong Productions, began with the idea of photography, the name itself, had always foresaw &#8220;change,&#8221; and that image, words, art, creativity, would be a fluid connector as technologies, our economies, and our markets rapidly evolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At Phillip Wong Photography &#8211; the approach is: How does Photography benefit business? Not with a single image, or a single story, but a pattern of construction that is as intentional as the foundations of a brick and mortar building, before the installation of walls, pipes, infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photography is a core element, and while photographers abound, marketers and branders, advertisers, publicists and public relations companies aabound &#8211; we are confident because we have seen the patterns develop through study, experience, and observation.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;8217&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;137467&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fphillipwongphotography.com%2F%3Fp%3D17697|title:Choosing%20Photography|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135749&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-211870\">Choosing Photography<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;The use of style is integrated into the content of the message, not to be seen, but to be felt. Not to be obtrusive, but to advance the story.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"font-162874\">Whether the &#8220;identity&#8221; is an iconic musician, or a product, or the brand of a publication, the value isn&#8217;t in the actual photograph, but HOW the photograph, focuses the mind of the audience, on what the photographer wants them to focus on.<\/span>&#8220;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;139126&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-211870\">The Art and Commerce of Fashion Photography<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-162874\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;As a tool, photography tells a story that crosses language barriers, boundaries of time and culture. It is immediate and can be lasting.&#8221; <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;6991&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;138146&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fphillipwongphotography.com%2F%3Fp%3D17503|title:Photography%20in%20Fashion|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;5648&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174632&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fphillipwongphotography.com%2F%3Fp%3D17743|title:Casting%3A%20Models%2C%20Actors%2C%20Voices%2C%20Faces%2C%20Bodies|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133682&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-211870\">Casting and Systemic Bias<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"font-162874\">The human face, the human character, the human emotion, has INCREASED in value, over the past several decades, because in a world of 8 billion people, our market has changed. 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