7 Photography Ideas Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Photography Ideas Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a photography ideas business:

1. PortraitFlip LLC ($540K/year)

Sunny Choudhary, along with his co-founders Lavdeep Chahal and Shubhanshu Maheshwari, came up with the idea for PortraitFlip while searching for a platform that could deliver handmade portraits. They realized there were only a few companies providing such a service and saw it as a great opportunity. With a college side hustle, an initial investment of Rs. 23,000, and hard work, they were able to turn PortraitFlip into a successful startup yielding 3.5crs.

How much they make: $540K/year
How much did it cost to start: $60
Current team size: 15

The $27K/Month Company That Turns Photographs Into Custom Handmade Portraits

PortraitFlip is a successful startup that delivers handmade portraits globally with a clientele base in the USA and yields 3.5crs through their 100% customer satisfaction guarantee, and they started with an initial investment of only Rs.23,000.

About

Sunny started PortraitFlip LLC over 6 years ago

Revenue

Sunny grew the business to $45K/month

Costs

It cost Sunny $60 to start the business

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2. Photo Booth International ($4.8M/year)

Josh Pather came up with the idea for Photo Booth International after starting his own photo booth rental business. Recognizing the demand for turnkey photo booth packages, he created a prototype using lightweight, durable materials and sourced high-quality electronics. Since its launch, the business has generated over $18M in revenue and attracted customers through YouTube educational videos and showcasing customer success stories.

How much they make: $4.8M/year
How much did it cost to start: $6K
Current team size: 4

How This Couple Built A $18M Business Selling Photo Booths

In this case study, the founder of Photo Booth International shares how he started his photo booth rental business, grew it into a million-dollar company, and then founded his second business that manufactures and sells photo booths while providing marketing and business training materials to over 5,000 entrepreneurs.

About

Josh started Photo Booth International almost 9 years ago

Revenue

Josh grew the business to $400K/month

Costs

It cost Josh $6000 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a photography ideas business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a photography ideas business?
-> Pros and cons of a photography ideas business

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established photography ideas business

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5. PortraitFlip LLC

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How much they make: $540K/year
Where they're located: Pune, Maharashtra, India
How much did it cost to start: $60
Current team size: 15

The $27K/Month Company That Turns Photographs Into Custom Handmade Portraits

About

Sunny started PortraitFlip LLC over 6 years ago

Revenue

Sunny grew the business to $45K/month

Costs

It cost Sunny $60 to start the business

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6. Photo Booth International

Photo Booth International manufactures high-quality portable photo booths for sale at the lowest prices, start your own business, buy a photo booth today!

How much they make: $4.8M/year
Where they're located: Rockwall, TX, USA
How much did it cost to start: $6K
Current team size: 4