Photography Startup Ideas

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A text-based platform for sharing your photos, videos, and location over the Internet. The company is building a social network for photography that they say will be able to support 3 billion photos by 2028.

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A startup that’s building a low-cost, low-power drone with software that allows it to do a variety of tasks, including aerial photography.

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A startup that helps people explore the world through photography and film. It wants to help people find the “right shot” for their travel photos.

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A startup that does digital marketing for small businesses, including photography, web design, and marketing.

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A software company that helps real estate agents deal with new technologies like digital photography and online marketing.

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3 years ago

A maker of digital cameras for amateur photography enthusiasts.

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An online photo editing platform, also available on iOS and Android, which is meant to be used by people with no experience in photography to be able to add various effects to photos.

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A platform for photography that lets users sell photos against their copyright. The startup’s co-founder, Jake Sion, says it started as an homage to the Instagram addiction many have to sharing their photos.

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A startup that sells the first commercial drone to have a consumer version available, with a price tag of $1,000. The drone is made for those who want to experiment with aerial photography and videography.

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4 years ago

A startup that wants to capture the beauty and lifestyle of cities through photography.

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5 years ago

This August, TechCrunch reported that Instagram was in talks with Facebook to acquire the company for as much as $1 billion. Instagram, which was founded in 2010, is based in San Francisco, and is a popular photography app that has more than 300 million users around the world. It was acquired by Facebook in 2012, and Facebook has since used Instagram to promote its other products, including Instagram Stories, and advertisements. Instagram has been a big investment for Facebook, and many think it has been one of the company's most successful acquisitions. However, Instagram's popularity has led to a lot of negative press coverage about the user data that Facebook has access to.

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3 years ago

A Snapchat-like tool for astrophotography.

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3 years ago

This startup wants to make professional photography payments more transparent, listing all of its expenses on a single invoice.

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4 years ago

A startup that allows photographers to share their work easily and collaborate, with a focus on the travel photography world.

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An online marketplace for creative professionals. The company focuses on product photography, videography, and design.

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4 years ago

A company focused on building a “universal” drone that can be built for any kind of use, from anything from agriculture to photography to filmmaking.

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4 years ago

A startup that helps amateur photographers and amateurs take better photos. The startup is building a photo editing app that makes it easier for people to improve their photography by adding in the most important shutter speed and aperture settings.

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4 years ago

A company that sells low cost digital cameras to students, aiming to help them improve their photography.

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3 years ago

The startup says it is building a platform for "crowdfunding for the creative community". Their pitch is that crowdfunding is better for creative projects, like art or photography, than for software — because of the community. You can read more about the company at their site .

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3 years ago

A tool that helps improve your photography by showing you how you look in each and every frame.

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2 years ago

EyeEm is a startup that wants to be the Kodak of photography. The company’s app aims to be the place you go to find great images of whatever you are looking for. The startup is also building a new generation of digital cameras and a film stock that allows people to turn their smartphone into a high-end camera.

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3 years ago

People are more attached to their smartphones than they used to be, and more than just a tool to check email and run errands. Now they have a way to make extra money while they’re on the go. Stocksy is a stock photography agency that licenses photos to brands and other companies.

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4 years ago

A startup for buying and selling and licensing music, video, and photography rights.

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3 years ago

A social network for people with a particular interest, like parkour, photography, or running.

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3 years ago

Both a blog and a photography site for artists, with a heavy emphasis on the former.

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3 years ago

A startup for managing a digital portfolio of art and photography. The app is meant to be a place for photographers to showcase their work, rather than a traditional gallery.

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2 years ago

A tool to help you show off your photography in the best way possible.

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2 years ago

This startup wants to connect people with activities such as drawing, photography, and writing, with users paying a monthly subscription.

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2 years ago

An iPhone app that helps you take better pictures of your food. The startup wants to make it easier to capture the right lighting and angles so food photography is more of a science.

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2 years ago

This startup is building a digital platform for sharing pictures of food. The startup wants to make food photography simple and accessible for everyone.

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2 years ago

The company sells an app that uses a combination of augmented reality and AI to help people develop their photography skills. Now available for iOS and supported with Daydream.

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Photography Startup Ideas

A text-based platform for sharing your photos, videos, and location over the Internet. The company is building a social network for photography that they say will be able to support 3 billion photos by 2028.

A startup that’s building a low-cost, low-power drone with software that allows it to do a variety of tasks, including aerial photography.

A startup that helps people explore the world through photography and film. It wants to help people find the “right shot” for their travel photos.

A startup that does digital marketing for small businesses, including photography, web design, and marketing.

A software company that helps real estate agents deal with new technologies like digital photography and online marketing.

A maker of digital cameras for amateur photography enthusiasts.

An online photo editing platform, also available on iOS and Android, which is meant to be used by people with no experience in photography to be able to add various effects to photos.

A platform for photography that lets users sell photos against their copyright. The startup’s co-founder, Jake Sion, says it started as an homage to the Instagram addiction many have to sharing their photos.

A startup that sells the first commercial drone to have a consumer version available, with a price tag of $1,000. The drone is made for those who want to experiment with aerial photography and videography.

A startup that wants to capture the beauty and lifestyle of cities through photography.

A Snapchat-like tool for astrophotography.

This startup wants to make professional photography payments more transparent, listing all of its expenses on a single invoice.

A startup that allows photographers to share their work easily and collaborate, with a focus on the travel photography world.

An online marketplace for creative professionals. The company focuses on product photography, videography, and design.

A company focused on building a “universal” drone that can be built for any kind of use, from anything from agriculture to photography to filmmaking.

A startup that helps amateur photographers and amateurs take better photos. The startup is building a photo editing app that makes it easier for people to improve their photography by adding in the most important shutter speed and aperture settings.

A company that sells low cost digital cameras to students, aiming to help them improve their photography.

The startup says it is building a platform for "crowdfunding for the creative community". Their pitch is that crowdfunding is better for creative projects, like art or photography, than for software — because of the community. You can read more about the company at their site .

A tool that helps improve your photography by showing you how you look in each and every frame.

People are more attached to their smartphones than they used to be, and more than just a tool to check email and run errands. Now they have a way to make extra money while they’re on the go. Stocksy is a stock photography agency that licenses photos to brands and other companies.

A startup for buying and selling and licensing music, video, and photography rights.

A social network for people with a particular interest, like parkour, photography, or running.

Both a blog and a photography site for artists, with a heavy emphasis on the former.

A startup for managing a digital portfolio of art and photography. The app is meant to be a place for photographers to showcase their work, rather than a traditional gallery.

A tool to help you show off your photography in the best way possible.

This startup wants to connect people with activities such as drawing, photography, and writing, with users paying a monthly subscription.

An iPhone app that helps you take better pictures of your food. The startup wants to make it easier to capture the right lighting and angles so food photography is more of a science.

This startup is building a digital platform for sharing pictures of food. The startup wants to make food photography simple and accessible for everyone.

The company sells an app that uses a combination of augmented reality and AI to help people develop their photography skills. Now available for iOS and supported with Daydream.