Contact -- an online platform that originally put models at the forefront and gives them tools to manage their bookings -- has been backed by actress Maisie Williams and has recently raised $1.9 million of funding to scale its business further.
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Format, a website-building platform that competes with the likes of Squarespace, has announced Workflow: a new suite of tools designed to help professional photographers run their businesses. Additionally, in support of the struggling industry due to COVID-19, a Pro account is free for the first year.
Instagram is rolling out a new Professional Dashboard that will act as a central destination to track the performance of posts and access "professional tools."
Instagram may soon become a solid revenue stream for talented photographers. The app's head of business, James Quarles, has confirmed that Instagram will soon add the option to "book" a business right from inside the app.