a partnership is successful when the skill sets of the partners complement each other, providing each with a specific set of responsibilities in the business. starting a photography partnership will require you to obtain the physical equipment needed, establish a formal business entity and find a niche your business excels at that is marketable. outline the skills, equipment and resources each partner has to contribute to the business, and decide where the business will operate. photography is a large industry dealing with actors, weddings, school portraits, sports and creative arts. write a formal partnership agreement that outlines the photography niche, the partners’ names and job descriptions and defines how business decisions will be made.