Don't work for free. When I was a photographer I had a hard time holding to this principle. I also ended up working for a lot less than I felt I was worth. But even that was better than free. It was a sideline hustle so I stopped doing it a few years ago because my day job was doing really well at that point. But if you were able early in your career to not work for free -- kudos to you. God bless!
@@TheThinkersBible It's a tough decision not to work for free, especially in the beginning. I remember accepting my first $20 thinking "this is all I'm worth". But over time things got better and better. I learned through trial error myself, so attempting to work for exposure or a s/o proved to be worse off than accepting the lower payment or passing on the project entirely.
@@itsjburke makes sense. It's also that I was never good at person to person sales for portraits and things, I was better at corporate sales. But I also wasn't as committed to the business as I was to the art. So I did well as an artist but lousy as a photo business. I always thanked God for my day job :)
My favorite tip is "if you want it, go f*in get it." which is part of my approach as well. I picked up a bunch of new tools/sites from this video, thank you. Another polished video packed with great reminders and new inspiration. Cheers to you!
