Why Do Bad Photographers Think They Are Good ? 

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My first photography instructor went through my camera on our first couple of sessions and deleted a bunch of photos. The faces he was making while looking at them were hilariously disappointing. He taught me to be extremely critical of my own work. It's stuck with me to this day. I shoot the photos and think "Oh these are gonna be great", then I edit them and once the last photo is edited I get depressed. Then things happen and I fall in love with a photo or two until the next shoot. Then the process starts all over again. I sunk into a really deep depression last year, and almost quit. Then a few months ago I started getting published. Then nothing for the last couple weeks. A few nights ago I decided to start emailing local galleries. I emailed 8, 4 didn't respond, two acknowledged me with a rejection, and 1 is considering, and one wants me asap. Photography has been a very emotional trip for me, and I still haven't taken what I consider a 10/10 photo. Tonight, I'm stuck between am I good enough for the next step, or do I need to find something more profitable? Every time I think I'm good, I soon realize I have a long way to go.

It's so true. People who are good, have got good by being extremely critical of their work. But it doesn't get to the point where they say - oh it's good now. They spend their life being critical of their work as a means to make it better. Getting better is an endless quest.

You've hit on some very good points here. If you've ever had a class of art students going through their photography module, you'll quickly learn that their thin skin blocks advancement. Part of the reason "some" photographers fail to progress is that they have been told that everything they do is absolute perfection. Being open to critiques and realizing that the largest room in the world is the "room" for improvement. You'll make some headway. My favorite gripe is the confidence that beginners seem to have which leads them to charge incredibly high prices for their work. I am still learning new approaches to my subjects and improving my skills. Stay humble, remain inspired :) All the best to you!

Humility is good advice period. I am more than 40 years in to taking pictures and some days I feel like I am beating my head against the wall. I know how to work a camera inside and out - but an image that I would be willing to hang on a wall still comes out of my camera way too infrequently. I simply keep pushing ahead and trying new things and remind myself that failure leads to learning if you are willing to embrace it. Getting good is a lot of hard work and a lot of pressing the delete key out of embarassment. Nice video. Thanks for being the rare RU-vidr who is both realistic and encouraging.

The tipping point is when you realise you need to grow in every aspect of your work. There is no secret sauce, no silver bullet to it. Just hard work and a passion to create! Another great video, cheers sir!

But my mum said I'm brilliant! "The problem with the world is that the stupid people are cock sure while the smart people are full of doubt." When I was lecturing I could gauge who would do well pretty reliably because they would constantly doubt whether or not they should be there and ask for help. The loud people in lectures who submitted their work weeks early were invariably shitehawks.

Enjoyed this. Humility, in general, is a good thing.

Came here to see if I’m a bad photographer and don’t know it

I’ve heard this described before as four stages: “unconscious incompetent” you don’t even realise how little you know “Conscious incompetent” - finally realising you have a long way to go, as you see the bigger picture and how much you are missing “Conscious competent” - gradually you reach a stage where by applying your full focus and attention, you can get good results Unconscious competent- this is where everything is so ingrained it becomes second nature. Salvation! Nirvana! Really liked this video Scott, it’s one I will return to one day to bring myself back into check. my 2cents - the first stage was actually very useful for my own business development (!) as it meant I actually had the courage to get started!! Of course my work wasn’t good, customers weren’t always so happy or keen to rebook me, but at least I turned up, was keen and overall it made me take the leap to becoming full time self employed (because you will NEVER be ready ;) and from there plugging gaps in your knowledge as they come up is much easier than when you have another job :) ✌️

“Good photos” is so subjective though. It’s based on preference. Just because you don’t like how someone’s composed an image doesn’t mean they’re bad.

I'm terrible, but I still like some of my work. I enjoy shooting even when the results are not awesome.

I am mortified by my photography and know I have a ways to go; but people like them and they consistently ask me for more. Right now I'm enjoying myself and am not allowing myself to get stressed or envious when I see other great photographers' work: I just learn from them.

You articulated it better than me, but I believe that most people confuse technical ability with artistic vision ... gear matters less than a vision and I personally feel that having multiple artistic disciplines will leach into your work ... never stop looking at art that is not specifically what you do ... when I am in a drawing group, I always find something positive to say because you never know where someone is on their journey!!!

You'll find that most photographers' self- perception of their abilities increases with proportion to the amount of money they have spent on gear. We've all met people who will tell you, readily, that their pictures are "... fantastic." because they have the newest, top of the range, gear while it spends its life on the Green Square mode.

A ZEISS sponsored street photographer went nuts on a guy saying “I don’t understand why people think this is an incredible photograph.” The photo was complete trash but in sick of street photographers specifically thinking they’re Alex Webb. At the Leica Store in Sydney there was an exhibition and all the photographs were absolutely objectively garbage. Oh but they were taken with an M11 Leica

67 here; graduated photo school/technical/commercial...all 4x5 stuff, in 1980. Upon graduation- and showing my portfolio to my two instructors, one remarked: "Well, at least you learned how to print.". That took the wind out of my sails but.....I had won best of show IN the program, and only one of two students that got hired out of the program to a big studio. I knew then that I wasn't the end all/be all....and the lack of support from school FUELED my desire to be successful since then. Another lesson I learned is that talent ISN'T the main determinant....it's perseverance.

A very good video, I think that self awareness and humility is the path to growth not only as a person but as a creative.

Big lesson. Really. Thanks. In a world of overconfident people a slap of reality brings back the desire to study while staying humble.

Some of the best advice was from experienced Art Directors from top advertising agencies in London, of which the good ones offer constructive criticism. A heavy critique is a blessing in disguise and it exposes the flaws or techniques that should be standard practice and expected.

Its a painful journey at times and the sunshine doesn't come at the end. Success appears now and then through the clouds. Its so nice to bask in a brief moment of sunshine as understanding and clarity cast on a small area of the wonderful occupation of photography .

This is so true and applicable to basically any field. I do music and I’ve become very self aware of this effect. Probably the most difficult thing for me is deciding to continue to operate in an area in the early stages when I’m certain I’m bad, I don’t know exactly how, and I know the only way forward is to be bad for a while.

I agree with pretty much everything you said. It is definitely very important to be critical of your work and some people think they’ve made it when they’re actually just starting out and learning new things (not gonna lie, I used to do that myself a little bit hahah, but I bet everyone goes through that stage at some point). The only thing that I don’t agree with is that feeling great about your work automatically means that you’re a bad photographer. I personally know some photographers whose work is genuinely amazing and they know it; they’ve spent so much time doing it that they just feel when their art is looking good and when it isn’t if that makes sense. And I think that’s a very good thing, you should be proud of the work that you do! I guess what I’m trying to say is that these rules don’t always apply to everyone

Been doing photography for 3-4 years (mostly in winter) and one thing I've noticed is that every new winter I look back at my old photos that perhaps I thought were ok at the time and now think, "wow...I really have a lot more to grow..." To be quite frank, although others have told me that they like my work, I always have a hard time believing it because I never feel like I'm at the skill level I want to be. To be quite frank I have a difficult time seeing my work for what it is because I still see everything I want it to become. Perhaps the saying is true that we are our worst critic, but I hope someday I'll reach a level I consider to be "good". Until then I will continue to keep working towards that goal.

I have never once thought I was a good or amazing photographer. For me it’s been a confusing journey of why my photos look “okay”, while other photogs are working and maybe even making a living at it.

Firstly all valid points and there’s a lot of truth. I just want to touch on the rejection part in regards to agencies. If you don’t get a reply it may be for other reasons. The industry is now heavily saturated for one. Most agencies/brands/companies already have a team,photographer they typically use. They will also get a high volume of emails per day/week and may not reply simply down to not having the capacity to reply to all. I think people should understand that as well so that they don’t become disheartened when they don’t get replies. Also a lot of brands wait for follow up emails to see if you’re really interested. Something I personally have a lot of success with. The initial email falls on death ears but the second shows interest and determination to work with them. I would say we are very different types of photographers. But we are both good, I respect your point on thinking we are better than we are but self confidence is important in order to progress as well. A lot of creatives already struggle to break into this industry because of their lack of confidence in their work and I think people need to understand that although some may think their “amazing” most think their terrible. I think we all need to remember the most important part is the process and enjoying it. Regardless of the quality or where you are in the journey people should feel excited and confident in their own work. I think this video as whole has good intentions to motivate those who think like you. However I do feel some may take what your saying in a negative way. Create more, stress less 🤙🏼

Regarding being a professional photographer (professional like in making money from it) you don't need to be the best photographer ever existed. You only need to be good enough for the assignment and to deliver what they needed in the right amount of images and format and on time. And do that consistently over and over again. And then they will phone you again and again. For someone who has a need of images being sure that you will deliver what they need good enough is worth more than if you deliver junk one time and world class next time. Or deliver to late, or wrong content etc. Also if you say no one time when they call, they will never call again, so never say no if you want to stay in the loop. Being a pro isn't harder than that.

You are absolutely KILLING me with your honesty and insight. Don’t change a thing about this channel. If I’m ever in Leicester, drinks are on me. Thanks for doing this.

So many comments already, do I need to add to this? I am just an enthusiast and hate most of my shots, it is so frustrating. I am not good at all but want to become good at least to my own standards. The only thing that consoles me is that I am at least critical enough to see my errors, so there is still some potential . Your videos are spot on!

Love this video, I’m deeply into photography for about 5 years, I am getting fairly positive feedback from people who follow me, but on a pro level never had any positive comment. This makes me really worry that my photography might be catchy for the eye but actually shit... and even though I am pushing myself to do more and get better inside I’m pretty down that I won’t get anywhere with this. On the same side I’m seeing many “popular” photographers producing much worst pictures ( for my eyes) and selling their images :(

Skills that take time to master. Establishing relationships with clients is part of the process.

You are 100% correct and your analysis applies to every profession and human activity. However, if someone is “happy” thinking they’re great, what difference does that make unless they are somehow bothering others

Second video of yours I’ve watched. I’m liking you already. I appreciate the straight honesty.

How I decide if I'm good photographer: if I'm happy with my image I'm good, if my clients are happy with my images and they pay for, I'm professional as well. At the end I'm always expecting to be better for every next shot, because I'm constantly learning by practice

Good video. As someone who has being a working photographer since the 90's I can say this feeling of self loathing of your own work never ends. But the more that you see in your work that you don't like, the more you address it and get better. It's a never ending process of disliking your work, getting better and feeling proud and then only disliking something new that you've only just noticed. It's very much a case that anyone really good often really doesn't like their work.

Thanks for this frank and useful video, it's given me some hope. I recently looked through my back catalogues because I was searching for a direction and personal style. I thought that if I put my work into different categories, it would help me to see what I do best and then perhaps it would point me in the right direction. Through this process I decided that 99% of my work is shit, and I had thoughts about packing it in. Soon after this realisation, I decided that I just needed to work harder, do more research, and just give stuff more thought. I'm feeling better about my photography now, it's like I'm just beginning. Cheers.

Haha, very precise. You really want to reduce the time for which you think your great seems to be the lesson. I've been lucky to have the seed of doubt sown in me at a relatively early time. I sought out someone I knew was competent and experienced. Got the same message - 'nothing wrong with the technical aspects'. Sometimes you just need a signal. When you start out there's a lot of justifying language - until really strikes. Great points Scott.

Photography like any art is subjective. All we can do is learn our craft & improve. It’s good to listen to advice. But in the end, there will always be people who don’t like your work. Even photographers that you admire. Sometimes you have to tune out the negativity. Not to think you are great. But that you are your own best critic. I think to be truly free as an artist, after you learn your craft, you need to be independent of the good & bad opinions of others. To be constantly learning is the key to creating good art and staying excited as an artist.

Man, I really needed to hear this. Not because I think I'm a great photographer, I'm not, but to realise how vast the subject is and how little I actually know. Thanks for the wake-up call.

This is literally why I'm on your channel. I finally picked up my first real camera 3 days ago, and although I love taking photos, I know that I'm absolute garbage at basically all of the basics.

Thank you, this has given me an answer on why I’m never happy with the images.

Bang on the money. I have gone through that same epiphany of realising I know nothing and need to work a thousand hard times better to get to where I need to be. Good video Scott

Being critical of your own work, it is zest art form....no matter photographer or any tape of art.....we are in search perfection.....this is art.....be humble but stay hunger.......Great content, thank you for sharing . Cheers Ramin

I know I'm not at the level where I want to be in photography but I do know that I'm improving. I always told myself if I ever felt content then somethings wrong lol. Great video, thank you!

I just started to dabble in product and drinks photography - mostly to get that feeling of excitement again. I started with the knowing I don't know what I'm doing, you are right the technical part is the first step, and it transfers over from other genres. It's what is in front of the lenses, the way it's arranged, what it is communicating that vastly outweigh where the light is placed or the composition technically. Starting on YT was a bit different for me, again started making my own videos to become better. I always lived behind the lens, and in post, so stepping in front of the camera was a challenge I avoided for a long time. But worth the adventure! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! And I'm off to take my next crappy shot!

I enjoyed listening to this Scott. I have used the unconscious incompetent for many years in training in advertising sales and seen how my team have grown. However I have never it applied to my food photography, so although I know I have a long way to go, I consider myself as a conscious incompetent and strive every day to improve. Its a great hobby, not sure I will ever be good enough to make money from it, but as long as I enjoy the process I am happy!

Words of wisdom. I have the technical stuff down with no problem, but I have been struggling with the creative part of photography for almost 60 years. Once in awhile I’ll get a creative streak, but they are getting to be far and few between.

Wonderful content. You’re the real thing thank goodness. I hope to do some of your courses soon.

Love all your videos very helpful full of great useful information as always. Keep up your amazing work.

Yep I left the 4th Nikon Facebook group because people who don’t even post any of their work tearing apart everyone’s photos. Landscape photographers telling portrait photographers how to do stuff and it’s just got unbearable. Trying to help a new photographer learn his camera and he got people telling them to go sell it because if you have to ask the question you should even bother with the camera. It’s crazy with so much hate I want to help anybody and I am nowhere near a professional but I do know enough that I want to help anybody who wants the help. Great video.

Me a noob: “idk, those first photos looked pretty great” 😂😂

When I first watched this video, I didn't understand. Re-watching it 6+ months later, it's like a light bulb turned on. I've been treading water situation, trying to get better, because I hate everything I create. Thanks for this insight, it's been encouraging to know that I'm on the right path.

People think I am good photographer. Pros think mostly that I am rubbish. I think I am learner. Still have some time to learn. I enjoy being outside with camera.

One of the biggest issues in my humble opinion is far too few know how to take constructive critique, in many ways learning how to give CC is far easier than learning how to take it. Linked to this is who you get CC from. I'm no professional photographer, I'm just an amateur who is way too long in the tooth to think about turning professional but I want to produce the best work I can and getting honest CC is a brilliant way of improving.

I completely agree with you. I am an academic and I have factored rejection as part of my publishing process. Rather than bringing me down, rejection is that part of the process which gives you feedback to improve your work. Superb piece of advice! Thanks a lot for sharing your wisdom.

My problem is like all photographers i went through he ego phase where I thought I was the best thing since sliced bread, and my work got to be ok, but never great and then I just stopped progressing and getting more creative and better. I'm still stuck in limbo but trying to get back in it and find my creative spirit again.

Thanks taking the time to post this video. I really appreciate this ... I felt it when you said you learning a few things, now you think you are a good photographer... reality check

There is a silly mantra that helps me whenever I get into that toxic cycle. Say I update my portfolio and think "oh man my photos are the best"... I immediately force the question "Better than what?" (as well as "greater than whom?" and so on)... It helps one snap from those attempts at self-comforting (and bull---itting), and realize that progress is relative to practice and learning. All other attributes, titles, and affirmations come from others.

The deeper I get into photography, the better my work looks but the less I think I know.

I am a newb and don't think I'm good, but get a fair amount of praise from friends and family. I find most of the praise comes simply from putting the camera in a spot they wouldn't. Like inches above a stream or backlighting some grass with a sunset.

I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to criticism. I have had people say wow that is an awesome picture but I still deleted it. I spend far too much time comparing my work against other photographers work. Especially those with YT channels, it's a really bad habit I just cannot shake and it's no doubt the reason I have never progressed beyond a hobby photographer.

Dang man. This topic is so helpful! I’m setting a reminder to watch this regularly. Just found your channel and I’m about to binge. Thank you!

Man... love the value you brought me in 8m52 sec.. wow. Got a legit follow and will now dig through your content. Thanks for existing and for taking the time to share this. Only God knows how much hours and effort you've put into your craft to get where you are right now and thanks for that. For keeping up.

Only just found you, and glad I have....I am an "old pro"....Take that as the will :-) ....Worked for too many of the old guard news outlets and magazines to remember, and am tired of photography....Not the photography I knew, the "new photography "....Too many under qualified, I don't mean academically taught with a useless certificate, just ignorant awful "bloggers"....It has nothing to do with age. I recently had the pleasure of meeting an incredible 17yr old, with a portfolio that quite frankly, far exceeded mine at that age. I think she is the exception to the rule. I truly hope sticks with her ethos and work ethic; seriously talented also....Anyway, I really like your content, as they say, and will be checking in on your updates....

one of the most usefull photography videos i have seen on youtube. Congrats! There is only one problem with getting feedback on being good. Because photography is an art good is subjective a lot of the times. Yes , there is neuroscience that dictates why we like a photograph, however there are people that don`t like the work of Joel Grimes for example. So someone telling you that your`re not that good is also not reliable. I find a good way to measure your greatness is to ask yourself these questions. 1. Have you been putting in at least 5000 hours into your craft? 2. Have those hours for the most part been with the intention of growing and getting a little better than your last project/job? I find people talk about a subject as experts but have less than 500 hours invested.

When I first started working as a photographer someone told me it would take about seven years for clients to put my name, my style and my face all together before you would start getting work. I told then they were nuts and that I would take six months ...tops! Well I thought I was better than I was, obviously. Seven years later my comprehension of what a bad and good photo has changed dramatically. The first 10,000 photos are the worst. Never stop learning.

"I learned" "I learned" "I learned" The moment you think you are great or the ----, you will stop learning. A TEACHABLE SPIRIT gets one far. I don't care how good you think you are at something, there's always one more thing to learn. I pity people who forget that they will always be journeymen in this world, learning more than they'll ever take in.

The best are constantly doubting and trying to improve.. The worst think they've mastered it and never doubt themselves so they don't strive to improve.

thank you, i just started landcsape photography and i really needed this video. =)

Photography is subjective, just because you love your own images doesn't mean anyone else does. What everyone else likes, you might find boring.

Thank you so much for this video. I needed to hear this.

Very interesting indeed. I started photography with an old (wasn’t worth much then, but still have it) Leica M3 with 35mm and no light meter on it (they used to be attached on top) and I had more black film rolls than probably anyone, but I did have the eye, the negs that I could still see through looked fairly well composed, that’s when I was 8. I knew I could draw fairly well so that gave me confidence and then from there on (I’m now 57) I have been learning and still am all the visual and technical ways to express myself more concisely with every new element (tech or visual) that I can grasp, and there is a lot of good and some great creative people out there! I like your videos, I’m new to RU-vid because I’m less out shouting so I’m curious! Keep it up and best of luck. Cheers.

I think that being humble enough to realize we don't know something is important. I struggle immensely between jumping from overconfidence, to excessive humbleness, back to overconfidence. I think that realizing that there's always something more to learn is important, but for me: *learning to accept a compliment, with reservations* is also important. That is, I need to learn to allow myself to feel good when I receive kudos, but not let that inflate my ego to a ridiculous extent. I think that the way to achieve that is to be less excessive in either direction. To be optimistic in what I have _learned,_ but not naïve in what I "know".

"I'm not a good photographer".....I think this is the way yo realize that you need to improve, and being a "good photographer" takes years, is an art, and you will never finish learning it

Hey now....not all of us bad photographers think we're good -- some of us know we suck. I would guess 99.99% of all my photos are terrible and I have ability to see what would make a great shot. All I do is take tons of photos then pick out the handful that I got lucky with and share those. I'm just faking it because I'll never make it. lol

Along the lines of Ansel Adams' quote - 'there is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept', which fits so much of present day photographer's generic, cliche, but technically excellent, work.

Great video is as usual, and I think it is applicable to many professions. Thanks

Really what I needed to hear lately thank you!

I think you're describing the Inverse Skill Law where skill is in inverse proportion to self-confidence. I won a competition with an Image that at the time I thought was pretty good. I wouldn't take it now. It's too orange. I recently had the cathartic experience of going through my old prints and disposing of nearly all of them; not really sharp, too dark, too cheesy etc etc. I'm also about to leave a camera club that nurtured me because if I stay in it, I won't ever get any better. Sad. Very sad.Still lots to learn.

Hey dude! Love your work. It’s been really helpful this last couple of days for me. I felt like at was at that stage of I need to learn more so I came across your inverse Swire law breakdown video and also your moody food edit video and it helped me tremendously! Thank you for what you do. Staying curious about anything I do in life is how I keep going and getting better.

I definitely do NOT think I know everything....and will only admit that I am perhaps improving at my photography.

You are describing the „Dunning-Kruger effect“.

I haven't started my career in food photography yet, so I can't talk very specifically about the subject of this video. But I have been following your channel and other people in the industry and I have learned a lot. Thank you for sharing knowledge. Greetings from Brazil.

Always learning photography.

this video i came too by accident , im in that first stage learning photography , and you made me think that even i have doubts , it is very true that it feels amazing because im learning alot but there is moments i step back and realize i still dont know jack ... great video sir

I understand. Photography isn't subjective. It's all about your opinion.

Every photographer needs to hear this. Excessive Pride stunts progress.

This is a brilliant video! Shows how important self reflection really is!

Incredible breakdown video. I definitely realized how much I’ve learned so far in my photography journey.... I had quite a bit of a challenge trying to photograph a married couple at night on a balcony, trying to expose for the NYC skyline with just a OCF w/diffuser. I colleague came to the rescue with his 38”softbox

Thank you so much for this video. I don't think my photos are good enough. But on social media, I always see photographers who just get a random click on their phone and do a little colour grade on their phone and people go bonkers on their content. It demotivated me in the beginning but now I've learnt to look beyond metrics.

Thanks for the tip!! Coz just right now... Even i thought that i am good at food photography 😭. I know some things i need to learn but they are pretty less. But now i know... That there's a lot i need to learn. ❤️❤️❤️

Your 100% right but getting the right feed from the right person. Which I'm finding hard to find.

I'm just starting out knowing nothing about Photography as of now and still want to become a Professional Photographer in some type of field in the near future.

Loved this video all around! I’m still very new to photography, about a year in and in general I think I understand certain elements of photography that may be harder for others to grasp, but I still think a lot of my work is so so and I spend so much time setting up and editing and playing around. Very much in that enjoying the learning stage. And figuring out who I’d like to be as an artist. But I’m always very humble about my work and always looking for someone to give me honest feedback because I’m so ready to grow. This is something to honestly think about. Thank you for making this video.

Great life advice, there is an American politician who could benefit from it! The late Victor Blackman wrote in his column in Amateur Photographer about 50 years ago that you should throw away your babies, we delude ourselves. Recently at the wrong end of life I took up the guitar, I know that I am awful, it is obvious: this is largely because I have been very keen on listening to music on good hi-fi for most of my life. Perhaps part of the problem is that new photographers have not "looked" at images properly; they are all around us and the Mona Lisa only gets 15secs from most people.

I started shooting in the 70's. Read voraciously and shot every day. Really thought I rocked. Graduated from college and realized I knew almost nothing about commercial photography. I slowly made a career out of it but I am still sure I need to improve as I am still getting rejection.

Even your bad stuff that you showed is light years ahead of some photos that I have reviewed recently. I used to sugarcoat things, but now to save my own sanity, I start off by saying, “These are just bad.” I am kind though in the finer points of the critique and in the summary comments. I got the wake-up call many years ago after doing a wedding portrait. I posted it to a forum where the Monte Zucker guys used to hang. Boy did they rip me a new one. But they were kind in their comments I learned. Kind but Blunt 😀 And now I look back at that photo and I cringe. It was the best lesson ever. And you are correct. Just because you can kick ass at portraits is in no way a measure of your skills for shooting food and products. It’s a whole different ball game.

i must say i do love this video, thou all of us is both good and bad photographers depending on who ( not our selfs ) eyes right. and also we all always can learn so mutch more every day witch is something we all need to remember and as you say your self we all needs to not get the "god old mighty I'm brilliant" feeling or thoughts. for me its about to be down on the ground and willingness to learn and still doing photography. that's my own point and thoughts about it. we all progresses in different ways shapes and speeds =) and again thank you for a brilliant video

This video. So many times I catch myself feeling “crap, I don’t know what I’m doing” and then realize I need to study something specific. This video is EXTREMELY accurate. I started out thinking I was decent and then entered a few contests. Never even mentioned. Now, I have images published or being displayed at BBA in Berlin. I’m no where near where I want to be but I know where I want to be. I don’t know how to get there but that’s the fun isn’t it. Tripping along the journey until....I’m there.

Great channel to have found! One of things I personally really struggle with is, working on the sort of not quite glamour, but not quite fasihon, but still a 'particular' type of shooting, is how little feedback you get from people who really know what they're talking about, it's mainly thirsty dudes or very dismissive comments from "serious" photographers. So it's really hard to know if your works is progressing in the right direction. I am also hyper critical of every mistake I make (coming from a commerial design background), so things no-one else might notice can sap my motivation for weeks at a time. It's good to be reminded how subjective this all is.