Top Photographers share their thought on success and making it in the photography business
The video that is situated below is a 15 minute clip that interviews 8 professional photographers and how they came to be as successful as they are in today's industry.
When pursuing a career in something you like the best possible way to discover how to be successful and the video that is situated below talks to 8 professional photographer who talk about their professional business and opportunities.
In this interview the eight photographer who were interviewed are Zack Arias, John Keatley, Joe McNally, Peter Hurley, Scott Hargis, Greg Heisler and David Hobby.
This documentary is full of new tips and encouragement for you to become a successful photographer, but the main tip was to just do it, there is not point in sitting back and not bothering because the amount of work you put in will determin how successful you become. It is up to you. Some other tips that they talk about in this documentary are about making a plan and taking a risk on the big shoot, the shoots that will get you recognised, there is not point playing safe because you wont go nowhere.
One of the points that many of the photographers said and i actually agree with was that of you doubt yourself and put fear in front everything but you need to push that aside.
Becoming a successful photographer is basically up to you, you need to have communication skills, courage, and be prepared to fail because you most likely will, it human nature.
When listening to this documentary i found it to be extremely helpful because it is actually word of encouragement and tip on how to survive in today's society in the photography industry.
below is a list of other points that these photographers mentioned through this documentary
- Not to doubt yourself
- Move past your fear
- Be interested in the work you are doing
- Respect your colleagues
- Get your priorities right not point in spending all your money on equipment
- If you do not put the effort in you will not receive anything back
- be enthusiastic
- networking, make sure you connect with others in the industry
- try to get rid of any debt you have
- make decisions quickly and stick to them
- just do it
- big risks on big shoots
- Do not forget to look for client
These are just a few tips that i gained from watching this documentary and there are many more waiting for you to view by looking at the video at the top of the page.
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