Well we have all made it. We have circled the sun once more, and with that circle completed it is time to start moving forward and working to better ourselves in all that we do. Be it weight loss, improving our mental stamina, improving our communication with others, or improving on a hobby such as photography the new year is the time to start.
I decided that when I started off this new year that I had several things that I wanted to improve upon, and add into my life in a hope to improve it and hopefully it will assist those around me. First thing that I want to work on is improving my photography skills. This is not just behind the camera it is also the editing and communicating with others as well. I want every person that sees my work to enjoy it and potentially gain something from it. I also want to improve my blogging skills in hopes to gain more readers, and above all to help others with their passion in photography, what ever that passion may be. Finally one of my personal steps for me is to shed some extra pounds that I have put on since leaving the military. Hopefully these goals are not to lofty and something that I can reach, although it is going to take help from my readers as well.
Over the last year I have tried to document what I am learning as I am shooting and interacting with my clients in a hope to help those who read this blog. I want to be able to help on both sides of the fence. Meaning I want to be able to shed light on this whole photography thing for photographers AND their clients. I am still learning what my reader base is and there seems to be a bit of both and I plan to continue to try and foster that type of readership and growth in an effort to make life easy for every one moving forward this year.
Moving forward please be aware that I am going to be posting affiliate links. These links will only be to items that I have personally used and that I am willing to put my name on. This is something that I take very seriously, so unless I have personally used it I will not be linking to it in this setting. Yes if you click the link and make a purchase I do make a small percentage as an affiliate, but as I said I am only going to recommend what I know works and is great for use. This is something that you can trust.
Over the last year there were times that I struggled with topics to talk about. Sometimes, as a stay at home mother and photographer you just kinda get trapped in your own little world and forget to step outside of it. With this in mind I would love each and every one of you that is reading this to go over to the sidebar and enter your email address. This way we can talk more directly, and you will have the chance to give me things to research and to talk about on the blog for every one else to learn. There is no stupid question and if you have that question I am sure there are others out there that have the same question as well, however they are just to scared to ask. With this in mind if you do not want to ask on the blog you can ask via email and maintain anonymous if you wish.
I am looking forward to 2017 with each and every single one of you. Here is to a new year of learning!
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
It is time! Session time!
So you have finally made it. You have made it through all the steps. You have picked a photographer, picked a location, decided on what to wear for your session, and now the day has come for that session. Believe it or not you are not quite done yet. Why? Because this where all the stress begins.
Why is there stress at the session?
The session with your photographer can be stressful for a number of reasons. Are you and everyone comfortable in front of the camera? Many would say yes because they are constantly taking selfies and always in front of a camera somewhere, however it all changes when you are in front of photographer. For some reason it triggers the thought process that it has to be perfect and that there can not be a single thing out of place. All of the sudden people lose their personalities and become very stiff and boring in front of the camera. This takes away from the magic of the photo that is about to be created.
Do you have body image issues?
The current standards of society can leave anyone with body images. Everyone is affected, men, women, and children alike. No one is able to escape these standards. If you have body image issues you are not alone, however realize that you are you, and the people that are going to be viewing your photos are going to love you for you. As long as you are happy with them they will be happy. Do not let the thoughts of self doubt in this area make you shy away from the camera or make you tense. Photos are a way to remember the past, and that is just it a moment in time. Be happy in that moment and love you for you.
During the Session.
Your session will be unique to you and those who are there. Even for the photographer. Even if this is a mini session that has a set up, it is still going to be totally unique from the previous session or the one to follow. Be comfortable with you and your photographer. Show who you really are and let your personality out. This makes for the best photos and also helps to relieve some of the stress from the idea of being in front of the camera to begin with. Your photographer is going to give you small cues or suggestions to guide you to different poses and to get the best angle or shot for you and your loved ones, but this by no means meant to be stressful.
If you have children with you to be photographed take a deep breath. The younger they are the more likely they are to be all over the place. Under no circumstances do not try and force younger children to pose or do something that is uncomfortable with. This will lead to lots of screaming, crying and frustration for all the parties that are involved. Your photographer will find a way to adapt and still get great photos for all of you. Just take a breath and let them play. If they are shy, let them be shy, they may or may not warm up, but a photo session can still be done with great images. My biggest suggestion to you as the parent is to not show that you are stressed due to the behavior of your child, and above all do not get angry and yell at them. It will only cause them to get upset, cry and make everything that much worse. So instead scoop them up, swing them around, love on them and make the session fun. Play with them, make the whole thing a game. It will not only help the child to become comfortable with the photographer, but you will have the chance to get some photos that you will cherish forever.
At the end of the session you and your photographer will part ways after having spent an amazing time together. It is always a temptation to demand to see all the outtakes on the back of the camera. Believe it or not, you don't want to see these shots. It may or may not ruin how you feel the session went. Remember that not every image is going to be perfect straight out of the camera and this can cause some unease with your photographer. Every photographer only wants to showcase their best work, and demanding to see the back of their camera can cause some ease, because you will not see just their best work. You can also cause doubt with the photographer about how happy you will be based upon your reaction at that time. Instead of stressing over the photos the minute that the session is complete walk away on a cloud. Remember you have just rocked a photo session, and like with all good things the photos will come in time. Be confident in yourself and your photographer that everything looks great.
Do you have any other thoughts to add? I would love to hear them! Please leave them in the comments below!
Why is there stress at the session?
The session with your photographer can be stressful for a number of reasons. Are you and everyone comfortable in front of the camera? Many would say yes because they are constantly taking selfies and always in front of a camera somewhere, however it all changes when you are in front of photographer. For some reason it triggers the thought process that it has to be perfect and that there can not be a single thing out of place. All of the sudden people lose their personalities and become very stiff and boring in front of the camera. This takes away from the magic of the photo that is about to be created.
Do you have body image issues?
The current standards of society can leave anyone with body images. Everyone is affected, men, women, and children alike. No one is able to escape these standards. If you have body image issues you are not alone, however realize that you are you, and the people that are going to be viewing your photos are going to love you for you. As long as you are happy with them they will be happy. Do not let the thoughts of self doubt in this area make you shy away from the camera or make you tense. Photos are a way to remember the past, and that is just it a moment in time. Be happy in that moment and love you for you.
During the Session.
Your session will be unique to you and those who are there. Even for the photographer. Even if this is a mini session that has a set up, it is still going to be totally unique from the previous session or the one to follow. Be comfortable with you and your photographer. Show who you really are and let your personality out. This makes for the best photos and also helps to relieve some of the stress from the idea of being in front of the camera to begin with. Your photographer is going to give you small cues or suggestions to guide you to different poses and to get the best angle or shot for you and your loved ones, but this by no means meant to be stressful.
If you have children with you to be photographed take a deep breath. The younger they are the more likely they are to be all over the place. Under no circumstances do not try and force younger children to pose or do something that is uncomfortable with. This will lead to lots of screaming, crying and frustration for all the parties that are involved. Your photographer will find a way to adapt and still get great photos for all of you. Just take a breath and let them play. If they are shy, let them be shy, they may or may not warm up, but a photo session can still be done with great images. My biggest suggestion to you as the parent is to not show that you are stressed due to the behavior of your child, and above all do not get angry and yell at them. It will only cause them to get upset, cry and make everything that much worse. So instead scoop them up, swing them around, love on them and make the session fun. Play with them, make the whole thing a game. It will not only help the child to become comfortable with the photographer, but you will have the chance to get some photos that you will cherish forever.
At the end of the session you and your photographer will part ways after having spent an amazing time together. It is always a temptation to demand to see all the outtakes on the back of the camera. Believe it or not, you don't want to see these shots. It may or may not ruin how you feel the session went. Remember that not every image is going to be perfect straight out of the camera and this can cause some unease with your photographer. Every photographer only wants to showcase their best work, and demanding to see the back of their camera can cause some ease, because you will not see just their best work. You can also cause doubt with the photographer about how happy you will be based upon your reaction at that time. Instead of stressing over the photos the minute that the session is complete walk away on a cloud. Remember you have just rocked a photo session, and like with all good things the photos will come in time. Be confident in yourself and your photographer that everything looks great.
Do you have any other thoughts to add? I would love to hear them! Please leave them in the comments below!
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Preparing for the moment.. the session
Preparing for the session. Sounds crazy right? Why should you have to get ready for a session? That is the job for the photographer. All you should have to do is just show up right?
WRONG!
Believe it or not there is stuff that you need to do on your end. There is a belief that some hold that a photographer can work magic because they may have powerful editing programs like Photoshop and Lightroom that can make your photos look amazing. However it is not the job of the photographer to make you look beautiful. That is your job. Here is the link to an article regarding this very topic. Make me look amazing!
There is some planning that needs to go into your session on your part. For example what are you going to wear, and if there is more than just you in the photo what are others going to where? You need to make sure that you all coordinate your clothing. You don't want to have colors that clash, and you definitely don't want to have loud patterns or things that are going to distract away from your photo that is going to eventually ruin it for you in the end.
When deciding what to where consider where you are going to be. For example take a look at the photo below.
WRONG!
Believe it or not there is stuff that you need to do on your end. There is a belief that some hold that a photographer can work magic because they may have powerful editing programs like Photoshop and Lightroom that can make your photos look amazing. However it is not the job of the photographer to make you look beautiful. That is your job. Here is the link to an article regarding this very topic. Make me look amazing!
There is some planning that needs to go into your session on your part. For example what are you going to wear, and if there is more than just you in the photo what are others going to where? You need to make sure that you all coordinate your clothing. You don't want to have colors that clash, and you definitely don't want to have loud patterns or things that are going to distract away from your photo that is going to eventually ruin it for you in the end.
When deciding what to where consider where you are going to be. For example take a look at the photo below.
As you can see there is a large amount of red and green in this photo, however the young girl is still the center of the photo. She stands out as the model. Why? Because her clothing helps her to contrast against the scene. She does not blend in to the scene and does not disappear into the foliage around her, but her choice of clothing still gives her a perfect touch of feminism to make the shot about her, and bring out exactly who she is as a person.
When choosing clothing I am one that tends to believe that it is best to go with a solid color top rather than having things printed on the shirt or blouse. Why? Solid colors are timeless. The style of the top may not be but the color will always be timeless and therefore thirty years down the road when you are looking back at the photo you will not look at it in disgust and wonder "WHAT WAS I THINKING?!" ( I am sure we have all been there at some point.) Not to mention that with the way that fashion trends go that particular style could be back in style in thirty years.
LADIES:
I have also noticed that women especially are very picky about certain areas of their body and how they look. I am right there with you ladies. I can not stand my little love handles either. So in order to make this easier for you here are a few suggestions. If you are not happy with a certain area of your body, either do not wear form fitting clothing over it, or dress in layers in that area. For example. Let's look at my love handles. I hate them with a passion. So here is what I do to hide them. I tend to wear tank tops a lot, but I know that these tops will show the love handles even more, so what I will do is where I looser top like a sweater, or flannel type shirt over the top, something with a bit of flow, that will not hug my love handle curves and yet still gives a great appearance. If I do not want to wear layers I will just choose a top that is not form fitting and has a bit of a flow to it, similar to the one in the picture above, and this way no one, including my photographer can see that small imperfection.
You can also use long skirts to hide your legs if that is what you are uncomfortable with. Long flowing skirts can also make the shoot more interesting and give the photographer more to work with to make it fun. Things like twirling photos or if it is long enough maybe giving the impression that the wind is causing the skirt to "float" a bit. Either way it can be fun, and still help you more comfortable about you and who you are in your own skin.
MEN:
Believe it or not if men are uncomfortable about their waist line they can do something similar. Instead of making a point to tuck in their shirts, leave them untucked, or choose to wear a sweater that is a bit more forgiving in the areas of concern.
When a man picks out the pants they are going to wear make sure they are long enough. You do not want to have him sit down and give off the appearance that he is wearing high waters. Also with standing poses the cuff of the pants should hit the top of the shoe and cover the sock. When dealing with size make sure that the pants are the proper size. Guys don't like to be uncomfortable. There is no reason that their jeans need to be so tight that they have to be "painted" on, but also there is no reason that they should be so loose that they are falling off. Pants that are to tight will make the waist line look larger (if this is a concern of his) however a waist line with properly fitting pants that a bit of give will not only keep him comfortable and less grumpy but will help that waist look a bit smaller.
CHILDREN:
This is something that is a bit harder to work with. Typically children's clothes are full of shapes and colors which can throw off what you are going for. Do not worry! This is something that can be worked with and may actually add to the photo versus distracting because the child is the only one. Unless of course there are multiple children in the photo. If there are going to be multiple children I do recommend trying to limit the different types of patterns. But if they look good together, and the adults are sporting solid colors, this can make for a very fun shoot.
With younger children I also would suggest that you select potentially 2-3 outfits for the session. I know that this may sound crazy, however after raising three of my own, I have learned that children manage to get dirty even when there is no where to get dirty. I am not sure how but they always managed to attract dirt to them! So with this thought in mind I would have the extra outfits. This will save both you and your photographer stress on the off chance that an incident of spit up occurred in route to the location, or there was a magical pile of dirt that your children found to play in.
Remember when backing your bag for the session to bring extra wipes. Wipes are amazing, and will save you in a pinch for dirty hands, faces and feet.
Now I know there are hundreds of suggestions out there and many ideas out there and I would love to hear them. Please leave them in the comments below so that we can expand the information here, and prepare others, and yourself to have an amazing session the next time you hire a photographer!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
How to pick a photographer
It is that time of year. Everyone is scrambling to get family photos taken and get the Christmas cards out. And you know it has to be better than last year. Every year has to be better than the year before.
For many years families were happy with the Wal-Mart or JCPenny cookie cutter photos, but times are changing. People want to be able to express who they are, and who their family is. They want more than a posed, and potentially boring photo. So now they are going out and they are finding photographers (which there are so many out there!) and discovering that there is more than studio shots to be had in the photography world.
Now I must admit there are some dangers in taking this wild leap into the sea of photographers available to you. First of all we are living in an age where anyone with a camera believes that they are a photographer. Be cautious of these individuals. If you are looking for quality and a great experience with your session you need to be very selective about how you pick a photographer.
The first people that you want to eliminate from being your potential photographers are the ones that say they are going to shoot your session with their phone. Yes.. people do offer sessions that are shot strictly with their phone, and they even charge money for it! Insane I know but people actually pay someone to do it. Please, I beg you, do not have these people take your most important photos!
Second I recommend jumping on Instagram. Believe it or not this is a great place to find photographers, and find their work. This gives you a chance to look at their work, with no regards to price, or feeling pressured to sign a contract or anything of that nature. You can just browse to your hearts content and make a list of photographers that you are interested in to investigated further. Now I am sure you are wondering, how am I suppose to browse to my hearts content? Instagram is famous for hashtags. Log into your account, and pick a location or city, for example lets say you live in Columbia, South Carolina. So in Instagram you search the hash tag #columbiascphotographers, and there will be photos that pop up for you to browse. You can click on photos that you like and it will take you to the profile that the photo originated from which will give you the photographer information. Some photographers will have their Facebook information, while others will have their website information. Either way this is a great starting point for you.
If it is not the photographer that you are worried about, but it is the location, you can do the same thing with Instagram. Look up the location via a hashtag and once you find photos of the location you can find potential photographers who have already been to the location using the same logic as discussed above.
Next you want to narrow down your list. Call at make appointments to meet with the potential photographers. Yes, I said meet with. This is not the point that you are going to book with them. You want to meet with them. Just sit down over coffee or drinks, and discuss with them what you are looking for, see what kind of ideas they have or suggestions they may come up with. Pay attention to how they talk to you. Do they listen to you? Do they take into account what you are looking for? Or are they set in their ways? Are they open to fun new ideas for photos? Most importantly do you and your family feel comfortable with them?
The last question is very important. You must be comfortable with your photographer in order to have an amazing session. Being in front of a camera tends to be very stressful for anyone and if you are not comfortable and trusting of the person that is behind the camera it is only going to make the situation that much more difficult for you and your family. You want this session to be as low stress and as fun as possible in order to get those amazing photos that you are looking for.
Once you have discovered
that photographer that you are most comfortable with it is time to book the session and start planning the session with them.
Sessions.... the fun begins here!
I hope that this information is useful. Please leave some further suggestions in the comments to help improve finding a photographer for other readers. Or if you have questions please leave them in the comments I would love to have a chance to answer them!
I look forward to hearing from you!
For many years families were happy with the Wal-Mart or JCPenny cookie cutter photos, but times are changing. People want to be able to express who they are, and who their family is. They want more than a posed, and potentially boring photo. So now they are going out and they are finding photographers (which there are so many out there!) and discovering that there is more than studio shots to be had in the photography world.
Now I must admit there are some dangers in taking this wild leap into the sea of photographers available to you. First of all we are living in an age where anyone with a camera believes that they are a photographer. Be cautious of these individuals. If you are looking for quality and a great experience with your session you need to be very selective about how you pick a photographer.
The first people that you want to eliminate from being your potential photographers are the ones that say they are going to shoot your session with their phone. Yes.. people do offer sessions that are shot strictly with their phone, and they even charge money for it! Insane I know but people actually pay someone to do it. Please, I beg you, do not have these people take your most important photos!
Second I recommend jumping on Instagram. Believe it or not this is a great place to find photographers, and find their work. This gives you a chance to look at their work, with no regards to price, or feeling pressured to sign a contract or anything of that nature. You can just browse to your hearts content and make a list of photographers that you are interested in to investigated further. Now I am sure you are wondering, how am I suppose to browse to my hearts content? Instagram is famous for hashtags. Log into your account, and pick a location or city, for example lets say you live in Columbia, South Carolina. So in Instagram you search the hash tag #columbiascphotographers, and there will be photos that pop up for you to browse. You can click on photos that you like and it will take you to the profile that the photo originated from which will give you the photographer information. Some photographers will have their Facebook information, while others will have their website information. Either way this is a great starting point for you.
If it is not the photographer that you are worried about, but it is the location, you can do the same thing with Instagram. Look up the location via a hashtag and once you find photos of the location you can find potential photographers who have already been to the location using the same logic as discussed above.
Next you want to narrow down your list. Call at make appointments to meet with the potential photographers. Yes, I said meet with. This is not the point that you are going to book with them. You want to meet with them. Just sit down over coffee or drinks, and discuss with them what you are looking for, see what kind of ideas they have or suggestions they may come up with. Pay attention to how they talk to you. Do they listen to you? Do they take into account what you are looking for? Or are they set in their ways? Are they open to fun new ideas for photos? Most importantly do you and your family feel comfortable with them?
The last question is very important. You must be comfortable with your photographer in order to have an amazing session. Being in front of a camera tends to be very stressful for anyone and if you are not comfortable and trusting of the person that is behind the camera it is only going to make the situation that much more difficult for you and your family. You want this session to be as low stress and as fun as possible in order to get those amazing photos that you are looking for.
Once you have discovered
that photographer that you are most comfortable with it is time to book the session and start planning the session with them.
Sessions.... the fun begins here!
I hope that this information is useful. Please leave some further suggestions in the comments to help improve finding a photographer for other readers. Or if you have questions please leave them in the comments I would love to have a chance to answer them!
I look forward to hearing from you!
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Christmas Minis!
I love taking the time to be able to Christmas Minis! Please take the time to bring your fur babies by if you are in the area and lets have a great time!
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Where is the future taking us?
Like many of you I listen to podcasts on a very regular basis. To be honest I think it has come down to almost a daily basis. I have come to realize that while I am walking that I am able to think about what is being talked about, and it also gives me the time to ponder the information that is being given.
Today I listened to episode 752 from Tips from the Top Floor with Chris Marquardt. Chris is based out of Germany and is known as the man that has maintained the worlds longest running podcast. Here is the link to the episode that I listened too, Augmented Photography. During the first half if the episode he discusses an interesting thought process of where the future of photography is going due to Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality.
Sounds strange that he brings out three different types of reality doesn't it? To be honest I really only was aware of one. I did not know that other terms were coined at this point in time. The first, virtual reality, is exactly what you think it is. What we are all use to it as being explained as. The removal of yourself from reality and being placed into a virtual world that may or may not have resemblance of the real world. The second is the Augmented Reality. This as Chris stated is like Pokemon Go. Chris explains it as an over lay of virtual reality on to the world of reality. Finally there is the mixed reality is another form of over lay, however I will admit from his explanation I was a bit confused.
Chris through out the course of the podcast sounds excited about what this kind of technology can potentially do for the world of photography. I can to an extent understand his enthusiasm but at the same time I wonder, what is something like this going to do to the world of photography?
For example I love the idea of being able to potentially place a photo into Lightroom someday, and than project it onto a wall, screen, what have you, and than literally virtually walk into the photo and edit it, move the pixels, adjust them as I see fit and such, however this is something that I see as being a long way off. The question is how far off? I did a quick Google search and I found this cute article which at the time was only nine hours old Apple Glasses.
So maybe this is something that is not to far in the distant future. But as I said, what does that do to, or what can it do to the camera industry? What will it do to photographers? If this kind of technology becomes as easy to use as Apple and others are leading it out to be, then where is that going to leave photographer, or the need for the photographer? Will there be a need for DSLR's anymore? Or will we all finally be reduced to our smart phones? Is this the kind of technology that can even be placed inside of a camera to make it more powerful or is this something that makes the DSLR as we know it obsolete as we know it?
I know that is a lot of questions to think about, but it something that I have thought about ever since the podcast. On the one hand I think that it is amazing that we are moving in the direction that we are for technology purposes, but than on the other, I wonder if this move is threatening my very hobby, and very happiness?
What have you heard about Augmented Reality?
What are your thoughts about Augmented Photography?
I would really love to hear your thoughts and opinions. Please share them!
Today I listened to episode 752 from Tips from the Top Floor with Chris Marquardt. Chris is based out of Germany and is known as the man that has maintained the worlds longest running podcast. Here is the link to the episode that I listened too, Augmented Photography. During the first half if the episode he discusses an interesting thought process of where the future of photography is going due to Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality.
Sounds strange that he brings out three different types of reality doesn't it? To be honest I really only was aware of one. I did not know that other terms were coined at this point in time. The first, virtual reality, is exactly what you think it is. What we are all use to it as being explained as. The removal of yourself from reality and being placed into a virtual world that may or may not have resemblance of the real world. The second is the Augmented Reality. This as Chris stated is like Pokemon Go. Chris explains it as an over lay of virtual reality on to the world of reality. Finally there is the mixed reality is another form of over lay, however I will admit from his explanation I was a bit confused.
Chris through out the course of the podcast sounds excited about what this kind of technology can potentially do for the world of photography. I can to an extent understand his enthusiasm but at the same time I wonder, what is something like this going to do to the world of photography?
For example I love the idea of being able to potentially place a photo into Lightroom someday, and than project it onto a wall, screen, what have you, and than literally virtually walk into the photo and edit it, move the pixels, adjust them as I see fit and such, however this is something that I see as being a long way off. The question is how far off? I did a quick Google search and I found this cute article which at the time was only nine hours old Apple Glasses.
So maybe this is something that is not to far in the distant future. But as I said, what does that do to, or what can it do to the camera industry? What will it do to photographers? If this kind of technology becomes as easy to use as Apple and others are leading it out to be, then where is that going to leave photographer, or the need for the photographer? Will there be a need for DSLR's anymore? Or will we all finally be reduced to our smart phones? Is this the kind of technology that can even be placed inside of a camera to make it more powerful or is this something that makes the DSLR as we know it obsolete as we know it?
I know that is a lot of questions to think about, but it something that I have thought about ever since the podcast. On the one hand I think that it is amazing that we are moving in the direction that we are for technology purposes, but than on the other, I wonder if this move is threatening my very hobby, and very happiness?
What have you heard about Augmented Reality?
What are your thoughts about Augmented Photography?
I would really love to hear your thoughts and opinions. Please share them!
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Where are all the photography clients?
Are you just starting out in your photography business? Or have you been in business for a while but you are still struggling to find clients? Believe me friend, you are not alone. There are times it just seems like there are no clients out there and if they are, they are like Pokemon, and they just refuse to get inside of the Pokeball. (Please excuse the Pokemon reference.. this is all the rage in my house right now.) It can leave you frustrated and wondering if you are even really cut out to be a full time photographer. How do I know you ask? Well because I am right there with you my friend!
I have been in business for a few years and I have struggled from time to time. The last few years I have struggled the most. I was doing well at my previous location, but when I had to relocate and start all over, it has not gone well. I believe part of that is because I no longer live in a tourist location, however it just seems that I am no longer able to get my name out there. I have tried the Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Thumbtack, and even advertising at a few local stores, however it just seems to not be working. I am slowly beginning to think that there are no clients out there for me at the moment.
Have you ever had that feeling? I understand that the market is EXTREMELY saturated with other photographers. Pretty much anyone that has a camera believes that they are a photographer anymore which makes it even more difficult for people like me and people like you, but there has to be an answer right? There has to be a way to break through and shine above the rest in order to get the ball rolling again.
I ran across this podcast from Improved Photography. It covers inexpensive ways that will help you get your work noticed. These are things that I am currently working on trying as well. Please take a listen. Give it a try and if it works for you or even if it doesn't please leave some feedback in the comment section so we can help each other grow!http://improvephotography.com/9954/7-inexpensive-things-you-can-do-to-get-your-photography-noticed-improve-photography-episode-33-podcast/
I have been in business for a few years and I have struggled from time to time. The last few years I have struggled the most. I was doing well at my previous location, but when I had to relocate and start all over, it has not gone well. I believe part of that is because I no longer live in a tourist location, however it just seems that I am no longer able to get my name out there. I have tried the Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Thumbtack, and even advertising at a few local stores, however it just seems to not be working. I am slowly beginning to think that there are no clients out there for me at the moment.
Have you ever had that feeling? I understand that the market is EXTREMELY saturated with other photographers. Pretty much anyone that has a camera believes that they are a photographer anymore which makes it even more difficult for people like me and people like you, but there has to be an answer right? There has to be a way to break through and shine above the rest in order to get the ball rolling again.
I ran across this podcast from Improved Photography. It covers inexpensive ways that will help you get your work noticed. These are things that I am currently working on trying as well. Please take a listen. Give it a try and if it works for you or even if it doesn't please leave some feedback in the comment section so we can help each other grow!http://improvephotography.com/9954/7-inexpensive-things-you-can-do-to-get-your-photography-noticed-improve-photography-episode-33-podcast/
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