Have you abandoned Your Dreams?
Friday, 20 February 2009 10:14
Author: Dan Eitreim
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a photographer? Wondered what life would be like if you spent all day working at a job you love?
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a photographer? Wondered what life would be like if you spent all day working at a job you love?
Are you currently making money as a paid, photographer? If not, why? What's stopping you?
If you are like most of us artists, you have a fairly low sense of your photo abilities. We tend to be afraid our work won't "measure up" and we may even be laughed at. We tend to compare ourselves to the top pros working for the top magazines. Or, those astounding photo contest winners we see that take our breath away. We just know we could never compete with THAT, and so we give up our dreams and return to our everyday dream destroying, soul killing lives.
Big mistake!
Those pictures aren't the normal, everyday work of a pro photographer! The magazine shots are the result of TONS of photo retouching and the contest winners are once in a lifetime photographs. If they weren't something special, the photographer would never have entered them in the contest! And these shots are the one's we allow ourselves to be intimidated by. Don't you do it!
Have you ever walked by the portrait studio in the local mall and watched them shooting for a little while and thought, "I could do better than that!" Guess what, you probably could.
Really, ignore the beanie with the propeller on top and take a close look at the photographer. Usually they are just high school or college kids, still living at home and working part time to pick up a few extra bucks for spending loot! There's no special training or talent there. Typically the store manager spent a couple hours showing them some easy poses and turned them loose.
Most likely, they walked into the mall one day, saw a help wanted sign and thought, "That looks like an easy job!" Then they applied - got lucky - and were chosen. Or, just as likely, one of their friends works there and they got the job that way.
In other words, they got the job of YOUR dreams, by sheer luck. They got the job of your dreams, the one that you always felt was out of your reach!
It's NOT out of reach. Several years ago, (I hope the standards are a bit higher now) I had a conversation with the manager of one of the mall baby portrait studios. She'd been the studio manager for three years. I asked what lighting pattern she liked the best and found out that the lights are permanently attached to the wall! One lighting setup fits all - I guess. I won't even get into why she had never bothered to check and see what brand of camera they used.
I can hear the mad rustling of paper as all you mall shooters scramble to write me some hate mail. Don't bother. I'm sure that many of you are knowledgeable, caring and do a terrific job. That wasn't my point. The point is; you don't have to be the reincarnation of Ansel Adams to make a decent living as a photographer. People mostly buy a few basic poses. Learn to create and shoot them and you are on the way. It's that easy.
You can be a photographer and starting your OWN photo business is actually easier than working for someone else. Just learn the basic lighting and poses, then learn a few time tested and proven marketing strategies, ones that will pull eager clients into your studio (actually, you don't even need a studio) and you are in the business of your dreams.I believe anyone interested in photography can learn to be making money with their camera within two weeks! By anyone, I mean YOU. Check out my website, the links are in the resources box.
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a photographer? Wondered what life would be like if you spent all day working at a job you love?
Are you currently making money as a paid, photographer? If not, why? What's stopping you?
If you are like most of us artists, you have a fairly low sense of your photo abilities. We tend to be afraid our work won't "measure up" and we may even be laughed at. We tend to compare ourselves to the top pros working for the top magazines. Or, those astounding photo contest winners we see that take our breath away. We just know we could never compete with THAT, and so we give up our dreams and return to our everyday dream destroying, soul killing lives.
Big mistake!
Those pictures aren't the normal, everyday work of a pro photographer! The magazine shots are the result of TONS of photo retouching and the contest winners are once in a lifetime photographs. If they weren't something special, the photographer would never have entered them in the contest! And these shots are the one's we allow ourselves to be intimidated by. Don't you do it!
Have you ever walked by the portrait studio in the local mall and watched them shooting for a little while and thought, "I could do better than that!" Guess what, you probably could.
Really, ignore the beanie with the propeller on top and take a close look at the photographer. Usually they are just high school or college kids, still living at home and working part time to pick up a few extra bucks for spending loot! There's no special training or talent there. Typically the store manager spent a couple hours showing them some easy poses and turned them loose.
Most likely, they walked into the mall one day, saw a help wanted sign and thought, "That looks like an easy job!" Then they applied - got lucky - and were chosen. Or, just as likely, one of their friends works there and they got the job that way.
In other words, they got the job of YOUR dreams, by sheer luck. They got the job of your dreams, the one that you always felt was out of your reach!
It's NOT out of reach. Several years ago, (I hope the standards are a bit higher now) I had a conversation with the manager of one of the mall baby portrait studios. She'd been the studio manager for three years. I asked what lighting pattern she liked the best and found out that the lights are permanently attached to the wall! One lighting setup fits all - I guess. I won't even get into why she had never bothered to check and see what brand of camera they used.
I can hear the mad rustling of paper as all you mall shooters scramble to write me some hate mail. Don't bother. I'm sure that many of you are knowledgeable, caring and do a terrific job. That wasn't my point. The point is; you don't have to be the reincarnation of Ansel Adams to make a decent living as a photographer. People mostly buy a few basic poses. Learn to create and shoot them and you are on the way. It's that easy.
You can be a photographer and starting your OWN photo business is actually easier than working for someone else. Just learn the basic lighting and poses, then learn a few time tested and proven marketing strategies, ones that will pull eager clients into your studio (actually, you don't even need a studio) and you are in the business of your dreams.I believe anyone interested in photography can learn to be making money with their camera within two weeks! By anyone, I mean YOU. Check out my website, the links are in the resources box.
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