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Learning to Thrive as a Photographer

Learning to Thrive as a Photographer

You are a professional photographer… You made it! You are living your dream, you are working and earning with your passion, the sky is the limit… and then the burnout, the exhaustion, the sheer daunting task of being a professional photographer will eventually raise its ugly head and make you say whoa.

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Before & After

Before & After

As a photographer sometimes we have a habit of making snapshots and photos on our cell phones and then completely forgetting about them. I am very guilty of this habit.

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A Gallery Change

A Gallery Change

Toward the end of 2024 my gallery host started with updates that would, will, and do affect my clients. These changes come with law changes for things that are no longer escapable to creative businesses. Yes those things are pretty much taxes— photography sold online is no longer a grey area in the sales tax landscape.

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Why Breaking into Photography Is So Difficult

Why Breaking into Photography Is So Difficult

There are arguably a lot of challenges to breaking into the photography field and “making” it. Photography is an increasingly popular career choice for those who are creative, are stay at home mothers, are dreaming of being their own boss, or simply just love photography. Yet, most photographers will fail in the first two years, the rest will crash out around year five, very few make it past that and those that do are the privileged and lucky few.

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From Photographer to Speaker

From Photographer to Speaker

As time moves forward I have found who I am as a photographer changes. When I first picked up a camera it was for fun and for art class, it quickly evolved into passion and chasing a new dream. A dream that became more expansive as the years went on, and as I reach goals I set new ones cropped up.

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Being a " Horse Show" Photographer

Being a " Horse Show" Photographer

I have been a photographer for 14 years and my photographer title has changed more times than I care to count. Photography is an evolution of skill and for many of us, it is our creative outlet. What we win prizes for shooting may not be what we shoot day to day to make a living, and sometimes after shooting one thing for years we have to make a change to push ourselves and our skills to a new level.

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