professional photography

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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The Most Valuable Resource as a Photographer

The Most Valuable Resource as a Photographer

The decision to turn photography from a passion into a full time career usually comes down to a photographer needing more of the most valued aspect of photography… Time.

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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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The 5 Stages of Being A Photographer

The 5 Stages of Being A Photographer

Photography is a journey. An ever evolving journey with several stages that at one point or another each photographer will go through. Some times we hit these stages quickly and other times we may be in one stage for a long time. Other times we may be in two stages at once or revisit a stage.

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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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