I love a good road trip. And then almost going past the sign.
Leonie Keogh is an ex student of CIT which automatically makes her cool. I loved her little setup out there, it was a great example of utilising space and light.
Lessons learnt;
- Find and utilise space.
- Reinvent till it suits you exactly
- Find a husband to build all that stuff for you.
- Market yourself to the right crowds
- Have clear goals
- Create branches to other fields of photography.
- Yeah. Join AIPP.
WOW WOW WOW WOW.
He has got to be my new favourite photographer. He's got a spark, something real special that not a lot have any more. He uses Film. I dont care what everyone says. It's alive and well.
Lessons learnt;
- Be about the Art, not the dollar signs.
- Find a nice gallery and give your pitch.
- Send your photos to a magazine and see how it goes. Who knows?
- Join or don't join AIPP. It won't make you a better photographer.
- Know your clients, walk in their shoes and figure them out. Then photograph them.
- Belief in yourself is the best tool we will ever have.
Same guy, different trade.
Alright. So I definitely know I'm not becoming a stock photographer. That seems harder than just trying to be a normal photographer.
Lessons learnt;
- Hard to break into an established stock agency
- There are more stock libraries than ants. Now that's saying something.
- People like pressing the $1 option.
- Find a niche market.
- Don't try sell stuff you see on peoples walls or bathroom walls. That's already way out there.
- Join the AIPP.
Holy mother of god. Talk about get what you pay for.
So lessons learnt this week;
- DON'T BE AFRAID TO CHARGE!
- Film has been dead for the past five years
- Educate your clients so they feel happier about forking out the green ones.
- Photoshop is your friend.
- Don't be a shoot to burn photographer!
- Join the AIPP
I did really quite enjoy his photographs but they all seemed so touched up, so Photoshopped, so edited.
How fast will they date?
Wedding and Portraiture photographer based in the ACT but happy to travel. Lovely.
- Invest in a bookkeeper
- Use Contracts
- Market yourself
- Meet your overheads
- Barter and Trade
- Join the AIPP
Wedding and portraiture photographer based in the ACT.
- AIPP Minion
- Business owner
- Pretty logo
- Canon user ... I think :|
- Nice website, easy to use.
- I love love love the pregnant bellies.
