
I've been a photographer for many years and I have skills in many other areas. I feel like I got to a point where I'm doubting if I should continue this journey or switch gears completely. Art is something that I've always pursued my whole life and I've had some great accomplishments with (such as working for Air Jordan this year). August has been a very slow month and it's making me think of all of this. At times I don't feel like reaching out to people anymore, I don't feel like offering my services anymore. Art makes me happy when I do personal projects, that's when I have that sense of accomplishment. Sure, I like to work with clients but that's something that I do mainly to pay smaller bills (don't get me wrong I'm happy to work with them, but I gotta pay the bills somehow).So I decided to spice things up this year and start a company that focuses only on e-commerce photography, product photography, lifestyle, etc. for brands. Now that's a sector that will prosper even more in the following years and that's something where I don't have to worry about "not finding enough clients as I did before with portraits/couples etc." because I know once I get more gigs I'll have a consistent amount of clients every month. I am basically brand new and I was able to get some decent clients, although there's a lot more work to do to get to a steady flow of clients every month. This is something much more scalable than just doing couple's shoots/portraits/weddings but then again, I'm looking at the bigger picture and I don't think photography itself is as scalable as other jobs.I am a fan of selling digital products and creating income online. I've been thinking of working on a Photoshop course, which I think could be of great value because the way I do photo manipulations is definitely out of the ordinary. I want to do so many other things, and I keep questioning if one day I'll put photography aside to focus on something bigger.I've had months of drought, and months where I did 20+ shoots. I know I am very talented at it (especially with Photoshop) and everyone always tells me to keep going. I know I have a gift, but, do I want to keep doing this? I love business, finance, trading, all of the above. I'm a nerd at heart and I'd love to explore more of these areas eventually. Idk if this is a rant or my way of asking for help/someone to listen to. see hubwealthy.com/wealthy






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