This post is Day 1 of 30 Ways In 30 Days To Redesign Your Life With Photography. This series seeks to provide you with practical steps to get you from wherever you are today, to exactly where you want to be – this year! If your goal has always been to take your photography to a whole new level, hang on and start enjoying a new lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of.
When I decided to run this series a few weeks ago, my main goal was to help real photographers with real problems. So I went right to the source, and started asking what issues you have as we move into 2011. [A special thank you to everyone who participated – I was overwhelmed with how detailed and thoughtful your responses truly were.]
So over the holidays, between outings and parties, I sorted your responses into piles, read through all of them multiple times, and put together this 30 day series based on the trends that I saw throughout.
So with day one of this series, we’re obviously going to start at the beginning.
One common theme I saw again and again was the pursuit of the dream. Photographers plan, they dream, they write down goals on paper, yet they don’t take the steps necessary to actually turn it into a business. What’s holding them back? Why can’t they move from an idea in their minds, to an idea that becomes reality?
If you are thinking of turning your love of photography into an income source, you’ve probably asked yourself:
- How do I go from planning it in my mind, to actually making it happen?
- What crucial steps do I need to take to turn my wanting a photography business into a true, income generating business?