Want To Be A Better Photographer? Don’t Get Paid

As a photographer, you want to create the best photographs possible, have your clients love them, pay you well, and refer you to enough people that you never have to “market” again.

That’s the epitome of a perfect business model. But as you are growing and building, something starts happening. You start questioning just about everything.

  • Am I good enough?
  • Will people like what I do?
  • Do I have something people are willing to pay for?
  • Should I really do this full time?
  • Can I become one of the best in my niche?
  • Will I succeed?

These are all great questions, and ones that are difficult to find the answers to.

But there is one way to gain immediate feedback.

Put yourself on display.

The Street Performer Mentality

Have you ever watched a street performer do what he does best? He knows how to work the crowd. He perfects his skills by practicing and doing it again and again. He tries it out in front of a crowd, and gains instant feedback. If a group doesn’t surround him and have interest in what he’s doing, he knows he needs to move into a new direction. [Read more…]