Being a Creative in Your LATE 30s

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Tin House Studio

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Do you want to be a creative in your late 30s? If so, let's talk! In this video, we'll discuss whether or not a creative career is possible in your late 30s and what you need to do to make it a reality.
Whether you're a photographer, graphic designer, or artist, there's no reason why you can't have a successful career in your late 30s. Let's chat about how you can make that happen and start planning your creative journey today!
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@TinHouseStudioUK
@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын
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@quirkworks4076
@quirkworks4076 Жыл бұрын
I have been a pro photographer since the 80s, am still going 100mph at 63, and my best work is absolutely still ahead of me. I wake up every morning absolutely stoked to get to work.
@BigBanana55
@BigBanana55 Жыл бұрын
Thats amazing. Hope I am still that motivated later in life.
@quirkworks4076
@quirkworks4076 Жыл бұрын
@@BigBanana55 I have suffered from Enthusiasm Surplus Disorder most of my life, LOL.
@deroux
@deroux Жыл бұрын
I'm in my 50's still being creative, still struggling at times to make ends meet, still loving my creative life. Choose plan A, don't bother with plan B. Be adaptable and don't lose focus of what's important in your life.
@stormfalconstudios
@stormfalconstudios Жыл бұрын
I'm 49 and just opening my studio. As long as you're moving, it's never too late.
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
@@stormfalconstudios Terrific and I wish you all the best!
@onecreatemedia
@onecreatemedia Жыл бұрын
Creativity has no age attached - actually later in life you will have more business tools to be a better business person too 🙂- Good to read the 40 / 50 + people till have that passion!
@MAWAJR
@MAWAJR Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for you comments. I was killed by these comments of having to be succesful by the age of 30/35. It ruined my life completely. I kept Photography as a side step. Now at 61 and after 5 cancer surgeries this hunger of being successful was reignited. I hope to be able to achieve something I am envisioning that only can be done with my experience over the time and the new that is around me. Wisch me Lucky.
@visualsciencelabkirktuck3834
@visualsciencelabkirktuck3834 Жыл бұрын
I am 68. I have been a commercial advertising photographer in Austin, Texas for 40 years. I tried to retire but my clients kept pulling me back in. It's been a wild ride but I"m not ready to give it up yet. If I ever retire it will be in order to spend more time making photographs for myself. Money? Not even an issue.
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
Interesting. Why did retiring not work out for you? (except for old clients nagging)? I know many photographers who retire (unlike artists). Could be the pacing maybe?
@DanaPushie
@DanaPushie Жыл бұрын
In my experience Scott you're a rare voice. At 70 I can look back and honestly say I have been unbelively fortunate. In my early 20's I set a goal for myself and through four different, but related career paths I was able to acomplish just what I set out to do, as a creative person. Lots of friends and acquaintances did not understand what I was doing, but I did, and what's all that mattered to me. Now I get to take photographs just for me. I don't care if anyone ever sees my work because I am doing this for me. Being creative can be a very difficult path to follow, but, so very rewarding. I say go for it.
@mike_s_media
@mike_s_media Жыл бұрын
This hit me on so many different levels... I just turned 40 at the end of October, I'm 6 years into corporate work after having served in the military in my 20s and navigating a college degree while working full time after that. I love my line of work (economics and analytics) but I hate the politics of corporate America. My boss is a history major and doesn't understand hardly anything I go over with him yet... he's MY boss... corporate politics... I have two side hustles I started during the pandemic, photography/videography, and woodworking. Both are hobbies and passions of mine that I would one day like to be doing full time. Why? Because it makes me happy and I enjoy creating! What will eventually kill me is sitting at my desk all day everyday and having to put up with idiots who aren't even qualified to do my work let alone manage it all the while they talk about their vacations to the mountains while I'm trying to budget a grocery shop that doesn't starve any of my kids. The system is flawed and I want to get back what I put in/earn not dump in and carry all the weight for bread crumbs.
@julioestebanperezescudero6246
@julioestebanperezescudero6246 Жыл бұрын
It is beautiful to start every day doing what you like most and that also happen to be your work. Retirement? Never! I will work until my health allows me to.
@geoffreystone1598
@geoffreystone1598 Жыл бұрын
“Seek not to be a success, rather to be of value” Albert Einstein. Yes, YOU are of value as your videos steer so many folks in the right direction. Thank you. It’s easier being philosophical when you are financially independent. However money isn’t everything. Having worked in poor areas of Asia I came across amazingly happy people. They had their faith, family and food. History is littered with famous creatives who had no money.
@smepable
@smepable Жыл бұрын
"When do you want to stop working?" "Never. This is what I want to do until I die." That was powerful. You Scott have accomplished what most people with a "real job" will never accomplish: doing a job they actually love. That is where you beat them, not only in the money, but in passionate fulfillment, inspiring other creatives with your videos. I ve never been inspired by accountants 😅
@TheRealCarrieBrown
@TheRealCarrieBrown Жыл бұрын
But other accountants have.
@banditalley9592
@banditalley9592 Жыл бұрын
Enzo Ferrari starting making cars in his own name aged 49. Murray Walker started full time F1 commentary at the age of 55. If you are a little older when you start something you answer the question "How long are you going to be able to do this for at your age?" with the words "for the rest of my life!"
@astralshore
@astralshore Жыл бұрын
I get where you’re coming from, I think. Here’s a perspective from an ‘unsuccessful’ creative in his forties: I don’t care *at all* about other people’s perspective on what and how I’m doing. Yes, that likely factors into my lack of financial success but I don’t care about that, either ;-) Time to overshare: my wife passed away a few years back at age 36, after I ended my career in academia to take care of her. It flipped my perspective on many things 180 degrees, including my definition of success, which is now “paying my rent and doing what I love 100% of the time”. That includes some low-level commercial photography, but mostly teaching and organizing photo exhibitions. I’m so happy that my wife taught me, just in time, that we’re allowed to make our own choices in life based on what we actually love doing rather than on whatever course we plotted for ourselves in the past, and that we’re allowed to be happy with what we have in spite of others viewing it as ‘settling’ for something. I know some of my mates think I’m still mad with grief for going this course, but I rather think they’re mad for continuing to participate in the rat race.
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
I hear you. It's nice to share what you do with other like-minded people. Even if nothing sells. Healthy communities (in any field) can be a incredible source of inspiration and motivation.
@agnieszkajakubowicz7485
@agnieszkajakubowicz7485 Жыл бұрын
I did not jump the ship from my cozy (boring and unfulfilling!) job till I was 37.... It took me 8 years to build a sustainable and successful business after that. I am in a happy place with vision to grow now but I wish I had started it all 10 years earlier. All the societal pressure and hearing my parents voice in my head did not help the process lol!!! I had to get to a point where I was so unhappy in my my high tech corporate career that I saw no other option but to pursue a creative career.
@cynical1952
@cynical1952 Жыл бұрын
I wished that there were videos like this 30 years ago when I was 41. It could have changed my life from a gas engineer to a pro snapper, which was my passion. Thank you Scott for your insight and knowledge.
@geoffreystone1598
@geoffreystone1598 Жыл бұрын
I’m now 70+ and have been a consultant hydraulics engineer most of my life. Decided to concentrate on a new venture of photography 3 years ago. Still supported by my income from clients I had the wherewithal to give it a go. Bang , along came Covid with its restrictions on movement. Events were cancelled so photography was stopped in its tracks. Competition became fierce. So back to engineering! Older and wiser with less time back fore my use by date I am still endeavouring to stick to the plan.
@ARTIST-AT-LARGE
@ARTIST-AT-LARGE Жыл бұрын
Geesus, I'm in my mid-60s and still working. Age has nothing to do with it. But I'll go ahead and wait to see what you say about it tomorrow :)
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
Great to hear. But so many photographers retire by the time they reach their 60's. Not sure why. I guess it's the pace. I know illustrators in their 70's and 80's still grinding away behind their easel. But photographers? Not so much.
@ARTIST-AT-LARGE
@ARTIST-AT-LARGE Жыл бұрын
@@snaphaan5049 I think it comes down to the genre of photography - for instance, I'm an artist (majored in both photography and painting/fine arts) and I could never think of retiring - even from creating my side hustle of stock photography. But photographers who are in it just for the money or for non-creative reasons (it was just a job to them), yeah, I could see those folks quitting. And I do think it's more about quitting than retiring. I've gone through periods of not working with my cameras due to frustration or expenses. But personally, I don't know any photographers (or artists) who would ever consider themselves "retired". We will work until we die.
@ARTIST-AT-LARGE
@ARTIST-AT-LARGE Жыл бұрын
@@snaphaan5049 I thought about it for a while longer and yes, it's probably photographers who do weddings or have studios with hours, or news photographers, etc that retire. But I bet they still pick up their cameras in retirement and make photographs.
@AaronAubreyPhoto
@AaronAubreyPhoto Жыл бұрын
I turned 40 at the beginning of this year. I quit my last 'real' job when I was 29 to go full time as both a photographer and assistant.. I know why I got into this, but I've always been 'this close' to making decent money, or getting good gigs, while I've watched everyone else make good money and get the big jobs.. Today I was told that $3500 was too expensive for a 3 day shoot of 500 headshots for lawyers. Just 2 months ago I finally got into a studio w a friend where I get 2 days a week to shoot clients or build my book to get more work.. After losing that 3 day job, I went through my books and realized this has been my worst year in my career. I love photography, but I'm calling it quits, and now at 40 am wondering what I'll even do to earn money.. breaks my fucking heart..
@Elvis-m3i
@Elvis-m3i Жыл бұрын
You’re never too old. Old is when you pass away. You’re here now. Education, art, morning walks. These are things you can do to keep the brain stimulated. I like to take on big impossible projects . Or planning a business and doing research to make it a reality. You can go to school till you’re 100. It never stops. Don’t stop yourself.
@YouSnoozeYouNooze
@YouSnoozeYouNooze Жыл бұрын
I'm 42 and I became financially secure in an unrelated field before becoming a creator. I feel there are tradeoffs no matter what, but the thing you pursue first will always be at a higher level because once the fundamentals are internalized- the mind is always improving on it in the background
@johnkenny9832
@johnkenny9832 Жыл бұрын
Saw this quote on Peter Fetterman newsletter (photography gallerist), and it seems fitting. "What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do" Bob Dylan.
@tunedcentral
@tunedcentral Жыл бұрын
Got to stop caring what other people think. If you do anything outside of the ordinary 9-5 grind, most people will try hold you back, project their own fear of failure onto you but it's their fear of your success that really riles them up. Because they chose the safe low risk predictable and boring route in life, and anyone choosing something else is a challenge to their life choices. Have to live your life for yourself, the only opinion that matters is your own.
@andrewjacksonmusic
@andrewjacksonmusic Жыл бұрын
God I hope being a creative in your late thirties isn’t too late otherwise I’m proper f*kd being early 40’s 😂😂
@johnkenny9832
@johnkenny9832 Жыл бұрын
You and me both! I don't think creativity is pushed enough during formal education, just memorizing data. Which is weird when you think that anyone that has ever invented anything, was due to their creativity.
@addictofbrian
@addictofbrian Жыл бұрын
Same
@tonyleebaker
@tonyleebaker Жыл бұрын
I’m almost 50 and still trying to work it out. I have the corporate 9-5 to sustain me, but still looking to break the barrier to being a professional photographer when I grow up. One day! 😉👍
@allandixon8105
@allandixon8105 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely spot on Scott. That discussion about 'proper jobs' has come up so often in my life. The guys on the factory floor, or the 9 to 5'ers, will never get it. It's about making the pictures, creating 'the work'. I'm heading for 60 now and I'm still looking for the next shoot and making better pictures. I've never made a helluva money doing it, but that's not what it's about. It's about living your passion. It's about anything but being 'normal'.
@JPWineberg
@JPWineberg Жыл бұрын
Everyone is unique and should do what is right for them at whatever time in their life. Don't let anyone tall you that you are too old, too young or anything else for that matter. If it is what you want to do, then do it! I'm 57 and have been in the photography industry most of my life. I love it, it's my passion. I don't plan on ever giving it up!
@andrefelixstudio2833
@andrefelixstudio2833 Жыл бұрын
His reality check if you 30 years old you have a very short time before you’re out of the game because there are new young guys that are going to get your gigs, art directors and clients R always looking for the younger guy that’s on the cutting edge not the older guy with experience!
@javelinphotography
@javelinphotography Жыл бұрын
The amount of side eye get is astounding, that I’m 37 and getting back into professional photography after having been in corporate healthcare technology for over a decade. My job is as safe as it gets, and I could absolutely retire from it, but I’m bored out of my mind and it’s not my passion.
@somiariopusunju174
@somiariopusunju174 3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for this. I just turned 30 recently and I’m not exactly where I wanted to be at that age. But to hear someone as well put together as you share their struggles and their less conventional ideals for their lives has given me the confidence to keep going and to be honest about want I really want in life. Thanks again lol.
@Six.of.one.photography
@Six.of.one.photography Жыл бұрын
I've only recently discovered your channel, and I've gone right down the rabbit hole, watching all your videos. It's truly refreshing to have an honest opinion from a real, professional photographer, instead of another KZbin gearhead. The only problem is that you both inspire me to embrace my dreams, and make me feel maybe I'm not good enough and should stop bothering people, all at the sane time lol. Fantastic content, and your professional work is incredible.
@ChristineWilsonPhotography
@ChristineWilsonPhotography Жыл бұрын
In my 60's have a partime day job to fund my other part-time job in photography , been photographing for the last 30 yrs. Still loving it 😊
@6minutemedia543
@6minutemedia543 Жыл бұрын
Wise & sage words from someone who has lived them, thanks Scott. Looking back to my own 20's / early 30's I wish I had listened to myself more and other people less.
@stevenmccormick3659
@stevenmccormick3659 Жыл бұрын
Nailed it at 3:01. "This is what I live to do". Retire....if you're doing what you love, keep on doing it, don't stop. Retirement is the step away from what is sometimes described as proper jobs, but stepping away to do what? Very sage advice, love the videos and which melts faster, the solero or the magnum? :-)
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
A LOT of photographers retire in their 60's. You would think that as self described "artists" they would go on until their heart stops. But they don't. Not sure why. Maybe the career is a bit too demanding. Fine artists though never stop working. Deadlines and all.
@matt.banton
@matt.banton Жыл бұрын
Thank you Scott, I'm almost 38 and partly successful, but not fully there yet. Needed to hear this! Success is defined by the amount of time you spend doing what you love
@moneek3027
@moneek3027 Жыл бұрын
I'm turning 35 in February. Thank you for this.
@MiguelMorenoGP
@MiguelMorenoGP Жыл бұрын
I've just started serious photography a year ago, but I've been a musician/sound engineer since my teens. Everyone around me got their break in their mid/late thirties. It always relaxed me a lot when work seemed scarce, but I always seemed to make ends meet. Even more than that (speaking about money), I some times made my parents think about their own life by making more money than them regularly early in my "not a real job" career 😅
@philliphickox4023
@philliphickox4023 Жыл бұрын
"Old photographers never die, they just loose focus" is the saying from conversations on the bus. I think to only look at one aspect of the field of creativity such as photography is a very narrow perspective, when all things considered if they are actors, writers or painters, inventors, designers, architects, engineering, the apprenticeship can be long and hard. It is about creativity. For some people their work is only ever recognised posthumously or it languish in the used books section until someone picks it and has a bright idea.
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
I think photography is just too demanding - physically. That's why most photographers (unlike fine artists) stop retire in their 60's.
@bl4841
@bl4841 Жыл бұрын
im 40 in 6 months. My life has been a wild ride of unique life experiences and indulging in my passions. People who follow the societal path seem quite miserable with their cookie cutter 9-5 and fixed income. They most likely will never scale up either...However i can scale up whenever i work hard enough or make the right connections. standard society is meant for standard people and i never care about those peoples opinions really
@damepeoples
@damepeoples Жыл бұрын
This is what we all need to hear! Being in my early thirties I worry about whether I should be pursuing being a photographer/writer career but it's what I like to do so I'm going to stick with it until it doesn't work!
@andredesousa6037
@andredesousa6037 Жыл бұрын
This resonated so much with me. I am currently 39 and I do photography full time. Granted I do school photography as my main job and don't work for myself, I am still striving to work for myself shooting portraits/headshots and fashion. It is for sure an uphill battle but at least I'm doing something that I love.
@ScottRandall
@ScottRandall Жыл бұрын
Reading through the comments it would seem that your message was completely lost on anyone over 40. I've always viewed a lifetime split into decades. Our 20's are conventionally used building a skill set. We are seeking out our passions, and building value in what we know. The 30's are typically spent using that skill set. Chasing our dreams, acquiring our home, cars ... etc. Maybe climbing a corporate ladder ... maybe not. Often raising kids. I think that our 40's is a time where we begin asking the hard questions. In our 50's, from what I've seen so far, happiness becomes more important than success. We want to be financially secure, but money is a smaller piece of the equation. My 2 cents.
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
I think by the time you reach your fifties you are disenchanted with a lot of things.... like the rat race. Your not doing things to impress that girl next door, or take chances because you think your God's gift to mankind. And you don't need to prove anything to anyone except yourself. It's a recipe for success but unfortunately a lot of (especially) 50+ year olds had lost that wide-eyed wonder of childhood and just let life pass them by.
@ScottRandall
@ScottRandall Жыл бұрын
@@snaphaan5049 Different people of all ages have different levels ambition, motivations and imagination. I completely agree with the loss of that childhood magic. It's a shame that some people lose the ability to play, and have fun. :(
@thephotoroad
@thephotoroad Жыл бұрын
One thing I learned from my parents’ experience: even though you may not want to retire (because you like what you’re doing), you may be forced to far earlier than you thought. Health , the economy , life circumstances can change suddenly and unpredictably. My lesson: always have a plan B.
@Smamaj
@Smamaj Жыл бұрын
totally feel you. I am similar age to you , more shifting into film but still people look at it as not a "job".
@randar3
@randar3 Жыл бұрын
I think it's too late for me to switch into a career as a creative. But it's a great hobby and I'm learning as much as I can so I can help my kids. They both love making videos so I've got them both a nice DSLR with decent lens and am trying to stay one step ahead of them on the theory.
@RohamBroccoli
@RohamBroccoli Жыл бұрын
Maaaaaan, KEH-MBP and Squarespace looking at you as I was on my first moose hunting here in Norway 🤣🦌
@daylanbrawley631
@daylanbrawley631 Жыл бұрын
About to turn 32 next week. I’m already feeling it. There’s an underlying vibe that most of my peers and friends won’t 100% take me seriously until I have a studio despite the work I’ve done. And I’m in the same level of thinking, “retiring” from this never even crossed my mind
@FramesTM
@FramesTM Жыл бұрын
You always have the most thoughtful things to say
@Ed-davies
@Ed-davies Жыл бұрын
You legend Scott! Thank you for reaffirming my feelings ❤
@Alexnorrington
@Alexnorrington Жыл бұрын
love of the process above all
@patchharvey7892
@patchharvey7892 Жыл бұрын
Needed this today. Thank you
@blakeraymond9355
@blakeraymond9355 Жыл бұрын
This one hit different - thanks
@videoyoplait
@videoyoplait Жыл бұрын
Covid and life got me into photography and luck and good friends got me into shooting for clients. I am 51 and started 3 years ago. My wife still thinks it’s a hobby.
@Ejonesvideo
@Ejonesvideo Жыл бұрын
I’m 31 and already feel this. I’ll be looking at 32 soon enough. Thankful to be where I am but I still feel every part of this
@thomasagabaonyango7548
@thomasagabaonyango7548 Жыл бұрын
Dear God, thank you for this! 🙏🏾
@djrt8179
@djrt8179 Жыл бұрын
Needed this, thank you
@Stwo
@Stwo Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this one.
@OneRequiem123
@OneRequiem123 Жыл бұрын
I'm 29, but really appreciate this!
@alexbemanian
@alexbemanian Жыл бұрын
Well said , cheers to the pursuit of a fulfilling path.
@musikandotherstuff
@musikandotherstuff Жыл бұрын
I picked up a camera at 36 now I am 49 and love it and finally feel good enough wondering if It's too late to start full time and if I should just keep the safe day job.
@ChrisThe1
@ChrisThe1 Жыл бұрын
Thank You.
@KingDarius266
@KingDarius266 Жыл бұрын
Almost cried watching this. Needed it badly.
@brianmengini
@brianmengini Жыл бұрын
This video and the last one are like you made them for me. I was a portrait photographer and got burnt out. I am now in a new creative career, hoping to find some of the passion I had before, the purpose, with more stability. Not trying to make money of John Q Public but companies. That's one place I went wrong last time. I am also about a decade ahead of you in years and that squirminess when I compared my current path with more "settled" peers is so so real! Cheers!
@brad_in_yyc
@brad_in_yyc Жыл бұрын
This is extremely insightful and reassuring as a newer creative person in my late 30s.
@Davion474
@Davion474 Жыл бұрын
Honestly needed to hear this. Thank you Scott. Legend!
@AMPhotographer
@AMPhotographer Жыл бұрын
I turned 30 this year, in oct so just. It's my time to start getting serious. 😂 I've always made my money in photography... just never that much. Also, I have a 1 year old now... that's the second reason I need to start making photography work better :)
@slglasius
@slglasius Жыл бұрын
Found this thing with cameras and subject 3 years back. 38 now. I had a girlfriend once that followed a photography education. Laughed at her back then. Now finally found my true passion in life. Wasted so much time, if I had just picked up a camera with my now ex...
@Allthingsbeer
@Allthingsbeer Жыл бұрын
This hit home. Thank yoy
@Twobarpsi
@Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын
Solid advice!
@radry100
@radry100 Жыл бұрын
"You bought your house at 22". bro this isn't the 1950s anymore. With 22 I was barely starting university.
@aircooledalex
@aircooledalex Жыл бұрын
Good news for us in the States.... well we can't retire because we simply aren't going to be able to afford to, so at least I can be creative till I croak ✌
@ryanchrisxp
@ryanchrisxp Жыл бұрын
You are a successful commercial photographer. Your work is no less real than any other work.
@mayimbe2198
@mayimbe2198 Жыл бұрын
Loved it
@dangilmore9724
@dangilmore9724 Жыл бұрын
I'm 60 and having a great time as a photographer. Will I retire anytime soon? No, mainly because I want to work as a photographer until I drop. That, and who can afford to retire. My father didn't retire until he was well into his 90s (he was a literal ricket scientist who worked with the big-wigs like von Braun). He enjoyed doing what he did and kept doing it. If I'm lucky, I'll be shooting well into my 90s if I can.
@filipet.4551
@filipet.4551 Жыл бұрын
God i loved that midday nap flex
@photorox
@photorox Жыл бұрын
At the end of the day It depends on the meaning anyone gives to the word success
@andychandler3992
@andychandler3992 Жыл бұрын
I'm 43 and just started a business. Buuuutttt... that being said, I think with the maturity of years, comes a certain degree of what does and doesn't work. I started it simply because I got sick of being bossed around by a boss... I'm alright with a contractor though for some reason.
@AndrewBassonZA
@AndrewBassonZA Жыл бұрын
as a fellow late 30s person, i have a day job to fund my photo stuff, simply due to convenience , its not a run around type life, though it is a fun one :D
@foljs5858
@foljs5858 Жыл бұрын
You're not a "creative", some random person with a creative hobby: you're a professional photographer. You just need to communicate that. As for the money, there are millions of people with "real jobs" that can't make ends meet. If you're making money, you're way ahead of them. Don't compare yourself with your CEO friend, but with people who work at a gas station at 40, or flip burgers, or are 35 and back to their parents house, or barely making ends meet on some shitty dead end office job, or laid off and with nowhere to go
@krimke881
@krimke881 Жыл бұрын
...And that is the truth to how you should live. Not everything else you "must" do to pay taxes. Be your authentic self. Whatever it is. Whatever it is.
@NoxDiurna
@NoxDiurna Жыл бұрын
You are not 40 yet? Need to shave Scott! 😂 jokes aside, I decided to take photos in my 40s as a side hustle, not because I needed on but because I got bored with my life. And it’s kind of working out and asking myself the questions you suggested.
@Popa_Bogdan_Light_Drawing
@Popa_Bogdan_Light_Drawing Жыл бұрын
7.30 in the morning, eating breakfast, watching the video.... photography for me is to create a picture (at an event - most sports) of someone, and the next time I meet that person she/he will smile. waiting for my 14:00 cat nap 😻. Ooo shit I am 38.....
@MarkKidsley1989
@MarkKidsley1989 Жыл бұрын
this is way more enjoyable though!
@FranciscoRamirezAraya
@FranciscoRamirezAraya Жыл бұрын
I was really scared of watching this video after seeing the title. Thank good I stuck with it... and I'm sticking with it. Thank you @TinHouseStudioUK for all the great advice
@konstantinosmanolis1910
@konstantinosmanolis1910 Жыл бұрын
Even at 40s if things go wrong you might be strangling but no need to be afraid , always creativity exists no matter the age . Money at some point will come .. there is a lot of ups and downs in life and work but persevering is the key
@NPJensen
@NPJensen Жыл бұрын
I work to live and live for photography. I'm 45 years old and no, I don't have a comfortable retirement fund, a mortgage, own my own home or even a car - not to speak about the fact, that I never did find someone to start a family with. Life just happened in that way for me, and if I live past the mandatory retirement age, life will suck big time, that's a fact. But, it's too late to change things now 15+ years after my health took a nosedive, and I didn't make it as far as the traditional criteria for success in society in general is concerned. I sometimes wouldn't mind a do-over - until I think about all the bad stuff, I would have to go through all over again, and then I'm fine with just moving on. I'm lucky enough, that while my job isn't what I live for, it is meaningful work, and it leaves me enough time off for photography to keep me... content.
@TurboMiniTV
@TurboMiniTV Жыл бұрын
This is a weirdly interesting video! I assumed we were about he same age (based on grey) - I think you're a year or 2 younger - I turned 40 this year but chose the hair-loss route instead of grey... Anyhoo... I've for YEARS wanted to escape my tortuous IT job and go full time in photography and print, and having been "let go" from my (shite) IT job in October and some inheritance I've just signed a lease for a studio and design/print space near east midlands airport. Fancy a pint scott?
@Potatisem
@Potatisem Жыл бұрын
23 hours! I know you schedule and optimize but there's something to be said about the user experience. Irregardless
@BrianKilgoreCanada
@BrianKilgoreCanada Жыл бұрын
I arrived 4 minutes late. I'm in Toronto, Canada -- BAK--
@iandavis1355
@iandavis1355 Жыл бұрын
Wait 'til you're at retirement age and you need to keep on working while your mates are off with a good pension. But on the other hand, I still love creating and being me.
@brendansixtyone
@brendansixtyone Жыл бұрын
Is starting at 62 crazy?
@GuillermoandSarah
@GuillermoandSarah Жыл бұрын
Never mind 30s, we're in our 40s! 30s is still young!!
@chrisbeschi4818
@chrisbeschi4818 Жыл бұрын
That’s just anxiety bro! I’m a creative in my late 40s making a modest living, paying my mortgage and enjoying being creative. Money isn’t the only metric. Don’t let the capitalist rat race define you. Your 30s are still younger years for exploring and refining your craft. I feel great being able to survive and thrive off my creativity. It’s all good. 👊🏼
@snaphaan5049
@snaphaan5049 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but how long can you keep up the pace. This isn't fine arts. Most photographers I know retire by the time they reach their 60's. I know illustrators in their 70's and 80's still grinding away behind their easel.
@raphaelprotti5536
@raphaelprotti5536 Жыл бұрын
Life's a struggle unless you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, and even then things happen. You can struggle doing something you like, or you can struggle doing something you don't like. The choice is always yours.
@liamstrain
@liamstrain Жыл бұрын
Late 40s here. It's "fun" ;)
@ruimarto
@ruimarto Жыл бұрын
I'm in my LATE 30's so I guess in 5min I'll know if I can go back to my camera or start a christmas sweater knitting course for retirement money. 😅 But no, IDGAF, my career is still possible and probably it will grow better and faster than when I was in my 20's. If not for the fewer mistakes, then for clients and partners taking me more seriously.
@jamesg7734
@jamesg7734 Жыл бұрын
Creativity doesn't care about age. Afterall, its all repeated at some point.
@oldemirolima1287
@oldemirolima1287 Жыл бұрын
👌
@thebendu33
@thebendu33 Жыл бұрын
I'm starting at 48. Should be successful around 72 🤪
@doctorcatnip2551
@doctorcatnip2551 Жыл бұрын
LOL!! Since when is being in your 30s or 40s old?!
@YOUAREMYKIN
@YOUAREMYKIN Жыл бұрын
🤌✨
@G7UKH
@G7UKH Жыл бұрын
Annie Leibovitz is 74, my wife, photographer is 62...............................just saying
@classic.cameras
@classic.cameras Жыл бұрын
Never too old! Like ok if you want to be the next dumb teenager with a stupid hand yells "Its just a prank bro!" then yes you are too old my friend. But you are well on your way to 100k but just talking about camera crap on the internet. Well on you.
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