How to make Photography your career this year (realistically)

[@mattnickelsitting]

epic thumbnail and great vid. thanks man

[@marcelohm123]

Thank you man. Wish the algorithm (or rather the people it presents the video to) liked the thumbnail as much as you do :D

[@Gettervisualdesign]

Really great and down to earth advice. I think one thing I would add is customer service since many of my regulars have complained about long wait times after shoots and this is something I've always been super on top with my own work, to deliver asap. Unfortunately as much as we do enjoy our art the service speed is such a key factor in every industry these days, even if you work with private customers or influencers.

[@marcelohm123]

Absolutely true. Definitely something I've seen from my own experiences. It does heavily depend on the type of job that you were doing though. But even us photographers gotta understand that sometimes the importance of a picture or rather the significance it can have is not mainly dictated by how the image looks (i.e. the best possible image selection and post processing) but when people are looking at it. I've found this to be especially true in sports photography, were often times it's incredibly important to get a picture of a big moment in a game or competition out quite quick so it can be recapped online.

[@FarzadFarzamfar]

Very good advice. I appreciate your down to earth pragmatic approach. Just one thing: please stop hitting your desk while speaking, or uncouple your mic from it 😅

[@marcelohm123]

Thank you for your kind feedback. Yeah, this was also annoying me a lot while editing the video. I don't know why the sound of it is so bad this time. I tried to fix it in post but then my voice would also be massively affected, so I had to go with it. Think I just have to get a better mic-holder.

[@FarzadFarzamfar]

Kein Problem, ich bin mir sicher du bekommst das in den Griff! Nicht entmutigen lassen und so gut weitermachen :).