Surprising Truth About Being a Middle Aged Photographer - The Average Day

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Come and join us over on studio access for the info thats important, but isn't for youtube tinhouse-studio.com/studio-access/

[@zeballos5757]

I’m not even a professional photographer, but as the years tick by and age creeps up, I am finding that a whole day photography outing takes a day of recovery. I recently did a 3 day road trip to do photography, it was a whirlwind and I loved every minute of it. Stop, pull over, get out, walk, find an angle or viewpoint, get the shot, back to the car, and repeat. When I got home I was exhausted for a week. A year ago, I would have still been exhilarated for a good week. Amazing what a difference a year of life makes when you get older lol

[@stewsview5164]

Great video. Honest. That is what I come here for. The honest truth. Not the glamour. Not the hype. Just the boring honest truth of it all. Thank you.

[@mdhazeldine]

Great video, very accurate. Small request: Could you try to make sure that mono audio tracks are duplicated in both ears? Listening with headphones on is horrible when you only have sound in one ear and silence in the other.

[@wendyhayes1046]

Yeah, being a festival photographer people have no idea that yes, it's exciting to photograph a festival for 2 long days in a row but have no idea that my 49 year old body is completely shut down for the next 2 days trying to recover. Lol! They also have no idea that i spend about 60 hours in total with pre-festival and post-festival work. No, it's not glamorous. It's work! But I love it!

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

the exhaustion is real

[@grahamwhitmore286]

I qualify for my state pension in a couple of months...not sure how long I can carry on photographing festival life!🤘

[@Anon54387]

@@TinHouseStudioUK Geez, man, you are not 80.

[@leeb0y]

Brilliant, this is so original and dispels the myth of the glamourous life of a photographer! Literally shot in RAW mode 😂

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@koltureshack7993]

I really really appreciated this video (as a newly middle aged photographer), seeing that you can be productive without burning yourself to the ground. Would be curious to see/hear about how you deal with lack of motivation or distraction or life stuff getting in the way of productivity.

[@pablophotoart1]

Totally nailed the big issue with aging: I used to be able to drive 2h forth and 2h back and shoot 3 villas in a day, and I was fine. Now I need a full day of recovery just after shooting 1 villa. I appreciate taking things slow more...money must come in though.

[@juergenbaumann8817]

Thanks for sharing your daily professional life - being an independent photographer, it is simply called working as an entrepreneur and balancing private life. And it is not for everybody, but for those of us who love that kind of working and taking on responsibility, it is rewarding.

[@mengkehsiehphoto]

This is a very nice and interesting video! Not boring at all, from a photographer's perspective. Plus, Theodore is so cute!

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Thank you very much!

[@kieranscannell8654]

Just so you know this is by far your best video! And so familiar. Good to see you use Resolve.

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Wow, thanks! I almost didn’t post it haha

[@kieranscannell8654]

@ the feeling of deja vu was overwhelming ;) being a (semi) retired Cinematographer/Photographer your day brought back a flood of memories. Thanks!

[@MichaelLaing71]

This is the most honest photography video I think I have ever seen. Also, the reason I am a dreadful professional photographer. I have no motivation, (For various reason, ADHD, not having a studio, working from home, being in my 50's, disillusionment) and find paperwork days soul-destroying. I have been trying to get more motivated and fitter, but generally, I find the day after a fitness classes, I am too knackered to do anything, so I am not sure if that is the desired effect. 😛

[@aprilgillies]

Can’t wait to see the moodboard video! I use Milanote too and would love to see how the pros do it 🙏

[@Webpromotions]

As a crotchety old guy that runs my own business as well. Can I suggest a slight change to your workflow which will make you more effective. Meetings and creative stuff early. I start at 7.00am in the office (well as I've gotten older its become 7.30) and only do creative stuff. I'm clear and fresh. Once i start to run out of creative steam (it gets harder as we get older) at around 11am, then I ring clients and talk to people. That gets me through the next few hours. Then when I've completely had enough at about 2pm, then I go down to the office and do the paperwork. That way I don't procrastinate and allow paperwork to take too long. Or allow talking to people to get in the way of 'real' work. Now I just need to find a way to duplicate myself so that I can sit in front of my caravan watching the sun go down (which is what I'm doing now) while someone else does the work for me. Love the channel!

[@KuldeepGhadiali]

More videos like these please and thank you

[@RyeMijares]

hey man, great video. watching all the way here from the Philippines! it's great that you show the realities of life as a photographer as you go through out your day. there are a bunch of those KZbinrs/photographers that is just not realistic as I would say it. great man. more power to you!

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

I appreciate that!

[@Popa_Bogdan_Light_Drawing]

Thank you for sharing one of your days!

[@ThePhotographyRebuttal]

Nice new vlog perspective, Scott! And yeah I can relate to the constant fatigue - afternoon naps are a daily ritual nowadays!

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Naps are king

[@RexEllacott]

Good one Scott. That was my life 11 years ago, pretty much as a Director/Producer of a business both in NZ/Aus, and Texas. Then I decided I had had enough, and up and moved pretty much to Ozzie, where I continued until Covid. Ater that and like 95% of other businesses, my whole world changed. Now I am occasionally freelancing, photographing people that interest me and doing commissions, writing screenplays and books, and solving others problems where I can. The industry is forever changing, role with it or do something else to make you happy. 100%

[@blubravery]

I sent this to my wife because I am prepping to do this full time and following your advice about how to do it properly without financial stress.

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Best of luck

[@Twobarpsi]

Excellent BTS video!

[@ohnoflicks]

I think I commented once before about an acquaintance that came to visit me to see the excitement of being a commercial photographer. He thought he would be playing with Hasselblads all day, however since I had arriving freight, I had to wrangle a Forklift driver, get crates of industrial parts unpacked, inspected, and inventoried, and then sort and prioritize things for a catalog shoot. He was really dismayed when he learned that one of my tasks was to clean the studio lavatory. The cameras were never even taken out of the storage cabinet. It’s just the way things go sometimes. Glamorous it’s not.

[@michaelchiaretta]

so refreshing!!! Please keep this format! Nice to see other „real“ photographer´s life unfiltered! ❤ Cheers from germany!

[@charlesclarke3538]

Thanks for the honest look, and a question. Could you live the same way and not have to hussle as hard if you were not already established? Great content, appreciate it.

[@johnhagen31]

Every word is true!

[@PhotoArtBrussels]

Congrats on the most average day ever! One must appreciate the normal from time to time. ;-) Thanks for the video! Be well!

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

You have to enjoy the day to day :)

[@retirewithjames6745]

Interesting day. Most work days are boring and typical, with moments of extreme excitement.

[@mutenroshisamaa]

Actually quite entertaining, would like to see more of these

[@aviewfinder]

Hi Scott I’m very interested hearing how you use your gym time to do photo / admin work? Cheers

[@FrankTitzeArt]

800 emails. You need --- if not yet done behind the sum -- to organize this by splitting to different email accounts so that those get sorted / others could look on certain; use automation to move pure automated notifications away; etc.

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

We have all this in place. The problem is fining the 1 in 100 emails that we need to get to.

[@Photo_Sam]

Great video Scott, such a refreshing video to show the realities of being a professional freelancer in the industry. Thank you for sharing! - Hate to ask a "gear" quesiton, but I think I spotted a dry cabinet under the desk in your office? Which brand/model did you buy? I desperately need to buy one for my office to battle the damp. There is always something haha 🙃 Thank you

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

I do t remember but it was some Chinese jobbie off Amazon

[@Photo_Sam]

@@TinHouseStudioUK Thank you! 👍

[@harryp6312]

Drivers glove alert 📣

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

haha, I had a heated steering wheel a few years back and now driving cars without them are too much for me

[@harryp6312]

@@TinHouseStudioUK Ohh you Surrey softie lol. But. A positive, I did like that blue shirt you used to wear in the studio. where'd you get it?

[@DGLuxton]

All you kids should really heed that comment about taking a week to get over a full-day shoot. I’m 57 and did a big shoot last Wednesday. I’m still absolutely fucked! 😂

[@josephberkeley]

Great Lab.

[@article1934]

snap out of it man....... jesus.

[@zeballos5757]

Great video!

[@xwin557x3]

Good one!

[@louisypher100]

How do I manage this career , just starting out in my 50's?

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

It’s tough. But great work always rises to the top

[@djtoman6875]

Take care of your body and your mind, and exercise your creative muscles as well. But equally important, learn everything you can and work on the business aspects to get clients. Then treat each client like they're the most important person in the world and make them love you!

[@patrickphotos]

It has been playing on my mind but I’m not seeing your cat with you in the office. I’m hoping that all is well behind the scenes

[@HVRIS]

Ok I feel validated with my life and photo video business 😅🤣

[@Captainmattwebb]

Sorry, I’m new here… did you say a six figure shoot? I’m subscribing.

[@christhompsonphotography6783]

Agree with the emails.....ugggg

[@tommynikon2283]

I can still grind at 68…but the recovery takes longer. I’ve always been fast…so EFFICIENCY is key. Still. BUT…I don’t have kids, a partner, or dog! So for me…it’s EASY. 😂

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Kids are hard, but rewarding

[@philbarrance]

Love me a forrester

[@ADR1ANBUTT0N]

Playing devils advocate here perhaps- but is the whole business calls while driving really, is that the safest and best alternative for both yourself and other road users? Yes I like the honest truth, but shouldn’t driving be the one point where full concentration is absolute paramount?

[@samatchaapaisuwan7671]

It's true, photography needs a lot of energy, mental and physical. I started my professional works since I was very young at 18 and now 58 I can feel all the changes in everything and in my physical strength too as I need more rest between every work. I am still working on photography because I love photography and prefer to search more and more in this scientific and artistic of photography. I am an introvert and many jobs I can work myself or with few people around from time to time.

[@johnfitzgerald6294]

More dog!

[@dangilmore9724]

Just wait until your 60 years old and doing all this. 😉

[@tommynikon2283]

68 here; still grinding. However….literally blew rotator cuff/bicep….haven’t been able to literally pick up a camera (or anything) since….JULY 4th! How….DSLRs with long ass glass. Try 2-3 bodies. 44 years commercial work, my shoulders are beat…and I’ve been working out my whole life. It DOES make a BIG difference…but abuse is abuse!

[@fiddleandfart]

Or 70+...!

[@Lance_Magillicuddy]

Two thoughts; if you buy coffee everyday, you're wasting a boatload of money over just making it yourself. In case you're wondering, they do make home coffee makers. Secondly, I don't know how old you are, but I probably have boxer shorts that are older than you, so I think you may be a little premature in discussing that you're so old!

[@leventebandi]

But what happened to the cat?!

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

She stays at home now days. She doesnt like the busy studio anymore. She basically sleeps on the bed all day.

[@leventebandi]

@@TinHouseStudioUK Glad to hear she is allright:)

[@monsieurgolem3392]

are you kidding me?...you have directors older than you still creating.

[@TinHouseStudioUK]

Did you watch the video ?

[@monsieurgolem3392]

@TinHouseStudioUK ..yes..

[@philipsutton8921]

I'm sorry in advance here, because I know I'm going to get shot down in flames, but can't help myself. I'm not a pet person at all - particularly cats and dogs - I just don't get it. My sister recently came back from a trip to England and she couldn't believe how the English love their dogs. Apparently just about more dogs than people. That big old smelly, hairy mutt in the car and studio would drive me bonkers. Anyway - each to their own!