What I wish I knew BEFORE becoming a photographer | Photography Business tips

[@ChelseaNicole]

What's one thing you wish you knew before starting your photography business? Share here, and let's all level up together! ♥⚡

[@ericjkim]

tysm for being such a great resource Chelsea rlly rlly appreciate it😁

[@ChelseaNicole]

Thanks for the kind words Eric! I'm so happy this was helpful 🤗 Hope you're having a killer 2024 so far! Keep rocking it! 📸⚡

[@thore535]

Celebrating your performance, particularly on "WHAT IF?" Chelsea, you're a true piece of art! I love this video 'cause it shows what sets a passionate professional apart from a professional. First point beats all others. When you don't start out you never have to worry about anything else. (Only the bamboos would disagree.)

[@ChelseaNicole]

🥹 Thanks so much Thore! It makes me so happy hearing this resonated. It was made with love. ❤ And I 100% agree - We're often the only real thing standing in our way. And life is too short to not go after our dreams. If this encourages even one person to jump in and take a bet on themselves it will have been worth it. 🙂

[@LaShawnLatera]

I love your hair!! So nice :) Great video too.

[@xeler8r]

"I had no business getting into this business" - I often feel like this. But love how you make me realize that doesn't matter. It's still foggy, but I'm doing it! Love this vid! Especially "redefining free".

[@halinaan3497]

You are amazing and motivating 🥰💃🏼🫶🏼

[@mahiraksoy86]

Greetings from Turkey, I started taking photographs 5 months ago. I bought Canon R10 18-150mm and Sony A7 IV and Sigma 24 70 F2.8. I work as a minimum wage worker in the factory and my aim is to make money from photography. Your video was motivating and good. I'm still confused about it. Raw When I send the photos to my computer, I need to know first whether I will edit them with Lihgtroom or Photoshop and which size I will print for Instagram, Facebook or which one. Thank you😊

[@ChelseaNicole]

Hello from across the sea 👋 And congrats on starting up your business!! In the beginning the most important thing is to practice, practice, practice to build up your skill level. I would also make one of your goals to identify a niche/specialty to build the business around - so that you can start building a portfolio in this area. Make sure it’s a niche that there’s a good amount of demand for. I have a video on how to find your niche here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZLNXpubpM9mrrssi=Ht7jiKxdlY_VPX1Z For editing, I do occasionally dip into Photoshop but 99% of my editing is done in Lightroom. It’s going to depend on your niche, style and what you offer, but in general LR is the best for most portrait and/or wedding photographers who are editing a lot of images across one session. Hope this is helpful. 🙂

[@mahiraksoy86]

@@ChelseaNicole Thank you very much, I will take your advice into consideration. Finally, I am confused about which output settings I should use for Instagram or Facebook, lrc or a website. 😊🙏

[@hollys09]

Vision

[@ChelseaNicole]

Got you Holly! 🙂 I love this topic - and it's SO important. When we have a clear vision to align things to, everything else in business becomes to much clearer.

[@aquaticbiologyforanglers]

Liked “ don’t let industry dictate your approach “

[@ChelseaNicole]

💯♥ the beauty of creating our own business is that we get to make our own rules