The “Art” is in the system and application of the photography business. Creating a stable and consistent business out of a very unstable field is an “Art”.
@fwfeo3 ай бұрын
I think young photographers will get caught in the minutia and forget that this is business to feed a family and not to make art that is going to museum to be kept on the walls for 500 years! Our photos will disappear as soon as the house is sold! So, at a certain point point, the extra time you spend polishing the your photography skills and editing have diminishing returns and will take away from honing your business skills, finding more and better clients, and spending time with family which is ultimately why you’re working.
@Lubby3203 ай бұрын
IMO, The number one reason photographers fail is that they can't create a regular stream of clients. You can build a great team but you if you can't keep them busy, they will eventually leave. Learning to market is number one. Scaling is great ONCE YOU HAVE REGULAR STREAM OF BUSINESS. This is why the most valuable employee in any company is the sales and marketing person. I coach photographers, not in real estate but in portraiture. The students who I can teach to market are the ones that stay with me. The ones who can't market might take great photographs but with no money coming in, the coach is the first to go.
@itselijones2 ай бұрын
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@samanthahammondsrealtor3 ай бұрын
I’d love to know how you pay your photographers.. the spread just doesn’t seem big enough to give them a fair pay!
@fwfeo3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! As fellow proof six year, I empathize and understand what you say. Some might argue over technical side and the minutia, but miss the bigger picture that this a business of selling houses by showing them in an attractive way to the buyers, and not a fine art photography business! Putting bread on the table is #1 concern as these photos generally disappear into the ether in two weeks or few months. So, 5% better technical superiority that took you extra hours to achieve will accumulate and take away from your social life, from your health, from your bank account and ultimately from your life. So, the question is in long term do you win for ≈5% improvement in output when you compare to your colleagues that looked at the big picture and opted to be business wise!
@mojo92913 ай бұрын
Man, I really appreciate your honesty. Everything you say is 100% true from a business owner perspective.