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· Be interested in the world around you
· Have non-photographer friends
· Don’t get hung up on the business
· Donate time to causes you believe in
· Fall in love with another person
· Have a pet
· Travel to get outside your comfort zone
· Help other photographers to learn and grow
· Embrace storytelling
· Drink plenty of wine, Beer and Tequila
· Find out who you are
· Make images that show your personal voice
· Forced out of your comfort zone
· Find a network of like-minded people
· Update your portfolio with new images
· Make more powerful images
· A vested interest (i.e. Self funding) will make you work harder
· Test the limits of what’s possible
· Inspire others
· Inspire yourself
· Get out of your comfort zone
· Have a life-long photo project
· Have a year-long photo project
· Find day long photo projects
· Study other people’s work
· Take mental breaks
· Enter contests (Feed ego and to review work)
· Find like minded friends to motivate one another*
· Shoot your own life
· Read voraciously
· Talk to different types of people to get different perspectives on the same topic
· Localize and humanize bigger issue
· Think visually about an idea. Not all ideas work visually
· Write a lot. Put ideas on paper (Will apply to grants just to help flesh out the idea even if you don’t expect to get it)
· Be an observer on life
· Trust your own instincts
· Promote work that you love, not just stuff that you think others will love
· Presentation matters; sometimes as much as they photo themselves
· Know your strengths and fill the gaps (i.e hire a designer)
· Don’t be limited by your budget (there are so many ways to promote yourself at little or no cost)
· Leave multiple touch points (leave a print with your portfolio, a business card, etc)
· Make it easy for people to respond
· Try something you’ve never seen before (or at least make it your own)
· Balance strategy and execution
· Have fun with you promotion
· Identify your serviceable market
· Research the new market’s business practices
· Save, save, save money before making the move
· Have your business house in order (separate checking, EIN, etc)
· Have self-promotion in order (Website, portfolios, consistency of branding)
· New work needs to meet the needs of the market
· Start promoting yourself a year before you move
· Start showing work to new clients ahead of the move
· Ideally start working for clients before the move
· When you’re losing money in the old gig, make the switch
· Have a life outside of photography
· Shoot what you love
· Have a relationship with reporters and writers
· Go the extra mile
· Keep list of possible ideas
· Have a personal project (then you become an expert in that subject)
· Pay attention to other photographers
· Look at all types of photography and art
· Don’t give into constraints of your publication
· Don’t work all the time
· Be open to change
· Have other interests and hobbies that give you joy and pleasure
· Read books, not just photo books
· Have an understanding of world events and develop opinions about them
· Don’t shoot “soul killing” assignments
· Feed your spiritual side
· Take care of your physical self
· Get mindful of your family
· Always have a personal projects
Inspiration (internal source)
Career Longevity
Individualism
Taking chances, trust your judgment, progress and innovate,
Inward inspiration (positive feeling after taking risks and break new grounds)
Inspiring others
Passions
You will be more motivated
You already know you enjoy it
You build on existing knowledge
You probably already have contacts
Passions rubs off in other areas of your life
It’s for the really young
It’s for the really old
And everyone else in-between
The Importance of Personal Projects
Confidence Builder
Connection Maker
Creativity without limitations
Explore new methods
Joy of ownership
Create a Motivation-Generating Routine
Maintaining a Creative Rhythm
Small easy steps to avoid Procrastination
A way to monitor progress
Proving Productivity
An inspiring go-to resource
Pitch ideas correctly
Pitch from their perspective, not yours
Simple, Clear, and Quick
Describe the benefits
Speak confidently and speak visually
Test your pitch
Learn from rejection, refine, and pitch again
Trusting yourself and your instincts
That voice is you
Recognize Low vs. High Self Esteem voices
Listening to the positive you
Things photographers can do to help them learn to trust and their ideas more
Practice
Don’t be afraid to fail
Finding ways to market/promote yourself
Thinking bold and new is good for you
Nobody gets to the top by thinking small
Goal: to stand above competition
Be clever
Be yourself
Change
A chance to pursue your passion
A chance to re-evaluate your skills
A chance to learn new things
Turning personal projects into paid pursuits
Leaving the mundane behind
Builds confidence and trust in yourself
A Strategy for Avoiding Burnout (Stress from . . .)
Feeling powerless
Feeling unappreciated
Being in the wrong career
Repetition of mindless tasks
No room for creativity
An unbalanced life
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