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The Business of Photography – Is Creative Talent Enough?

Lisa Michele Burns — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 02:25:55 +0000

Starting a photography business – What skills you need to become a photographer! *Written based on my own experiences working in the industry for 17+ years and the skills I’ve needed to acquire along the way. Take whatever tidbits of information you like from it that are relevant to your own journey in photography. More than 95 million photos are shared daily on Instagram alone. That is A LOT of competition to face as a photographer. It also means the world needs and somewhat thrives off visual content. In that case, do opportunities still exist to carve out a career in the world of photography? Heck yes they do. How do you make your work stand out? What does it take to get discovered? Is there a course or set career path to take? Are my photos good enough? These questions and many more are asked by photographers around the world. Self-doubt and a lack of direction aren’t isolated issues, no matter how much it feels like you’re the only one suffering. They’re actually pretty normal occurrences in a creative industry and can result in zero motivation, burnout and being stuck in a creative rut. However, having a clear game plan...

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How to Sell Photos Online

Lisa Michele Burns — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:19:57 +0000

Sell Photos Online – Your Quick Guide to Making Money from your Photography Online Selling photos online is a great way to make additional income as a photographer. How do you sell photos online and where do you get started? Better still, can you make money from selling your photos? These are the golden questions I’ll be answering below! With photographs and visual content being in such high demand as the online world and social media platforms require a constant feed of new imagery, the potential to create a side income or even full-time income from selling your photos online is more than possible. After running my photography business for the past 16 years, I’ve dabbled in a number of methods to try and make money from my photos, some worked and some definitely didn’t. It’s all about finding a place for your work; things like stock photography won’t be for everyone, instead building an online store could be a better fit. Getting Started – Of course there needs to be a balance between still enjoying photography as a creative practice; this guide isn’t meant to push you towards selling your soul, your photos and solely focusing on making money!...

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7 Travel Photography Jobs to take you around the World

Lisa Michele Burns — Sat, 04 May 2019 09:05:55 +0000

Travel Photography Jobs + Tips for Becoming a Travel Photographer Travel photography offers a broad range of potential career paths that can see you and your camera heading off for endless adventures around the world. From working as a photojournalist to capturing photos at a resort, there are plenty of ways to combine your love of travelling with photography if you’ve got both determination and talent. I’ve been utterly obsessed with travelling since I was in school and first attempted to become a pilot so I can fly myself (and a plane load of passengers) to exotic destinations. That plan fell through when I got violently air sick during every flying lesson so my back-up was to become a travel journalist. You can read about that journey here, but long story short, that path led to discovering the art of photography and over the past 15 years I’ve worked a number of jobs under the ‘travel photography’ umbrella and it’s been one crazy, incredible adventure. For those with a creative mind and the motivation to turn their dream into a reality and working business, it may sound cliché but the sky really is the limit. Sure it takes a tonne...

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