Why 99% Of Photographers FAIL
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- Опубликовано: 8 май 2024
- This is the difference between good and bad photographers in 2024. When looking at what makes a good commercial photographer, this is what I have found to be true.
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I liked mr blobby as a kid, I will combine mr blobby with my product photography = Genius
Hi Scott, I am not a commercial, product or pro photographer. I am an amateur that would like to be an ‘artist’ (wouldn’t we all lol) and you advice for commercial photographers is completely relevant to art photographers, so thank you and keep up the good work. PS yer mate does not look over 50!
Being a working photographer is nothing like being a photographer, It’s about who you know!
Excellent video. Thank you
That's the best video of yours, Scott.
This video really got me thinking about a style I've always wanted to pursue, but I have a hard time explaining.
A lot of memories that tend to stick with me through the years, are the way things look right as I wake up. The way the morning light hits my glasses on the bed or my prescription on the counter. Everything has this very analog relevance to it.
I tend to call it "intimate realism", but it's just something I've been thinking about and I've never really shot anything in this. The idea of that being valuable I guess for the longest time was counterintuitive to me? But the older I get the more the value of that style seems apparent.
This is 100% what I needed to hear right now. Thanks, Scott!
Wait, that perspective pull back and zoom in is a new trick! Loved the podcast episode, keep them coming and keep them natural with friends and partners, it shows something organic. Always eager to learn more here.
This was great, thanks !
The workshop looks diamond. Affordable too. Thanks Scott 🙏
Any time!
Whilst I can't argue with any of that, I do wonder... does 'your thing' fall in and out of fashion? Can 'bold, graphic & childlike' style be something of a phase, a fad and once companies have had their fill of that style then they're done with it? Do you need to pivot? Find a new 'you'? Or do you stick to it and hope the style appeals to some other companies elsewhere?
I am largely a documentary photographer (a term which covers a multitude of sins) and I get calls to produce images for many different genres because my images are often quirky, off the wall and generally eye catching (and I have found that grabbing and holding the attention of the viewer works well).
thank you!
I'm going to follow your advice, and stay original. My pro photographer friend also said the same thing. He has a "style" and I could pick his photos out a mile away!
I wish anyone luck who wants to cultivate a unique style and hope that clients will come flooding in wishing you to produce this for them 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Most full time professional photographers who last a period of time in this industry are adaptable to a brief, and making this work visually. So having a strong understanding of light and shoot logistics and being able to produce what client needs. Also its about being able to convince art director, agent, client... whoever it is in charge you're capable of doing the job. This is very hard. Its the art of the con. This is why its so hard to break in... most people in charge dont give inexperienced (and even experienced) photographers a chance. And its also highly competitive and personality based. Personality, look, interaction skills almost more important than your work
This was a very important point. Photography must tell a story. No matter how good it is, if there's no story, there is no point. Have a purpose, tell a story.
Yep, light bulb moment for me. I’ve got the workshop, this is the umpteenth time you’ve spoken about this subject and yet today was the day something clicked in my brain and I have direction, thank you 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this. Who are you representing? It would be interesting to see what is classed as unique.
ive known this and thought of this, and its been a process of learning all the traditions and rules, then breaking them. and the process takes a long time. but its rewarding
This is most important thing and it can be a real struggle sometimes you have to lock onto a few tropes / visual motifs in the work you like and make them your own
brilliant light bukb moment for me. thanks
Wonderful!
Succinct and interesting as always
Wish I found this advice on the interweb 10 years ago rather than just gear reviews and camera club validation of my work
Man, I gotta do some soul searching…
I ran into one photographer who was defining his work and style by the focal length he used for portraits. I had to laugh at that. My personal style I say would bold, sexy, and traditional.
Can traditional be bold and sexy?
if someone says im a 85mm portrait kinda guy - thats a fair explaination of what they do :/ - self describing as bold and sexy style is however well worth a laugh! do you type about yourself in the 3rd person in bios a lot?
@@ryan_henderson Just look at histroy of art.
@@PipsClips The quetion is can you describe yourself, yes? You will like my company name: FullMetal Photographer
@@ryan_henderson Have you look at art and photo history? You should look at Daidō Moriyama's work.
Guess 99% of wannabe photographers have a camera that takes great images and are better photographers than everyone else out there (dream). And do not know how to run a business (reality). Bubbles burst when dreams meet reality... 😊
Was into the photography business for a while (slipped into it) and was very happy when I got out of it. Not much glamour and money there.
The real reason 99% of commercial photographers fail, is because the economics of the industry are set up so they have to fail. There are so few big paying commercial jobs, and way too many agents and photographers chasing those jobs. There’s not enough money in the system to sustain it, so it’s only a matter of time before the photographers give it away because it’s stacked in a way that it’s impossible to make a living long term. You eventually move to more financially sustainable areas of photography or pivot towards education or move to a different industry.
Wherever you live is….your local market; the rest of the world is your oyster. To market to. In essence it’s a moment of Duality: Never have the opportunities been better/never has the numbers been higher. (Other photographers). COMPETITION has ALWAYS been the name of the game. If you are not a competitor….like challenges, can thrive in uncertainty, you’ll never make it commercially, no matter the genre. FWIW- I have 44 years commercially/advertising mostly. I began my career with a degree in commercial/technical photography science, 1980. I then assisted for 5 years/7 different shooters. I’m based in Seattle- but market nationally and internationally. It’s PAID off. Literally.
What I’ve seen from people WANTING to be photographers….a lack of grit, persistence, and commitment. Underneath all that is often minimal talent, or sense of direction as to WHAT specifically they want to shoot. And WHAT about THEIR work differentiates from others? LASTLY….MOST people will quit before they really start because…they CANT handle rejection!
@@tommynikon2283 What you’re describing is exactly what I’m saying. There’s not even enough work to sustain you long term as a commercial photographer even in a big creative hub city like Seattle. You’ve had to look nationally/ internationally to find enough work. Commercial photography is not an economically sustainable industry. It’s a churn and burn industry, for every 100 people who get agents and their foot in the door, 99% of them won’t be doing commercial photography 10 years later, simply because there are not enough jobs, and too many talented photographers chasing them, with agents in between. Plus it’s easy to get into, any half decent photographer can get a portfolio together and find an agent, there’s hundreds of new photographers coming out of Universities and Colleges all looking to do just that.
I know this because I used to be a commercial photographer. I’ve been a professional photographer for over 20 years, I pivoted away from commercial many many years ago, when I saw it wasn’t an economically sound industry. Now I mainly shoot fashion, which is super sustainable.
Oh great, this is like the 8th video with a variant of "why photographers fail" in the title. C'mon, man!