Focus AND Diversify
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- In this video I talk about a process for growth in the photo industry.
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I've been watching these "chatting to the subscriber" vlogs now for a while and I have to say for me they're brilliant. They are loaded with common sense and insider tips so please keep them coming.
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These videos are extremely helpful. Straight forward great ideas and advice. No typical RUclips music or trendy production with B-roll mucking it all up. Content is king here and that’s what we need. Thank you Daniel.
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Dude, I LOVE these types of videos. Real life advice, from real people, with real experience. No BS. Thank you for all you do for us out here in the photography world.
Thanks for watching!
Daniel, watching a lot of your videos I want to thank you for your informative, honest contributions & your personality - you really make a difference - best regards Juergen
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Fantastic advice again Daniel! You are so open with the tools to succeed in this industry. Not many people would be willing to share the behind the scenes stuff. Thank you!
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Hi Daniel I just wanted to say how much I enjoy the inspirational type videos you shoot from home
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Great advice. While I may never become a “professional” photographer, I will always continue to learn both about the craft and the business.
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Excellent advice (and great lighting too).
Thanks!
Excellent post. I’ve experienced the downside of failing to diversify in other pursuits.
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So for me, I focus on "dog" photography. Mainly, action-type shots. I have done some dog portrait work, and really enjoy that, but don't have the space (currently), so I am not pushing that as a service yet. I have been hired for some VERY large, National-type, dog competitions, and feel I succeeded with those, but want to take it to the next level. So for the dog portrait type stuff, I have been watching all your videos, and am so inspired. Like you said, in the beginning, I had different stuff on the site (dogs, nature, community, etc...). Maybe 2 years ago, I took everything off, except dogs. I want to be known as a really good dog photographer. This video helped support that. Thank you dude.
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Great stuff Daniel. Please continue doing videos like this.
Thanks!!
i want to do a 30/70 mix of photography and video. I want to do mostly portraits and then use that to get video jobs.
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Great video, and the timing is perfect! I recently decided to focus on headshot and portrait photography as that is my strength. I've done a lot of model shoots but they end up being "fashion portraits" for lack of a better description. Once I have my style down on the headshots and the clients are rolling in, then I'll branch out a bit more. Things like families and weddings I'm going to steer clear of.
Great!
I think that Richard Avedon said that you can only photograph who you are, so maybe its our life experiences that we bring to what we do. Love your talks...J
Love Avedon!
A great video. I appreciate the metaphor....Thanks.
Thank You!
Great info, and I dig the dramatic front lighting, the side light not so much.
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@@DanielNortonPhotographer I thought of a question. I consider myself a "product photographer", but I like shooting food as well. Would you consider food a "product" when looking at a portfolio? To me food is a specialized form of "product", but I might be all wet (with glycerin, of course).
Your mountain and path analogy was perfect!
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I love doing portraits (seniors, head shots, TFP, kids) and weddings(done 1 full one so far). I also do what ever I can to keep up practice IE:Animals, landscapes, random things. I fall into that category of my website shows a wide variety of images and I should prob revamp and show what my passion really is. Being that it is a side deal and I have a main job, I take what I can get. Nice explanation Daniel! Thanks
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Very timely and introspective video. Thank u so very much for sharing this!
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Thank you! This is really invaluable and really gives some direction on making photography a sustainable part of your life.
Cool!
Relatively new to stills making the transition from video narrative. Focused on portraits for now as I love the human face, likely stemming from my love for good actors. Always enjoy your laid back and informative content.
Thanks! So many of us still guys moved to video on some level, intersting to hear from the "other side"
I have no issue with money in my "passion" for the medium. The only fee I have is for renting a studio, if I need one. And never pay a model. But my approch is the same as you describe in this presentation. Always exploring, be inform, and keep doing it. If you have a decent portfolio, a good website exposing aspect of your talent, great or small. Then people can be able to make contact. So explore and expose, but your "style"can be recognise just after many,many attemps. After all is a part of you, is your vision no matter if is an apple or a model.
Have a good day Sir.
P.S: Quality of the video is improving. Great.
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Great insight and advise Daniel.
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love your wisdom & advise... im concidering whether to turn pro or continue to just enjoy being an amateur Photographer . ive a run succesful business previously in the music industry but not sure i have the energy to do all the chasing etc you need to run your own business at my grand old age of 52 .. keep your wise words coming Daniel.. its great to hear no bullshit straight talking from someone as cool & inteligent as you.
Thanks! Yes, as you know it takes a lot of energy to run a business!
Great video Daniel. Very useful. Many thanks 👍🏻
Thanks!
I want desperately to say fuck it, but something keeps me going. I really appreciate these ‘fireside’ chats.
Good! Keep at it!
Excellent video Daniel. Mentor me!
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My aunt shot a couple of generations of many families. She was constantly busy.
Great advice!!
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Great insights!
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At the moment I’m taking whatever I can get but I find shooting beauty portraits to be the most rewarding. Event photography can be fun also. I made contacts with a make up store so I might find something through that. Who knows...
Shoot what you love, but maybe divide your marketing?
Yeah I used to shoot covers for DVD packaging a while back. They were a good strong well paying client. Then the work stopped. I did not diversify or search out a lot of other clients. Had to go back to a day job to make money to live. It sucked. Like the Kids say "You always gotta hustle". LOL! BTW, nice mood lighting in this video. The side camera footage looks like it was adjusted in post to match the main camera. If Daniel Norton was looking at the footage he might suggest a rim light to separate the subject from the background. LOL! Great Video as always. Keep them coming, =)
Ugh, yeah. It happens more often than we would like. Ha ha, I wasn’t planning to light, but it got dark quickly!! Winter is coming!
I started doing high end book cover stock a few years ago & now it’s really starting to pay off. Still get asked to do weddings occasionally but now I feel confident in politely turning them down as it’s not what I want to do.
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You really must be a mind reader! lol I was going to message you about something very similar. I'm a bit of a general photographer these days and wondering about splitting my work up on different outlets. One Instagram for weddings, one for the music stuff I do, fb page for commercial work and so on. Thing is, I just like making great images so guess I'm covering all the bases and seeing what sticks if that makes sense! Though I'd really prefer not to do weddings but they pay well! lol
I think it’s very difficult to properly focus on diverse markets
Realize, somewhat off topic
But the front low-key shot......WOW!!!
Winter is coming, had to throw a light up lol
@@DanielNortonPhotographer winter is coming indeed....GoT final season in April...King of the North...and they all die.
Hey Daniel, I totally agree with the message. However, I’ve been told by establish photographers that I should just focus on landscape photography, because, my work is much stronger in that area. These comments were based of someone who did a cretic of my website. Where I have a page for portraits and another for my landscape photography. So, I guess my question is should I have two separate websites, or is it ok to display both my work on one page.
I would think that two categories is not too much. My point was that your photographic identity should be made clear
Thanks Daniel, great insight for someone who's still pretty close to the valley floor but looking up ;-)
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Great thoughts on getting head rapped around the business. Thanks.
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That's wise advice. Putting all. your eggs in one basket is almost always a bad idea. Thanks, Daniel!
Yes, and so easy to do
Maybe I should take your advice and speak to you some day in person.
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Wow, I am totally comment spamming now, but... hopefully it can help others out there too. So, one MAJOR thing I have struggled with forever now is, my company name. When I first started, "ClicksByChris" sounded cool. Setup domain, site, etc... now, a TON TON TON of people in the dog community know me, but, I have always thought that maybe I need a name that incorporates my name, "Chris Davis". But, it's such a common name, others have sites out there (yeah, multiple Chris Davis photographers lol), I don't know if it's worth trying to rebrand, or just leave it. Maybe you can do a quick video about this to help others (and me), come to a decision.
Company names are fine when reaching out to consumers but for higher tier work I recommend using your name.
Thank you, but how would one (like me in my situation), try and figure out how to use my name since there are other photographers out there with the exact name, with domain names, etc. Just throwing it out there man, hopefully I can find some guidance lol
Yeah someone has mine name as a URL too :( What I would do is be sure your marketing not only has your company name, but also your actual name
More wisdom from The Book of Daniel , wish you were around, and computers , and The Interweb , back in the late 70's , I would have made some better choices ...as a famous saying in Australia puts it , "Such is life" .
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@@DanielNortonPhotographer avidly watch anything you do mate,top notch work,thanks for your efforts.
What about pet photographers/photography? :) I'm just starting out, literally.
Set a goal and move towards it!
I'm a fashion and beauty photographer, with a main goal of shooting for GQ
Awesome!
What are you doing to reach that goal?
Daniel Norton Photographer I'm working with local boutiques and fashion designers, shooting fashion shows, meeting as many people as I can
Sounds like you are on your way! I look forward to seeing you in GQ
Slowly working towards becoming a Pet Photographer!
Awesome! We seem to have a few of you guys here
be a generalist until you are not
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