one thing I've noticed is that it's easy for people {photographers, vendors, crafters...and ANY OTHER BUSINESS OWNER} to get catty towards each other. after all we're all trying to get business, often times doing very similar work to our competitors and feeling the crunch of losing business to each other... BUT there is SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. i have a very different style of photography than everyone around here. or at least i like to think so. from my shooting to my editing i try very hard to keep it very ME. it IS flattering when i see people trying to immitate my work {though i'm not that vain, i realize that they are not necessarily copying me} but i really like to support people who are doing their own thing!
why not? there are SO many talented people out there and i'm well aware that what I DO photography and design-wise will really knock some people's socks off and be completely and totally unappealing to the next person.
that's why it's SO important to have diversity!
i admit, i have a ton of insecurities. though i have been doing this for almost 7 years, there are people who have been doing it longer. people have a more solid background than i do. people that have more money to invest than i do.
but i don't do it to compete with other people, i do it because i genuinely LOVE photography. i love the editing process. i love being able to create something unique and beautiful that no one else can do. {no matter WHAT no one will be able to immitate your style completely, we can all take the exact same photo with the exact same pose and no two photos will look the same..} i love interacting with such a large array of people and i love seeing my photos hanging on someone's wall, fridge, on their FB page... it just love the whole thing! i know that's why a lot of other people get into photography as well. what's frustrating is people that think they can do it cos it's "easy" or they will make a quick buck.
they disrespect other photographers, undercut pricing {pricing their shoots and such to try and take business from others NOT basing their pricing on their perceived value of their own work!} and are just flat out rude.
again. this is NOT every new photographer out there and this is not geared towards hobbyists and such. i know i'll probably have a few people read this and get offended but that's not really my intention.
i think that we need to support each other. i've always been more than happy to help people, i get emails all the time asking about various photography questions. i by no means think i'm the authority on ANYTHING photography but i'm more than happy to give the best advice i can or my honest opinion when it's asked.
i have helped everyone from hobbyists to professional photographers, i've answered questions about editing, shooting... and much more. i've also ASKED a lot of questions over the last 7 years. with anything you love you need to keep learning. if you don't "keep up with the jones'" as they say, you're going to be antiquated and won't be getting any business at all!
i guess what i'm trying to say is that if we can all support each other, then there shouldn't be ANY hard feelings among each other.
no two people are the same which means NO TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS are the same and that's WONDERFUL because no two clients are the same.
there really IS something for everyone!
God Bless.
Mandi
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