In this video, I’m going to share with you the #1 reason photographers fail. It’s not because they don’t have the right gear, or because they don’t have the skill. It’s because they make common mistakes that prevent them from achieving their goals.
If you’re a photographer looking to improve your skills, then this video is for you. I’ll share with you the mistakes that most photographers make, and explain how to avoid them. By following these tips, you’ll be on your way to creating amazing photos that will get you beautiful results!
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Concept over Content 👍
With the whole 'Just trying something to see if it works' thing.
Sometimes you get a really unexpected bonus shadow or catch light when you do that.
The world is a chaotic place.
Best video! Loved the behind the scenes. I did not know that digi techs exists until recently, the kit they have blows my mind!!
@ 3:05 after 30 years of semi pro photography, I can assure you I will not learn photography based on digits, or numbers…. I promise!
A small business owner once said, "It's not how much you make, it's how much you keep."
Good stuff… thanks… cheers
Really really good advice! Last year started off with a bang. I spent some money on getting my studio up and running. Turned out that the first 60 days were not indicative of the rest of the year. And of course, the studio startup costs were on my credit card. Lesson learned.
I really love your videos, but the point of spending gear is recently to much for me. I would love to hear more other tips.
imperfect execution is unprofessional. Grammatical and spelling errors do matter. It's not difficult to check.
Thanks for the Ode To Jam Scott‼️✌️
It's becoming a bit of an issue………….. love it
I have a question, If i take a photo and then upload it to be computer and my shadows are blue and highlights are red, is it something wrong with my camera or is lightroom just telling me i've underexposed/overexposed? 🤔
Found your channel about a week ago, thanks Youtube. Excellent stuff. I'm an amateur and 90% resonates for me. Obviously I don't shoot on the basis of cost on return etc. but its so easy to say that this piece of kit will last xx years so… some of it might, but much of it didn't make the transition to mirrorless.
RENT IT 🎉
I’m starting my business and although I’m afraid to how everything will turn out to be, I have been investing in educational courses. Business and Photography wise. I know that it will save me time on the long run.
By the way, how many hours does the time lapse cover?
String your content together and you’ll get basically an apprenticeship’s worth of wisdom for free. Incredible.
And yes please to a video on making vs taking- that could probably be expanded into a whole course on creating
While profit certainly is important, don't forget that profit unless you actually get paid in time means nothing. The saying goes: Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity and cash is KING, This is true for all conventional businesses. No matter how much profit you make, if you can't pay your bills, taxes or other expenses you will go bankrupt.
A humble “yes, please,” for a video on ‘creating an image and not taking the image.’
I have zero interest in creating a photographic business, rather coming at this from a purely indulgent artistic folly and exploration. An evolutionary approach to photography being my Mindfulness activity for my CPTSD. Your thoughts and sharing of photographic experience are greatly appreciated and pondered by me. Thank you. 🙏✌️
Very interesting and logical. Pardon my ignorance, but what is "Shrim Flow Principle"
I’d love you to collab with Aussie photog Luke Ayres. You both have this knife shanking way of saving us all thousands
to copy is a method to learn
My problem with the kit money is that you are right but I still bought the Sony A7RV, not because i needed it but i wanted it….
Awesome video, thanks mate!
My issue has been that ever since I learned the technical aspect, I overthink it and my creativity has been drained.
PROFIT FIRST is a great book, it changed they way I run my photography practice. Bro, thanks for sharing these gems
Yesssss you nailed it !!! The creative part, the new fresh idea part is what customers want and will pay for. If you work inside most any business the people who make the big money are the people who are the most creative and have the new ideas. Now they may not know how to change their car oil or how to boil water but they can come up with something fresh or new on a regular basis.
These videos are both discouraging and encouraging at the same time. They are exposing many flaws in my business that I've sort of been trying to ignore. Feels overwhelming. But, thanks for it.
03:10 …what is the ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS – on its surface – of the FULL MOON if we, here on Earth ( 238,855 miles // 384,400 km away ) can read a book on its light?
Yes! Profit first changed my business life. Saved me during Covid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheimpflug_principle
I think I still remember how it works, from when I was shooting on 4×5 studio cameras.
Scott, this video was fantastic! I've been binge watching your videos, as I've recently stumbled across your channel. I love how you preach less is more & it really has been an inspiring perspective, as we live in a day & age when we're being told you need every new piece of gear that's coming out. Keep up the great work!!
I don’t know why you don’t have 2mil subs at this point … oh yeah! Cause everyone just wants to buy gear to become an amazing photographer 🙄
A lot of very good advice there, thank you. I shoot portraits with a D4 and a 80-200 F/2.8 AF-D and people tell me I should be using a mirrorless camera blah blah. It works for me so why change for the sake of it
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