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In the past this didn’t use to be a question. It was generally understood that a photographer was someone wealthy enough to own a camera and make photographs. But as the world changed and cameras became so easily accessible we carry them in our pockets every day the question arose; What makes a professional photographer?
I recently stumbled across an article about knowing when it was time to quit photography. Not the business of photography but photography.
So for anyone who has spent time on my blog or read the about section on my website you have read “…rebranding to Exposure One Studios— an idea developed in Capetown, South Africa.”
In all the years I have been blogging and running this business I have never come out and really discussed what that meant except touching on it briefly in my memoir. So today That is something I want to focus on.
Ever since high school the dream was to have an art career, something I loved so it was more fulfill than work. For the most part I have made that happen yet the dream like all things as changed over the years. For the longest time now I have wanted not just to be a photographer or an equine photographer but potentially a university photographer.
So usually when I am editing photographs I am either listening to music or watching something on Netflix — of usually I put Grey’s Anatomy on because I have seen it and can listen without watching. But lately with my deep headfirst fall into TikTok I have discovered some singers and songs that just freaking get stuck in my head.
This summer is already shaping up to have several horse shows, potential travel to Tennessee (for fun), and maybe Virginia/D.C. For both photography and maybe a mini vacation.
With that being said I am scheduling out my year fairly quickly in advance.
Every wedding is different. Every photographer is different. Every business has different booking deadlines. So where do you start?
If you spend enough time doing anything you will unconsciously develop a set of rules you live by. Photography is no different.
As a 25 year artist, 13 year professional photographer I can attest that there are times when the struggle to stay creative is hard and the lure of financial stability beckons hard. I have struggled to generate profits, and I have dealt with he guilt of potentially walking away from my passion for a steady income and normal job. There is no right answer but no matter the choice you make to stay creative you will always be an artist.
For the most part my baby was born, my career as a photographer delved into rodeo photography, the beginnings of commercial shooting, and working with those aspiring to be models. I have spent the last two years working through many different kinds of photography ….