3 out of 25 tips from my free Ebook: “25 tips for photographers to go from Amateur to Pro”

I’ve written a free Ebook for you!

After I’ve spoken to dozens and dozens of aspiring photographers who want to make the giant leap forward from unpaid hobbyist to well-paid and respected professional photographer, I started thinking…

Maybe I should share all my insights, tips, tricks, and wisdom in a short but powerful ebook? I mean, I’ve done the deep dive. I failed five times and stood up six. I went all-in and made it happen. Why not share this information to speed up your process and journey?

The Knowledge Gap

There is clearly a knowledge gap in how to transform your costly hobby into a thriving photography business that helps you forward into creating an epic body of work. Ambitious cool people from all sorts of countries and cultures wanted to know how I did it. There are lots of hurdles to conquer, and I know how.

I’ve picked out 3 out of the 25 tips and shared them here below. If you liked these tips, please download the full Ebook right here >> “FREE Ebook: 25 tips for photographers to go from Amateur to Pro”

6. Study the Greats

What is actually a good photograph? What makes it ‘good’? What makes one photo iconic and legendary, and the other boring and uneventful?

To get an answer to those important questions, you should study the greats. The legends of the game; the end bosses of photography!

Observe the iconic work of Steve McCurry, the timing of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the landscapes of Peter Lik, the body of work of Michael Yamashita, Annie Leibovitz’s celebrity portraits, Fan Ho’s monochrome classics, and the timeless cultural masterpieces of Jimmy Nelson.

For every category of photography–from drone to wildlife and from product to travel– there are many greats that have excelled in their respective niche.

Find what your niches are, and study the greats!

16. Build a brand

If you’re a business, you’re also a brand. To become a household name for clients and customers, you need to build a brand around yourself, your products, and your business. You have to build an image surrounding your brand that makes sense.

This might be awkward for us introverts at first, but it must be done to succeed.

Get the right name, get the domain name(s) and @ social handles, build modern portfolio websites and webshops, have a strong logo, and so on. Think 360 degrees in building your brand and business.

20. Embrace the suck, embrace the grind

Everything takes longer than you plan it to. This is a universal truth that sadly haunts us all.

Embrace it though. Expect it to take double the time you think it will.

Expect that it will take you at least a year of hard work to get to a higher level. Expect not to get paid for a whole year. Expect to not get your emails and DMs answered. Expect it to suck at first, because in most cases it absolutely will. This is what hard feels like. This is it.

Get comfortable with the long grind. It is needed to get to that next level. Your ego will be humbled…

Want to read more insights and tips from an amateur who went pro?

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>> “FREE Ebook: 25 Tips for Photographers to go from Amateur to Pro”