"How to Fail as a Photographer"

Over at SportsShooter.com Allen Murabayashi wrote a fairly cynical article about some key points of being successful as a photographer. I believe every single one of them is spot on and very commonly people are doing these things. It applies to more people than can even become aware of it. As proven by the mass upset it has seemed to cause many people on many forums. Take a read here and if you feel even a little attacked by his words take a second and really think about it. Things often tend to be much simpler than people make them.

That being said he does talk about going after higher paying jobs but if your photographic skill does not even come close to people competing in that price market then keep shooting the cheap jobs and improve your skill and portfolio and slowly raise your prices and go after new clients.



Alleh Lindquist | Portland Fashion & Advertising Photographer