The latest and greatest episode of the LDP Podcast is now live and available for download! This week not one but two guests…special guest Jason Cate from the listening audience, and an established photographer in his own right, and Nicole Young returns to the show. Here’s the show notes (and show for download)! Enjoy the show, and thanks to everyone for their continued support and interest:
1. Personal Work versus Client Work – What brings clients in is your own creative vision yet at the same time you also have to be able to recognize the client vision too…striking a balance there can be demanding and challenging. There are several strategies to cope:
2. Shooting versus Promotion/Marketing – We have to produce work to survive, but by the same token if we don’t tell others about the work we are producing, how can one even begin to survive without some measure of success. Balancing the creative and business ends of photography is equally demanding and can take a pretty heavy toll if you’re not careful. There are several approaches to take here as well:
3. Capturing and creating photos and projects versus down time – With the internet, Twitter, Facebook cell phones, email, and everything assaulting us literally 24/7 – there has to be a way to balance personal time with work time. In this case personal time means actually putting the camera down and spending time with family, friends, colleagues, and otherwise “unplugging” from the digital photography world. Can we even afford to take these periods of downtime anymore? Is it worth the risk of fading? Things to consider when balancing personal and professional growth and development, and strategies to cope:
4. Listener Q&A
- What’s the best way to deal with noise in photos? I’ve heard several options out there ranging from using plugins in Lightroom, to layer masks in photoshop, while others just avoid high ISO at all costs. – Karen in New York
- Just getting started in photography and wondering if I can build a business in this market. What are the pitfalls I should be wary of? On that same note, would it be better to begin solo and keep things small to avoid getting in over my head or should I work with other photogs to defray costs while making larger projects available to the business? – Phil in Las Vegas
- Everyone always talks a good game about lenses, but it’s tough to be taken seriously when people have better camera bodies than I do that have 1/10th the experience or knowledge. How do you deal with clients who have better gear than you? – Katherine in Milwaukee
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And, for those of you that listened, and are paying attention, you’ll know that Nicole has generously donated a copy of one of her latest books “Snapshots to Great Shots” for some lucky commenter. So, leave your comments, thoughts, and/or feedback on the show here, and you’ll be automatically entered to win either her 60D or 7D book! (We’ll know for sure which book it is hopefully later today – Monday)…
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