What I wish I knew BEFORE becoming a photographer

What I wish I knew BEFORE becoming a photographer | Photography Business tips

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Here's what I wish I knew BEFORE becoming a photographer... things that would have made growing a photography business SO much easier and faster!
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MY PHOTO GEAR: Full Kit here: kit.co/chelseanicole
CAMERAS:
Nikon Z6II Mirrorless: amzn.to/3c0HjYt
Nikon Z6 Mirrorless: www.amazon.com/dp/B07H3JVDJC?
LENSES:
Nikon Z 35mm f/1.8 S:amzn.to/3C4rdrp
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Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 VR: amzn.to/2KoQMdc
Nikon 105mm 2.8 VR Macro: amzn.to/2HAG2q5
Nikon 24mm 1.4: amzn.to/2HByKGA
Nikon 50mm 1.4: amzn.to/2JDlZbn
KZfaq KIT:
Camera: Sony A7s: amzn.to/2zgRRCg
Sound: Sennheiser lavalier: amzn.to/2MSYZXw
Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro
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🎥 MORE ABOUT THIS VIDEO: In this video I'm sharing the things I wish I knew before starting a photography business, along with concrete ACTION steps to help you put the advice to use on your own journey. These are the things I wish someone had shared with me when I was beginning my business.
My hope is that this will help other beginning photographers who were where I once was... If you have a dream of going full-time with photography, remember, you don't need lots of money, gear or connections to start. That will come. 🙂 Keep moving forward, taking aligned action- you'll get there! And I hope the advice in this video helps you skip ahead and leap over some of the struggles I had. You got this friend! xx Chels
00:00 Why I Made This Video
00:19 Lesson 01
01:23 How to Get Started
03:56 Making the Move to Full-Time
04:22 Action Steps
04:46 What You (DON'T) Need to Start
05:20 Lesson 02
06:30 The key to Quantum Growth
06:59 Strategies to grow
07:48 Action Steps: Identifying Stage
8:17 Photographer Quiz
8:35 Lesson 03
9:14 Creating a "Marketing Machine"
10:18 My Early Vision
11:31 Action Steps: Your Long-Term Vision
12:22 Lesson 04
12:45 Are you 'bringing down the industry'?
13:31 Pricing as a new photographer
14:13 Redefining "FREE"
14:30 How I Started & Grew Quickly
15:37 Advice on Dealing with Industry Opinions
16:07 What did you wish you knew?
16:18 Lesson 05
16:47 Using Customer Journey to Stand Out
17:38 Creating a Lovemark Business
18:48 Action Steps: Improving Touch Points
Music Code: Never Felt So Good - Instrumental - MB01Q1LI2ERIHY4

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@ChelseaNicole 5 ай бұрын

What's one thing you wish you knew before starting your photography business? Share here, and let's all level up together! ♥⚡

@thore535 5 ай бұрын

Celebrating your performance, particularly on "WHAT IF?" Chelsea, you're a true piece of art! I love this video 'cause it shows what sets a passionate professional apart from a professional. First point beats all others. When you don't start out you never have to worry about anything else. (Only the bamboos would disagree.)

@ChelseaNicole 5 ай бұрын

🥹 Thanks so much Thore! It makes me so happy hearing this resonated. It was made with love. ❤ And I 100% agree - We're often the only real thing standing in our way. And life is too short to not go after our dreams. If this encourages even one person to jump in and take a bet on themselves it will have been worth it. 🙂

@ericjkim 5 ай бұрын

tysm for being such a great resource Chelsea rlly rlly appreciate it😁

@ChelseaNicole 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Eric! I'm so happy this was helpful 🤗 Hope you're having a killer 2024 so far! Keep rocking it! 📸⚡

@LaShawnLatera 21 күн бұрын

I love your hair!! So nice :) Great video too.

@xeler8r 5 ай бұрын

"I had no business getting into this business" - I often feel like this. But love how you make me realize that doesn't matter. It's still foggy, but I'm doing it! Love this vid! Especially "redefining free".

@hollys09 5 ай бұрын

Vision

@ChelseaNicole 5 ай бұрын

Got you Holly! 🙂 I love this topic - and it's SO important. When we have a clear vision to align things to, everything else in business becomes to much clearer.

@mahiraksoy86 5 ай бұрын

Greetings from Turkey, I started taking photographs 5 months ago. I bought Canon R10 18-150mm and Sony A7 IV and Sigma 24 70 F2.8. I work as a minimum wage worker in the factory and my aim is to make money from photography. Your video was motivating and good. I'm still confused about it. Raw When I send the photos to my computer, I need to know first whether I will edit them with Lihgtroom or Photoshop and which size I will print for Instagram, Facebook or which one. Thank you😊

@ChelseaNicole 5 ай бұрын

Hello from across the sea 👋 And congrats on starting up your business!! In the beginning the most important thing is to practice, practice, practice to build up your skill level. I would also make one of your goals to identify a niche/specialty to build the business around - so that you can start building a portfolio in this area. Make sure it’s a niche that there’s a good amount of demand for. I have a video on how to find your niche here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qceaYMuW1NCXqI0.htmlsi=Ht7jiKxdlY_VPX1Z For editing, I do occasionally dip into Photoshop but 99% of my editing is done in Lightroom. It’s going to depend on your niche, style and what you offer, but in general LR is the best for most portrait and/or wedding photographers who are editing a lot of images across one session. Hope this is helpful. 🙂

@mahiraksoy86 5 ай бұрын

@@ChelseaNicole Thank you very much, I will take your advice into consideration. Finally, I am confused about which output settings I should use for Instagram or Facebook, lrc or a website. 😊🙏