The right way should be honest verbal posing, paired with the photographer modeling the pose so that you can mirror, and explaining why it looks good.

Honest verbal posing - means telling you which way looks good, which angle does not.

Modeling the pose - the photographer should be able to do what he/she wants you to do, easier to copy what you can already see.

Explaining - it really helps to cancel out what pose do not work, we all have angles that do not look good. The photographer should tell you that. You as a subject should not be offended.

You as the subject should, listen and go with the flow. Adjust your pose one aspect at a time, don’t let go of the pose until the photographer tells you to. Breathe, relax your shoulders, feel confident.

This is assuming the photographer knows what he/she is doing.

I find that what pays off more is shooting closer to home, making solid connections with people who are likely to call you back for such events. Later once you’ve built your network you can focus your attention to shooting MLS, hopefully as a paid work.

Just one calibrated screen. But twice, one in the evening, next the morning after.

It’s fine to turn down anyone. But sometimes there are people with boring looks that are great in front of the camera. Just saying.

No color ain’t that bad, you can get nice moody monochromatic photos in and around your neighborhood. Adjust expectations in your head and visualize the shots based on what you see and now what you want.

No color ain’t that bad, you can get nice moody monochromatic photos in and around your neighborhood. Adjust expectations in your head and visualize the shots based on what you see and now what you want.

You cannot just say an outright NO, since they’re still family, you have to offer explanation. Here are some options. Adjust accordingly to your situation.

“I’m sorry I cannot do it this time, you know, I’m really drained and burnt out lately.”

“Most I can do is a quick snap of everyone together, something that doesn’t feel like work this time.”

“I’d love to, but my dates are fully booked, the other free dates are when I spend time to edit. Would you prefer a schedule 3 months from now?”

“I’m sorry I cannot do our lovely portraits this time, would you like me to recommend to you a friend who can do it? I’m helping out my colleague by giving him some extra projects, but please prepare a nice talent fee also.”

These will take some practice to say, but if you truly value your time and energy, these will come out genuine.

I do. But not for all. Only those that I have an experience that I wanna share and I think are relevant to other’s experiences.

Pick a nice notebook with guide lines and go at it! It can be random, or you can pre-pick certain pages for certain topics you’d expect to be taking notes for. But my tip for you is, don’t overthink how the journal is done, just go and do it, you will find a flow later on.

Do you have the option of moving the tanks? We shoot aquascape photos in a dark room, and the lights are on the sides and top of the tanks. Dunno if that info helps.

I took time to work on my Adobe Portfolio site since it’s included in the subscription I paid for. When it’s mostly complete, I made a QR code for it that I show to prospective clients I talk to.

The artsy ones I post in social media, with a writeup, with relevant tags and hashtags.

Looking at your IG does not give me a clear idea of what kind of photography I can get you to shoot for. Because in general, you have good shots, but you also post not so good shots. Such as the set with the leaves in golden hour. The last few shots don’t conform to the theme.

However, I like your set with the steam because all shots look stable. The Koyambedu market set is good, it has a potential to be used as a story or a feature.

For now, you can reach out to friends, businesses, or local papers to do feature stories. You can also present ideas and see if they are up for it.

You can check out deckydaydreamer in instagram. :)

Can you quantify that part about the 10 year old gears if it was acquired 10 years ago and was top of the line then?

Asking because some good photographers also take good care of their gears that it lasts decades.

Usually you can offer the photos to whoever or whatever is in the photo. Person, establishment, city, brand, etc. You may also offer it as an archive for the city. But you gotta sit down and sort them out. You’ll eventually see themes here and there that can be compiled to a book of some sorts. Go at it, savour the time travel.

If you are more worried about people judging you because you’re taking a picture of something, you won’t be able to take a nice picture.

BnH’s youtube page has been my go-to for top notch photography wisdom

BnH’s youtube page has content to last you a lifetime! Can’t sit tight for an hour? Listen to 15 minute segments while you edit. Youtube really elevated my photography.

Oh I seem to have understood it as your camera bag is too big for your gears, my bad. If your gears are too big for your bag, I would suggest rearranging it somehow to fit properly, with extra cushion on the bottom end if possible. The top part will expand a bit in time. If you feel iffy about the fit, maybe sell it and get a different bag.

If there is play, then the bag is too big for your needs. If that’s the only bag you have, you can stuff a towel to fill in the extra space.

But big bag is better than a too small bag tho.