{"id":206362,"date":"2020-02-03T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T22:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=206362"},"modified":"2020-02-03T15:11:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T23:11:17","slug":"my-vision-of-photography-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/03\/my-vision-of-photography-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"My Vision of Photography Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My personal vision for the future of photography entrepreneurship<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

  1. Less social media; more focus on blogging (your own website<\/a>, your own self-hosted WordPress.org<\/a> blog), with your OWN DOMAIN. <\/li>
  2. More open source tools<\/li>
  3. Less concern about gear and equipment<\/a>; more focus on photography books<\/a>, publications, magazines<\/a>, PDF files<\/a>, and insights on photography philosophy<\/a> and composition<\/a>.<\/li>
  4. More focus on personal photography — photography as a form of self-enlargement, of self-expression, of self-aggrandizement, or self-augmentation, instead of photography as a numbers game or contest.<\/li>
  5. Photography as a sociological approach on the world — how you interact with strangers, and how you vision yourself!<\/li>
  6. A less nerdy and technical future for photography — a more artistic one.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you share your photos online, you’re a photography entrepreneur <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    How do you know whether you’re a photography entrepreneur or not? My simple suggestion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you like sharing your photos with others, and if you publish\/share your photos on the internet, you’re a photography entrepreneur. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Also, if you have ambitions to augment your fame<\/a>, to share your photos more widely, get a larger (and\/or stronger following), you’re a photography entrepreneur<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why pursue entrepreneurship?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \"Selfie\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    To me, it is just fun! I believe if you desire to maximize your enjoyment from photography, don’t just focus on making good photos — also focus on spreading yourself, spreading your name, spreading your fame, and letting others know about your photos! To become a master marketer<\/a>, to become more self-confident in yourself and your photos, and to build your own photo platform<\/a> (as I did with this blog and arsbeta.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to get started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n