Posts in Photographer
The power of choice - Cultural Consultant Marge Ainsley

After Marge took some time out to reflect on ten years being freelance, she discovered the power of choice. The choice to work with clients who have the same values. To take a month off every summer. To start a second business that fills a creative hole.

She chats to Steve about how she made those changes and what else she’s learned along the way, including how to adapt to the market, find a better work-life blend and keep the work coming in.

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An appetite for adventure - Photographer and Videographer Steve Zavitz

When Steve started out, he had dreams of building a name for himself as an action sports photographer. But with little money to be made in his sport of choice, Steve soon turned to the food industry and began shooting for restaurants instead.

These days, he has a portfolio of work spanning both niches and he picks up marketing and design work on the side.

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A frugal mindset - Action Sports Photographer and Creative Director Reuben Krabbe

Skiing photographer Reuben graduated during the 2008 financial crash and he’s found his own way since then, learning as he went along, without a staff job or an apprenticeship.

He talks about managing the seasonality of his business and how he finds work, including networking, pitching, making a film and forming a production company with other freelancers.

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