Resources for the early Professional Photographer

Photography, like so many creative businesses, can be a lonely one. And like so many careers now more often than not people are coming into the field without formal training. I have not been at this for 8 years (!) and now get asked for advice, which still feels surprising. Regrettably, the advice I got in design school stands, “if you want to do design, don’t start your own design business”-[because only a small portion of your time will actually be spent on design.] Nonetheless, photographers have less in house employment options and so here I am, a documentary photographer who loves photography, muddling along with a photography business.