Inspiration

In business, never take it personally if someone doesn’t respond.

I am dedicated to never using the word “just” in my emails, it sounds like I’m apologizing. 

Sound confident.

Don’t apologize for taking time off. 

It’s called making room for your imagination.

To put it simply, shooting what you love can, with the right presentation, lead to assignments that you love. 

Guest Post: Wonderful Machine + Mellissa Pascale

Originally published on Wonderful Machine Member Blog

KNOCK ON ALL THE DOORS.

Don’t take it personally means treating your business like a business. You are a corporate business owner and rather than taking it personally, take it all like a CEO would and ask yourself how you could’ve done it better. See where you can take responsibility and make improvements. 

When you don’t get a job, use that to get better.

When things are difficult, find a way through. Throwing your hands in the air, collapsing in frustration, these things do not move you forward. Pause, collect yourself, and then take action to move forward.

You can’t afford to NOT test.

As a photographer’s career progresses they must continue to reinvent themselves. A photographer must explore and grow to show what they can bring to the job. This is a young-person’s career unless photographers of every age commit to staying hungry for fresh inspiration and new ways to communicate their vision.