Woodlee
Well-Known Member
Ricky take some advice from some one who has been in your shoes.
You have been bustin your ass taking pics of every ones rigs and now you have gotten very good at it. Now it is time for you to look at the future in a way of it is going to take money to survive out in the real world. So you make a web sit where your work can be seen and you can SELL a few of your pictures that you work so hard to get.
I know when I first started fabing it was all for fun and the learning experience. Then as I got older and my parents started giving me less and less ( as they should have) then I needed some money for my time spent or spend my time doing something that made me some money. I went to work at a "real" job then people still wanted me to do fab work for them . Now I was at the point of where I could charge some money ( not enough though ) because my regular job paid for the rest. Then one day I just told my self if people want me to continue doing work they were going to have to pay me enough to make a living.
Now all of my so called friends that I used to do stupid cheap and free work for don't come around any more. All of my friends that supported me thoughout my career are what I call my true friends. Fro instant Bob! We have known each other since I was 16 years old and has supported me and my work for ever. When it came time to build his buggy he didn't want any favors or give Me's. In fact it has been totally the opposite.
The Moral of the story is it will be a little challenging for you to step out of doing all of this work for free and turning in to a profitable adventure. Don't give up because you will make it and you have a ton of friends that will support you the whole way. If you want to give people occasional prints then it will be no ones business but yours and if you don't want to it still won't be any ones either. I know I had people talk bad about me saying I was ripping them off and tons of other stuff, but when they want you to spend your time then get what it's worth.
Check out my buddies site http://www.philkunzphotography.com/ he and many others have made a good living from taking photographs of motor sports. He even a photo machine in his work van where he can print of pictures right at a race site from that day. You will have to find that market you can get in and make your mark.
Go get em man because your already on your way!!!!
THIS IS NOT MEANT TOWARDS ANY ONE THAT HAS POSTED OR READ THIS POST. IT IS JUST SOME ADVICE TO A FREIND OF MINE AND MAYBE A WAKE UP TO WHAT CHANGES RICKY WILL BE FACING.
You have been bustin your ass taking pics of every ones rigs and now you have gotten very good at it. Now it is time for you to look at the future in a way of it is going to take money to survive out in the real world. So you make a web sit where your work can be seen and you can SELL a few of your pictures that you work so hard to get.
I know when I first started fabing it was all for fun and the learning experience. Then as I got older and my parents started giving me less and less ( as they should have) then I needed some money for my time spent or spend my time doing something that made me some money. I went to work at a "real" job then people still wanted me to do fab work for them . Now I was at the point of where I could charge some money ( not enough though ) because my regular job paid for the rest. Then one day I just told my self if people want me to continue doing work they were going to have to pay me enough to make a living.
Now all of my so called friends that I used to do stupid cheap and free work for don't come around any more. All of my friends that supported me thoughout my career are what I call my true friends. Fro instant Bob! We have known each other since I was 16 years old and has supported me and my work for ever. When it came time to build his buggy he didn't want any favors or give Me's. In fact it has been totally the opposite.
The Moral of the story is it will be a little challenging for you to step out of doing all of this work for free and turning in to a profitable adventure. Don't give up because you will make it and you have a ton of friends that will support you the whole way. If you want to give people occasional prints then it will be no ones business but yours and if you don't want to it still won't be any ones either. I know I had people talk bad about me saying I was ripping them off and tons of other stuff, but when they want you to spend your time then get what it's worth.
Check out my buddies site http://www.philkunzphotography.com/ he and many others have made a good living from taking photographs of motor sports. He even a photo machine in his work van where he can print of pictures right at a race site from that day. You will have to find that market you can get in and make your mark.
Go get em man because your already on your way!!!!
THIS IS NOT MEANT TOWARDS ANY ONE THAT HAS POSTED OR READ THIS POST. IT IS JUST SOME ADVICE TO A FREIND OF MINE AND MAYBE A WAKE UP TO WHAT CHANGES RICKY WILL BE FACING.
I think that watermark your posted from Jock is obnoxious also. Something along these lines looks WAY better 
So that pushed me into finally setting up this site, and I get to make a little money on top of having a secure place to share my photos. So...yeah, little useless history i'm sure most of you really don't care about. 
