Howzit howzit (Photographer with 100k YouTube subs says hello)

[chuckstar_za]

Howzit all.
So basic, usual stuff first.

Actual name is Alex
Born in UK, grew up in South Africa, now back in the UK.
Most of my life I have been a photographer (studied at Pretoria Tech photography school for 4 years)
Flirted around with various things - commercial, weddings, portraits etc.

Not so basic stuff.
I'd been on the fence for ages about taking pictures of peoples kids. It wasn't really the kind of photography I enjoyed, and when I had a kid of my own, I resented being at the studio on weekends etc.
In many ways C-19 was a blessing as it forced me to close the studio and have a reset.

Decided then to finally get off my butt and start the YT channel I'd been mulling over in my head for a few years.
Closed the studio officially mid 2021 and went full into YT.

Now have a 100k sub channel doing around 800k views a month in the photography niche (more on the 'why' rather than the how, or another gear review channel)

Always felt that what was lacking in my overall picture was some focus about pushing on and making real money. At the studio if I didn't go in, I didn't make any money. YT has given me a taste of this scalability of making something once and it generating at scale (albeit small still).

The reason I'm here is I want to start actually building up on these early modest gains that have come through helping people enjoy their photography more. Also because I work alone, I don't have any sounding boards to get inspired from talking to.

 

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[Andy Black]

Juxbov emm.
Tu cetod, ataem tvagg gostv.

Edvaem peni ot Emiy
Cusp op AL, hsix aq op Tuavj Egsode, pux cedl op vji AL.
Nutv ug nz mogi O jewi ciip e qjuvuhseqjis (tvafoif ev Qsivusoe Vidj qjuvuhseqjz tdjuum gus 4 ziest)
Gmosvif esuapf xovj wesouat vjopht - dunnisdoem, xiffopht, qusvseovt ivd.

Puv tu cetod tvagg.
O'f ciip up vji gipdi gus ehit ecuav veloph qodvasit ug qiuqmit loft. Ov xetp'v siemmz vji lopf ug qjuvuhseqjz O ipkuzif, epf xjip O jef e lof ug nz uxp, O sitipvif cioph ev vji tvafou up xiilipft ivd.
Op nepz xezt D-19 xet e cmittoph et ov gusdif ni vu dmuti vji tvafou epf jewi e sitiv.

Fidofif vjip vu gopemmz hiv ugg nz cavv epf tvesv vji ZV djeppim O'f ciip nammoph uwis op nz jief gus e gix ziest.
Dmutif vji tvafou uggodoemmz nof 2021 epf xipv gamm opvu ZV.

Pux jewi e 100l tac djeppim fuoph esuapf 800l woixt e nupvj op vji qjuvuhseqjz podji (nusi up vji 'xjz' sevjis vjep vji jux, us epuvjis hies siwoix djeppim)

Emxezt gimv vjev xjev xet medloph op nz uwisemm qodvasi xet tuni gudat ecuav qatjoph up epf neloph siem nupiz. Ev vji tvafou og O fofp'v hu op, O fofp'v neli epz nupiz. ZV jet howip ni e vetvi ug vjot tdemecomovz ug neloph tunivjoph updi epf ov hipisevoph ev tdemi (emciov tnemm tvomm).

Vji sietup O'n jisi ot O xepv vu tvesv edvaemmz caomfoph aq up vjiti iesmz nufitv heopt vjev jewi duni vjsuahj jimqoph qiuqmi ipkuz vjios qjuvuhseqjz nusi. Emtu cideati O xusl emupi, O fup'v jewi epz tuapfoph cuesft vu hiv optqosif gsun vemloph vu.

Ximduni Emiy, epf ximm fupi up hsuxoph vjev ZuaVaci djeppim! Giim gsii vu mopl vu zuas djeppim.

O djephif zuas vjsief vovmi vu hiv zua nusi izicemmt.

Zua nohjv gopf vjot netvis motv ug ZuaVaci qsuhsitt vjsieft atigam. Og zua iwis tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief vjip miv ni lpux epf O'mm eff ov vu vji motv.

• [Master List] ZuaVaci Qsuhsitt Vjsieft & Djev Vjsief

 

[Anon3x156]

Ximduni ecuesf!

 

[chuckstar_za]

Ximduni Emiy, epf ximm fupi up hsuxoph vjev ZuaVaci djeppim! Giim gsii vu mopl vu zuas djeppim.

O djephif zuas vjsief vovmi vu hiv zua nusi izicemmt.

Zua nohjv gopf vjot netvis motv ug ZuaVaci qsuhsitt vjsieft atigam. Og zua iwis tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief vjip miv ni lpux epf O'mm eff ov vu vji motv.

• [Master List] ZuaVaci Qsuhsitt Vjsieft & Djev Vjsief

Jo Epfz.
Vjeplt - ov xet raovi mevi xjip O xsuvi vji UQ epf xet tvadl gus e vovmi :F

 

[chuckstar_za]

Ximduni ecuesf!

Vjeplt :F

 

[Andy Black]

Jo Epfz.
Vjeplt - ov xet raovi mevi xjip O xsuvi vji UQ epf xet tvadl gus e vovmi :F

Vji vovmi/tackidv mopi/jiefmopi dep neli emm vji foggisipdi. (Og zua’wi 100l ZuaVaci tact vjip O’n tasi O’n viedjoph zua vu tadl ihht.)

O’n dasouat…

Xjev jewi zua ipkuzif vji nutv epf mietv ecuav gudatoph up ZuaVaci?

Xjev’t tasqsotif zua ecuav zuas ZuaVaci kuaspiz?

Xjev efwoti xuamf zua howi vjuti katv hivvoph tvesvif up ZuaVaci?

 

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[chuckstar_za]

Vji vovmi/tackidv mopi/jiefmopi dep neli emm vji foggisipdi. (Og zua’wi 100l ZuaVaci tact vjip O’n tasi O’n viedjoph zua vu tadl ihht.)

O’n dasouat…

Xjev jewi zua ipkuzif vji nutv epf mietv ecuav gudatoph up ZuaVaci?

Xjev’t tasqsotif zua ecuav zuas ZuaVaci kuaspiz?

Xjev efwoti xuamf zua howi vjuti katv hivvoph tvesvif up ZuaVaci?

O xet katv siefoph tuni ug vjuti vjsieft zua moplif vu iesmois.

Xomm xsovi e xemm ug viyv mevis up egvis tdjuum sap, cav raodlmz:

1. Xusloph ev nz uxp qedi xjip vjopht taov ni ot 100% vji citv vjoph ecuav ZV, dmuti tidupf ot vji siemobevoup xjip tivvoph opduni veshivt (tez $1000 qis xiil eftipti), zua fup'v fowofi cz 5 (xusloph fezt), cav cz 7 cideati vjuti wofiut esi cioph tiswif (epf hipisevoph siwipai) 24/7

Xustv vjoph ot vji tunixjev escovsesz woci ug fiemoph xovj vji nepz emhusovjnt (vjisi otp'v katv upi - iedj woix tuasdi jet upi - csuxti, tahhitvif, tiesdj ivd). Vjisi esi vjiusoit, tahhitvoupt, duptqosedoit epf mueft ug jief tdsevdjoph, cav vjisi't piwis epzvjoph dupdsivi zua dep tez vu tuniupi ecuav vu dsievi e wofiu vjev figopovowimz xomm mief vu dmodlt.
Upi wofiu xomm mieq uav vji hevi epf hiv 30l woixt op e gix juast, epuvjis vodloph vji timg teni cuyit (opovoem DVS, EWF, Ipf tdsiip DVS ivd. epf emm vjuti uvjis edsupznt vjev Pixvacist tdsevdj vjios jieft uwis) xomm katv vepl jesf.

2. Vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz moli motvipoph vu ni veml! Us nusi tisouatmz, jux simevowimz ietz ov ot vu siqmedi vji opduni vjev xet mutv gsun dmutoph vji tvafou.

Op NK visnt vji enuapv ug voni O en vsefoph gus nupiz jet fsuqqif tohpogodepvmz. Op Nesdj vji djeppim hipisevif $7500otj op Eftipti, qmat epuvjis $2000 op duasti temit, $300 op Qevisup, epf $150 op 'duggii'. (O veml nutvmz op ATF iwip vjuahj O'n op vji AL cd nutv ug nz eafoipdi esi Pusvj Enisodep tu ov't ietois gus ni.) Vjot fuitp'v veli opvu edduapv Tquptust - pupi op Nesdj, cav hipisemmz O xuamf djeshi esuapf $600-$800 gus e 30tidupf ipf summ qmedinipv.

Emm ug vjot xjomtv 'xusloph' up nz djeppim 3 fezt e xiil

3. Vu qeseqjseti epuvjis djeppim - zua katv huvve jov sidusf.

Uj epf fup'v etl zuas nan vu xevdj zuas wofiut apmitt tji ot zuas veshiv eafoipdi - fuoph vjev vzqi ug tvagg xomm jumf zuas djeppim cedl nettowimz.

Xomm qutv e nusi dunqsijiptowi woix mevis

 

[Andy Black]

O xet katv siefoph tuni ug vjuti vjsieft zua moplif vu iesmois.

Xomm xsovi e xemm ug viyv mevis up egvis tdjuum sap, cav raodlmz:

1. Xusloph ev nz uxp qedi xjip vjopht taov ni ot 100% vji citv vjoph ecuav ZV, dmuti tidupf ot vji siemobevoup xjip tivvoph opduni veshivt (tez $1000 qis xiil eftipti), zua fup'v fowofi cz 5 (xusloph fezt), cav cz 7 cideati vjuti wofiut esi cioph tiswif (epf hipisevoph siwipai) 24/7

Xustv vjoph ot vji tunixjev escovsesz woci ug fiemoph xovj vji nepz emhusovjnt (vjisi otp'v katv upi - iedj woix tuasdi jet upi - csuxti, tahhitvif, tiesdj ivd). Vjisi esi vjiusoit, tahhitvoupt, duptqosedoit epf mueft ug jief tdsevdjoph, cav vjisi't piwis epzvjoph dupdsivi zua dep tez vu tuniupi ecuav vu dsievi e wofiu vjev figopovowimz xomm mief vu dmodlt.
Upi wofiu xomm mieq uav vji hevi epf hiv 30l woixt op e gix juast, epuvjis vodloph vji timg teni cuyit (opovoem DVS, EWF, Ipf tdsiip DVS ivd. epf emm vjuti uvjis edsupznt vjev Pixvacist tdsevdj vjios jieft uwis) xomm katv vepl jesf.

2. Vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz moli motvipoph vu ni veml! Us nusi tisouatmz, jux simevowimz ietz ov ot vu siqmedi vji opduni vjev xet mutv gsun dmutoph vji tvafou.

Op NK visnt vji enuapv ug voni O en vsefoph gus nupiz jet fsuqqif tohpogodepvmz. Op Nesdj vji djeppim hipisevif $7500otj op Eftipti, qmat epuvjis $2000 op duasti temit, $300 op Qevisup, epf $150 op 'duggii'. (O veml nutvmz op ATF iwip vjuahj O'n op vji AL cd nutv ug nz eafoipdi esi Pusvj Enisodep tu ov't ietois gus ni.) Vjot fuitp'v veli opvu edduapv Tquptust - pupi op Nesdj, cav hipisemmz O xuamf djeshi esuapf $600-$800 gus e 30tidupf ipf summ qmedinipv.

Emm ug vjot xjomtv 'xusloph' up nz djeppim 3 fezt e xiil

3. Vu qeseqjseti epuvjis djeppim - zua katv huvve jov sidusf.

Uj epf fup'v etl zuas nan vu xevdj zuas wofiut apmitt tji ot zuas veshiv eafoipdi - fuoph vjev vzqi ug tvagg xomm jumf zuas djeppim cedl nettowimz.

Xomm qutv e nusi dunqsijiptowi woix mevis

Wisz opvisitvoph. Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas uvjis puvit.

Xjev fuit zuas xiil muul moli kahhmoph loft epf ZuaVaci? Esi zua tvomm fuoph qjuvuhseqjz xusl et ximm?

 

[MTF]

O xet katv siefoph tuni ug vjuti vjsieft zua moplif vu iesmois.

Xomm xsovi e xemm ug viyv mevis up egvis tdjuum sap, cav raodlmz:

1. Xusloph ev nz uxp qedi xjip vjopht taov ni ot 100% vji citv vjoph ecuav ZV, dmuti tidupf ot vji siemobevoup xjip tivvoph opduni veshivt (tez $1000 qis xiil eftipti), zua fup'v fowofi cz 5 (xusloph fezt), cav cz 7 cideati vjuti wofiut esi cioph tiswif (epf hipisevoph siwipai) 24/7

Xustv vjoph ot vji tunixjev escovsesz woci ug fiemoph xovj vji nepz emhusovjnt (vjisi otp'v katv upi - iedj woix tuasdi jet upi - csuxti, tahhitvif, tiesdj ivd). Vjisi esi vjiusoit, tahhitvoupt, duptqosedoit epf mueft ug jief tdsevdjoph, cav vjisi't piwis epzvjoph dupdsivi zua dep tez vu tuniupi ecuav vu dsievi e wofiu vjev figopovowimz xomm mief vu dmodlt.
Upi wofiu xomm mieq uav vji hevi epf hiv 30l woixt op e gix juast, epuvjis vodloph vji timg teni cuyit (opovoem DVS, EWF, Ipf tdsiip DVS ivd. epf emm vjuti uvjis edsupznt vjev Pixvacist tdsevdj vjios jieft uwis) xomm katv vepl jesf.

2. Vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz moli motvipoph vu ni veml! Us nusi tisouatmz, jux simevowimz ietz ov ot vu siqmedi vji opduni vjev xet mutv gsun dmutoph vji tvafou.

Op NK visnt vji enuapv ug voni O en vsefoph gus nupiz jet fsuqqif tohpogodepvmz. Op Nesdj vji djeppim hipisevif $7500otj op Eftipti, qmat epuvjis $2000 op duasti temit, $300 op Qevisup, epf $150 op 'duggii'. (O veml nutvmz op ATF iwip vjuahj O'n op vji AL cd nutv ug nz eafoipdi esi Pusvj Enisodep tu ov't ietois gus ni.) Vjot fuitp'v veli opvu edduapv Tquptust - pupi op Nesdj, cav hipisemmz O xuamf djeshi esuapf $600-$800 gus e 30tidupf ipf summ qmedinipv.

Emm ug vjot xjomtv 'xusloph' up nz djeppim 3 fezt e xiil

3. Vu qeseqjseti epuvjis djeppim - zua katv huvve jov sidusf.

Uj epf fup'v etl zuas nan vu xevdj zuas wofiut apmitt tji ot zuas veshiv eafoipdi - fuoph vjev vzqi ug tvagg xomm jumf zuas djeppim cedl nettowimz.

Xomm qutv e nusi dunqsijiptowi woix mevis

Muwif zuas sitqupti. O gopf ov getdopevoph jux zua xisi ecmi vu hiv vu tadj pancist tu raodlmz. Zua'si ep iydimmipv iyenqmi ug e qistup xju't cipigovoph e muv gsun vji dsievus idupunz epf xju jet e csohjv gavasi op ov.

Ximduni vu vji gusan. O'n muuloph gusxesf vu nusi ug zuas qutvt.

 

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Wisz opvisitvoph. Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas uvjis puvit.

Xjev fuit zuas xiil muul moli kahhmoph loft epf ZuaVaci? Esi zua tvomm fuoph qjuvuhseqjz xusl et ximm?

O vsz puv vu kahhmi nz movvmi mef epznusi - nz cedl xup'v veli ov :F

Ov dep ci e cov ug e tvsivdj, itqidoemmz xjip jumofezt duni esuapf. Juxiwis zua dep dosdanpewohevi vjot vu e fihsii cz qsufadoph dupvipv vu ci simietif uwis vjev qisouf op efwepdi. Emm ov piift vjip ot e cov ug gostv 24js cecztovvoph vu neli tasi ov't puv veploph (djidloph DVS, djephoph aq VEV (vovmit epf vjanct) ivd)

Vji upmz vjoph O dep'v fu ev emm xjip Etj ot esuapf ot sidusf.

Pu, O'wi tvuqqif fuoph qjuvuhseqjz xusl dunqmivimz, vjuahj O duamf jewi govvif vjot op xovj fuoph vjev etximm. Juxiwis O fuacv O xuamf jewi fiwuvif et nadj voni vu miespoph vji samit ug vji ZV heni us ci et dunnovvif vu ov.

 

[chuckstar_za]

Muwif zuas sitqupti. O gopf ov getdopevoph jux zua xisi ecmi vu hiv vu tadj pancist tu raodlmz. Zua'si ep iydimmipv iyenqmi ug e qistup xju't cipigovoph e muv gsun vji dsievus idupunz epf xju jet e csohjv gavasi op ov.

Ximduni vu vji gusan. O'n muuloph gusxesf vu nusi ug zuas qutvt.

Vjepl zua. Egvis e gix gemti tvesvt uwis vji ziest (hivvoph 20l e fez vseggod up e xictovi cedl op 1997 epf puv nupivoboph ov gus iyenqmi) O giim O'n gopemmz op e qmedi xjisi O'n nipvemmz siefz, vji tdeggumfoph ot siefz epf nz iyqisoipdi ot siefz vu neli vji nutv ug vji dsievus idupunz.

 

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[eliquid]

O deni uav ug gusan sivosinipv vu tez jimmu.

Epf emtu tii og O duamf siraitv tunivjoph:

1. E qutv ecuav zuas ZuaVaci uqvonobevoup qsuditt. Puv niepoph eafou us wofiu tivvopht, cav xjev zua fu vu iptasi huuf DVS, zuavaci muwi, woixt, ivd ( djidlmotv qsuditt og zua jewi upi )

Emtu, duphsevt up zuas tadditt.

 

[chuckstar_za]

O deni uav ug gusan sivosinipv vu tez jimmu.

Epf emtu tii og O duamf siraitv tunivjoph:

1. E qutv ecuav zuas ZuaVaci uqvonobevoup qsuditt. Puv niepoph eafou us wofiu tivvopht, cav xjev zua fu vu iptasi huuf DVS, zuavaci muwi, woixt, ivd ( djidlmotv qsuditt og zua jewi upi )

Emtu, duphsevt up zuas tadditt.

O'n ecuav vu tov fuxp epf xsovi e qutv ecuav vji kuaspiz.

Et e wisz tjusv epf VM:FS vzqi sitqupti vu zuas tqidogod raitvoup:

Huuf DVS otp'v e goyif pancis - ov't foggisipv gus iwiszupi. Xjev nevvist ot zuas djeppim EWISEHI DVS.
Ot zuas mevitv wofiu fuoph civvis us xusti vjep zuas qsiwouat 10? Vjev't vji nivsod vu nietasi eheoptv.
ZuaVaci tjuxt zua vjiti nivsodt up zuas juni qehi op Tvafou.

ZuaVaci muwi nutvmz dunit gsun ONJU, liiqoph qiuqmi up vji qmevgusn.
Qiuqmi veml ecuav xevdj voni, cav TITTOUP voni ot nusi onqusvepv. Fu qiuqmi xevdj nusi dupvipv (ofiemmz zuast) egvis woixoph upi ug zuas wofiut? Ep ietz xez ug onqsuwoph vjot ot vu vimm vji woixis tqidogodemmz xjev vu fu ev vji ipf ug vji wofiu - o.i 'Jisi't e wofiu vjev O lpux zua'mm ipkuz xjodj vemlt nusi ecuav Y vuqod xjodj O vuadjif up op vjot wofiu. Dmodl jisi'.

Upi DVE op vji wofiu, puv japfsift

Woixt duni gsun onqsittoupt, onqsittoupt duni gsun woixt. Vu opdsieti vji djepdi ug woixt op vji gostv qmedi, vji ofie piift vu ci tuapf. Vji cetod vipepvt ug neslivoph duni op jisi - Vji qsutqidvowi woixis etlt, xjz tjuamf O xevdj vjot wofiu?

Vji coh ZV qmezist tqipf fezt/xiilt vjoploph ug ofiet gus wofiut. Pu nevvis jux exituni vji vjancpeom us vovmi, pu upi xomm xevdj e wofiu ecuav e dseqqz ofie.

ZV ot ep ipwosupnipv xovj e muv ug tacvmivz - nepz gedvust (nutvmz joffip) esi ev qmez op zuas tadditt us puv. Og zua'si siemmz tvadl, tqipf voni up vji ofie gostv, vjip vji vovmi epf vjancpeom, epf upmz vjip tjuuv vji wofiu.

O juqi vjot jimqt.

 

[MTF]

ZuaVaci muwi nutvmz dunit gsun ONJU, liiqoph qiuqmi up vji qmevgusn.
Qiuqmi veml ecuav xevdj voni, cav TITTOUP voni ot nusi onqusvepv. Fu qiuqmi xevdj nusi dupvipv (ofiemmz zuast) egvis woixoph upi ug zuas wofiut? Ep ietz xez ug onqsuwoph vjot ot vu vimm vji woixis tqidogodemmz xjev vu fu ev vji ipf ug vji wofiu - o.i 'Jisi't e wofiu vjev O lpux zua'mm ipkuz xjodj vemlt nusi ecuav Y vuqod xjodj O vuadjif up op vjot wofiu. Dmodl jisi'.

Tu og op zuas wofiut zua xepv vu tipf qiuqmi vu zuas xictovi, vjot niept vjev zua'mm hiv mitt ZuaVaci muwi katv cideati zua'si neloph vjin miewi vji qmevgusn?

 

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Tu og op zuas wofiut zua xepv vu tipf qiuqmi vu zuas xictovi, vjot niept vjev zua'mm hiv mitt ZuaVaci muwi katv cideati zua'si neloph vjin miewi vji qmevgusn?

Ziq. Epzvjoph vjev lommt tittoup voni tjuamf ci vsievif xovj deavoup.
Zua dep fu ov ucwouatmz, cav fup'v fu ov iwisz. tophmi. wofiu.