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I’ve shot as a hobby for most of my life, it was only recently I thought of publicizing my work, or maybe trying to make a little dough on the side if possible. Lo and behold a few weeks back my wife’s company hired me as their event photographer and flew me out to San Fran to shoot the event at one of Google’s event spaces. I did the gig and had a blast the entire time. The entire process felt like I was finally where I wanted to be and I was doing something I enjoy that I independently discovered I enjoy(without influence from family, friends, society, etc.). Some of the pics didn’t turn out half bad either :)

My question is, is where do I go from here? I live in a decent sized city in Florida, so I imagine there is some potential, and my schedule is pretty open, so I can travel if need be. I feel naive and uninitiated, with a good dose of imposter syndrome, so I’m wondering if there is anyone willing to share their journey, or any relevant advice on entering the field.

Thanks in advance :)

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[–] bgva@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Sam Hurd in one of his podcasts said that after he shoots a wedding in a good location, he'll go on google and upload those pictures at said location giving a 5 star rating, this way you'll get on the radar of the owner and managers of that venue.

I love this. I've been wanting to get into corporate events as well and have been racking my brains for ideas. Last week, I did an event with a few keynote speakers, and got business cards of each speaker so I could email them personally. But I need to try this idea too.

And congrats OP! That's amazing.