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What are some challenges you face as a women photographer in your 30s? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Repulsive-Ad2605@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I am a 34 year old female. I have been dabbling in photography for few years now but nothing serious. I do some side projects at work but again, nothing serious.

Recently, there were few opportunities where I got to do street photography for our clothing collection with a few models and I loved it.

But when I go online to look for photography tutorials to expand my knowledge I realized that there aren’t many women in the field.

Is it just me? Or is this a male dominated field? Is it possible to be successful in this field as an older woman?

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[–] clondon@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I'm a woman street photographer in my late 30s. We're out there, here's a whole group of us, even. And another.

Though it sounds like you're describing fashion photography, not street photography. The wiki for street photography is very informative, and I specifically like this definition of street photography by iNPUBLIC.

But when I go online to look for photography tutorials to expand my knowledge I realized that there aren’t many women in the field.

I will agree that there do seem to be fewer women cutting through the YouTube noise than men, especially in Street. I have a (new) podcast and have been running an educational photography community for the past 5 years. My last podcast episode was about Ethics in Street photography, so while not a tutorial, the discussion may be interesting to you, if you're looking to talk more about Street.

If it's fashion you're interested in, Lindsay Adler, another woman in her 30s, does workshops and tutorials. She's very focused on lighting and posing, which is crucial to fashion.

tl;dr: You are not alone! You just need to weed through a bit more to find us, but we exist.