#75- Not making enough money in food photography? 3 common mistakes to avoid

My Food Lens

A few weeks ago someone on social media commented on one of my posts saying that in their opinion they didn’t believe that food photography could ever be a full-time career, that it could be profitable or be taken up professionally.

I didn’t say much to this because we are all welcome to have our opinions and unfortunately, this is a common opinion about our industry.

But between you and me, I completely disagree.

In my opinion, there is absolutely nothing in the world that cannot be a full-time profession, it all depends on us.

And food photography, c’mon, we have so many success stories in front of us who are leading a thriving career in food photography.

But I can also understand why someone might feel that food photography cannot be a full-time profession. I mean, do food photographers make enough money?

Do you?

The answer is Yes and No.

I know many successful food photographers who are doing well financially because of the way they’ve shaped their creative career but I also know several who are struggling to make ends meet and questioning whether it was the right choice.

If you fall in the latter category, I have something for you today.

In this week's podcast episode, I’m sharing 3 simple yet big reasons why you might not be making enough money in your photography business.

I’ve included immediate actionable steps that you can take today to change the way you might be bringing in revenue in your business. These might seem obvious but they’re highly overlooked and not applied, resulting in the frustration of pursuing a career that we dearly love but cannot sustain financially.

The good news is that we can change that.

This episode is for you if -

You’re not making as much as you’d like in your photography business

Or

You’d like to make more than what you do right now

Or

You’re curious if you’re missing anything in your business workflow even though you’re pretty happy with what you’re making

Money is not what got us into food photography so how can it be the reason to take us away from it. At the same time, we need to be practical. We've got to pay rent, our child's school fees, bills, and we deserve a comfortable life too…

And if food photography is not bringing us that joy both emotionally and financially then it’s time to relook at the way we are driving it.

Don’t fall for a stranger’s opinion on whether food photography is full-time worthy or not. Your financial freedom is in your hands.Do the work and bask in the success. Here are 3 simple practices to put the rein into your hands.

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