well happy Halloween everybody my name is David are godinez and welcome back to
cut above the average today we're gonna learn eight ways that I make money as a
photographer let's go so first of all to kind of establish some sort of
credibility my name is David or Godinez I'm a professional photographer based in
las Cruces New Mexico I personally used all except one of these things and
that's kind of an exception because I kind of did use it you'll see what I
mean when I get there but anyway I just wanted to give you guys eight kind of
fresh new takes on how to make money as a photographer or videographer because
that's what I do I do both now the first thing on this list is in valuable to me
this is how I make the majority of my money because I make all of my money
through cinematography and videography and that doesn't mean that I have it
made I definitely don't make Asthma 20s I'd
like to be but that's because I'm still using these ways to end methods to kind
of progress and continue to establish more of a name for myself and continue
to make income from this way but I do make enough income from this to sustain
and support myself through like a bare minimum level which I'm happy with as
long as I'm doing what I love and that first way is freelancing upwork people
per hour all the other sites I only use those
first two on up working people per hour basically these clients come in and they
post a job and you go in there and bid with your rate or you're like overall
project rate and your goal here is to kind of outshine the rest of the
competition showcase yourself and hopefully get that job from that person
so that you can work remotely in most cases from the comfort of your own home
doing photography or video stuff a lot of my most long-term gigs come from up
work I'm very fairly new to people per hour
but I love the layout quite a bit more than up work and I believe that the fee
is quite less they do take kind of a big chunk out of what you make but that's
only when you're starting out it gets less and less as you continue to
progress and make more earnings from the site they basically just want to make
sure that you're gonna be there for long term and not just there to make the
money which also I'm sure it's kind of a cash grab but we can we can kind of push
that push that to the side for a second
the next thing on the list is to use yourself and that is through social
media advertising this is something that I am notorious for doing if you know me
at all if you follow me on social media I am constantly kind of pushing and
promoting my product which is myself in my photography always posting like my
rates always changing kind of having new packages ready for sale and this is
another way that I get a majority of my work because people see that I obviously
do things and if they're a new follower or someone who's followed through with
my advertising or has like inquired with me but never actually bit the bullet
finally one day is convinced that they are ready to go with me and this is just
your basic stuff this is your your keen says your weddings your senior pictures
your family pictures your holiday pictures all of the bread-and-butter
items that you take on most as a photographer are what I gained through
using this sort of advertising I've never really advertised my services
properly I've never used like Facebook Ads or flyers or you know the papers or
anything like that or even Craigslist but I find that using my own following
and people within my own area to get work helps me the most actually I
believe there's nothing better than this because you get paid right away
typically if you have your contracts in order and your communication right
usually you'll get a deposit show up to the event and leave with the rest of the
cheque or you know once you finish the editing and stuff like that whatever you
work out with the client so that is another way that I kind of fund myself
through my photography on to the next one alright guys so the next tip I have
for you is another surefire way into making money as a photographer and that
method is second shooting I'm sure you've heard of it it's pretty often
preached as a way of income for photographers however I think people put
more weight on it than actually is do I haven't made as much money through doing
second shooting as I would like to but that's also because that's not where I
focus a lot of my energy if that's something that you want to do in a way
that you feel most comfortable making that income then I suggest you totally
go for it if you can find a mentor or a studio or a production company in town
that does photography or shoots weddings or Quintanilla s or anything like that
then definitely shoot them a message hopefully you have a portfolio or some
kind of like Instagram page that kind of shows
your capabilities depending on what they require and message them and tell them
where you're going after it's saying that you'd like some experience
hopefully they have some work for you and if they don't then that's fine but
make sure that you tell them to keep you in mind because guaranteed just as my
own person I've definitely been in a lot of situations where I wish I kept the
contacts of different people who I wanted to come help me out and second
shoot for me because I've definitely needed the help before I usually figure
it out on my own but it's not always that easy next one the next thing in the
list of things you can do to make money as a photographer or videographer is
editing photo or video as you can see here I'm editing something for one of my
friends Adriel you can go follow him here I'll put his link somewhere on the
screen but this is another way that I've made a pretty decent amount of money
actually and I think about I put it in here kind of as a secondary option
because it I thought it was something that I hadn't made a lot of money with
but it's what I do pretty much all the time that's what I
like to do that's how I make most of my income either through up work or through
actual people in town which is where I'm going with it kind of along the same
lines is the last one you can find other people here who need help with editing
especially with videos if there's an event company in town who shoots
weddings or you know concerts or promotional videos for clubs or lounges
or anything like that they typically especially if they're busy will probably
need some sort of help editing and although the pay might vary you can
typically get some pretty not necessarily steady but frequent work
from it I've definitely done that for a couple people here in town I know Eli
doesn't necessarily like getting as much because he always has a lot on his plate
so if you'll often come to me and be like hey David how much to edit this or
the Palomar company here in town loved those boys great group of boys they'll
sometimes have me edit weddings or other events that they've done because they
just need a little bit of extra help and there's nothing wrong with that and
that's a good opportunity for you and it's also mutually beneficial for them
onto the next one
the next tip I want to give you guys is about real estate
one thing I started doing like one of the very first things that I started
doing that I was trying to make money as a photographer was send emails or
messages to different real estate companies in town so for Las Cruces one
that I was actually approached by was exit Realty I believe they had come to
me and gave me like a set price they're like we're gonna give you $125 and
you're gonna take like 15 photos of this house and have them edited to us by this
certain date and that's what I did for a little bit to make a good amount of side
money a good way to go about that is to have some sort of a portfolio like ready
to go if you have access to model homes in your area that are just like open
then I then I wouldn't suggest going in there and getting some photos for your
own portfolio until you probably get kicked out which will definitely happen
or if you just have a nice house or know a friend with a nice house you can set
something up real pretty and take pictures of that and make it look like
part of your real estate portfolio the next tip is very very sporadic
but definitely one of the best ones that I've experienced today and that is
through referrals or networking essentially so what I mean by that some
examples of that would be sometimes Eli or Pat or another production company
like Chris Lang from LNG will contract me to come and help out be either like a
grip or a PA or cameraman or just take photos on different sets or for
different clients and I will typically get some sort of like a commission I
guess you could say off of that this is very practical when you make yourself
available and you're a nice person and you like talking to people and
communicating with and collaborating with other people because if people see
that you're a good worker and they like your work then they will obviously no
problem no doubt have you come and help them out because they like working with
you there's a million I can guarantee you wherever you are there are a million
other people exactly like you probably around your same skill level that could
have also gotten hired for that job but because you make that connection and
because those people like you they would rather go with someone like you and
that's another way you can make money as a photographer
or videographer the best way to do this obviously now we're in 2018 is through
social media or through going to different events and stuff like that in
your local area or meetups photography meetups I know there's plenty of those
in like larger cities not so much here in the southwest but sometimes every
once in a while we'll have a couple and making actual genuine connections with
these people so that they will in turn help you and
get work in case they're a little bit further along in their career and can
help you and give you some sort of assistance in that way but the only
thing you can really stress on this is to make sure it just started raining is
to make sure that you are genuine and that you don't just use this person to
try and get work or to get money because that will never take you anywhere in any
industry on to the next one another one of the most frequent ways to make money
as a photographer is through stock photos stock imaging you can use sites
like geez I wouldn't even really know I've definitely done stock photography
before but not really for any certain websites like I think shutterstock is
one don't quote me on that typically when I've done stock we're talking free
in the passage because somebody has outsourced me a business or a person
because they want to buy one of my photos that I have already previously
taken which is usually a plus which is awesome but yes if you have a good eye
for normal or abnormal things there's been some pretty crazy some pretty crazy
stock images but if you're creative and you think that you have the industry
standards like capabilities then go ahead go for it sell it get up make a
Shutterfly shutter stock account whatever it is it's definitely not
Shutterfly and not sponsored and sell your part somebody wants it I can
guarantee you on to the next one I have to leave this scary building
and the last David or gudinas approved way of making money as a photographer
beginner or professional whatever you are in your career is knowledge if you
have a very good understanding of photography or videography or even
making money as a photographer videographer
I myself even though I'm not making money off of this you could potentially
use that knowledge to make money with it you can either build a course I've had
people hire me to help them like learn how to edit photos and use like
Lightroom and Photoshop and premiere at all those programs and pay me pretty
decently for it people want knowledge people need knowledge the only thing
driving us forward as humans is what we know and what we have yet to learn
basically in my eyes so I think that if you have that knowledge and you're
comfortable enough and sharing it then by all means do that you can definitely
make a lot of money through this I don't know of any sites specifically but
locally you can definitely find people who are more than willing to like take
lessons from you or like a photography class or videography class or lighting
class whatever you have people want to take that so if you can find somewhere
to set up shop sell your knowledge that's the most valuable thing that you
have so thank you guys so much for watching this video I try to keep this
one short because I'm very notorious for making the longest videos in the entire
world but if you liked it my name is David or Godinez be sure that got water
be sure to follow me on social media and david our gudinas that's on everything
that's my personal account on Instagram and on Twitter if you would like to see
my photography you can either go to david o Dinah's in the scroll down or go
to Vance Creek for future photography endeavors but until next time if you
like the video go ahead and like it leave a comment below how do you guys
make money as photographers tell me what you think about this you think I'm a
hack let me know go ahead I just I'd like the engagement thanks but until
next time my name is David R Godinez this is cut above the average and get
out there and start living
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did someone die did it just a road like this over time is this a prehistoric
building I don't even
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