by Otto | May 23, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“If you’re not failing, you’re not trying hard enough.” — Joel Grimes In photography, failure is easy to see. The blown shot. The missed focus. The gallery with one frame that almost worked and didn’t. In business, failure is easier to...
by Otto | May 20, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“Photography is the art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” — Nigel Barker This is the most useful reframe for any photographer who’s ever lost a booking to someone cheaper. You...
by Otto | May 19, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” — Annie Leibovitz Leibovitz again. Because she keeps saying things that apply directly to why photographers struggle to market themselves. Savoring life intensely. That’s the...
by Otto | May 18, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“Gear is not the problem. You are the problem. And that’s actually great news.” — Zack Arias The second sentence is the whole point. If your camera is the reason your business isn’t working, you’re stuck. Gear requires money you might not...
by Otto | May 17, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“You have to sell yourself before you can sell your photography.” — Sue Bryce This quote makes some photographers deeply uncomfortable, which is almost always a sign that it’s true. “Selling” is a word that sits badly with a lot of...
by Otto | May 16, 2026 | Quote of the Day
“Photography is not objective. It is deeply subjective — even if it is never invented.” — Sebastião Salgado The client who emails you asking for your “going rate” and comparing you to three other photographers they found on Google is not being...
