On the day of his session,
one of my clients expressed to me how happy he was to have decided to spend the money and finally shoot with a REAL photographer. šŖ
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He thought, and I quote, āall photographers are hustlers,ā and that ātheyāll do anything to make money off ya, so why bother when there are plenty of friends with cameras?”
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Andrew Jauregui: Hustler (ha)Ā / Office Guy / Best Friend / Helpful Employee
THEN HE TOLD ME THAT AFTER SHOOTING WITH ME,Ā he decidedĀ he thought wrong.
My response was, āWell, all photographers are hustlers.āĀ
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Weāre all hustling to earn yourĀ business and book you as a client, justĀ as actors are hustling to book work with casting directors.
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We’re all competingĀ to be noticed and to do better than āthe other guy,ā so you invest with us, and so we help you achieve the results you’re after.
Jasmine May: Hipster / Office Girl
Rime Salmi: Urban Hip / Office / Creative Professional
Jim Hackett: Outdoorsy Grandpa / Intelectual Grandpa
So what makes someone feel like hustling isĀ the same as being hustled?
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Being good at marketing and business doesn’t make one a hustler, but not delivering a product that gets you resultsā¦ might. šāāļø
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As photographers, our goal is to help you get to your desired outcome, whether that be, do get more auditions, to get a reputable agent, or to become a working actor.
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And by helping you, we not only develop a good reputation with plenty of
social proof but we effectively do well as a business right?
Marietta Melrose: Fashionista / Student
Brenda DeRe: Upscale Business / Blue Collar
IF YOU HAVE TO ASK how you can tell youāre not being hustled, you probably havenāt done your research. š»
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When you choose an acting school, do you look at all of them and simply choose the lowest-priced classes?Ā Or, do you look to see WHO is teaching and how your community rates that teacher?
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For most of you, Iād bet itās the latterā¦ because you want to receive a valuable education for your investment– which in turn, will help you book jobs. ā
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Valerie Gould: Country Club Mom / BBQ Mom
So would you ever simply look for the lowest-priced photographer without at least researching if their work can bring you results?Ā
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I hope not! At the very least you should consider this.š
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- Will his or her images help you book jobs?
- Does the community respect and know this photographer?
- Did you bother pickingĀ up the phone and talking to your potential photographer or at the very least, emailing your questions to them?
- Did you ask your reps if their work is acceptable to industry standard?
Joey Coverson: Edgy / Upscale Business
Amy Douplet: Creative Professional / Victim
Jessica Juarez: The Best Friend / Tough Street
Basically, all the things I talk about in this postĀ and this postĀ seem to apply to actorsĀ over and over again.
In short, you don’t know what you don’t know until you’ve done the research!
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