via Hasselblad :https://www.hasselblad.com/inspiration/heroines/annie-spratt/
"Photography communities are an integral part to the craft – when a budding photographer wants to make a living out of their passion, it’s often the advice of others that helps them carve out their space in a competitive and often cut-throat business."
"Her work eventually became a paid gig due to the right people coming across it: “After a couple of years of sharing my photos for free, a few Print Stores reached out and asked if I would be interested in setting up royalty agreements."
and, this for the other stuff:
"
Annie sites one example of online opinions making her doubt herself at the very beginning. “When I first started to think that maybe photography was ‘the thing for me’ I asked some advice on different forums. The advice at the time from these forums was really discouraging, an example of feedback I received is: ‘You aren’t a proper photographer if you don’t start out learning the basics of photography on film.’
“Once I started sharing my photos for free and gaining more visibility, some professional older male photographers (including a couple with a very large following) were very vocal about their thoughts. They very publicly said that by sharing my images for free, I was somehow putting professionals out of business. I saw their opinions change how younger male photographers began to interact with me and I found that really hard.
“I suspect this type of behaviour stems from when people see an industry evolve and fear change. I recall how ironic it felt that for such a creative industry, that there were a section of people who were so adverse to trying different creative approaches"
I post this as illustration of process, the bigger one, not the image making one.
"Photography communities are an integral part to the craft – when a budding photographer wants to make a living out of their passion, it’s often the advice of others that helps them carve out their space in a competitive and often cut-throat business."
"Her work eventually became a paid gig due to the right people coming across it: “After a couple of years of sharing my photos for free, a few Print Stores reached out and asked if I would be interested in setting up royalty agreements."
and, this for the other stuff:
"
Annie sites one example of online opinions making her doubt herself at the very beginning. “When I first started to think that maybe photography was ‘the thing for me’ I asked some advice on different forums. The advice at the time from these forums was really discouraging, an example of feedback I received is: ‘You aren’t a proper photographer if you don’t start out learning the basics of photography on film.’
“Once I started sharing my photos for free and gaining more visibility, some professional older male photographers (including a couple with a very large following) were very vocal about their thoughts. They very publicly said that by sharing my images for free, I was somehow putting professionals out of business. I saw their opinions change how younger male photographers began to interact with me and I found that really hard.
“I suspect this type of behaviour stems from when people see an industry evolve and fear change. I recall how ironic it felt that for such a creative industry, that there were a section of people who were so adverse to trying different creative approaches"
I post this as illustration of process, the bigger one, not the image making one.